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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
7
A quirky scene unfolds aboard a train named die Hmited where a pending collision and the porter’s alleged wrongdoing are described as unlimited. A small group of foreigners enter the drawing room car, whispering about good taste and recalling their manners as they pretend not to notice.
The Tex as Gulf Coast area promotes fertile climate and two crops yearly at land costs of 25 dollars per acre. A Rock Island Frisco descriptive book and low round trip excursion rates are offered to entice settlers to move north and west. John Sebastian handles passenger traffic from La Salle station Chicago.
Mrs. Torie Robbins of Decatur Illinois reports weakness headaches and swelling improving after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Her daughter also gained vitality and color after treatment. The family says they were cured and medical visits stopped. Pills sold by druggists or by postpaid with six boxes for 259 cents.
Cyrus and Charles help Cyrus Baumgarten pursue a business venture while family tensions rise at Avon House. Gertrude Baumgarten and Mary Dynavor wed Charles Baumgarten and Cyrus receives a debt loan that becomes the turning point toward a steady future. Lord Avon presides as marriages conclude in London with a final festive scene.
Anecdotal dialog unfolds between an ely hoarder and an old farmer about a young man going to college. The exchange riffs on future aims, skinning metaphor, and the value of oats and allowances, ending with a bizarre note on Bedouin Arabs and dates.
Chronology lists Henry IV victory at Syamor Alcor in 1568 and other events from 1503 to 1906. It notes Miles Coverdale as Bible translator, Count Wailen’s fate, naval captures, conquests, treaties, impeachments, and institutional milestones across Europe and the United States with dates and brief descriptors.
The notice item reports rabies and arson fears in St Paul and Youngstown deaths from gas, a barge collision near Memphis, a fire at Imperial Porcelain in Trenton, a cattle ranch murder arrest in Colorado, a Kansas City murder trial, and the transfer of a new ship to government control at Charleston Navy Yard.
The article recounts wage demands and union actions from New Jersey, Japan, Germany, Canada, and the United States. It notes eight hour campaigns, wage hikes to 40 cents and beyond, union labels disputed in New England and Chicago, and efforts to organize port and craft unions with regional variations in policy and labor law enforcement. It references the National Alliance and local federations, plus school labor initiatives and housing loans in New Zealand.
No disturbing developments hinder reasonable advance in industrial affairs. New demands rise as old contracts for Heavy Materials prove hard to settle. Transport payments and returns show encouragement and steady progress across weather favorable trade periods. Manufacturing and retail gain while forward business and furnace capacity strain outputs. Rail equipment reinforcement faces delivery delays but car supply improves marketing of spring goods. Bank clearings reach 62,590,785, versus last year and prior week.
New York reports general improvement in actual trade and industrial developments as better weather and easing railroad blockades aid spring and summer fabric trade. Northwest reports rail interruptions easing. Pacific coast shows reduced car congestion. Retail collections remain irregular. winter goods stocks are reduced. Wheat and corn exports for the five weeks ending Feb 20 reach 2.95 billion bushels and 1.69 billion bushels respectively, with year to date totals near 39.2 billion and 1.8 billion bushels.
A lengthy bulletin lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices across multiple markets including Chicago Indianapolis Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. It covers prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed with ranges and notes for grades and varieties.
A blaze at the Richard coal tide near Dover caused 150 miners to flee. all escaped unharmed. In other cases, Charles BreGill of the defunct Ontario bank pleaded guilty to signing false returns and received five years in prison. Indictments were issued in Savannah against seven naval stores firms and officers for anti trust violations. Paris police detained the ringleader of a crime ring terrorizing Pas-de-Calais and the Italian border for two years. The Mikado plans honors for diplomats Metlacinick Meyer and others for wartime services.
The Humorist Me Depew tosses aside a paper and declares he will not resign. He argues that resigning would spoil a joke, insisting he will not spoil an absurdity. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the exchange with a sharp, wry tone.
A Baltimore Sun summary notes cabinet makers aging furniture by placing oak in a dark hermetically sealed room with liquids to darken and warp wood. The piece ages a month or more, producing antique looks. Critics argue the process questions genuineness and forest provenance.
A patient credits Postum with curing long standing nervous and digestive trouble once caused by coffee. After trying Postum at a friend’s house she improved, can now walk blocks, sleeps well, and feels life worth living. She notes coffee aggravated her condition and that Postum offers lasting relief.
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