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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
5
An early transit advertisement promotes Gulf Coast trips and Rocky Mountain Limited service to California, with tickets sold on specific Tuesdays. It lists agents W J McIlveen and J G Farmer and includes fragmented train timetable notes and service cautions for routes north and south of Ratherville.
The article reflects on Easter customs from religious rites in a temple scene to broader traditions. It explains egg symbolism across cultures, a Swiss egg race, and historic festival practices, noting the five day span of old celebrations, the establishment of Easter by Nicea rules, and the meanings of Easter as Queen Day and Holiday of Hope.
Washington Letter from April 9 1900 discusses the tariff war waged by the Ways and Means Committee defending schedules amid petitions from constituents. It notes calls for free tea coffee sugar hosiery gloves lumber and opposition to petroleum duties, plus partisan tensions within the Senate and House as insurrection and debates unfold. The writer catalogs odd items in the tariff list including Alizarin Cadmium Breccia Dividivi Dragon's blood Lava Leeches Myrobolana and Sausages, noting strange commerce entries beyond daily needs.
O H Raleigh discusses tariff as a commercial issue, not a party matter, urging nonpartisan study and a tariff commission. He notes Western hopes for inland capital vanish as Washington grows with marble government buildings, Union Station, and expanded office facilities shaping a grand marble city with Greek and Roman architectural influences.
A Wide World Magazine excerpt notes that in parts of China a widow’s public death by self-inflicted action after a husband’s death is viewed as virtuous. The practice remains legal in some provinces, while officials seldom interfere in areas where it is banned.
Mr. F G Fritts of Queenta N Y writes that Foley's Orine Laxative greatly benefited his little girl and he considers it the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble. He says it is mild, pleasant and effective, ideal as spring medicine, and helps the skin. Jay Johnsten & Co.
Notice of incorporation of Wallingford Telephone Company Iowa with principal business in Wallingford. It states capital stock, board of seven directors, annual elections on January third Saturday 1910, and liability limits. Names listed include J P Kennedy B S Anderson S P Severson and others as initial directors.
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