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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1915
Page
2
Job ad lists an apprentice position for a millinery department and instructs to apply at once. Several garbled lines follow with additional notices including room for rent and other miscellaneous items. The only clear item is the apprenticeship opening and the address line for application.
Grateful citizens of fistherville testify to relief from kidney trouble after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Mrs S B Strong of 806 N Eighth St, fistherville Iowa says years of back pain and kidney issues improved, endorsing the remedy and noting ongoing faith in its effectiveness. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milling Co props Buffalo N Y
A reader from Battle Creek reports improved digestion after using two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets. The testimonial claims the remedy cured sour stomach and bad breath, praising the product as splendid and superior to others.
Dated at xtheevtlie Tawa on the ath day of April A. ti Ibis. Andrew Siilth Aelmbalet rater. The undersigned to the tistrberoor of Raimmet County to the siite of Lowa bids ministratored the Qetate of Aidrew Peter son Hecenwedd and as Geeekeries Dae Cg OTs. Preparatory to Chebe Wetae allowed or proved and Deiscais on tha HAL eetade care Peqnuested.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Wing's New Discovery as the standard household remedy for sore throat chest and coughs. It promises antiseptic action soothing relief and benefits for children and delicate souls. The copy urges readers to send 4e to Hucklen & Co Philadelphia for a bottle.
Mrs Bowser pressures Samuel Bowser to install a carpet. He insists on doing it himself, arguing a man should run the house. The chaos ends with the carpet finally down, a wrecked effort, and Bowser blaming his wife for lacking practical help.
A Kansas City Journal column notes many children dislike their given names and proposes leaving them unnamed until age sixteen when they can choose. The columnist jokes that at sixteen he would likely pick Algernon Reginald, highlighting skepticism about any naming reform.
A clipped column presents colorful snippets from earlier life, noting Miss Campbell yielding colored servants for white ones until a relative dies prompting a black maid. It includes a Judge Wash Sales quip about mobin and change, a life insurance agent exchange, and a Pittsburgh Post joke about buying books with insurance.
A fragmentary verse passage appears to mock reckless spending and romantic pursuit, with garbled terms and archaic diction suggesting a damaged text. The lines hint at mockery of a woman who enjoys watching a man go broke and being amused by his misfortune.
In Kirkwood at Taylor and Adams Streets a Skye terrier guarded an empty basket for twenty four hours. A boy, King Ambler, coaxed the dog to his home with the basket. Neighbors observed the vigil since the previous afternoon. The owner remains unknown. Ambler hopes the owner will appear.
William G Coburn, superintendent of Battle Creek Michigan schools, laments Cupid’s inroads on his teaching staff as nineteen teachers marry in a single year. He audits normal schools to fill vacancies and plans to repeat this effort next year. He warned the county clerk against issuing marriage licenses to contract teachers, noting a wife who breaks a school contract might also break a marriage contract. Coburn has led the district for twenty years and was recently re elected.
Chicago launches officially certified babies program placing healthy infants with vetted foster parents. Dr. William J. Hickson of the municipal court psychopathic laboratory sets growth and mental milestones from birth to age two, detailing weight, measurements, and early language and mobility benchmarks for eligible infants.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Whitman signed a bill empowering town constables to forbid liquor sale or giving away to certain persons by written notice. The measure, backed by Senator Jones, aims to reform the town drunkard despite his resistance.
Los Angeles honors General John C. Fremont with an ornamental light standard at Elysian Park entrance. The £30,000 shaft bears an eagle, combining beauty and utility as a street monument. Civic leaders urge artful memorials like fountains and gates rather than stark statues.
Neillsville Wishaa appointed civic secretary to the board of education to devote full time to promoting business recreation and municipal progress.
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