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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1910
Page
8
Lady Saral Wilson recalls Victoria Falls in South African Memories describing the roaring water and white spray as a rainbow arc forms above the horseshoe inlet. An anecdote about Curran and Lord Clare highlights courtroom humor and dueling history, including a Newfoundland dog intervention.
A regional advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for stomach trouble and constipation. It cites long use, two named customers, a free trial bottle offer, and directs readers to contact Dr W B Caldwell at 500 Caldwell Building, Monticello, Illinois.
A Kokomo Indiana man praised Foley Kidney Pills after taking them for a severe backache. He reports stronger kidneys and natural bladder action, and recommends the remedy in a yellow package. De Kruif and Lubbers.
A string of disguise and police aided swindles in St Petersburg shows how a decrepit officer in uniform and a staged hostage scheme could dupe jewelers. An officer and his wife pose in public, a false letter manipulates funds, and a grand Fauberge store heist ends with police securing a hostage. The schemes reveal how bold artifice exploits authority and social trust.
A discussion on the velocity needed for a body to leave Earth and not return, noting seven miles per second as the theoretical speed. It explains orbital behavior, atmospheric loss, and the hypothetical challenges of reaching such velocity, with references to the Moon and hydrogen gas escaping Earth's atmosphere.
A Detroit Free Press item describes Polish wedding customs where the bride’s dowry comes from the wedding feast profits. At the dance the groom must win the right to dance with the bride by paying into a plate, with mothers aiding by holding the plate. Money collected often funds the couple’s start in housekeeping, typically 70 to 100 dollars in rural Poland.
A Washington Herald quip notes a rift between a diplomat and a cook, mentioning that the diplomat claimed to have handed the chef her passports. The line hints at political satire and the era’s sense of irony.
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