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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
8
Wallingford Iowa items note Mrs T O Sando travels to visit a ill brother in Wauken with Mr Sando accompanying to Emmetsburg. Various residents attend events in Estherville Cedar Falls Des Moines Huntington and beyond. Local socials, school moves, and farm economy concerns are reported along with accidents, illnesses, and road conditions.
Estherville resident Mrs A H Page describes years of backache spells and sleep loss before using Downs Kidney Pills from Williams and Anderson. She reports stronger, better back health after a box and credits the medicine with more effect than prior remedies. Sold by dealers for 60 cents a box three bottles, booster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents. Remember the name Deans and take no other. Pianos to rent Frank Albro.
A health advertisement urges early consult with the family physician for throat bronchial and lung troubles and recommends asking about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral before deciding to use it.
The notice touts Ayer's Pills from Lowell Massachusetts for liver issues and related ailments. It promotes a small dose at bedtime and claims endorsements by doctors, with the product sold by Williams and Anderson druggists at 60 cents and a dollar.
Local ad notes Williams and Anderson invite shoppers to the Big Santa Claus store with repeated greetings. An event at the Poultry Show promises show birds, premiums, and entry blanks via Gro. H. Lyman or JonN ¢ Onz hec'y, Estherville. Ta. 48-w2. Daniel Webster flour is advertised for bread and pastries with H. Vosdal offering it for sale at 30 tf.
The ad from Williams & Anderson touts the Santa Claus store as a great Christmas center and markets Hall's Catarrh Cure with bold claims of curing constitutional disease. The text promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to Bend for a discount guide.
Market prices listed for wheat oats and corn with buyers and sellers unclear. Harsh OCR shows entries for butter eggs poultry hogs cattle and hay per ton or price per unit. Names and exact figures are garbled but indicate a typical rural market price list from Estherville with Wednesday updates.
Mrs John Clausen expresses gratitude for kindness during bereavement. Mr and Mrs J H McKay invite friends to a flinch party. Local merchants push early Christmas shopping with a large holiday display next week. Fred O Gehr and Miss Inez M Carder to marry in Boone tonight, then reside in Estherville at Mahlum residence. W Foster resigns from Rock Island round house for Milwaukee road at Marion. he and Mrs Foster travel to Cedar Rapids. Subscriptions: advance payment after January only for out of county subscribers. country subscribers continue current delivery. Odd Fellows elect Ira C Stanley Noble Grand Frank Van Velter Vice Grand George Patterson recording secretary H Q O Sillge financial secretary James Exposer treasurer. Six Japanese students at University of Iowa study various levels. Miss Fatian Hori to teach in Japan. Bears Roebuck & Co to be tried in Des Moines federal court for mail fraud. three counts, $600 fine per count. misrepresentation of catalog items and deception via mailings.
The Tale of Eplee played at Immetsburg Saturday night pleased many as one of the best entertainments seen in this Iowa region. A musical extravaganza with fun filled scenes and elegant stage settings. New jokes impressed the audience and several strong male voices stood out though chorus girls were mostly older and plain. Overall the company and production rank well above provincial shows.
Agent Wm Reese of the Hock Taland is moved from Ratherville to Woweka Oklahoma under A B Copely. Wan Mitchell of Ellsworth Minnesota will replace him at this post around the first of next John Clausen died at his Lincoln township home Saturday at 10 pm. Funeral held Monday afternoon and burial in Catholic cemetery with pallbearers Geo Reisinger Clarke Moore Geo Kitt John Heer Chris Malson Chas Rosenberger.
At the armory election of Co. D of the Iowa National Guards Tuesday night Sargent Wimn Wood was elected Captain to succeed the resigned White. The vote totals were thirteen for Richardson and twenty six for Wood. Daniel Webster flour has earned praise as the finest hour ever produced. H. H. Tosdal of Estherville advertises sale of a trial sack.
For the December American Boy issue a two color cover features Santal Claus. The magazine promises stories by Jimmy Jones-Pirate Oliver Optie and Edward Ellis plus Christmas tales and sports features. It includes 67 illustrations and costs $1 per year from Sprague Publishing Co Detroit.
The Register and Leader offers daily delivery with Sunday issues for 1 dollar and 1.5 dollars with Sunday. It promises a complete town news service and nationwide reach in Iowa with rapid delivery. Subscribe by sending to The Register and Leader Co. Des Moines Iowa or have the publisher forward the subscription.
An uptown rounder recounts a dinner with a peace loving friend who plans to thrash Blinky. A mistaken order of events leads to a street pursuit, a dangerous office visit, and a shocking stage style confrontation ending with a quick car escape and a rueful apology.
William Hardy Kent, reputed the oldest photographer in the world, died at 88 in Eastbourne England. Born in New England and raised in New Bedford, he learned photography before 1846, opened a New York studio by 1848, and by 1854 had amassed a fortune. He later ran studios in London including Oxford Street Regent Street and Knightsbridge, and kept galleries in Eastbourne Brighton Hastings Newcastle and Hartlepool.
The exchange shows Senator Sorghum promising to deliver timely remarks with his usual subjects. He intends to outline his achievements for the nation, add humorous anecdotes, and urge constituents to trust the wisdom of ordinary people.
A fragment captures a witty exchange where Tim expresses eagerness to stay, while another character retorts with a sardonic line about hearing 798 perform all night. The dialogue hints at a casual scene focused on music and banter.
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