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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
8
The fragment cites Everybody's Magazine describing Mrs Stone being urged to take out a life policy after her husband ferried insured funds. The text then shifts to note rising use of camels in Queensland for transport across arid regions. Other garbled phrases mention law and a couple names, with unclear connections.
A rough anecdote from Brunswick tells of a showkeeper who accepted a lottery ticket as payment for a hat from a penniless customer and later won a $70 prize in the lottery.
During his final illness Curran, renowned as an Irish wit, showed increasing coughing difficulty. He quipped that his condition was odd since he had been practicing all along.
Antiseptic powder called Aliens Foot Ease promises relief for painful swollen feet bunions and smarting toes. The ad claims instant sting relief and fits for new shoes with trial packages offered by a seller in Le Roy New York.
A father questions his daughter about a suitor while she jokes that a carriage could be converted into a garage and the attic made into a billiard room and bowling alley, reflecting lighthearted domestic planning.
An early 20th century column includes Pat Moran’s manager note for a Philadelphia club and a promotional plug for Allen’s Foot Ease. A Kansas probate judge candidate defeated in an election tells a dark brown flavored joke about Lazarus.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss claimed cures and public satisfaction with a remedy labeled Fulen's and tar compounds. Mention of votes, illnesses like cough and whooping cough, and references to imitations and public exposure appear.
A vintage ad touts Dr. Kings New Discovery and a soothing laxative tar syrup to treat spring colds and coughs. It promises quick relief with a pleasant taste and no fuss, claiming forty years of tested use and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle.
A street trick in London where a dirty boy briefly posed as the pavement artist while the real artist departed. He collected two pennies in the cap, then the genuine performer returned, exposing the con as an impudent deception.
An advertisement touts a patent medicine claiming to improve complexion by enabling active bowels and liver cleansing. It promotes St. King's New Life Tis as a spring remedy and lists a price of 25 cents through the druggist.
The text argues farmers need access to banking finance akin to other industries. It explains private banks and syndicates provide capital by buying securities, then selling them to the public, with risk if investors balk. It notes European bonds secured by farm mortgages as a model for America to finance agriculture.
Elbert Hubbard, hailed as the world’s greatest loss from the European war, is praised as a masterful ad writer, historian of human nature, and sculptor of thought. The tribute credits him with inspiring industry understanding and enduring influence beyond his era.
An essay denounces political manipulation and gossip as poisons in public life. It argues for direct industry leadership and open discussion with the people to curb demagoguery and restore rational policy while urging an end to political interpreters who exploit national sentiment.
The piece cites Elihu Root opposing women's suffrage, arguing it is not a natural right but a governmental tool. He warns it would harm women and the state, stresses gender distinctions in function, and urges preserving male guardianship and gradual social development.
Irish scientists report wind can carry disease bacteria up to 200 feet horizontally and 60 feet high, suggesting airborne spread risks.
A reader from Alien Kansas writes that Poley Kidney Pills cured her long standing troubles. She quotes Pam, 32, noting relief from kidney issues, rheumatism, backache, and other pains after using the pills, claiming the treatment "did me more good" than anything else tried.
A quip about telling a man to be better sparks anger and a challenge to his sense of worth. The saying implies that admonishment can provoke a defensive reaction rather than growth.
A shopper from Beursville West Virginia recalls buying Foley's Honey and Tar Compound at midnight for a child with croup and seeing complete recovery by morning. The note, one of many similar letters, reflects public praise for the remedy.
A fragment notes that the name Guy is French and means leader while contrasting it with the boy named Fercy. The line hints at name meanings and personal reaction without further context or events.
Information For Women Housework is trying on health and strength. Women areas in clined to kidney and bladder troub le as men. Aching back, stiff, sore joints and muscles, blurred vision, puffiness under the eyes, shoul be given prompt attent ion. Foley Kidney Pills restore healthy action to irritated kidneys and bladder. De Kriuf & Enbbers.
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