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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
1
A reflective piece on human striving for wealth status and social lead, contrasting modern vanity with enduring values. It laments endless desire, critiques fashion and envy, and emphasizes timeless messages from historic figures and sacred texts as sources of lasting strength.
Midsemester final exams begin this week with tests in all subjects. A pupil may be exempt from finals if the term recitation average exceeds 90 percent and the department approves the pupil’s work.
A description notes Anneylvania and New Jersey lead in the quantity of wood used for tobacco pipe making, citing apple wood French briar ebony birch red gum and alive wood as preferred materials.
Kansas state treasurer Earl Akers asserts no indebtedness against the university, agricultural and charitable schools, prison farm, or industrial schools. He claims plant value exceeds $20,000 while banks hold $132 per resident, claiming wealth far surpasses national per capita figures.
An account describes how passenger trains use electricity for propulsion and auxiliary needs. It explains the train’s storage battery, the role of the engine, and how electric systems power lighting and fans on a locomotive, noting circuits wired similarly to a hose and the use of electricity for various train functions.
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co reports a year with no passenger fatalities, praising Safety First efforts, employee cooperation, and modern signaling as key factors in the achievement.
Fragmentary notes describe misunderstandings among fiends causing danger and bitter memories. The text mentions Willam George Jordan as a named individual within a troubled exchange.
The piece denounces the San Ysabel massacre of seventeen Americans as evidence that U S policy of watchful waiting has failed. It urges President Wilson to intervene and support Carranza to end chaos, arguing military government and plutocratic factions trap Mexico. It criticizes continuous meddling and calls for decisive American action to protect citizens abroad.
On January 1 a disturbance at the Mousei home near Alton broke up a wedding event as uninvited guests crowded outside. Four men from the nearby areas were arrested by the sheriff for assault with intent to commit bodily harm and held for the February court term after pleading not guilty and posting bonds.
Agricultural leader RK Alias of the Ames extension warns farmers in five northern Iowa counties to locate and distribute their seed corn. He urges neighbors in Osceola and Pocahontas counties to share seed with Worth and Chickasaw where conditions are less favorable. Cerro Gordo county reports locating sufficient old corn for the county and tests show imported seed often fails unless sourced from the north, east, or west.
The Progressive National Committee met in Chicago and urged a Bill Moose convention there during the Republican gathering week. They seek to unite factions and possibly back Roosevelt, while avoiding any candidate tied to the last GOP convention.
The note suggests the phrase Houting population emerged from Neab all the ark. It presents a speculative linkage between terminologies and a geographic or archival source, but provides no clear date or author. Further context would clarify origins and usage.
Sioux County Republican Central Committee calls a meeting at Crance Cir Ta Jan 25 16 to organize party forces for the Cummins nomination. Chairman Fob McAlister urges all Republicans and neighbors to attend and boost the campaign in Iowa.
A fifty dollar prize plus one honorable mention is offered for the best colored poster sized fifteen by twenty seven inches. Open to all fowans and art students and professionals in Des Moines area. Posters must be flat with a marked designer envelope and submitted to Mrs R T P Delmege by March 67 at 2678 Arlington avenue.
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