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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
3
A fragmented clipping recalls remarks about a homely woman aboard a train and a dismissive exchange between two travelers. A separate ad-like testimonial claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured a long illness with kidney pain, urination issues, and backache, praising the remedy as permanent.
Stirling Alberta letter from M Pickrell formerly of Begelwood Kentucky to a Canadian Government homestead agent extols Western Canada. He reports mild summers and dry, mild winters with no severe winds, describes large yields of oats and wheat, promising wages and homes for settlers, notes rising beet sugar production at Raymond, and urges readers to consider Lethbridge, Welshivin and Edmonton districts before locating.
In a moonlit garden scene Sarah Enathell confronts a living ghost from war dead rumor. Reuben Culwick and Mary Holland race to uncover why Sarah has disappeared from Mrs Rusthell’s house as a plot surrounding the will and engagement deepens amid a tense, gothic night.
In a strained scene at Sedge Hill, Sarah Eastbell vanishes from a house after a quarrel with Mary Holland and Captain Peterson. Reuben Culwick confronts Thomas Eastbell and Peterson, vows a police search, and faces a tense morning as clues vanish and suspicions swirl.
A century ago ships reached Norfolk with sailors pressed into British service after the European war. Ohio river navigation at Louisville showed square rigs thriving. Kentucky celebrated cooperative vineyards. Napoleon's actions sparked talk of a new European war. Orleans faced potential servant losses amid Revolution unrest. Sabbath keepers began Albany to Buffalo runs with strict conduct. Canary Islands faced widespread smallpox. six hundred sickened. Calhoun explained his river and harbor vote in Senate. Scattered notices named Scott and Harrison as major general candidates. Adams's private secretary was assaulted in the Capitol rotunda. no investigation demanded.
A summary of distant 19th century vignettes: a duel involving Colonel O’Hara of the Louisville Times and Lieutenant Cummings, a 126 foot Washington Monument with plans to carve donor names for a $1,700 block, James Buchanan’s 62nd birthday and Senate approval as minister to England, a bizarre prize fight near New Orleans between a jack and three bulldogs, a group of Webster associates funding Daphne the former slave’s freedom, and shelled corn sold in the Sandwich Islands for 64 1/2 cents per pound.
A recap of historical topics: Russia shipping seamen for privateers. Maryland inquiry into President Hayes. Garfield opposed rules for subverting government. Keely motor fraud report by Marks and Backer. Clarksville Tenn. fires damage. Tweed dies in jail after ballot fraud conviction. Grant dined in Italy. Chicago rail lines fund World’s Fair bonds. London bank failure. Rockport collapse deaths. Persians enter Chicago fair. Mexico bans pooling and scalping, tariffs govt controlled. Jose Marti leads New York Cuban revolutionary society. Treasury stops gold exports to Europe in exchange for greenbacks. Duke of Veragas arrives in New York amid formal welcomes.
A fragment quotes Browne praising a friend in adversity. It notes there is nothing like a friend who can list many reasons why you failed, spoken by the Philadelphia Press.
A publisher’s private secretary and a visiting English landscape artist clash over gum usage leading to a comical misapprehension. The incident, noted by the New York Evening Post, unfolds with formal politeness and awkward apologies in a bustling publisher’s office.
A 7500 prize plan to reward family cooks opens to paid cooks or mistress cooks with 735 winners, each receiving cash from 200 to 5 dollars and an engraved diploma. Promoters Postum Cereal Co Ltd of Battle Creek, Michigan, offer full details through Cookery Dept 487. The scheme aims to improve home kitchens and culinary standards nationwide.
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