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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1910
Page
8
Western Ehmmed Keith Cockburn visits Katie Gage with Glande Jackman Sunday alongside Mrs. Joe Herbrandson. Community updates note Henrico Olson building a large house addition and many residents attending church and visiting in Dolliver and surrounding towns.
Dated fragments show Mr. L Westcott traveling to Dallas S D. last week while Ben Jolson works on M R Weir’s bath. Ray Wickersham visits Estherville, Geo Oxoray of Eatherville appeared in town. Clem Likzart returns from LeRoy Mim to spend time with parents. Miss Jowie Schultz stays with her parents. Geo Kietner tends crops for his ill father. Henry Kirchner, Mrs. O H Expahler and Anna visit A Barber in Estherville. Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson move onto H P Solbert place, Kassell family relocate to Wyoming. Chester Rewey improving steadily. Miss Ollie Toudeland visits Henman home with relatives.
The government post office building contract drew bids with M Anners listed as the lowest yet above the department estimate. Silvers offered 62000 while the estimate stood at 57000, and a Milwaukee firm followed at 6810. Uncertainties remain over awarding the contract and possible changes.
A Marseilles truffler uses a trained pig on a leash and a pointed staff to uncover truffles under oaks. The pig roots for finds, rewards with acorns, and the truffles sell for about $5 a pound, with each pig costing around $60 and the man earning about $4 that morning.
Senator Depew recalls a Washington dinner tale about consular appointments. He explains how William Knox and John Root repeated that New York’s quota was 14 percent over, joking that Root’s math seemed automatic. The anecdote ends with Knox confirming the same 14 percent over.
Major Pond helped early lecture star Bill Nye by spotting talent in an obscure genius. Nye, once a postmaster and Laramie Boomerang editor, was dragged onto the platform by Pond who provided money and publicity. Nye remembered Pond with a playful signature reflecting a drug store catalog of supplies.
The piece recalls early Washington scenes with John Adams bathing in the Potomac due to no White House tub, President Taylor chatting freely with locals, a bustling White House reception, and a president serving cheese to invitees from a 1000 pound block. The tone mixes affection with humorous vignettes of presidential life.
Two women who had not met in years exchange jibes at a dance. One teases the other for growing thinner while the other scolds for becoming fat. A mutual friend suggests we compare which is worse, excess weight or extreme leanness, before any quarrel.
A quoted exchange from Chicago Tribune quotes a doctor defending denouncing evil to powerful figures. The pastor claims he spoke against idling in elevated trains two Sundays earlier, while acknowledging human frailty and the search for faultless friends.
A compilation of humorous miscommunications and mistaken identities from historical letters and reminiscences. Dickens confides two social gaffes involving dinner talk on nepotism and politics. An anecdote features Mrs. Cobbett proving a mistaken critic wrong, followed by a Washington dinner exchange. The piece blends wry social commentary with era personalities and witty misnaming.
A Scotsman described hedgehogs as curious eaters with varied tastes. The article explains a hedgehog's method against adders: provoke, roll into a ball, let the adder strike, then bite the back to break the spine. It eventually crushes the snake and consumes it from tail to head.
A young woman recalls her first attempt at cooking beans in a restaurant. She ordered three pounds, set them to boil, and returned to find beans overflowing the range and floor. After removing portions and adding water, she had to dish out beans repeatedly until manageable. She concludes she will not order beans again yet.
The Truce of God began around 1030 in Galeone and Spain and reached England by 1080. It banned violence during church festivals and from Wednesday evenings to Monday mornings, leaving about eighty days for conflict. It reportedly did much good despite imperfect observance.
A lawyer questions the jury as hopeless while the defendant jokes that jurors are his own shopkeepers. Dialogue includes a tailor, grocer, milk and egg dealer, and a wife’s first husband as jokes. The Youth laments lack of success in business. The Sage notes luck is needed to succeed.
A Boston Transcript joke notes women entering various masculine roles with a quip about rat catchers. The comment frames early 20th century debates on women at work and gender roles, reflecting social attitudes in a humorous editorial tone.
An odd mix of pseudomedical claims and property transfers fills the text. A William Foley kidney remedy promises universal cure for kidney and bladder trouble. The page lists multiple deeds: Jay Johnston Co and others to various buyers, with lot numbers and street addresses. The ad ends with a vague business line and phone number.
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