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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR reads a harsh midnight dialogue about a woman who dies after her beloved marries another. It suggests she took in washing to survive and hanged herself, with a bitter reflection attributed to a source named Hourton it.
A historical note describes a remedy advertised to break up cold and cure coughs. It prescribes a mixture of glycerine, ethanol compound, and whisky, with pine oil compound made by Leach Chemical Co in Cincinnati. The formula is sold in drug stores and mixed in a bottle for dispensing.
Mr. Compton begins a calm talk with his lively wife about household finances. She explains she saves excess money when given more and pays it back when funds are tight, noting men often miss simple solutions she uses daily.
A Boston Herald excerpt argues that a woman’s age should be kept private and cherished, while a man’s public curiosity is discouraged. It urges men to help conceal wrinkles and celebrate mystery rather than expose aging, concluding with a drug ad for Dr. Pierce’s Pellets.
Digest includes antiquities on Gezerthe site near Canaanitish Gezert. Macalister reports seven layered cities and over two hundred caves with crude animal drawings and what may be the earliest caricature of an Egyptian king on stone. A hunter scene shows two animals in a single thrust, and a tunnel of eighty four steps leads to a water spring.
A string of casual exchanges fills the page as shoppers and locals discuss remedies, pricing, and daily comedies. A teething syrup ad sits beside a quip about Missouri and Onto origins, while a political joke ends with a wary plea to avoid vice presidential talk.
US naval forces are deployed to protect American life and property in Nicaragua and along both Central American coasts. Troopship Prairie sails from Philadelphia with 700 marines for the isthmus of Panama, and ships Albany Yorktown Des Moines Tacoma Marietta as well as Vicksburg and Princeton maneuver near Corinto and Port Limon amid Zelaya’s rumored plans to resign while retaining power. State Department and Managua officials say they have no comment on impending moves or possible government shifts.
Mexico Foreign Minister Moriscal says Mexico will stay neutral in the Nicaragua controversy and does not resent the United States severing relations with Nicaragua. He notes no Mexican interests in Central America except Guatemala with about 40,000 Mexicans and defers stating the details of their amicable settlement proposals.
John A. Burnett a railway mail clerk was arrested in Winnipeg Manitoba on Wednesday night on charges of stealing $6000 from a registered mail pouch on the Carmen Hartney branch of the Canadian Northern railway.
A Healy fire in the Brooklyn Navy Yard sparked a one hour blaze in a brick building that served as a chemical laboratory. Marines and firefighters fought the flames with no heavy losses reported.
Claude Stone aged 25 was cut in two when he fell under the cars while switching at Ellingwood Kansas on Thursday. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Thursday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show beeves at 6.68 dollars and top hogs at 8.10 dollars. The ledger lists these prices as the day’s market indicators with no further transactions detailed.
The Kentucky court of appeals on Thursday affirmed the life sentence for Beach Hargis for the murder of his father, former Judge James Hargis, a noted judge in Jackson, Kentucky.
A French battleship Tena sank after an explosion on a Friday while being towed into port. Eighty were killed and about one hundred injured in the disaster reported from the 1907 incident.
John Harvard, a Negro preacher, shot W. D. Booth three times near Cochran, Georgia. Booth, a Hawkinsville businessman, fled in an automobile. Harvard claimed Booth frightened his mules. A mob bound Harvard to a stake and burned him as flames rose, leaving Booth slightly wounded and found in a nearby barn.
Commissioner Cabell releases the annual revenue report noting beer output fell while tobacco and snuff products rose. Distilled spirits production reached 139,891,631 gallons, up 6,000,000 from the prior year. The fiscal 1911 service cost is estimated at 6,302,640 dollars, including 100,000 for the corporation tax.
The Topeka Social Club, Topeka's exclusive group, voted to refuse Gov. Stubbs permission to be entertained at a banquet honoring Chief Justice Johnston. Stubbs, once a member, withdrew after the club kept a locker liquor system, preventing his participation.
Baron George De Reuter of London died Monday, younger son of the late Baron De Reuter who founded Reuters Telegram company. He was a brother of the present Baron De Reuter, a managing director. His widow is Maud, daughter of John Potter of Philadelphia.
Judge C C Kohlsaat of the United States circuit court in Chicago appointed receivers for the Alnon Tunnel Company and the Chicago Warehouse and Terminal Company, both units of the Chicago Subway company valued at 50 million dollars.
Secretary of State Knox late Wednesday returned the passports of Phempe Rodriguez charge d affaires of the Nicaraguan legation with a letter denouncing the Zelaya administration.
Brig Gen Vincent Deaad and Gen Thomas M Vincent, famed as an Indian fighter in the early 1850s and a key organizer of northern volunteer forces in the Civil War, dies at his home in Washington DC. Gold exports this year reach 100 million dollars with major shares to Argentina 48.5 million, Brazil 9.1 million, Paris 13.96 million, London 13.75 million, Japan 11.25 million and Holland 4 million.
John Alexander Dowie’s library was ordered sold Wednesday to a Chicago bookseller for 7000. Judge K M Landis presided over the federal case and directed the sale to settle the estate.
Frank Gotch world wrestling champion loses in Seattle to Roller as wagers of 1000 dollars hung on a fifteen minute target. Both fighters standen battro and fought for a winning hold with the bout ending unresolved.
Six young men charged with embezzling sums from Indiana banks ranging from four thousand to forty thousand dollars were sent to Fort Leavenworth prison on Wednesday to begin five year sentences each.
A stock exchange seat was sold in New York on Wednesday for $96,000 establishing a new record price.
In a sedate display the House of Lords refused formal assent to the budget bill and referred taxes to the country for judgment. After six days of debate the division at 12:30 A.M. showed 950 to 75 in favor of Lansdowne's amend ment, signaling a constitutional turning point with broad implications for the king’s government.
Dr Ionnesco of the University of Bucharest arrives in New York to demonstrate a new painless anesthesia using Stovaine injected into the spinal cord with strychnine and distilled water. The method, claimed to produce complete loss of consciousness with fewer after effects, faces safety questions from Paris and London specialists amid cautious reception for general surgery.
Gov Haskell Nettler of Oklahoma advised a boycott on railroads after a Monday order blocked the state auditor from collecting the gross revenue tax. He urged that state shipping and public-works funds be directed to taxed roads, naming Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and St Louis and San Francisco as deserving. Davenport teen Tillie Shoemaker, 18, snatched a suitcase with $18 and many clothes from Mrs. A B Fields amid an apparent spree, and was arrested.
Charles Stewart Smith a veteran merchant prince and founder figure of a family fortune dating to before the Civil War, died in New York on Tuesday at age 77. He was among the last of his line to carry the old era business legacy forward.
Kansas City contractor Charles Johnson, with twenty five years in the business, fell from the third floor to the basement of an apartment building under construction Tuesday and died soon of his injuries.
The Chicago subway system defaulted on the interest due Wednesday for its $17,000,000 bond issue, triggering scrutiny of municipal finance and potential penalties.
Canadian Pacific announces at the shareholders meeting held October 1 that warrants have been issued for a new 30 million dollars of common stock. The move aims to raise capital for expansion and strengthen the railroad’s balance sheet.
George E. Baldwin a special Chinese inspector in Baltimore and Washington, D C has been dismissed following an investigation of charges affecting the administration of his office. The action ends his tenure as an official in federal service.
Arthur, dying he hen win a mcholarship. I can't tell you how pleaded Iam, Ruvttv Party. I felt kama whéh our pig won the medal at the dgriqultural show. BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY And Cures Any, Cough that, Is Cara- Me-Noted Physician's Formula. This preemption 's one of the very best known to science. The Ingredi enta can be gotten from any good druggist. Mix half pint of good whiskey with two ounces of glycerine and add one half ounce Concentrated pine compound. The bottles to be well shaken, weed in doses of a tea spoonful to a tablespoonful every four hours. Concentrated pine comes only in half ounce bottles.
A witty dialogue questions medical ills as imaginary and mocks imaginary pills and bills. The doctor denies charging imaginary fees, declaring that there is nothing imaginary about his bills while maintaining a respectful line.
Mrs Judson Hillis of Jackson Michigan shares relief from backache weakness and fatigue after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She states the remedy helped her straighten up and perform her work again and urges readers to remember the name. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Ardup pursuing Scadwell's daughter to gain a place within the Scadwall family. The speaker notes his current aim is to secure a life with the family through this pursuit.
H A Krutekoff of Chicago describes an early 1900s skin eruption starting with pusful bumps, intense itching, and skin tearing. After using Cuticura Ointment Pills and Soap, itching stopped in days and the eruption faded within about three weeks with no recurrence. Potter Drugs and Chem Co advertises Cuticura remedies.
An advertisement offers Rough on Rats poison for mice and rats with home usage instructions. It promotes mixing with food, placing on boards under floors, and cautions to seal large openings while leaving small entries. Includes price 25 cents per box and mentions E. S. Wells of Jersey City.
The text presents a fragmented, nonsensical scene involving a doctor and broken dialogue. It reads like a stray excerpt with unclear actions and misordered phrases, offering limited factual content or identifiable persons or places.
A brief exchange notes a fanatic perched on a corner in India for six months, while a traveler from America reacts with surprise at the stance and duration. The snippet captures a curious behavioral impression and cross cultural remark.
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