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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
8
A tale contrasts a daughter’s training in parliamentary matters with a disputed ruling at a convention and a blunt reaction. The dialogue questions whether a woman’s nature will ever become suitable for parliamentarian roles, ending with a claim that change is needed.
Towne warns of needing a larger size while Browne boasts about a hat bet won from Jinks. The loser must host a wine supper tonight on another wager. A playful exchange questions whether waiting until morning to pick the hat would have been wiser.
The Pan American train is praised as a superb service with fine Pullman equipment. It departs Chicago at 6 p.m. and arrives Buffalo at 6:45 a.m. with dining car service and scenic views. Contact L D Uesner at 119 Adams Street Chicago for a folder.
The Ohio State Journal reflects on fashion nostalgia recalling hoopskirts as proper attire in past eras. A brief reminiscence contrasts present styles with memories of formal dress and social significance.
A nostalgic slice of farm life recalls boyhood days on the farm with mumps and mother’s haircuts. It describes old fences, quails, meadowlarks, and woodland to evoke rural memory, then shifts to notes on pumpkins and potatoes in agricultural snippets from newspapers.
Practical farming tips urge fruit tree planting and diverse varieties. Instructions cover pruning and thinning pears plums and apples, growing blackberries and strawberries, trellis training for fruiting plants, and careful handling. Sorghum fodder guidance compares regions, harvest timing, and storage, with notes on mushroom growing for rural households.
The article argues large owners hold land idle until sheriffs and buyers arrive, and praises dividing estates for ambitious men to buy homes with modest down payments. It contends home ownership stabilizes society, raises values, and fosters happiness, urging a shift toward smaller, owner-operated farms. It also notes a practical tip for unloading a hayrack.
Skibo Castle in the Scottish Highlands, Andrew Carnegie's residence, has undergone a major renovation at about £40,000. The work, by a large team over more than a year, added a new hall with marble staircase and paneled ceiling, fibrous plaster decorated drawing rooms and library, extensive oak finishing, and a 25 by 21 foot gun room with a separate gillies entrance. Barracks were built for workers, a 120 foot temporary bridge spanned a ravine, and plans include swimming and private baths on the seashore.
Santos Dumont, a crafty French inventor, oversees construction of an air vessel described as silk shaped like a cigar. The craft, reportedly named the Santos Dumont, is steered by a mechanism powered by electricity generated by pedaling from a rider in a bicycle saddle beneath the balloon. Details remain tightly guarded as work proceeds at Nee.
Anna Dobble of New York is trained under Carnegie guidance with the condition she remain in the United States. The educator supports her vocal ambitions, praising her talent after she performed for Mine. Nevada and received high praise.
Herbert Spencer, famed nineteenth century thinker, died recently after a life of self sacrifice and privation. Born to a schoolmaster, he educated himself largely at home and briefly as a civil engineer before becoming a popular philosopher. His works Social Statics and Principles of Psychology gained readers only after long struggles.
Bernard Spence spent six thousand dollars on publications after fifteen years. Herbert Spencer waited, while the Data of Ethics gained wide popularity. The scientific study of life drew readers from scientists, philosophers, and students to its persuasive arguments and engaging light.
Published reports claim Mrs. Maybrick was released from Woking and sent to the United States but the reports proved untrue. Ten years ago she was found guilty of poisoning her husband, with arsenic. many believed she was innocent until the court verdict. The article also notes railroads seek bright young Americans for employment, highlighting New York Central’s search and a jokey chat about marriage timidness with Newby Nobba.
A stream of testimonials from Kathleen Graham Florence Allan and others praise Purmaga and Peruna tonics as cures and rejuvenators. The letters urge women to seek Dr S S Hartman president of the Madman Sanitarium for free advice during the summer and note contact addresses in Columbus Ohio and Oklahoma.
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