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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
4
A long harsh note recounts a financier who rose then fell due to market bets and fraud. It details a suicide at his Minneapolis home and cites a New York Globe paragraph about Senator Allison’s perceived wealth and legacy.
A reader from Nebraska writes to the Omaha Daily News praising farmers for supporting Bryan and questioning how he would view farmer finances under a Republican administration. The letter references Bryan’s 1896 stance and urges consideration by Iowa farmers and others.
A fragmented piece discusses mortgage payments, farmers buying land and autos, and lingering economic questions. It cites political figures Taft and Jim Dahlman, then shifts to a journal editorial urging balanced, sober civic life, and ends with notes on seed purity and the Pure Seed Law and a bulletin from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station with seed vitality findings.
Railroad circles report the office of train master to be restored at the Rock Island line with Frank Holloway to be named to the post. The change is expected around the first of the month as freight volume rises. The Rock Island company moves duties from the train dispatcher Worn Bear Cottage on Nourth Street. Inquire at Bank of Mather ville. SELL
In town for events, Brown travels to Monrose to visit parents. Martin Murphy visits son Sunday. Mrs. John Osguud visits Kiev relatives Friday. Valentine Wolff preaches Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Pint Hrawde with children attends family gathering. Stas and Lluwe Biles visit Woo relatives. Leite relays to St. Paul. Tragic line about Carvich the killer noted but unclear.
A string of short notices shows Teona leaving for Fort Dodge, Mirna arriving in Spirit, and numerous residents visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids Graver and Estherville area. Names include Mrs Shadia, Mr and Mrs Odx, Mr and Mrs Groves, and families from Ammetenburg Sioux Falls and Emmetsburg. Look out for wind storms and Bank of Estherville insurance offers.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL reports sewer extension on Highth street and a new paint coat for Tsbherville Roller Mills. Spirit Lake Beacon estimates four thousand resorters around Weat Okoboji. J. M. Hale takes a week off for fishing and wolves hunting. Charley Bixby resigns. C. F. Spurbeck and son Ray visit Spirit Lake. Ray to join a Clarion paper. Babe OConnell returns from Minneapolis to reclaim her local telephone position. Judge Faktinson denies Shadle elephant swap claim but notes elephant traded for a male due to Democratic enthusiasm. Le Mars Printing Co moves to Mason City with guaranteed Mason City business support.
A fragment reports a Tor Rune suite of offices or rooms linked to a bank inquiry in Matherville. The readable text is sparse but suggests a banking context and a request for information or access.
Central location eight room dwelling with modern conveniences available through L. L. Bingham. Also notes of thanks for kindness during illness and death of their son and brother Joan A. Anderson. Blymer alloyed silver pens for sale at the Vindicator and Republican office. Road Poll orders and receipt books available there as well.
In a tale of artistic perseverance, Herkomer painted Wagner during a frenzied England visit after the composer resisted sittings. Persisting, the artist worked feverishly, finishing the portrait in two sessions while Wagner watched, exclaiming it perfectly captured his look. A second anecdote recalls a late night at Pather Dempsey’s hotel where beds were full and Thomas Kelly jokes about restless sleep, remarking on sleep by a bed misattribution.
A tale recalls a regular army officer describing old army regulations opposing General Scott. A rainy day led a soldier in full uniform to Washington, carrying an umbrella and facing a hotel scene where someone warned the General of eight days’ confinement.
A garbled dialogue depicts conflict involving mothers in law, secrets, and financial concerns. The speakers reference a deceased or absent figure, misgivings about wealth, and a request for clarity as tensions rise.
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