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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
2
New York reports reveal the Titanic struck an iceberg off the Grand Banks and sank with 1601 lives lost of 2340 aboard. Survivors were rescued by the RMS Carpathia and recount chaotic scenes of passengers and crew facing the sinking in darkness.
Expected funds for the purchase of the Atlantic, Marble and South railroad were reported by Leslie at Shaw. He told Judge Arthur of Atlante that a London contact should respond imminently, with J. J. Koss acting as attorney for the buyer Ilarlan in the matter.
More than one hundred aspiring pharmacists took state certification exams as the Des Moines area hosts examination dates. In Crestau and Owasa, June 20 events include lectures, games, and music as part of a community outreach drag day planned by local committees. Meanwhile the Brooklyn club is reported to have released a player and extended a call to a new rector for St Pauls in Emmitsburg, to succeed the retiring rector.
New York April 9 survivors of the Titanic recounts a calm retreat aboard the liner as the vessel sank. Colonel Gracie describes helping others onto a canvas raft and rescuing two men while denying reports of panic and gunfire. He details the brutal cold of the sea and the long perilous wait to be picked up.
Eyewitness accounts describe the ship’s collision with the iceberg, chaotic deck scenes, lifeboat drill refusals, and brave actions by officers and passengers. Colonel Gracie praises John Jacob Astor for aiding the rescue, while Officer Lowe directs boat operations and saves many. Survivor B. 77 Taylor recalls the iceberg shock and the sea of ice as the vessel sank.
New York April 11 Wealth aggregating about 420 million dollars is represented by seven of the Titanic’s passengers. If calamity befall only a few of these seven it would affect vast business interests in the United States and England. The names include Col. John Jacob Astor Isidor Straus George D Widener J Bruce Ismay Col Washington Roebling and J Thayer.
Boats are being sent to the inundated district on Mills County's western border to assist in moving people from flooded areas to safety. Glenwood park lake is providing and turning the boats for evacuation efforts.
A quirky paste of statements and product pitches shows a Brisk citizen arguing cold storage makes air seem fresh while a Chicagoan counters. The fragment references Garfield Tea claiming blood purification, Rheumatism cures, suffragist tension in London, and Cole's Carvolizaire advertisement offering instant relief for burns with a free sample request.
Two old maids planned for the holiday before a fire. The younger sister Elvira asks if a long stocking would hold all she wants. Sister Mallie replies a pair of socks would suffice.
A courtroom joke notes a man dropping twenty stories and swearing after dropping a magazine in the mud, highlighting a humorous misfortune in a judge’s quip.
A small, lone boy timidly asks Deputy Henry Smiley at the county clerk’s office if he has seen a lady. Smiley replies that he has seen several ladies. The boy hesitates, then reveals he is the little boy, asking where the lady is with a moment of relief.
A middle aged Irish woman confronts a temperate job seeker at an intelligence office. The applicant says she wants a younger servant while the Irish woman retorts that she cannot be altered to fit others convenience. The exchange ends with a sharp rebuke about age and fate.
A Cambridge kindergarten teacher, wearing a new close-fitting skirt, notices a pupil who stops his work to stare at her. The boy breaks the moment with a candid remark: "Say, teacher, that's a classy skirt you've got on."
A New York hotel man reports restless nervousness and sleep loss after coffee, but notes full relief after switching to Postum. A woman he met details weight gain and disappearance of heart palpitations after quitting coffee for Postum, urging others to quit coffee too. The letter claims Postum as a safe alternative with a popular tagline There’s a reason.
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