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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1903
Page
8
A jumble of testimonial style claims about Doans Kidney Pills easing back pain swelling and urinary symptoms. Readers claim relief after using the product with multiple named individuals citing improved health and reduced aches. The text also references generic kidney pills and mentions writing to Winkers with public favor.
A Washington Star report quotes a cigar dealer explaining men smoke less in winter due to wind and cold, and more in summer when outdoor conditions are comfortable. He notes May as the peak smoking month with strong outdoor Saturday sales, while indoor fireside trade remains steady year round.
A six week country trip is cited in a court news item as part of a verbose quote. The remark is noted by Meggendorfer Blaetter in a historic European context.
A national contest promises 67500 in cash prizes to improve home cooking by July 1. Entrants must show better cookery, with rules emphasizing lighter breads, less greasy meats, proper coffee and tea, and appealing desserts. Seven hundred eighty five prizes of 200 to 200 dollars will be awarded along with certificates issued by Postum Cereals Co. Ltd.
A textile wage dispute paralyzed Lowell mills with 17 000 workers walking the streets. The Textile Council demanded a 10 percent wage rise, unions split, and seven major cotton firms led a lockout after agents refused the increase. State arbitration failed as mills shut down except in two departments. The seven companies, with a combined capital of 11.2 million, run 838 000 spindles and pay weekly wages of 128 000.
The Window Glass Jobbers' Association won approval from 75 percent of outside makers to halt production. All non American Window Glass Company plants will shut, risking about 10,000 jobs as stocks, fear of demoralization, and machines drive the decision. The American Window Glass Company had already closed its plants, with over 6,000 workers displaced. The move awaits a wage scale for the fall fire as outside capacity agreed to cease operations.
A collage of quotes from figures such as Senator Ben Tillman, Samuel Gompers, Grover Cleveland, and Admiral Dewey reflects on race, labor, commerce, and Caribbean actions. The dialogue hints at tensions over race, union bargaining, and strategic global events.
A compilation of testimonials promoting Peruna as a spring tonic and nerve helper. Letters from Miss Helen Whitman of Milwaukee and others claim improved health after four bottles. The piece links catarrh relief and restored vitality to Peruna, urging readers to write Dr. Hartman for guidance.
A Georgia philosopher proclaims thanks for tax relief as a hurricane carries a house and belongings three miles beyond the county line. The Atlanta Constitution notes the phrase The Lord will provide.
Robinson Crusoe was offered to every London publisher and refused by all. At last a speculative bookseller undertook its society and earned over 1,000 guineas, shaping fortunes of many publishers since. It is noted that Thomas A. Holison never owned a watch and dislikes knowing the time.
In a quoted exchange Pack recalls a dramatic African negotiation where a diplomat pressured surrender of a war club in exchange for a string of heads. The trader refused, instead trading a strip of territory for the heads while retaining the war club to reclaim the territory later.
A clipped exchange in the Philadelphia Presa notes a man declaring his love for an heiress and suggesting he is chasing wealth. The dialogue hints at a house, marriage, and a scheme to obtain money, with terse comments on ownership and fortunes.
The piece notes kerosene drinking rising in France prompting proposed measures. It claims the vice prevails among Indians of the South Pacific and, to a lesser extent, affects import trade in Peru and Bolivia. It also mentions Siberia spanning 120 degrees of longitude and covering one-ninth of the globe.
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