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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
3
An old bachelor praises a bronze haired resort girl for hair and feet, noting she keeps a secret, wears fine corsets, and uses shoes and stockings to stand out. A curfew question is dismissed as unnecessary. The page also discusses tree wound treatment, rail travel in China, a railway survey in the Dominican Republic, and polishing with hot air.
Two young women boarded a crowded streetcar and stood apart. One steadied herself by what she thought was her friend's hand but found she was holding a man's hand. In embarrassment she cried out and the man offered his other hand with a reassuring smile.
An old-time Louisville and Nashville conductor questioned a regularly shown pass from a passenger. He brought it to President Guthrie who, after inspection, realized the paper was not a pass but a receipt given a man a year ago for a load of wood.
A fragmentary item argues a wooden shack is more hygienic than a tent as air is better circulated and windows improve light. It cites a desert shelter built of posts and woven branches, then shifts to a gossip note about royal interest in typewriters and a deposed Madrid governor.
The article recounts James Licks rise to wealth through piano making and land speculation and notes a dramatic personal memorial. It describes his failed courtship by a miller’s daughter, a later grand mahogany mill built as a love memorial, and his fascination with the palace like structure. The piece references Harry Furniss and the Strand.
The article promotes illumination work for women in England led by Mrs. Hamer-Jackson of London who reports high earnings, home-based production, and demand for decorated advertisements books and cards in floral Anglo-Saxon Gothic styles. She plans a school to train young women.
Dr. Katherine Plefscher is admitted to the bar in Russia and will practice in St Petersburg. She becomes the first worms lawyer in the bar's dominions after passing final exams with high honors. She faced strong opposition and prejudice but persisted and aims to fight for women as clients. She is an ardent suffragette predicting women will sit in law seats.
A visitor recalls Block Island with more hotels and people and spots a lone six foot swordfish weather vane atop a barn roof. The vane, handmade and still turning with the wind, offers a striking link to the island’s fishing heritage as he ponders enduring mysteries of mind.
Commuters nicknamed The Intellectuals travel daily between summer homes and New York. They organize a white horde pool each morning, watching the road from windows for white horses, and the nearest guess wins the pool.
The readable portion mentions Cer ina Chenoteal and Winby Valuable ingredients of Paly's Kidney Kennedy with garbled terms such as Llexidethlane and uric solvent. The passage appears to be a damaged medical note discussing urinary issues and remedies, but most names and phrases are unreadable or corrupted.
A Nashua man recalls a severe winter cold and failed medicines before trying Builey’s Huany and Par and two thirds of a bottle. He credits the remedy as the greatest lung medicine of the warhi and endorses it strongly.
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