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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1914
Page
3
A vintage testimonial ad urges readers to stop coughing in social settings and public places. It touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for colds and severe coughs with a satisfaction guarantee and a customer quote from Mrs M O Croan of Cranbury Texas.
An old newspaper fragment promotes a pain killer salve and cough remedies from Shadle & Co. It touts KolEy’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and laryngal issues, claims reliable results, and lists a windicator sale. An item seeks a Shetland pony and provides a Bathurstville phone reference.
Fragmented ad style notice describes Cathartic Pablets promoting stirring stomach action and pleasant after effects for stout persons. Lists multiple Rock Island lines and daily departures with times to Cedar Rapids Des Moines Minneapolis and Albert Lea. Includes stray reference to four month old Ulm golfers and a dog with contact inquiry to John Pro, Matherville, Iowa.
A clipped, echoing dialogue piece references a misstep over a cigarette and a mistaken item. Names are unclear, but the scene hints at a foggy examination of a remaining coin or note and a cutter. The tone is terse and fragmentary.
Fragmented reader notice offers stuffed birds and related items with unclear wording and stray phrases. Readable elements mention Gorrinaid and Poche with vines and keys but lack coherent detail or contact information.
A convoluted tale centers on a banknote exchange involving Tow Dysart and a clerk at the Bank of New Travian vicinity near London. A manager pressures consent for a private transaction tied to £100 notes amid vanished notes and long-held suspicions. Cord Tygsart uncovers a drawer cache, restoring a £100 note long missing.
The New York Post reports that pumping water from Pennsylvania’s anthracite mines costs millions annually to keep mines operable. Pumps costing up to 40,000 dollars move vast water volumes, with about fifteen tons of water pumped per ton of coal. Deepening veins increase water flow and wear out infrastructure, forcing tank-car deliveries during shortages.
The piece contrasts New York’s mild climate with its reputation as a westward city from London, noting Labrador’s coast lies directly west of London and mapping extreme latitudinal touches across Hudson Bay, Lake Winnipeg, Alaska, and Siberia. St John’s Newfoundland is compared to Paris for winter severity, despite being 100 miles nearer the equator.
Anatole France discusses journalism and its craft as taught by journalists. He notes writing favors clarity and simplicity, praising journalism’s practical lessons that shape even great writers. The text comments on public dumps of refuse and urban life in New York, reflecting a broad mix of topics and quotes.
New York World describes Broadway in the late night hours from 8 to 9 PM as deserted, then the 10 PM onward surge of visitors, theatergoers, cabaret performers, police, hotel staff, and taxi drivers reclaiming the streets. It paints the city awakening with crowds flooding theaters and cafes as Broadway comes alive after siesta. The piece highlights nightlife, transportation, and urban bustle shaping Broadway’s rhythm.
Burman tales recount brave Burman girls sparing a younger sister from a tiger and a woodman fending off a tiger with a knife. An English Derby tale contrasts language and manners as Lord Lachind’s drink is replaced and a table companion corrects him.
The Chicago Record Herald notes a pattern of constant public agitation and financial concerns. It suggests recurring efforts by various individuals and groups to influence politics and costs, with perennial quests to reduce living expenses and gain advantages.
A composite excerpt shows a young lady greeting Mr. Smith and discussing Wide, with Mr. Smith noting undecided outcomes after one bite. A delivery of insurance policy funds to Mrs. Stone leads to musings on marriage and fortune. The text mixes dialogue and parodic lines about love and value.
Jean Odinow and Julie Le Brun endure the terror of execution day as the crowd gathers to witness aristocrats die. Julie slips free with Jean’s aid, escaping through the Champs Elysees and into hiding, narrowly avoiding recapture as chaos swirls around the guillotine and the arch of Napoleon’s era.
A century ago at Wloors castle Sir Walter Scott recounts a strange scene with Archie the footman who knew every book. A bell in the duke’s room called Archie to study and, as the duke died, Archie whispered a final vow before dying in bed. The tale ends with a club joke about Rosen and Rosthwasser, noted in the New York Post.
A Clyde Fitch era scrap notes section includes a typo in a Portia critique. The line "Lier love of Portia made acting easy" appeared as "Her love of port made acting easy" in the Florida Times-Union, illustrating era typographical slips.
An article explains making cement from celluloid by dissolving it in acetone. The mixture forms a glue that bonds broken pieces when pressed together. The cement sets firm in about fifteen minutes.
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