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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
2
Katharine Pyle in Harper's Bazar writes a poem about a grieving mother. The speaker recalls a dream of her dead child and questions faith and longing. The piece reflects sorrow, memory, and the maternal bond amid loss.
A whimsical scene at a charity bazaar features a palmistry read where a man and a woman test each other’s fates. The couple banters about who will marry whom as the reader and sitter exchange light, coy lines amid flirtatious misreads.
The article cites Caytoom of the Orientals undergoing gradual change and notes a cultural aversion to physical exercise among Oriental peoples. It contrasts passive leisure such as playing backgammon under awnings with Americans pursuing track workouts, framing the topic as a clash of norms and imitative cultural influence.
The speaker speaks in hushed tone about a remote period tied to family terms and a motherly reference. The line hints at a private explanation given with confidentiality.
Mrs Cobwigger questions her husband about social status while Mrs Newrich notes his confidence. He has abandoned ready wear for a tailor made suit as a sign of security. The judge comments that service garners friendship.
A New York fashion note surveys thin diaphanous fabrics and light trims driving new wrap styles. Transparent textures, chiffon like weaves, and pale blue and white trims appear on gowns and bodices. Skirts stay wide yet adaptable, while evening gowns showcase lavish ribbons and ruffles amid a season of airy silks and delicate laces.
An antiquated narrative recounts lions avoiding civilised flesh, a hunter's peril stalking him near a ravine, and a desperate escape using a cliff ledge and a trick with a coat and muzzle to survive a nocturnal lion attack. The excerpt from Days and Nights by the Desert features Parker Gil more’s ostrich hunt near danger.
A fat engineer recalls crying after a Newfoundland dog saved a little girl who wandered onto a railway track. He could not stop in time and, as the train approached, the dog reached the child at the last moment, provoking the engineer to tears. The tale is merged with other brief, humorous vignettes from the Washington Star.
The piece notes remarks on family history and a sharp past, quoting the Philadelphia Press. It comments on men giving up church attendance to stay home for household duties and to watch over the ice delivery, and bemoans actors as lesser than barbers.
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