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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
6
The London Saturday Journal notes that hosting royalty is a supreme social achievement for a society hostess. Etiquette is strict and guests must be carefully curated, with lavish expenditures cited such as $20,000 spent to entertain a crowned head for a weekend and a marble staircase installed for a royal visit by a late king.
During the reign of terror in Paris M. de Chanteaubrun avoided execution after the guillotine malfunctioned. As others were beheaded the crowd pressed in. He gradually moved from rear to front then slipped away in the gathering dusk. A bystander freed him by accusing a wag who had tied his hands and stolen his hat. He escaped France days later.
In a Georgia town a simple preacher, known for prudence, preached under pines with his coat off. An admirer noted the editor of a major New York Sunday paper was present. The preacher said he knew and kept the coat on a chair nearby, watching it carefully.
The Moros recount the flood story of Noah with a wooden box for Noah and his family and pairs of every animal. Those who failed to enter faced divine punishment, with changes transforming people into animals such as monkeys and hornbills. a woman who refused to stop eating seaweed becomes a dugong fish, and her limbs are said to remain beneath its skin.
Mara's performance spanned from 1771 to 1802 with occasional later appearances. She delighted in florid works by Hasse Graun Benda and others, executing difficult passages once assigned to solo instruments like violin and flute with notable ease.
Jay Johnson & Co of Greenwood Ta reports relief from severe lumbar cramps after using Fotey’s Kidney Remedy. The testimonial claims injections were once needed for pain and credits the product with ending ongoing lumbar issues. Chamberlain Medicine Co offers free samples of stomach and liver tablets by card request through Des Moines Iowa.
The article traces early Chinese money from a canvas note six centuries before Christ, resembling a tablecloth about two meters long. Parchment notes followed as the dominant form, with vast voting sums recorded, but the money failed to gain popularity and was eventually retired.
Report describes Cushman and Barrett leaving the theater at night with slippery steps. Cushman speaks in a dramatic tone about holding her arm for safety and warning of possible death if either slips. The exchange echoes theatrical bravado and looming danger after the performance.
In a street scene two women stop before a dentist's window. The younger woman asks for a set like that, using a vulgar line. The mother rebukes her, warning that picking teeth in public is vulgar behavior.
A humoristic fragment compares gift gifting and beauty in a crowded room. A witty exchange questions social inequality and vanities as two men discuss winding water times and nightly routines with playful banter.
A mother questions Johnnie about his love for studies while trying to instill industry. Johnnie bluntly replies that he would fear being punished for telling a lie, displaying youth’s frank honesty in a brief domestic scene.
A young man advises another on swift gains, saying he sent manuscripts to magazines. The reply confirms it as his chosen business path for quick returns.
A Irishman and an Englishman quarrel over speaking. The Irishman warns if the other does not keep quiet he will break his impenetrable head and spill brains from his skull. A trick is played at the beat, but a mean thief remains.
The national flag first flew at Fort Schuyler near Rome on August 3, 1777, after a rough home made design using cut sheets for white stripes and scarlet cloth for red. It was raised as besiegers pressed early August 1777, with the blue field from Captain Swartwout’s cloak. The flag first unfurled in battle at Brandywine on September 11, 1777.
The article explains buried landscapes where former earth surfaces are hidden by later deposits yet retain original features. In England’s Charnwood forest, peaks and aretes of an old red sandstone buried mountain chain emerge as rocky projections. The history includes phases with salt lakes and deserts, now a pastoral but barren terrain.
A collection of brief humorous bits and social jests from period writings. Whistler objects to a heavy war horse at West Point while a cavalry cadet swaps opinions on horse size. Also notes on Parisian nouveau riche, a correction about a professor mistaken identity, and a misheard apple gathering accident recounted in Ladies' Home Journal style.
A shipboard dialogue depicts a patient skeptical of remedies while the doctor offers every conceivable treatment. The exchange ends with a wry remark about trying something new, reflecting nautical humor from the era.
In a Washington Star quotation, Senator Sorghum asserts Tebbers’ lack of practical politics hides a shrewd tactician, while Tebbers himself appears unaware of the subject. The exchange highlights rival views on political acumen and wields sharp repartee.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal presents a brief dialogue on dining timing and hunger. Traveler responds with “Twenty minutes” while a quip links justice to nations hungry for it attributed to Jordan, reflecting concise period voice.
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