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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
12
Recitals, church events and school activities fill Dolliver and nearby towns as residents report travels, visits, and preparations for Christmas. Clell Burkhead begins work with J. W. Burkhead after Barber Shop service. a Jubilee Singers absence disappoints attendees. many attend weddings, baptisms, and church bazaars while noting illnesses, travel, and a fatal Montana death.
Gift guidance suggests sterling silver vanity case or Chatelaine for ladies and a watch safe cigar cutter or pencil for gentlemen. Items priced from 50 cents upward.
The king of gifts is the handsome diamond solitaire with a large selection of smaller gems in Tiffany and fancy mountings priced from $10 to $150. Carl Olson offers guaranteed diamonds with quality and fair pricing.
Obscure obituary notes. The text lists names: John Benson Lisbon North Dakota Embert Benson Buffalo North Dakota George Benson Blooming Prairie Minnesota Mrs S H Darby Berlin North Dakota and Ben Benson family from Olwein Iowa. It mentions her eight brothers and four sisters and a gathering at S A Brunawold home with about thirty five Ben sons from near and far. Additional items note Pyge Forening sale at Opheims netting about 44 dollars, visits by Henry Brunswold and others, Bella and Albert Brunswold returning from Worth county, Ed Benson and Ashley Benson traveling to Cylinder Montana and Hedgeville Montana, Ladies Aid at Mrs P Benson, Clara Erickson helping Mrs P Benson returning home in Belmont.
George Bartleman traveled to Greenville Iowa on Saturday to visit his brother Nathan. W J Weir lost a horse suddenly last week. Several township residents attended the Mrs W Schmidt funeral. Mr and Mrs Beach spent Sunday with the Austin family across the state line. Mrs H A Barber and Mrs P Sanders host their sister and family visit. The Weir Brothers enjoyed a...
Pleasant visit last week from Rev Valentine Weir of Hawarden Iowa. Fletcher Snyder departs today with M R Weirs immigrant car for California. The Weir family expect to leave Saturday. Best wishes for their new home and a Merry Christmas.
Mrs Theo Schnittger Willie and Ellen drove to Estherville Monday. Albert Sterenberg visited his parents over Sunday. Carl Bombarger was in Estherville Wednesday and Saturday of last week. Harry Rosberg returned home Thursday after working at the Hetman Harvero home for the Beason. Miss Anna Deutcher visiting Terris. She has been visiting the Herman Harvego home. Miss Ella Harvego and Miss Florence Schneck were in Estherville last Wednesday night. Mrs Sam Welde on sick list the past week. Mrs Gus Vierkandt visited at Henry Rosberg home Monday. Miss Clara Franz and Miss Emma Nichols visited their parents in Estherville Saturday and Sunday. Tom Waters attended to business on his farm Monday and Tuesday. Lee Jones drove to Estherville. Charles Jones attended to business in Estherville Friday and Miss Joy Watson visited Tom Waters home in Heberville Friday. Leonard Calvin and Miss Darline visited Gus Vierkandt home Sunday. Mrs Otto Reimer visited her parents Mr and Mrs W A Eisenhower Saturday. Oysters and dressed poultry at A V James meat market. The worlds principal ever Friday night at the Lyric. is every 40-1E
The text lists numerous individuals with distances from named towns and dates from January to February, noting placements near Spirit Lake He therville Ea therville Superior Terril Dolliver Maple Hill Wallingford and Grover. It ends by directing readers to A. Y. James for choice roasts and Brookfield passages.
A brief school motto or joke features Atlas carrying the earth as a pun on a physical culture lesson. The lines hint at a playful classroom moment rather than a formal event, reflecting schoolyard humor and the era’s educational tone.
A concise quip notes Jones as a prolific writer of foolish remarks, with a playful jab about his profession and talents, likening him to a congressional stenographer rather than a poet. The quote underscores a witty clash of arts and duties in a Latin-flavored aside.
The essay traces bread as a late development after hunting and pastoral stages. It notes early humans lived on meat, milk, and wild foods before agriculture. It credits the Chinese emperor Ching Noung with teaching bread making from wheat about 4000 years before Christ.
A Wall Street broker scorns bucket shops in a letter dictation to Miss Fudge. Miss Fudge signs it, then the boss discovers a comical miscopy by a stenographer, turning bonds into pants and socks, revealing clerical chaos and humorous errors.
Harper's Weekly explains how animal hearing differs from humans. Deer hares and horses possess ears optimized for detecting distant sounds while snakes lack eardrums and fish use a membranous labyrinth linked to the bladder. Even earless animals sense vibrations through specialized nerves.
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