19 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
1
Rock Valley reports witnesses in Hastings dispute at Fort Dodge. Fourth of July plans including races, dances, and speeches. Memorial services for deceased brothers held. Odd Fellows noted, with graves marked by lodge insignia. Local weddings, visits from Chicago, and school events fill a busy social page.
Misa Henrice Blackman enjoys a fine new bicycle while Lynn Folger joins the band and Will attempts the trombone once used by Lloyd Davidson. Davidson was an expert but with steady study on violin and band work, rapid progress is expected. Misa Gladys Christensen notes country pressures of North Alton Sunday. Mrs M B Gibbe returned from Chowha visit last week. Band boys performed at Old Sat ters picnic Saturday at Boyden and will be featured at the LeMars Crontacgoa on the Fourth.
A 19th century style notice explains how to lease a Paris apartment on a quarterly basis with advance payments due January April June and October. It warns tenants must give three months notice before start of these months or face three more months of liability. It notes stamped paper costs and delivery methods for notices and that the concierge cannot accept leases or notices. It mentions landlord tenant terms and condition of apartment upon surrender and potential damages from nail holes.
The Venus of Milo in Paris is linked to Alexandros of the Asiatic school. The base was altered to imply greater antiquity. Found on Milo in 1820 by a peasant, it was later gifted to Louis XVIII via the Marquis of Riverside. The statue is built from two marble blocks with repairs to the nose and foot.
In a letter cited by the Monthly Review, AS and Teuson discuss how marriage might have affected their art. They note that early works were hissed or coolly received, and speculate that a wife's questioning gaze and expectations could have crushed their resolve or altered their creative drive.
A dialogue about saving on birthday gifts by exchanging a five pound note yearly since marriage to avoid debt. The tale contrasts frugal gifting with a long standing swap plan. The second item recounts a doctor advised cure for drinking via eating, leading to a near lunatic misadventure after overhearing a hotel room scene and shouting about a suicide.
In a fragmented note from a Chicago Tribune piece the speaker Caroline defers church joining, citing ongoing house cleaning as a reason, while Aunt Bachel presses belief in future faith. The Gid Order changes reference a confused Scots parliament and shifting sports roles amid unclear status in Brinboorgh Dispatch.
The piece explains absinth preparation from wormwood and botanicals, noting risk from cheapened versions using adulterants. It warns that regular absinthe use, even in small daily doses, leads to nervous ruin, madness, and often death, detailing symptoms from thirst and hallucinations to motor impairment and paralysis.
A historical list notes early New York milestones including the first governor Peter Ainnit in 1626 and the first male and female children Jean Vigne 1614 and Sarah Rapulla 1615. It cites Dr. Johannes Le Montague as the first physician beginning 1686 and Bryn Fredé Rick authorized in 1626 to supervise fort construction on Manhattan.
A New York Press item recalls a Halland belief that thanking a friend for a gift brings bad luck. A washerman receives a kitten as a gift, valued at thirty five dupois, and the recipient declines thanks saying the kitten would pine away. The piece notes men being Hollaunders and concludes with a wry social observation on favors.
The text blends a curiosities piece on tears and blood flow with a vignette about Von Moltke losing a card game and a studio anecdote. It notes how emotions affect tear secretion and mentions a biographer on Moltke’s age and a professor critiquing a student artist’s freehand drawing.
A pastor comments that Brother Linkum has liberal religious views. A deacon replies that Linkum is liberal in his views compared with his contributions, highlighting a humorously sharp contrast in generosity.
The Philadelphia North American notes that Amontons developed an early serial telegraph system in the fifteenth century. Messages from Paris to Rome could travel in about three hours using signals at consecutive posts. The system relied on shared codes known only to senders in Paris and distant recipients.
An essay contrasts cottage value with mansion pretension arguing that a modest home reflects restraint and proper proportion. It cites Robert C. Spencer on cottage charm and explains how clouds differ from fog, noting fog forms from surface warmth condensing near earth.
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