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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1913
Page
4
A cluttered page lists wants and offers including wants for a farm, rental notices, and various sale items. Multiple names, locations, and prices appear in a jumbled OCR of classifieds from Estherville area.
The piece cites an officer praising oil fuel for ships, noting its efficiency and reduced crew needs, as the United States builds larger coal free burners. It also recounts an anecdote about Bancroft rising through company ranks after tending a roadside rose garden and a New York American reflection on practical experiments with roses.
Charley Smith, father of Ben Smith, and partner Hugh Jennings helped pioneer pro ball in Newark New Jersey. Chaney Smith caught for a semipro team while Hen played right field, one of the few father and son pairings on the same outfit. Historic examples include Jim O Rourke with his son on Bridgeport in Connecticut and Kid Carsey’s father opposing him as catcher on early New York semipro teams.
Auckland gears up for an industrial agricultural and mining exposition opening in December. Since 1890 Auckland’s population has doubled and the city stands as a major Australasian port. The United States holds a $10,750,000 trade relation with New Zealand, and New Zealand's 1911 exports totaled $9,200,020, expected to rise in 1912.
Not Enough Goatskina describes rising demand for goatskin leather used as substitute calfskin, with collectors visiting distant regions in search of hides. It notes dyes and finishes boosting value for trims, jackets, and footwear, plus a brief historical aside on home rule origins in Dublin and figures like Barry O'Brien and Isaac Butt.
A religious census at the Imperial University in Tokyo shows over 4,000 students declare themselves atheist or agnostic. Only eight record Shinto allegiance. Fifty are Buddhist and sixty are Christian.
Nevada agricultural report outlines using oil heated pots to protect orchards from late spring frosts. Fifteen to one hundred heaters per acre common, with 400 gallon oil tanks and carts for distribution. Methods vary, including motorized or hand filling, plus homemade torches as risk controls. Thermometers placed in shade or on tree branches help gauge frost risk and cooling rates.
A reprinted farmer’s exhortation argues unproductive acres drain resources. It warns that idle land ties up capital, incurs costs, and offers no asset value to the farmer. The piece urges immediate action to convert or dispose of unproductive holdings.
Ter Maines argues against forcing school dance bans in Iowa. He says a senate rejection does not fix the danger of minority control and urges regulating dancing to promote moderation over coercion. He links dancing to moral and social outcomes and cautions against broader prohibitions.
The text presents garbled quotes about being prepared for contingencies and emergencies. It mentions age thresholds for marriage and hints at misunderstandings or transcription errors, yielding an unclear, fragmented historical note about social expectations.
The piece classifies farmers into three types the new farmer the old farmer and the moashack or oll farmer. It argues the new farmer is progressive and self caring while the old and failing farmers fade. Extension work offers inspiration and aid from new farmers to the community. Country Gentleman
The University of Minnesota agricultural engineering department lists essential tools for farmers. Include a squire, rule, hand planes, chisels, screwdrivers, braces, knives, files, and a small tool kit. Buy good tools, keep them sharp and organized, and store them safely after use.
A fragmented seed of an old agricultural guide outlines building a hog catcher with a rope and pole, plus methods for breaking colts, keeping calves clean, and giving pigs a fair chance with V shaped trough partitions. It blends practical, rustic advice with period fencing and animal handling specifics.
A garbled OCR passage compiles scattered quotes from multiple papers. It references an "Every Moment Counted" line about Hir Root and court, a question about age, and cheeky exchanges from Laughing sections. It also mentions lines from Ladies' Home Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Houston Post, Chicago physician sayings, and Pat Dispatch.
A historical note outlines beliefs on abundant nutritious feed for cows and young stock, claims for heifer milk production not being harmed by good prior feeding, dry period feeding timing, and the value of comfortable bedding and bedding’s relation to cow comfort and excrement fertilization.
The farmer notes that keeping soil fed and busy yields better results. Intensive vegetable growers add compost piles, plow soil after harvest, apply a thin layer of manure, and plant the next crop the same day. One acre of intensive farming may outperform ten acres of indifferent work.
In Rockford Register an analysis notes eastern states oppose woman suffrage to protect liquor sales while western areas often permit ballots before liquor access. The piece cites Michigan and east central states as examples of restrictionist stance and contrasts western towns that have kept grog shops out until women vote. It questions the reasons behind this geographic difference.
Familiar ads highlight Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for back pain and kidney trouble in Estherville. Mrs Wiltsie reports relief after trying the product, with Foster Milburn Co. listed as U S agents and a price of 50 cents. Digestive aid is also mentioned as toning the system.
An aged wartime style ad markets cough remedies and tonics, praising powders and syrups from brands like Foleys Honey and Sar Comppeaidened the text suggests medical claims about strengthening lungs and curing grippe. It lists for sale by all druggists with scattered brand names and partial product references.
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