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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1910
Page
3
A vintage ad touts Oil of Wintergreen Compound as a cure for summer itching and skin diseases. It claims instant relief from eczema, rashes, poison ivy or poison oak, prickly heat, and similar irritations, endorsing D D D Prescription as a proven remedy.
Life on the Panama Canal is plagued by malaria with chills fever and weakness. Electric Bitters claimed to destroy the germs and cure malaria troubles with testimonials from Wm. A. Fretwell of Lucama North Carolina. The remedy also aids stomach liver and kidney issues and prevents typhoid. 60e. Guaranteed by S H Williams.
Mrs Chas Lyon of Peoria reports that Foley Kidney Pills cured her backache and kidney trouble after months of illness. She says she now enjoys excellent health and credits the pills for the improvement, as shared by Jay Johnston Co.
A notice from The Vindicator and Republican Co seeks a willing man to canvass the county either by horse and buggy or automobile. The position offers a good proposition and steady work for a diligent canvasser.
Charberliins Colig Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is claimed effective in nine outbreaks of dysentery and never known to fail. Suitable for children and adults, it can be mixed with water and sweetened for a pleasant taste. Sold by H. Williams.
The 1910 Year Book of Boyles College details the Business Stenography Telegraphy and Civil Services Courses offered at the Omaha and Council Bluffs campuses. Both wings are under the same management with shared programs, housing options, and job placements. The fall term begins Monday September 6 and readers can request a copy by writing H. B. Boyles at the Merriam Vieck Council Bluffs address or Boyles Building Omaha.
The article traces the origin of the phrase with a grain of salt to 63 B C Pompey and Mithridates then shifts to a satirical note on appearances in marriage. A New Yorker quips about a titled foreigner’s marriage to a plain American. A matrimonial agent explains photos are rarely shown for large sums.
A fragment from a newspaper column warns that the matter must not be reprinted without special permission. The brief note flags restricted content and placeholders, indicating publishing restrictions and permission requirements.
A reader near Quinton New Jersey shares flea troubles on a farm and suggests stabling sheep, ashes, and wetting to deter infestations. Also offers on porch disrobing to sleep, and notes fumigation may help. A plea urges parents to teach physical facts to children, stressing early education over mere material pursuits.
Plant disease experts outline a control campaign for pear blight noting the only effective method is cutting out infected shoots and pruning below the infection while sterilizing tools with kerosene after each cut. They also advise removing fruit spurs from trunks to reduce transmission by bees and warn that delays can cost many trees as the disease spreads rapidly from twig to trunk.
A thrift focused rural column offers gardening tips and warnings. It covers removing stains with ink and milk, using dead crows as deterrents, pruning and training raspberry canes, evaluating root spread for pruning, shading stock, preventing heat loss, and tuberculosis transmission from cattle to hogs. It also discusses shade tree care, pruning young orchards with a knife, August tip pruning, and July pruning to boost fruit buds for next season.
Nutritional notes praise spinach and beets for iron and suggest salt pork pairing. burdock weed can be controlled by hoeing. proper egg boiling yields consistent results. Warns against harming birds for berries, touts linoleum floors for kitchens, and details on corn or potato and artichoke uses for hog feed. Discusses pricing and wage issues in a dairy setting and compares arsenate insecticides to Paris Green, with notes on orchard systems and pasture drawbacks.
A Philadelphia teacher recounts how Tony, a young Italian citizen, fled home for a week to avoid punishment. He explains he was born in this country and does not want foreigners to whip him, illustrating shifts in cultural identity and parental rights in immigrant communities.
The Washington Post notes that Costa Rica is highly volcanic with over twenty volcanoes, several active for more than a century near San Jose. Earthquakes have aligned with eruptions in intensity, leading locals to link seismic events to volcanic activity.
A brief Blackwood's Magazine anecdote recounts Archbishop Plunket and Father Healy hurrying to Bray station. The archbishop pleads faith in his watch as the train to Dublin vanishes, and Father Healy retorts that faith needs good works to count.
The passage describes Alkarazza Alkarizen vessels as very porous CT earthenware that stay cool when fed with water due to surface evaporation. It notes Alkarizan can be made by a potter from good clay mixed with dry fine sawdust, ten percent by weight, which burns away leaving porosity.
A gilded Louisville youth says he plans to go into business, noting he has ordered three business suits and had his name displayed at a commercial club, signaling a startup move reported by the Courier-Journal.
A clipped Harper's Bazar line presents a traveler speaking to a conductor about a trunk key in the baggage car and a mileage book tucked in a dress pocket. The quip evokes travel manners and railway imagery in a period tone.
A fragment contemplates how people achieve livelihoods, noting some earn substantial incomes while others live modest or scanty lives. The reflection contrasts fortune and restraint, suggesting varied paths to steady existence.
An Irish barrister sternly tells a loquacious witness to hold tongue and give evidence clearly. The exchange emphasizes discipline in courtroom testimony and points to a tense moment of legal proceedings.
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