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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
7
The article notes a shift in tomato preferences from monster fruits to medium sized clusters that are bright and crack resistant. Consumers and judges favor utility over size, with cooks also steering gardeners toward prune show fruits for private gardens and markets.
Reports show global union efforts from Britain to Mexico, including 1.2 million UK workers in the building trades and an 8 hour law push in the United States. Britain’s unemployed average 5 percent over 1887 1906. France discusses a non political federation of manufacturers. New York state notes idle labor at 34.2 percent in 1907. Baltimore celebrates a new eight hour law.
Dakota Wesleyan University defeated Hamline in a campus debate while St Olaf College beat Gustavus Adolphus in another debate. St Olaf argued the negative on municipal ownership. A St Paul Aldermen committee approved fireproof school construction and a Wessington Springs seminary building will be replaced. Edwin A Schnell elected president of Town Wesleyan University, and James Bull longtime supporter of Minnesota state cultural school died in Edina Mills. Minneapolis Board of Education reinstated a pupil against vaccination. Wahpeton School of Science now affiliates with North Dakota agricultural college enabling junior entry and two-year graduation. Lindsley Pilkey wins a court ruling to reinstate in the Minneapolis school controversy. Nebraska State University Senate seeks resignations of two athletic board members for football rule revisions.
The article argues that farming needs competent labor paid by a wage scale tied to skill. It contrasts farm labor with factory and rail industry practices, urges training in modern machinery operation, and notes agriculture becoming a business requiring skilled, educated workers. It highlights youth prospects and best practices for preserving eggs and other farm tips.
A rustic coop door design describes a groove sliding door with lath front and waterproof top roofing paper. The piece also includes verses about a judge and a wheat tale from the San Francisco Argonaut and then farm anecdotes on animals and care for horses fences and fertilizer.
Instructions describe threading free ends under the seat and foot rest to extend a frame behind a buggy. The Prairie Farmer sunk box fits on the frame end behind the seat and must be tied on. Spraying peach trees with Bordeaux mixture in spring helps prevent leaf curl and disease. The consumer is blamed for milk souring when stored improperly.
Fragmentary text shows old style advertisement taste and garbled phrases. It notes judges, names, and occupations in shifting historical context, mentions taxation of blood purification claims, and includes stray quotes about domestic violence and literary reference. The piece reads as a collage of OCR errors and antiquated language.
A jumble of advertisements traces dermatology cures and domestic remedies. Claims include Cuticura for a child’s rash, Allen’s Foot-Ease for foot care, Pettis Eye Salve for eye diseases, borax for skin softness, and Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain, all presented in a early 20th century ad cluster with personal anecdotes and testimonials.
A garbled Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a professor complimenting a violin virtuoso and a puzzled exchange about a tune. The pieces include misquoted lines and stray advice about reacting to danger by shouting fire to cause an orderly exit.
A collage of humorous anecdotes from periodical pages about breakfast pranks and social mishaps. References include a London Gentlewoman cartoon on inviting enemies to a sunrise meal and Western Housekeeper jests about keeping “good girls” and a gas-themed quip. The note mentions a cooking school and nursery at a First Presbyterian church in Sear.
John A. Enders of Robertson avenue Pen Argyl Pennsylvania suffered six years with back pain headaches and dizziness. A specialist said his kidneys were fine though his secretions showed brick dust sediment. He used Dean's Kidney Pills and his kidneys began to act normally and he passed gravel. Sold 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs. Upmore laments the strain of public office on marriage. An elderly domestic shares a past husband who held a grand imperial outside guard title and recalls the long hours and constant duties that kept him away from home.
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