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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
7
The Jurgust’ Book, an immense colossus of engraved Dutch maps, sits in the British Museum's Kew storehouse. Weighing 800 pounds and nearly seven feet tall, it required three men to move. Bound in leather and silver fastened, the book was presented to King Charles II on leaving Holland in 1666.
A dramatic report notes the sudden death of Pierre Eugene Berthelot a renowned French chemist who helped revolutionize organic synthesis. Born 1827 in Paris he became professor at the College de France and a member of the Academie des Sciences. The government later ordered a national funeral for him.
A Cleveland grocer describes personal health gains from stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. He credits reduced nervousness and restored appetite after switching, and urges others with nervousness or stomach trouble to try Postum, noting the slogan There’s a Reason.
Bullish rush drives record opening on the Chicago Board of Trade as September and December wheat hit new levels. Foreign buying and traders forecast a global bread shortage due to poor crops in the United States and Europe.
The report notes steady bank payments with low defaults despite heavier activity this month. Rail and lake transportation improve freight movement, mills expect more hiring as costs rise, and ore coal and forest products rise. Farmers spend on implements, seeding progresses, and bank clearings reach 268 130 800 dollars, up 18.2 percent from last year.
A Southern Pacific Shirlaces Special derailed after a defective Honda switch caused a 60 mph crash. The Santa Barbara coast line wreck at Honda Saturday killed 32 aboard the dining car and left many injured, with the engine and baggage car smashed beyond recognition.
Large fires cause 325 000 in loss destroying plants and 25 business firms in Leesville Louisiana. Insurance covers 20 000 of fire damage. In Ohio a plant is burned and two dwellings burn. Wrecking with dynamite leads to prison and fines for Peter Savage and Joseph Chorowsky. Harrison Alexander death penalty upheld in Kentucky Court of Appeals. An assault case, and a bank building loss of 200 000 with 60 000 insured.
New York reports winterlike cold continues to slow trade and crop development. Metal business persists with weather delaying collections and delays in April trade versus last year, though four month totals rise over 1906. Advance orders for fall look strong. May 1 strikes remain less severe.
Regional commodity quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grain futures in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and Toledo area markets with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay. Prices show wide ranges by city and product, reflecting market variability and grade quality.
In Youngstown Ohio William Erice shot and killed Tom White during a quarrel in a liquor store. Price was captured. Gov Folk grants sixty day respite to William Spaugh Jr awaiting hanging for murder of Iron County Sheriff Polk. An involuntary bankruptcy filed for Wie den Glase Co of Cleveland. Marblehead life saving crew saved three men adrift after a scow separated from the tug. Michael McNamara convicted of second degree murder in St Louis for killing his wife and husband in a hotel. he faces another trial for the second killing.
A son was born Friday to the King and Queen of Spain. The baby, to be named Alfonso, becomes heir to the Spanish throne. Crowds thronged the palace and streets as bells rang and flags flew, Madrid shifting to a holiday mood with speeches and parades.
The text notes the christening feut used for royal infant ceremonies. the future Prince of the Asturias would be born to King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. It cites Asturias as cradle of the monarchy and recalls Queen Victoria and Alfonso's Madrid wedding, 21 March 1906, and a bomb attack on their return from church.
An article notes plans by women of Montclair New Jersey to form a domestic services corporation. It would replace the Urudmerk kitchen with a neutral plan delivering meals to homes three times daily and removing soiled dishes. Additional services like laundry cleaning lawn care may follow.
Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute New York City says experiments with serum for spinal meningitis have been very successful in monkeys but has not been tried on a human and declined to discuss reported efficacy or scenery claims.
Berlin reports orders for SHEDOD reserve and territorial army to join the colors for two weeks. They will train with the new field gun and mounted rifle with improved ammunition. The call totals 83,000 more than 1906 training levels amid widespread military maneuvers and fortification preparations.
Dalton Maynard, instructor in English at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, popularizes playful scene titling in class. After a Merchant of Venice reading, a student offered the line No Mother to Guide Bor, revealing familiarity with melodrama.
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elitand Pa endorses a kidney pain relief product, claiming it restored energy and weight after three years of fatigue and illness. She says her doctors and other medicines failed, but Dean's Kilner Pills improved her condition and she now feels well, with the product sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Fliaieckiy of Greatness Milian Bleary Harrison proclaims Indiana has many capable military men who were too busy to be drawn into the affair. He returns to Ohio confident that the Gil flares fame of Indiana will be safe in the hands of his grandson, while keeping an eye on Foraker.
Fragmentary prose cites patent medicines and blood purifiers, touting Dr. Pierce products and native American plants as cures. Mentions Irish and English terms, newspapers, and a sample price of 25 cents, with promotional language for tonics and tonics’ health benefits.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female nervous prostration and related ailments. It quotes testimonials from Nellie Marham of Fredonia and Mrs Geo A James of Buffalo praising its benefits and offering free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
The text appears as a fragmented dialogue about post honeymoon finances. Gunner and Carver discuss wives worrying over husbands, billing, and bills from milliners and dressmakers, indicating financial concerns after marriage.
A fragmentary print shows scattered phrases about a reward and a medical claim. The garbled text references a $160 reward and a planned learner’s event, with mentions of a medieval fraternity and constitutional disease treatment.
Readable bits mention a person named Jonrs and a sister-in-law with unclear roles. The snippet implies a local note or column but contains multiple garbled phrases and missing context. No clear events, dates, or organizations can be identified for a fuller summary.
A Bay City woman endured an eight teen year itching rash behind the ears and across the body. After doctors and specialists failed, she tried Cunvara Remedies at M Curley’s address on Sixteenth Street and reports improvement. Date cited Mar 29, 19a.
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