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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
4
A Madras government report details the Yamulis of Netlore district Wadras Presidency. They live in forests with few tools, practice primitive hunting and fishing, eat nearly raw meat, handle cobras fearlessly, and produce fire by friction using two stock method with improvised tinder.
A historical overview shows how early pet names like Lu en ef kin cock and Em for Emma evolved into family names such as Ames. Diminutives like Til for Matilda or Bart for Bartholomew reveal kinship terms used to distinguish children, with linguistic shifts reflecting social classes and regional usage across England and America.
A five year old boy grew restless and refused to eat while a persistent New York Press report notes he endured repeated medical visits. After six visits the father paid for recovery but the doctor kept returning, prompting the family to hide the boy to escape further care and charges.
A traveler meets a solitary English fisherman who embodies patience in sport. When asked about the stream and bites, the man replies that five years ago he had a fine bite in the same spot, reflecting calm contentment and enduring hope.
In Chicago Tribune style, a heated scene unfolds as He Wan and Laura clash over who controls the house. Mr Ferguson wavers while a hot-headed argument erupts about removal of an impudent maid and who has authority to act in the household.
Rev Sammel Longfellow is described as a church poet and aided by a fellow clergyman with the same first name. On requesting a third clergyman to title the hymnal, he suggested the work be named the Sem book.
A clipped tale from the St Louis Star and a Boston society anecdote describe a careless husband, a bald joke, and a poker game at a private club. Four members defy rules, summon a servant, and debate the implications of their card night in a terse, dated voice.
A New York Times excerpt depicts a club member, speaking in dialect, discussing a rule against giving tips to certain members and the rule being removed as a joke or reform. The dialogue references long-standing club practices and a reexamination of conduct rules within the group.
A Klondike pioneer recalls pay scales for trivial comforts and a rough dentist who pulled a tooth for $2 and charged $10 after a misdiagnosis. The tale, cited from the New York Tribune, contrasts cheap judgments with escalating frontier costs.
The blind monk Don Perignon, a royal monastery overseer and wine maker, first thought of cork as a bottle stopper. He reportedly discovered cork's use after experimenting with wines and grape juices, noting its impermeability elasticity and lightness for champagne stoppers.
Marshal Ney, son of a cooper, rose from army ranks to a people’s hero. As he faced execution an officer blindfolded him, Ney asked why, recalling twenty five years of facing bullets. He ordered the volley himself, standing firm before the soldiers.
Sippets, often mentioned in English stories, are thin oblongs of bread toasted to a golden brown and buttered, piled in pairs on a folded napkin, or untoasted slices laid on a hot plate and dipped in juices from roasted beef or mutton.
A simple weather glass is described using a glass jar and a long neck bottle. Water in the bottle rises and falls with atmospheric conditions, indicating upcoming weather changes.
A dialogue fragment shows characters debating debts and contracts. One says debts have been expanded rather than contracted. The exchange centers on a promise or knowledge about not incurring further debts and a humorous misstatement about expanding them.
The judge confronts a prisoner charged with seriously injuring his wife by inclosing her in a folding bed. The prisoner replies he wished to see if it was possible to shut her up, prompting the court to address the alleged act and its motive.
The piece recounts Julius Caesar’s capture by pirates off Rhodes and their ransom demand. Caesar maintained bold composure, joked with captors, later raised ships, pursued the pirates, and reclaimed plunder before returning to command in Rome.
A remark on Pergaimils, capital of the Asiatic province, where prisoners were convicted and crucified. Cesar Interceded to lessen punishment and the wretches were strangled before their crosses, sparing prolonged torture, as noted by James Anthony Froude.
The article highlights extreme eating feats as proof of human adaptation. It cites Lt Bligh and eleven others surviving forty one days on minimal rations after the Bounty mutiny, Dr Ranner fasting forty days on water, plus various examples of gluttony from Kaffirs and the Wiki no, as well as Yakut of Siberia devouring large quantities in a day.
The article recalls Tenney s00s thoughtless speeches and rude remarks such as doubting fish at a dinner table, but contrasts these with his surprising kindness in making peace offerings like cabbages to neighbor Mrs Brotherton after an offense.
The article notes that lightning commonly leaves arborescent marks on the skin, once thought caused by photographed objects on the skin. It cites experiments by Richardson showing blood as the best conductor among tissues and that most marks are not simply impressions of blood vessels.
A physician argues fear is the primary cause of illness and death, claiming fear weakens health actions, slows digestion, and fosters autotoxicity. He warns that fear contributes to a majority of diseases more than microbes, urging calm as essential to health.
A Washington youth points out his mother and another’s in earnest conversation, joking that they appear to be holding a steering committee meeting while a Washington maid blushes at the notion. The quip captures playful newsroom banter and social life hints from a Chicago Tribune fragment.
A remark advises the average man unlucky in love to invest effort finding a kinder partner rather than chasing an unkind one. If he redirected energy, he would likely be happier. The pamphlet tone suggests a light editorial stance urging practical courtship choices.
A brief item notes a televised proposal last night was refused, with a quip about concern for others. The source carries a light social angle typical of the era.
A terse wartime era style remark highlights a boarder’s line about settling up or leaving. The exchange contrasts with a prior place that required both actions, underscoring a crude practical wisdom.
A discussion from Teargon's Weekly on omnipotence foreknowledge and life extension as the deadliest gifts. It argues perfect power would wreck humanity without omniscience, while foresight would erase hope and prolong life would remove death, leading to overcrowding and endless misery.
Amid 1862 Lincoln era calls, a lone stranger sought both personal and official help from the president, presenting himself as a Rane EE Seow with unclear purpose and asking for assistance.
The scene describes Lincoln welcoming a stranger whose claim of a Maryland governor's signature is alleged forged. An attaché notes the doubt, but Lincoln shows pity and wry humor, saying he would prefer a letter from a dead man than a living one. Philadelphia dispatches suggest loyalty mixed with intrigue.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes the mystery of how English authorities crowned George I after his Hanover origin. The Brunswick dynasty’s first monarch spoke little English, ministers knew little German, and Latin was used as a common medium. A popular joke claimed a great deal of bad language passed between king and ministers on the coronation day.
The piece argues tips corrupt independence and self respect, calling tipping a degraded practice unsound and inexcusable. It contends good pay for work should prevail, noting no distinguished club supports tipping within its jurisdiction and that gratuities for well remunerated services lack any wise basis. The New York Tribune is cited.
The old saying that all things come to those who wait is critiqued as impractical. The piece argues nothing comes to those who wait or do nothing, insisting real value comes from effort and struggle rather than passive fate.
The article notes that touch is mainly developed on the skin and mucous membranes. It describes how certain areas of the body, like the lips and tongue, convey detailed information about surroundings. It also mentions varying sensitivity and the distribution of touch without hairs.
Nell recalls promising to point out each other's faults without reserve. Bess asks if they still do this. Nell replies they have not spoken in twenty nine days. Chicago News reports the remark as a social observation from the era.
A vivid report describes Moore singing his own songs with altered airs, notably Oh the Light Entrancing, delivering a matchless morning performance as he gazes toward the light and eyes sparkle. It notes his voice’s infinite modulation and improvised phrasing, and compares the chorus to a champagne rocket. Also described is Westminster Review’s note on a long standing mute signaling system used by telegraph operators to convey buy and sell orders to brokers through finger movements and hand gestures.
A fragment notes that signals used by an operator and the broker are known only to them and referenced by the Philadelphia Telegraph. The brief item implies secrecy or specialized knowledge tied to market actions or trading cues.
The Bookman credits Boston with origin of the modern editorial. The Boston Daily Advertiser and Repertory, founded 1813, later led by Nathan Hale, popularized signed letters and staff editorials. The Advertiser’s model spurred widespread imitation among other papers.
A concise catalog presents expected lifespans for many animals under normal conditions. Notable figures include elephants around 100 years, camels near 100, wolves about 20, chickens 10 to 16, tortoises 100 to 200, and whales possibly reaching 1000 years, with bees noting queen 4 years, workers six months.
A fragment from St James Gazette describes a rustic English auction ritual at White Brown meadow in Surrey with candlelight bidding and a village child as judge. It contrasts with an Italian envy scale ranking professions from architects to actors, noting envy varying by career.
A reminiscence on crows as ancient omens of disaster and weather. The text notes two crows guiding Alexander the Great in Egypt and a 12th century tale of two crows saving a king's ship. It describes rooks foretelling family downfall when they abandon rookeries and their habit of staying near home before bad weather, or roaming farther when fair skies loom.
A furniture dealer and book lover argues that long standing bookcases titled “low bookshelves” arise from practical needs. He explains heat, cold, humidity, and sun damage affect book leather and condition, making sturdy shelving a necessity in warm rooms.
A readable fragment notes shelves and bindings fading in bright light. It suggests keeping volumes away from the sun’s full power while allowing a cheerful, sunny library atmosphere.
A group visits painter Fusell at his studio. After viewing his works they talk for a while and he unexpectedly admits, I had pork for dinner today. A startled guest asks why this matters. Fusell replies that the remark is as interesting as anything said in the hour.
The Westluster Gazette notes a historic rule in parliamentary chambers where stepping outside a line on the floor invites censure. The piece reflects on “scientific frontiers” and the neutral vane between lines, a relic from when swords mattered, though today only certain members continue ceremonial duties.
A distressed child recounts being hit by Billy Wells, then his father, and finally by Big Wells after confessing. The fragment shows a sequence of domestic violence and parental discipline narrated by the boy with a caretaker intervening, ending with the boy fearing further punishment from his father.
Lucille Cholly stirs town chatter over a spirited talk about absentmindedness and focus. Helen remarks on the lively debate sparked by last night’s exchange in Town and Country.
An exchange notes the pessimistic view that the world grows worse with time and an optimistic reply that future improvement may come after leaving current troubles. The Chicago News cites the dialogue as a fleeting reflection.
In Measure Taken, Agele tells me I am the only girl he ever loved. Katie quips that such talk earns him googed eyes reversed, and comments on his being a born diplomat.
A historic portrait describes Cardinal Wolsey's lavish household with 280 beds, silk canopies, gold furniture, and a 30,000 pound annual budget reflecting royal pomp. The piece shifts to geologic conjecture on the Mississippi River, proposing a former giant cataract eroding its bed over hundreds of thousands of years and leaving the St Anthony Falls gorge as a remnant.
A New York Press note on historical bone bread cites the tale of Jack the Giant Killer and questioning the origin of bread made from bones. It recalls Paris siege famine under Henry IV in 1594 when bread fetched high prices and reportedly used bones from a charnel house for flour.
A brief anecdotal note on Napoleon II as the era’s stubborn cigarette smoker and a claim about his supposed ambitions, suggesting a fatalist mindset and a curious personal habit in a fragmented historical aside.
Hugo despised Napoléon and his calmness at Sedan during the end of the battle. Zola, a cigarette smoker who quit to become a great worker, understood Napoléon and described the work in La Debacle.
Mrs Gabb overhears a quarrel as Mr Gabb returns with a new box of tools while threatening to leave nothing intact by midnight. Mrs Gadd-Horrora questions his whisky claim, revealing the tense domestic scene and the arrival of the tools.
The doctor describes the patient as having an abrasion of the cuticle, swelling, ecchymosis and extravasation in the skin and tissue around the eye. The judge confirms the patient had a black eye.
A doctor explains to his wife that Mrs Bendds has only a simple cold. He remarks it is very mild, requiring at most two visits, reflecting a light domestic exchange rather than a medical crisis. The dialogue centers on a routine, trivial illness.
A Liverpool school discussion on the meaning of righteous indignation prompts a pupil to answer angrily but without swearing. The exchange highlights the term through a concise, humorous student remark about expressing anger without cursing.
A brief city note from Indianapolis reports Nathina Doing discussing Bilis's affairs. The exchange highlights Bilis's hidden business as a topic of interest in local circles. The line hints at personal and business tensions within the community.
A Paris bound snail trade is described with 90000 pounds daily from Poitou Burgundy Champagne and Provence. Prices for garden reared snails range from 4s to 8fr 60c a hundred while hedged forest snails bring 2 to 2fr 50c. A Dijon snailery yields over 7000 crates annually and snails are eaten or pickled in Europe Africa and Asia in various forms prominent in markets from Cairo to Vienna.
The article cites Cologne Cathedral begun in 1248 and finished in 1880, Milan’s structure started 1356 and completed 1805, Tolstermel castle in Cornwall taking ninety years, with much time for foundations, noting public funding varied by project and affected perceptions of cost.
The guide states diabetics may eat eggs cream butter milk and all cheeses. Tart fruits like peaches and strawberries with cream are allowed without sugar, but sweet fruits such as pears plums grapes apples and bananas are forbidden. Drinks include coffee with cream and cereal coffee. wine and liquor except certain acids are limited. vegetables high in sugar or starch are forbidden except select greens. olives are allowed and a moderate fatty meat diet with all fish is advised.
The article notes color blindness affects about five per hundred, mostly mild. It describes rare cases of monochromatic vision where colors appear only as shades of gray, and imagines how a garden or landscape would look to such a person.
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