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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
2
Learn about rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities in new towns opened by the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad extension. Request the illustrated pamphlet titled The New Empire the Farmers and Stocksman's Paradise by A. B. Cutts, G. P. Mionespolia, Minn. 10-wil.
A vintage ad describes a monthly illustrated Western magazine with short stories vivid personal prose about the West, romance and history, and 170 colorful views. It invites readers to subscribe for $1.50 for a year through local newsdealers, mentioning a flood building and Califormia.
Readers can subscribe to the Vindicator and Republican with a magazine mix at a deep discount. The offer includes Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Woman's Home Companion, and Review of Reviews in various bundles. Prices are advertised per year with combinations at reduced rates and a note on unique weekly content.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad will sell one way tickets to homeseekers from Nebraska Eastern Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Tennessee Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi on the first and Tuesdays of each month January to March inclusive for only $2 above half fare. See agents for full details and rates. J Cutts Agent Minneapolis Minn.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a novel cure for colds and coughs. It promotes breathing medicated air from a pocket log, claiming immediate relief and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The copy mentions extra bottles available for 60 cents. Local names and outlets appear in fractured form.
A historical notice describes absinth production by macerating wormwood star anise and other aromatics in alcohol, then distilling. It warns that adulteration with poison wood alcohol and harmful colorants accelerates mental and physical deterioration, leading to madness and death for regular drinkers.
A list of pioneering firsts in New York history cites the initial governor Peter Minuit, an appointment in 1626, the earliest European male child Jean Vigne in 1614, earliest European female child Sarah Rapalla in 1615, the first physician Dr. Johannes La Montague who began practicing in 1636, and the first engineer Kryn Frederick authorized to supervise fort construction on Manhattan. It notes the first meeting room for religious services in 1626 in a loft on South William Street near Pearl and mentions the first warehouse erected in 1620, described as a rough village store before Native Americans came for a drink of "fire water."
A New York press item notes a superstition about giving sharp objects to friends and the belief it curses friendship. It recounts a tale of a kitten and a Wilhelminesque ware test, with a woman claiming thanks bring bad luck and that men today avoid gratitude, reflecting social quirks of the era.
The text explains tears from emotions affect eye circulation and tear glands. It notes emotional tears cause blood vessels around the eyes to expand, increasing tear production and drainage.
A biographer recalls Count von Moltke, famed German field marshal, never losing a battle yet once losing at cards. He noted his family let him win if they could without his noticing their maneuvers and would tally the losses to the smallest amount. He quipped it was wonderful to win despite his poor play and accepted the result.
In a crowded studio, a professor critiques a portfolio as Misa Brownsmith defends her work. The exchange centers on the concept of drawing with a free hand and the artist’s confident yet uncertain stance.
A country church pastor jokes with a deacon about Brother Linkum's liberal religious views. The deacon confirms Brother Linkum is more liberal in his views that is in his contributions.
The 1777 incident involves a spy who swallowed a hollow bullet carrying Sir Henry Clinton's letter to Burgoyne. Captured in Dutchess County, a lighter bullet betrayed the ploy, and the recovered bullet yielded Clinton’s message. The spy was hanged at Hurley after a surgeon retrieved the letter.
The article notes that in China a guest is well received if a woman offers sweet tea and disliked if the tea is bitter. It advises on handling tea offered by a servant, suggesting to ignore it, and explains that a host may pass the cup only if the guest is welcome. Quarrels over tea are warned as unpleasant.
The corkscrew palm is a familiar decorative plant in West Indies. It resembles the bayonet palm but its spikes join at the heart forming a winding stem from base to top. Leaves usually wind corkscrew fashion right to left. rare plants reverse direction. It grows six to ten feet high and four to six feet in diameter, taking years to mature even in tropical climates.
Among Spanish discoverers and conquerors in America a long line of fates ended in death or disgrace. The text lists Columbus, Boldin, Bobadilla, Ovando, Las Casas, Ojeda, Enciso, Nicuesa, Balboa, Narvaez, Cortes, Alvarado, Almagro, Pizarro, and other leaders as victims of murder, deposition, poverty, or execution across the era of exploration.
The London Telegraph notes land buys in Korea demand patience and tact. Choose a district, settle quietly or send an agent, and avoid public display. Koreans with practice in property deals will approach to sell, and patience can yield a large tract at low cost over time.
The article notes how bird beaks vary by diet and activity, from finches with strong short bills to crack seeds, thrushes with slender bills for invertebrates, warblers with delicate beaks for insects, nightjars with wide gapes for moths, swallows and martins hawking in the air, woodpeckers chiseling bark for grubs, and raptors with powerful bills and neck muscles. It cites the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune framing varied beak forms and feeding habits across species.
Mare magistrate of Zoutpansberg and Barend Vorster pursue a dangerous game with a wounded beast. Vorster hesitates to reload as the animal lunges, watches fall, and a mounted alert saves the day. The magistrate urges a final shot, and Vorster delivers the coup de grace despite a broken watch.
Balzac receives a pale stranger named Samaga whose refined manners suggest a fellow scholar. The headsman recounts the brutal sufferings of his life, a royalist haunted by the death of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and his later attempts at peace through prayer in Paris.
A woman shopper chose two and a half yards of white goods, selecting the 18 cent piece over the cheaper 15 cent piece. She insisted the store not gain from odd half cents, while the clerk explained it was not an unusual case as many women avoid odd figures to prevent fractional profits.
A historical survey traces the East West empire struggles, Venice’s secret trio and extreme terrorism. It notes Rome's sacking, Constantinople’s fall in 1422, Egypt under Rome, Delhi's moguls, Poland's partitions, and Venice's doges versus the feared council of ten and secret three before Napoleon toppled St Mark’s power. Also quotes Franklin on excuses.
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