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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1909
Page
9
A quirky dialogue recalls a boy’s drowning father and a stubborn motherly warning to avoid water. The scene mocks self help pills and old remedy ads while a son plans to “puddle my own cance,” seeking a fresh start with a curve and paddle.
President Taft traveled to New York City by private car for a Yale Corporation engagement and a visit to his brother Henry W Taft. The president’s party, including Mrs Taft, arrived without incident on the Penn Road express. He enjoyed a holiday from White House duties and discussed a proposed summer White House at Woodbury Point Beverly Mass. Officials expect a Western tour, with cost estimates being prepared.
On the Cunard Jiner Lucania sailing from New York April 2 two young women in a second class cabin killed themselves by shooting. Margaret Clark 24, believed Brooklyn resident, shot herself Thursday the second day out. Annie Miller 22, whose former residence is not known, then took her own life four days later.
The will of Marion Crawford the novelist who died in July last was filed with the New York surrogate court on Thursday. A Navy secretary inquiry chart aims to probe conduct of Oshus Wisape and the monitor HeYenne Ors rie is charged with serving a cause of separating Lieute coins and his wife. Newsboys were fined in Los Angeles on Wednesday for selling daily newspapers containing tips to horse races.
A Thursday fire in Goldfield Ney razed four business buildings and menaced the Goldfield theater while scattering a frightened audience. Former Senator GC W Fullen of Oregon telegraphed President Taft declining the China appointment.
An explosion struck the George Creek Coal and thew company mine at Pairpaint W Gb on Thursday, killing three miners. Rescue teams rushed to the scene as officials investigated the blast and its cause.
Wilbur Wright made his first Rome appearance Thursday evening as tests with its aeroplane will be observed by King Victor Emmanuel in the near future.
The Calouwimbhis assembly adjourned on Thursday after an extra session. The current budget was approved amid official updates. Meanwhile, German East Africa reports sixty plague deaths in Nyanzas district.
Americans visiting Rome number about sixty Tuimergus in the audience with Merl Kennedy rector of the American College presenting daily to the pope. A party of U S congressmen and friends sailed from New York on the Panama for Colon on a canal zone trip. The Kenilworth Inn at Asheville, N C, is burned to their ashes. Chilean naval officers have sailed to the United States to study artillery ing tore.
Turkish troops mutinied at the parliament and war ministry in Constantinople amid calls to dismiss the grand vizier and war minister. Gunfire killed and wounded many as deputies were escorted to vote on a new cabinet. arrests and telegraph closures followed. Mutineers seized key buildings, and high officials were assassinated or wounded as commanders ordered decisive action.
A violent 25 mile gale swept Rochester area Tuesday night destroying several seedings in TPavchester N Y and causing about a thousand dollars in damage as flames spread across the city. Fire crews from Cuttata and Syracuse aided, and a heavy rain began to slow the blaze while emergency efforts continued. The event disrupted the homeless and theft was halted by vigilance.
Washington society women led a city cleanup, supervising garbage collection and street clearance as the Gil river paper and rubbish were gathered. Cited items include Calhoun jury selection in a bribery case, executions pending, and various local crime and death notices.
A chaotic notice promotes choosing a painting contractor via the National Lead Company to avoid bad paint and adulteration. It urges property owners to request the free guide on color schemes and specifications, warning of cheap painters delivering poor results.
A terse legal exchange shows Pendenta Lite asking about the status of a suit. The lawyer clarifies the matter hinges on the party’s payment of a retaining fee. The shorthand dialogue underscores a pending case and fee dispute.
A mother recalls her two and a half month old baby suffering watery eczema on the cheeks with itching and bleeding. After trying multiple doctors and expensive medicines, she used Cuticura Remedies costing a dollar fifty and reports a complete cure. The testimonial is dated September 15, 1908 and attributed to Mrs. Wm. Comer, Burne Cabins, PA, via Vetter's Drug & Chem. Corp.
A sick woman blamed for her condition and urged to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts hundreds of thousands of women helped, cites Erie Pennsylvania testimonials of Mrs. J. P. Endlich and others who claim relief after trying the treatment. The message emphasizes the remedy dates back over thirty years and was created to relieve female suffering.
A theatrical scene features Mrs Lapsling angrily demanding a hat returned, protesting against a Corduroy murderess tribute. Exchanges ridicule titled nobles and a brisk Baker confrontation echo a rowdy crowd, while another item references a bandit tale with a numbered caption No 17-1009.
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