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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
8
A patchwork of small town updates covers injuries from a Saturday fall as DH Motrsa, TP Weldon, and others are noted. Births, visits, household happenings, farm work on No. 89 in Haigh Lake, church conferences, and social gatherings fill a lively review of weekly life in Wallingford and nearby areas with names like Berg, Schultz, Anderson, Robinson, and Weir appearing among the local families.
E Turner buys P H Paulson's half share in Hatherville Tile Factory and plans to run the plant with two crews day and night. The factory produces high quality tile and clay suitable for brick, which may be used under new management. The deal is praised as a big, encouraging uplift for the town.
Dr EH J Bulgin, the evangelist defendant in the Stragser Bulgin case, has served notice through his attorneys of intent to move for a new trial. The motion will be argued in October and, if granted, will stay all proceedings of judgment. Bulgin currently holds the San Jacinto Alfalfa ranch obtained in exchange for mining stock that later proved worthless.
Mics C HL Howard collapsed and died at noon on Monday, reportedly from disease, shocking family and neighbors. Services and memorials are announced through local church groups and community notices, with ongoing religious activities listed for the week.
Local notices describe events and visits in the city. Mrs Naw and Mrs Nate visit Graettinger, Marion Miller from Rock Rapids visits Mrs Hugh Lawrence, Wim Byfield family outings at Spirit Lake, Rev Edward Campbell to preach at Presbyterian church, Myrtle Van Velter travels to St Paul for millinery work, Ralph Trevett from Kansas City visits Wred Trevett. Circus day plans on church lawn invite all, and a state fair opening is noted with weather caveat. There are mentions of a legislative question on advertising space for tickets, and local business notices on sales and promotions connected to Witch of Chie and other community events.
A scanned 1908 bank balance sheet for Dolliver Savings Bank lists assets, liabilities, and capitalization with signatures of officers. The document blends this financial data with antiquated notices and a miscellaneous column of short anecdotes and trivia, including a section about Lord Macaulay and various greetings from different cultures.
A chaotic mix of ads and notices mentions kidney remedies for the elderly, asthma relief, and cough cures from Williams & Anderson’s drug store. It also notes wind storms, Bank of Ratherville insurance, and a contract letting for Ditch No. 43 in Estherville Iowa with bid details and requirements, plus historical references to anarchy and capital punishment in a border of unrelated snippets.
A fragmented narrative exploring a perfect villain through a novelist's lens and a wife’s attribution of wickedness. The prose hints at dialogue about truth, fear, and social behavior with garbled phrases suggesting tension, miscommunication, and a search for meaning in character and acts.
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