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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1915
Page
1
In a Philadelphia Ledger vignette a long time bookkeeper asks for higher pay, claiming thirty years of service and gray hair. The employer merely suggests hair dye as the exchange for continued loyalty. A mix of jokes and absentminded office life colors the piece with a humorous sting.
A story from the New York Post recalls a voyage to Basel from Patagonia with skulls intended for science. Officials at the customs house initially classified the chest as animal bones and taxed it, provoking indignation from a missionary. After reconsideration the way bill read chest of native skulls, personal effects, neatly worn.
Robert Fowler of Okarche Oklahoma testifies that a stomach catarrh left him bedridden for seventeen years. After trying many remedies he used Peruna and was cured soon after the first bottle. Now seventy he credits Peruna for his health and urges others to use it, offering permission to publish his testimony.
A British expert predicts the war could end by September 1 if one side kills more men, while Germany claims sufficient food to last through the conflict. Betting in the city reflects optimism with varied dates, and officials warn the expectant mood may be overstated.
Pasadena millionaire Donald Murphy, aged nineteen, son of A M Murphy, enlisted in the US Navy after his parents gave consent. He drove to the Spring Street recruiting office with his parents, passed the medical and mental exams, and boarded a train at Santa Fe for Mare Island. He had graduated from Pasadena High School last year.
A Farm Progress contributor argues the dirt road movement faces confusion with motor speedways and road bonds. He urges practical, year round maintenance using drag graders and neighborly effort to narrow roads, improve bridges, and maximize limited funds while awaiting federal and state aid.
Betherville readers learn Doan's Kidney Pills ease kidney pain and back distress caused by internal kidney problems. Mrs. C H Wiltsie of Batherville Iowa testifies the remedy refreshed her relative, delivering relief after several uses. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co prop Ruffalo NY.
The item lists R Soper and Alexander as lawyers with notes on real estate history and title work for Emmet, Vemuly, and Motherville. It also mentions a physician and surgeon, plus W Taylor's hardware, indicating a fragmented admission of local professionals in a historical directory.
Office over First National Hank and various professional offices listed on North Reeventh Street. Includes dentists and physicians, telephone services, and settlement of estates with examinations and contested case services.
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