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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
4
In the fall of 1848 I was broken in health and discouraged. This medicine built me up and I now take it every spring as a blood purifying and nerve strengthening remedy. You can buy your health at a dollar a bottle. T. Jones, Wichita, Kansas.
Classic 19th century advertisement touts Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for run down nerves fatigue and thin blood. Claims include a medical standard for the family medicine with a dollar price and availability at druggists.
An older man with cropped beard visits a Gravely tobacco shop on Sylvan Street near Capital Street. He is mistaken for former President Harrison, prompting a brief exchange about the likeness. The clerk notes the resemblance but says Harrison was seen only in photographs. The scene shifts toward the Capitol with local district agent Reed nearby.
The piece tells how Andrick, a Civil War veteran, suffered acute kidney trouble and Brights Disease after wounds and long confinement. After decades of illness, he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health, weight, and vigor, enabling him to regain strength and improve daily life. The narrative praises the remedy and urges others to try it.
A long fragment from a Victorian era tale depicts a murder trial scene and a wedding. Characters Tredding Harrleigh Parkland and Abi, with witnesses including Heidrick and Markland, confront a plot linked to poisoned flowers. The narrative blends courtroom tension, family drama, and a wedding ceremony shadowed by crime.
A chaotic dinner at a Jackson household ends with Jackson tipping the plate onto the guest’s shoe. The scene involves Miss Blank and Mr Blank, a creamed turkey dish, and a humorous toast gone awry while guests discuss a downtown hotel rumor.
William Andrews Clark Jr. of Montana marries Miss Foster, daughter of John W. Foster, innkeeper and pioneer miner. The match links a Montana heiress to Clark's Fifth Avenue plans as they enter high society, with expectations of social influence in New York.
The piece discusses discipline and recreation for pupils, praising teachers who guide reading, attend meetings, visit libraries, and take students on educational trips. It also highlights a New Education view on responsible school supervision and modest, well-mannered pupils including a wealthy mother’s influence.
Vague notes describe damage during winter tourist season in Florida. Witnesses mention smashed items, broken windows, toppled displays, and damaged stores. Officials urge caution as investigations begin and patrols increase to deter further vandalism.
Fragmentary report mentions cotton spinning in Italy and a gy operation described oddly in noisy OCR. References to spindies and exports to South Auperian appear garbled alongside a trial note about Adamsaw and a foul jury.
An essay argues that the raven poem derives from Chinese roots with a circa 100 BC poem translated here. It describes a Chinese fable about a demon bird entering a room and foretelling fate, parsing themes of change, fortune, and misfortune in a spirit of cross cultural comparison.
A fragmentary tale recalls a militia regiment with a tainted reputation as a Scotland Yard inquiry probes for a hidden malefactor among its ranks. The adjutant nudges the detective toward the rear ranks where a veteran soldier, praised as an exemplar, resists taunts, while a bookkeeper quips of early desk arrivals and the cost of worldly rewards.
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