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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
8
A dated critique notes writers repeatedly err with celestial and wind imagery. It cites Wilkie Collins eclipses, Coleridge stars, Rider Haggard and Stingster, and a shipboard scene where wind and pennants contradict the setting sun and prevailing breeze.
A correspondent recalls a vanished room near Paris that impressed guests with a bizarre gimmick. A guest describes waking to see a ceiling ticking with furniture and a flowerpot firework, while the host laughs at the prank and calls it common.
A quoted exchange mocks racial stereotypes as one speaker asks why few in a group take their own lives. The response contains a slur and a crude defense, implying a stereotype about a specific race and behavior.
A dialogue contrasts Johnny and Tommy Jones as Johnny envies Tommy's ear wiggle and boasting. The scene shifts to a mother remarking on Johnny's superior resources, highlighting family wealth and comfort versus Tommy's peculiar talent.
A witty Brooklyn Life quip notes that married couples often quarrel to learn their relationship, presenting a playful social observation about marriage and harmony.
A sharp observer notes that the most vocal advocates of charity at home are often those who argue reform should start abroad. The remark frames a critique of misplaced priorities and self interest in public rhetoric.
The article notes annual graduation surpluses and the essays by wise men predicting entrants into law and medicine. It argues occupations appear full yet suggests room remains for new graduates, preserving equilibrium as young seekers enter various callings.
The piece argues that wise men err and any field from law to medicine births new entrants yearly. It claims graduates find roles, adjust to circumstances, and become part of the steady machine of society, with the surplus eventually finding established positions.
A collection of scientific notes covers sun distance bursts to 850000 miles, sound speeds in air water and front, tiny diaphragm motion in receivers, fresh vs respired air CO2, Holophane glass diffusion and light guidance, planetary densities, and Arcturus heat measured by a radiometer at 2000 feet.
A witty tale from the Marquis de Croisie about a hotel chef misprint. He recalls Chef Le Logerot printing a menu that included Parce de marrons a la Depew in honor of Chauncey Depew, causing a humorous culinary mishap.
The notice states Sunday service is at 11 a.m. and corrects a mistaken belief it starts ten minutes later. It says young men may attend week night services, front seats are sound, and joining in singing is legitimate. The choir aims to encourage the congregation.
A Scottish American account tells of a barefaced husband in Aberdeenshire who grudged his ailing wife even a light. In frustration she laments she cannot see to die, prompting the man to light a candle and place it at her bedside while scolding her to die.
The idtwyer notes numerous aspects to probe in the case while the client calmly asserts the pocketbook is involved. The judge confirms this pivotal element as a lead for inquiry.
A brief quote from Town and Country ponders why the phrase hungry sea is used, noting it empties a person’s dinner and leaves them short on sustenance. The remark captures a playful critique of dining hardship terminology.
Sweden moves taverns to close on Saturdays while savings banks stay open late. The policy aims to steer workers to save instead of spending on alcohol and to earn interest.
Fragmentary item cites names Hewitt Jewett and Jewitt amid a jocular exchange about life and joy. The source’s garbled New York Times style line hints at a satirical remark with implied social tone.
Mother asks Frankie about a book on bringing up children. Frankie replies he is checking if he is being properly brought up.
Ethel says she tried it with Jack only once because he seemed discouraged. This New York Weekly item cites a brief exchange about fear of trying again after a failed attempt.
Sume very old pronunciation as Laylock and suo common forms fade away. The piece recalls 19th century speech like Rome Room and goold, with examples from Waller Savage Lander, family, clergy, and educated society. It notes Advent 1825 readings and longstanding usage fading.
A tired passenger proclaims life a failure and all values hollow, denouncing money as the sole significance. A thin man with ginger whiskers responds with a cordial greeting and a quip about dyspepsia.
The great stony desert north of the Darling was found by Captain Sturt in 1845 46. It spans about 300 miles long and 100 wide, with sand ridges and sparse trees. Water is scarce and creeks offer shelter while vegetation is limited to prickly acacias in bloom.
The passage notes that sucking wounds was viewed as the most effective immediate remedy for snake bites. In Africa a cupping tool drew out poisoned blood, a practice echoed by ancient methods. Cato’s march through serpent infested deserts employed charmers called psylll to perform rites, but their success rested on sucking the wounds.
A Parisian boulevard cafe scene reports a man with a clarinet offering to play for a price. He threatened repeat performances until one patron finally asked for a tune. The musician claimed he could not play a note.
A Somerville minister who preached there left for a new parish in New Bedford. A neighbor asked the boy if his father would go to New Bedford to work, but the boy clarified that his father would only preach.
The Dead Sea receives daily about 6,500,000 tons from the Jordan. With no outlet the level falls only through rapid evaporation driven by intense heat and dry winds blowing from the mountains.
The quote from the Baltimore News ponders why babies cry, contrasting a speculative musing with a practical remark about what babies may resemble in adulthood.
A mild seventeenth century French dramatist M Pechantre is seized for high treason while dining at a village inn. A paper on the inn table bears the phrase Flore I will kill the king, prompting the landlord to seek police guidance. The suspected conspirator had already been noted for absence.
An incident involving Pechantre leads to the chief of police ordering a landlord to summon him. Pechantre, shown the evidence of a gift, declares joy at a paper he believes belongs to a tragedy he is writing about Nero’s murder. He pulls out a manuscript and coolly departs after a curt exchange.
The article explains Scarabius as Egypt’s sacred beetle known as Scarabrus the god beetle of the lower Nile. It discusses myths about its thirty toes symbolizing days in a month and a 360 egg ball representing the year, notes on sex myths, Christian symbolism linking Christ to a beetle head, and mentions embalming practices.
A lecturer on first aid cautions against rubbing liniment on broken skin and against applying hot objects to unconscious patients. He urges wrapping hot items in flannel to prevent severe burns and slow healing.
A bird dealer describes two approaches to teaching a parrot speech. The first uses a dark room and repeated phrases for hundreds of trials with minimal outside sound. The second places the bird in light but hidden from direct view, which distracts the parrot’s attention.
A London Standard remark on noisy political oratory cites O Connell’s overblown vow to oppose measures in Parliament and a miner’s dog encounter with a tramp. The dog lunged at the stranger, the miner quips about instinct, then the tramp retaliates by kicking the dog, prompting village-minted wit about reason.
A late bishop Bare presided at a New York Methodist Episcopal church reception. A brother, a lawyer who resembled the bishop, was mistaken for him by a conference member who praised the sermon. The brother replied that the real man who preaches is across the room, as he only practices.
A thrifty French inventor in 1878 patented a method to prepare sardines without cleaning. He warned in his claim that such fish may be slightly unpleasant to the customer at first, but the buyer would grow used to it.
A description of a sophisticated grapnel lifting machine from Lippincott's Magazine. It details a heavy winch style mechanism with clutches and brakes, capable of lifting twenty five tons at one mph or ten tons at four mph, and adaptable to changing conditions. The process follows a grapnel passed over a bow pulley and hauled aboard, near misses and eventual catch narrated with period tone.
In Belgium May known as the Virgin's month, maidens in Liege predict lovers by dew grass blades and colored threads. They meet at sunrise, choose three blades, attach black red or green threads, and ten days later the tallest blade reveals the destined lover according to a ritual described by the New York Tribune.
A Duke of Rutland archive note reveals how a private divorce bill for Lord de Roos was moved through the Commons. An agent describes gathering forty six MPs at the Dog Tavern in Westminster Palace Yard to dine with the Attorney General and Montagu, after which the bill passed committee without amendments.
An eastern Maryland man suffers a severe shaking fever. A local physician asks the patient how he feels and the reply shows the stubborn, peculiar case. The doctor notes the illness is hard to grasp and the patient laments the shaking resists cure.
A schoolteacher asks Tommy Taddells to define high explosives. He answers with a confident but simple sky rockets demonstration, leaving the class amused and puzzled as the judge notes the moment.
A pithy New York Press remark critiques how the average man overestimates others and reflects on vanity driving self-conceit to the fore.
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