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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
5
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An analysis suggests Chicago becomes national banking hub as May Vision deposits exceed 349.6 million with 140 thousand cash on hand. Wheat price outlook remains uncertain, with expectations of board price shifts if market confidence rises. Rain in Iowa adds millions in value while crops and gardens show recovery amid varied weather.
National legislation designates May 30 as a day to honor Civil War heroes. Some veterans remain among us in esteem, while others have answered the last call. They fought for a righteous cause, making the nation stronger through their valor and faith.
Washington dispatch notes surviving Grant delegates from 1880 gathering in Chicago for a reunion at the 1905 convention. Col. A M Hughes of Tennessee aims to assemble 60 to 80 delegates, led by figures such as Sen. Don Cameron and Col. William Youngblood, to reminisce about the 36 ballots for Grant.
Colonel Hughes Yeatecday recalls an extraordinary convention where delegates from across the country stood solid for Grant with no second choice. He notes Blaine and Sherman as principal rivals who eventually backed Garfield on the thirty sixth ballot, praising Conkling's nomination speech and Grant’s generalship and magnanimity after surrender.
A survey of farm prices notes land selling at around 100 dollars per acre in Sioux County and wheat theories align with market demand. It covers labor jury issues in Boise City, labor union influence, and Canadian wheat prospects, plus twine orders for 1907 harvests, meerschaum pipe scarcity, San Francisco tensions with Japan, and bank and livestock market shifts.
The American Surety Company of New York is a leading bond guarantor with capital and surplus of 5 million dollars. It focuses solely on suretyship, not banking or trust business, and its strong standing is shown by agreement with the American Bankers Association to guaranty money orders. Contact Clarence A Plasx Hawarden and Te Paske Orange City with F J Lode as agent for bonds and secur ity needs including fidelity official court or license bonds.
Secretary Wilson notes western farmers have more money than they know what to do with and would buy railroad stock if available. In practice they prefer to invest their sarples in land, choosing land over rail shares as sound investments.
The text lists national symbols by country. It says Italy uses the lily and England the rose, with Germany’s emblem as the corniow er and the United States having no official national flower. It also mentions France with the fleur-de-lis, Athens with the violet, Prussia with the linden, the Emerald Isle with the shamrock, Canada with the sugar movie emblem, Wales with the leek, and Scotland with the thistle.
Starch polish uses one teaspoon borax per quart of boiling starch. Clean glassware with powdered charcoal. Relief from headaches may come from washing hair with weak soda water. To reduce grease in a room rub with half a raw turnip. Do not leave medicine drinks or food uncovered in a sickroom. keep them out of the room.
Ancient armies like Italy's near Hannibal's time boast impressive troop numbers and chariot counts across civilizations. The piece also notes linguistic quirks of home and the practicality of Dakota horses wearing snowshoes to glide over deep winter drifts.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item jokes about a busy line as cowboys borrow a telephone to hang a horse thief, while a Philadelphia Ledger column contrasts gerund opera with light opera and mocks fake appreciation.
A garbled passage recalls a sardonic exchange between a father and son about money needs and debts. It mentions a Dublin stage anecdote with Miss Maiel Love as Little Red Riding Hood and a humorous gallery interruption. The text includes stray phrases about a woodcutter and a Washington Star attribution.
A caption notes Miss Withers presenting a photograph of herself while describing Binks as inexperienced and aged sixteen. The exchange suggests a comparison between the two individuals and hints at social perceptions.
A recipient recounts a close miss with a Tanerimson injury in Plunk Missouri and credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for healing a thumb wound. The ad also features a cartoonish medical exchange about necessity of surgery and bill collection.
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