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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
7
A grandmotherly recounting of Priscilla and her sisters. Jane marries a stingy banker while Mary is involved with a poor grocery clerk and a crazy newspaperman. Priscilla stays at home caring for the speaker, likened to the eldest daughter who never found luck.
In Jericho a meeting led by Squar Johnson proposes a booster brass band to lift the town, amid mixed reaction. Deacon Spooner and citizens challenge the plan, questioning cost, effort, and how a band would reflect patriotism and progress.
Dr. Arthur Reynolds argues hats cause baldness by compressing scalp vessels and nerves, starving hair growth. He notes women’s hats grip less tightly, yet other baldness causes affect both sexes similarly, with infections and seborrhea harder to treat in women due to long hair.
A poem recalling a young Canadian soldier enlisted in 1912, serving with the First Canadian Contingent in Flanders, listed as wounded and missing after the 1915 Battle of Langemarck. The verse honors his courage, reports on his father’s pride, and reflects on faith, youth, and loss.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi offers a controversial depiction of Black life in The American Magazine. He argues the average darky lacks drive for future security and questions the instinct to prepare for posterity, provoking sharp criticism and public discussion.
Mrs. Helene H. Britten owner of the St. Louis Cardinals has found baseball not very profitable lately and is said to be anxious to sell. A syndicate of former Fed league magnates is reported to have made an offer for the club.
From the Pittsburgh Poet the piece argues sleep is the result of poisoning from daily waste. It explains how exercise creates poison and how waking or sleeping balances it, noting cold dry air aids recovery while damp weather slows blood circulation and hinders toxin removal.
The administration backs a tariff commission plan to place tariff setting beyond partisan politics. A national board would study rates, with approved recommendations guiding Congress and existing government bodies. The move signals a push toward scientific, authoritative decisions on policy.
The Indianapolis News reports a January 15 birthday observance for the tragedian Talma. It recalls Talma's early friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte and notes the public fascination with their intertwined careers and dramatic culture.
A speaker argues that many cautious earners avoid risk to support families. He states that most men fear changing jobs or taking chances, especially those with dependents, and questions who will empower dependents if fear persists.
Chairman Alexander of the merchant marine and fisheries committee introduces a bill to build an American merchant marine to carry overseas commerce in peace and serve as a naval auxiliary in war, a proposal that faces questions about feasibility and execution.
Frederick A. Cook, famed climber and Arctic explorer, arrives in Washington to demand a congressional investigation into his North Pole discovery claim and to gain vindication in the eyes of the world.
A sermon at St. Pauls Cathedral argues that decay in family life threatens England. Drawing on Christ’s childhood home, the preacher claims homes nurture virtue and education, warning of Western decline if fathers and mothers neglect their duties to discipline and guide the next generation. Greece and Rome fell without strong homes.
Cornelia Alma Hermes argues aging is the reconciliation of the spirit with life. The body serves the spirit by wear and usefulness, while the inner self should be nourished as the outer shell wears away.
The article explains straight skating for beginners, urging mastery of balance and push technique. It advises practicing with a friend for support, leaning forward, and alternating feet to slide forward, gain speed, and then switch grip for the next push.
The piece argues the presidency must urge the public to defend ideals of independence liberty and political freedom and asserts preparedness is not just peace or war but the nation's being able to assert itself when necessary to meet obligations.
A series of testimonials from Philadelphia Beverly and Erie describe relief from symptoms during the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and notes the company answers in confidence. The text also mentions Panama colonization plans led by James M Hyatt and a 184 year old sleigh in use by West Pittsfield Shakers through Irving Weller.
A vintage ad lines warn mothers to check Castoria bottles for the correct signature and note the product’s long history. The passage shifts to a dialog about alimony and relationships with sarcastic remarks about catching a husband.
A plea to help women with health issues urges using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims the herbal temperance remedy can restore womanly functions, ease irregularities and pain, and spare distress through a trifling sum.
The article notes that the century will feature 44 leap years, predicting ample opportunity for the modern woman as a symbol of twentieth century progress.
The town’s growth claim is challenged as residents note a 5 percent population drop since the time of the purchase. An African frog call is observed nearby, and mentions of a First Application containing a pain relief formula imply pharmaceutical or manufacturing references.
A garbled recipe suggests mixing a home hair dye using water and chemicals to color hair, claiming gradual shading and gloss without scalp irritation. The text also abruptly shifts to a wartime casualty remark noting many Franco-Prussian War deaths were noncombatants.
A Buffalo Minnesota doctor claims a new remedy named Alluric eliminates uric acid better than any substitute. The preparation is said to ease back inflammation scalding and frequent urination, reduce urine sediment, and address blood uric acid related rheumatism joint gout pain. Drugists urged to trial and distribute the product locally.
A vivid line from the day’s betting scene recalls players exchanging stuns over a Mile Hour show. A Licker speculator paid six dollars for two pair fi sents, yet the overall performance hardly justified the fifty cent value.
A collection of clipped ad lines and brief oddities. Quoted phrases tout Money and happiness, Dr. Pierce pills, and liver regulation. A note on bachelor happiness and a bizarre claim about a baby carriage theft appears amid garbled text and stray words.
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