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Newspaper
Sioux Valley News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
4
A notice posted at Correctionville Iowa regarding a second class matter warns residents of postal service procedures and potential mailing delays. The item references local postal operations and timing impacting community correspondence.
A summary of the 1685 English book The Rules of Civility, noting its French origins and its view of civility as a science of proper words and actions. The piece cites Hale on entrances to great persons, and examples about polite behavior with ladies such as not kissing by surprise, handling gloves, and minor table manners including spoon use and wiping.
The article describes jewel weed with dew laden leaves and bursting seed pods, noting its nickname Noli me tangere and shared pod mechanism with lady’s slipper. It also traces the cocoanut’s name from Portuguese and its wide uses in fiber, construction, medicine, and curry, mentioning early Ceylon association.
Sir Charles Russell, famed cross examiner, faced a case where a witness misread his own hand as a measure of hoof prints in sand. The quip turns on whether the prints matched his hand, with the witness replying they were only ordinary hoofs. The scene caused a brief courtroom pause before order was restored.
A nostalgic piece recalls rainy days inspiring children to imagine fairies and tidy up home duties. It weaves in brief local notices: individuals visiting Anthon and nearby towns, memorial services, visits, and travel plans of residents, reflecting a small community updates in a single column.
A Kril Elliot anecdote describes the tiger as a silent stalker using careful, leaf-crunching stealth to approach prey, followed by a tale of two Americans in England who mistake Shakespeare for the Bible in a Stratford visit, revealing humorous misperceptions of literature.
A fragmentary poem and prose passage contrast a Buddhist style master’s counsel to praise with a traveling critic's satire. The traveler, claiming to be “the American jore,” encounters Wisdom and mocks social folly, ending with a quote attributed to Mark Twain through W. D. Tinnefla.
A comic Barons Nap features Sir Frederick Pollock waking to debate in court with a humorous quip about last citations. Yorick in Tin recounts Edwin Booth's mishap when a gravedigger’s tomato can causes a cracker to explode, halting a performance. How It Impressed Her recalls a wife blamed for an earthquake joke amid marriage banter.
A collage of verses and prose excerpts weaves romantic longing and literary nostalgia. From Allen Cunningham to Lara Kelary Clunderling, lines evoke sea, memory, and lost loves. A brief comic aside ends with a debate over the word lovely in cheese dialogue from New York Press.
The Republican caucus in Rocky Township met Friday at the town hall in Corking chaired by E. C. Copsland. Nine delegates were chosen to attend the county convention in Sioux City on June 21 while other business and agenda items were discussed.
Local notes report Mrs Mert Elaridge giving birth to a daughter. Cushing visitors include Onne Cooch and Joun Dan Burnhtast. Town marshal appointed, construction activity noted, and several residents taking vacations. A Decoration Day ball game pits single against married men, with the Benediats winning. Social visits abound at the Millen residence amid playful whoops and a blooming ventary plant report. Community events include Mel Nottie Wally’s retirement reception, Miss Wells receiving a gift, and district meetings with school board acknowledgment.
Mark Mulleanys and family and Mr and Mrs Walter Jorman of Lineky Valley spent Sunday with Sharman and Mulleanys family. Geo Mahrt called at Sleawig. Cousin Misa Paulsen, recently from Germany, accompanied Shim home. The community mourns Mrs Frank Saddler who died Monday in Lions City. interment at Rock Branch cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
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