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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
4
For two weeks the city has owned the river and continues to use the engine to furnish electrical power and pump water, but the supply remains muddy and unsuitable.
The piece denounces opponents for tying a new candidate to Gov Cummins and calls out unproven accusations while noting a riverfront land deal worth about 2500 dollars. It argues the council may waste funds on a dam project, implying the investment is better sunk into the river.
A column of social news from BE and nearby: Ed tends corn. Anna Maneke returns from Lake Park. Rewey’s horse sprains a leg. Hendricksons visit Dunnell. Erma Swartz honored at J A Barber party. Atkins welcomed a baby girl. Margaret Maneke visits. H A Barber at the lakes. Erma Swartz at Wim Luikart home. George Weir barn struck by lightning and burned with losses. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Maneiee. farmers stack grain and thresh. Mabel and Willie Hendrickson visit Wisconsin relatives. the Weirs host company.
Sunday with relatives at Armstrong featured Mrs. J. A. Barber visiting her daughter Mrs. O. H. Koehler in Estherville. Miss Jessie and Mr. Walter Schultz spent Sunday night at the P. Y. McKibbon home.
Local items describe George Weat Jr shelling corn and threshing machine updates. The Andrews visit Armstrong, and Mrs Bovaird hosts an ice cream social at John Richards Sr home. Several visits and social gatherings occur among families in the Estherville area, including relatives from Minnesota and Iowa towns.
Mrs Baxter returned Tuesday from relatives in the eastern part of the state. Mr Herrick has been sick the past week. Hazel Taylor returned Wednesday from a visit to Frederika. Her sister and Mr Alcock joined her to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Skinner of Estherville were visitors at the Baxter home. Mrs Oliver Lynder called on her brother Wm Musson. Lucy Colt spent a few days in Estherville with Carrie Brown. Mrs Vose left Monday for a month long visit with relatives in Wisconsin. J H Merriott were in Dolliver last week. Lee Pickell of Dolliver is here. Mrs Lawerence and Gacelle Williane of Mora Minn visited at the Higinbotham home. Wannup ad seeking stenographers, bookkeepers, telegraphers. fall term opens Tuesday Sept. Address Interstate School of Colum ers, Sheldon, Iowa.
The article argues that evolutionary philosophy elevates human dignity and unites past and future achievements. It cites Whitman, Goethe, Spencer, and Darwin to show religion and science can harmonize, then applies evolution to social progress, urging cooperative institutions and cautious reform. It warns against haste, praises patient leadership, and discusses public utility regulation and information quality.
A reflective piece arguing journalism shapes society and the editor bears social responsibility. It extols independence and moral purpose in editors, especially owner-editors, who commit to public concerns over profit and embody a guiding, constructive role for the press.
Estherville readers are told that healthy kidneys maintain health and that Dean's Kidney Pills cure and sustain kidney wellness. A testimonial from Mrs. A H Page describes relief from long backaches and sleepless nights after using the product. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is named as U S sale agent and price is listed at 50 cents.
A dated advertisement offers a $100 reward for cataract cures by Halls Catarry Ours and promotes Hall's Cataract House pills. It includes testimonials about F J Cheney and mentions Waring Kingsy Marvin as wholesale druggists in Toledo. The notice touts internal use, price per bottle, and other medical and legal blanks.
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