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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
7
An observer notes a custom among Moors to bury the family wealth within homes or walls. Upon a patriarch’s death digging often yields little treasure, yet rumors persist of many fortunes hidden in remote corners. A coast town instance uncovered money wedged in a wall during demolition.
A wartime style notice blends health ad copy praising Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble with a Boston luncheon anecdote about orator Leonora O’Flaherty and a light exchange about political campaign rhetoric. The text mixes medical claim, a testimonial, and social quips in a compact newspaper card.
Wesley Green, Iowa state horticulturist, weighs Luther Burbank reward offer to prove wonder berry is same as noxious weed night shade. A Des Moines man supplied samples for comparison. seed house source linked to Burbank. Green says berries and weed identical in all respects, amid market seed ties.
Helen Mattox, 15, of Harvey, killed herself with a rifle in her bedroom after a quarrel between her parents. Found by her stepfather W A Montgomery the tragedy followed her walk from the home to Knoxville and her mother’s subsequent mental breakdown and razor attempt.
Fort Dodge residents lined Central avenue Tuesday to greet Senator Dolliver in a festive non partisan welcome. About 15 000 people gathered at the bandstand as Mayor Bennett spoke for the city and special lights highlighted the parade. Visitors from across Iowa joined locals in the public celebration.
Richard W. Sears, former station agent for the Minneapolis and St Louis at Lake Mills Iowa and later Redwood Falls Minnesota, retires from Bears Roebuck & Co. He is reputedly worth 25 million dollars and began his rise selling watches to railroad men. He moved from Lake Mills to Minnesota, then to Minneapolis, and two years later to Chicago where he built his fortune.
Co A Boone 28 assistant yard master of Northwestern, son of a division superintendent, was run over by a switch engine in Northwestern yards at Council Bluffs on Saturday. He was riding the engine footboard on a new lead track under construction. A telephone pole near the track was struck by the footboard, Boone was thrown forward in front of the locomotive and one foot was severed.
John Weaver, 25, a colored man married to Mime Mary Saunders, was shot dead near his Des Moines home Tuesday night after leaving the doorway as wedding guests departed. He staggered and fell without a sound as police seek James Watkins, a former admirer of the bride, seen near the house that night.
A clash between the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway and the city over Fourth avenue streetcar tracks escalates as the railway tears up the line despite a restraining order. Contempt of court against the Interurban company is being discussed.
About 300 men gathered at the Methodist Episcopal church stairs in Alta to enforce the law against houses of prostitution that attend the county fair. A three-man committee including the sheriff, county attorney, and meeting chair selected deputy sheriffs, while a vigilance committee of about twenty men volunteered to assist.
Des Moines landlord G. H. Sinukey provides lemonade to all seven floors of the Citizens National Bank building through a private refrigerating plant. The 75 gallon storage tank stores the beverage and is pumped via a gasoline motor through the plant to reach every floor.
The Buena Vista County Fair will be held at Alta on August 17 18 10 and 20 with racing and ball games daily among attractions. Judges expected strong attendance as enthusiasts anticipate a record show with Peterson Aurelia Newell and other teams competing. A federal seizure of flour and a fatality near Clinton accompany reports of a large grain elevator fire at MV Hitgwn with 80 000 bushel capacity and unknown origin.
A Newark woman describes extreme eczema covering her body, hair loss, and severe pain. After using Cuticura remedies she reports cooling relief, healing of sores, hair regrowth, and full recovery, praising the treatment and urging others to try it.
A fragment discusses Kinglake’s Crimean War history receiving grief letters from colonial parents who lost a child and asked for mention, then a dark reply about inventing details. It also notes Central Australian mourning rites where widows white-paint themselves, stay hidden for a year, and remarry, plus a cryptic note on gesture language among women.
A government test plant is set up in Ganada to study peat as an fuel source. Canada reportedly has large peat deposits to exploit. A humorous exchange about a late return and streetcar troubles is noted in passing.
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