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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
2
A sentimental poem describes delicate lady's slippers thriving in a green woodland nook. The speaker muses on their fleeting beauty, the fairies tending the mossy glade, and midnight dances where flowers shimmer under moonlight. Youth and memory frame the scene.
The Canary Island natives were a strong people viewed by Spaniards as a mighty race. Adargoma of Grand Canary, a POW famed for two hour bouts, once challenged a brawny youth in Seville. He began by offering wine and, with one hand, overpowered the challenger using both arms to drain the bowl without spilling a drop.
A Shanghai district magistrate handles a charge of table theft against a weakly man who pleads illness. The judge sympathizes and grants a heavy bag of coins as a present, then the prisoner dies and is later arrested after questions of guilt arise. Other items discuss word games, crows versus cat, forks in Byzantium, and the lemon’s history.
In a famed anecdote from the late Meiji era, Yamaoka Tetru tire challenged and threw Emperor Hirohito after the monarch boasted in court wrestling. The emperor, praising loyalty and resilience, refused Yamaoka’s resignation and kept him in favor, illustrating the ring’s impartial regard for prowess.
The Kaieteur waterfall in British Guiana stands 822 feet tall, five times Niagara’s height, described as unsurpassed in grandeur. Native tale links the name Old Man’s Fall to a historic boat voyage over the falls. The falls’ potential power is noted as 1,264,804 horsepower.
An 1860 Paris to Bucharest tale describes Prince Charles of Hohenzollern traveling in disguise to attend his inauguration as king of Roumania. The article pairs this with notes on medieval chivalry, wife beating in knightly stories, and a children’s anecdote about Grandma and a wolf.
The Birmingham Age Herald quote recalls a boast about past status riding in a carriage, contrasted with present reduced circumstances. A terse exchange implies social class insult and a dig at mobility, with unclear speakers and a stray German property line.
An advertisement touts Polwy a Honey and Tar Compound as a pure high grade family medicine for coughs colds hoarseness throat tickling and long troubles. It claims use of only approved drugs and asserts best results and benefits by opiates. Sold by all druggists.
A mixed column notes kidney trouble cured with Foley Kidney Pills and promotes sales from druggists. It lists for sale items including a threshing machine, a 20 acre farm near Spirit Lake Iowa for 64 560 with 3000 cash, balance in 10 years, and a sight room house for 2600 sold by Person P wrestler. Also advertisements for Honey and Tar products and a business building for sale or rent at Golden Ryle Grocery store run by J L Bors Jr.
A vivid description promises renewal for the rest of the year as Colorado’s mountain forests are said to revive the body and mind. The passage extols nature’s force to awaken the imagination, erase fatigue, and inject vitality through the pure ozone of highland air.
A promotional note touts top train service to Colorado with a superb roadbed and a small expense for a life changing travel experience. It mentions a kidney remedy testimonial and urges Foley Kidney Pills as a dependable medicine, with a local sale hint and a real estate ad for two houses with easy monthly payments.
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