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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1902
Page
6
Maude and Buckinghaus compete in a county steeplechase with Buckingham leading early and gaining a late burst to win as spectators cheer. Separate scenes show General Lazewell arriving in Eastover and courting political and legal moves involving Carrington, Tazewell, and Mrs Carrington amid local tensions.
A survey of rail projects across deserts and high altitudes highlights engineers overcoming wood iron and water shortages. It covers Trans-Caspian Central Asian Trailway with a two mile Amu Darya bridge, desert line crossings, and two story work trains with a church car. It notes Peru's Callao to Oroya line at 15906 feet, causing nosebleeds and other extreme reactions. It also mentions biblical and literary asides and ends with a remark on envy.
The article explains American apples dominate exports after winning high prizes, noting northern soils and climates produce fine fruit. It details packing methods, barrel pressure systems, storage, and the economics of export, including costs, freight, and the impact of keeping quality on prices abroad.
Neighbors spoke of her everywhere as she neared death and after. They praised her kindness and deeds from birth through guiding, soothing, and aiding the dying, while even angels may whisper of the beloved woman in heaven.
A man in a Paris to Poissy train carries six thousand francs from an aunt’s estate. He shelters a beautiful, blue eyed woman as a thief rips at his papers in a tunnel. After a tense struggle, the purse survives and the woman departs gracefully, leaving him unsure what just happened.
In Landes southwestern France near the Bay of Biscay residents live in scattered huts and subsist by fishing hunting and raising swine and sheep. The western plain is desolate with sand banks swamps and heath and inhabitants walk on stilts to traverse acid lands and salt marshes.
Lord Hopetoun quits the post amid claims that annual hospitality expenses of 330 000 outweighed a 50 000 salary. Leslie's Weekly notes the high outlay strains even a governor general in a young federation. Acting Governor General is Lord Tannyson, son of the poet.
A Miami County widow posts a card of thanks and asks readers to note her farm for sale once proper steps are taken. She thanks neighbors, the band for consoling music and Mesa Avering the milliner for the unmourning attire. Oh death, thou art terrible.
A Chilean naval officer describes plans to place a lighthouse at a suitable site near Cape Horn in the Magellan Strait area. He notes efforts by the Chilean hydrographic department to improve navigation by erecting beacons and buoys and discusses landing sites, protection from winds, water, and safe foundations for a potential lighthouse.
A restaurant owner recalls a late scene where a patron demanded sausage and waited as the kitchen stocked up. A cook accidentally stepped on a dog’s tail, triggering a startled howl and the proprietor’s impression of the incident.
The fragment mentions Dean's Ointment touted for severe itching and piles with a claim of cure. It also references an early public library in the United States started in Charleston, implying 19th century development and local civic history.
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