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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
11
An advertisement offers a 20 year guaranteed silver plate teaspoon as a premium. Buy a package of Mother's Oats, cut out two coupons from the packages, send them with this ad, and receive a sample teaspoon. One per customer. remaining premiums via coupons.
In a clipped Chicago scene a man recalls youth and places Palmes alle and Painesville as he confesses to having married Miss Katish, once the subject of many engagements among their circle. The dialogue hints at shared history and lingering recognitions between old friends.
President Taft sends to Congress a fiscal message noting a 47.3 million surplus in the general fund for year ending June 30 1911 and a postal surplus of 219 118.12 for the same period. He calls for monetary reform and warns against making it a party issue while outlining army and postal service cost controls and plans for a rural parcel post expansion.
A Memphis News item notes a scientist claims the earth will stop turning on its axis in 6321 A D. The article casts doubt on his prediction while highlighting public reaction and potential ridicule.
A quotation from Edward Carpenter argues that historical rule of man led to the serfdom of woman, noting that even a half-grown man can be tyrannical and that gender power dynamics have long shaped social order.
Poetic meditation asserting truth resides in the soul, while facts and objects are mere phantoms. The speaker, echoing Charles Kingsley, probes how perception and sense shudder at the material world. A reflective, philosophic musing on epistemology and inner truth.
A fragmented reflection on manners and social rituals, noting abrupt exchanges and cautious politeness. The speaker contrasts a handshake with a refined offer, hinting at class taste and personal restraint in sociable moments.
The 1911 Canadian wheat harvest saw weather varying by region with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta farmers marketing about 20 million bushels of contract wheat in September and October, averaging 97.5 cents per bushel. By November 1 about 130 million bushels remained for sale or seed. Winnipeg Free Press canvassors say farming operations produced and sold wheat for under 55 cents a bushel, with freight under 13 cents, yielding margins of roughly 17 to 19 cents per bushel for different grades. The article notes profits still possible despite poor August ripening and harvest costs.
Two girls on Hast Eighty sixth street, Virginia Clough and Clairie Feldman, decide to be bad by secretly swapping swear words. They each write a slip with a swear and recite them, then discover no calamity occurs and resume play only mildly disappointed.
A husband finds his wife responds to him when he talks in his sleep. The lighthearted incident shows how he unintentionally gains her notice and starts conversations during nightly speaking.
A health note warns that chest tightness signals a cold that may threaten lungs. It urges using Hamlins Wizard Oil to prevent progression to consumption or pneumonia.
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