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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
3
A husband asks his wife why he is like a donkey and is told because he was born no. He laughs at the quip, while Emily pities him at supper. The exchange hinges on a pun about stubbornness and birth.
Bert Somers a lively four year old and a neighbor girl’s pet spends time with her. When Miss Sallie checks on him he is found in bed in his nightshirt claiming he is in for sass. The tale comes from the Woman's Home Companion.
In a court scene the defendant pleads intoxication for his act, while the judge retorts that a worse influence was his poor grammar. The judge prescribes a 60 day sentence and urges disciplined study of sentence construction during spare moments.
An American visitor tours a village church where each stone bears a saintly name and the verger notes many rest between the walls. The visitor questions why locals do not hire a modern preacher, highlighting cultural contrast and reverence for history.
A brief dramatic exchange centers on a woman urging a man to praise a lunch she prepared. He hesitates before conceding that the cucumbers were excellent.
A dialogue hints at hidden feelings as one speaker recalls a past romance. The other dismisses a single lapse but concedes a striking late winter affection that involved many among a seminary community.
A quip framed as advice from a father to his son plays on political civility with a punchline about Democrats getting their turn, reflecting a light political observation in a domestic conversation.
A London Opinion quips that a distant figure “gave them their first taste in religion” as a wry remark on cultural or religious influence. The fragment alludes to cannibals and a child, using sharp satire to critique mission or indoctrination efforts.
The American Society of London aids stranded Americans and sailors by sending them home or funds. This year only about 700 cases have been helped, down from an average of about a thousand, due to coronation era price stories. Since 12 years in existence, the society has funded passages for over 10,000 people, with only five percent of expenditures returned. a few debts are repaid, and most recipients do not expect repayment.
The passage mocks religious language and linguistic prejudice, contrasting Greek and Hebrew with watchmaking quirks. It parodies medieval views on Greek, notes the narrator’s affection for Hebrew and Jewish culture, and ends with a humorous aside about a watch repeating phrases from Heinrich Heine’s Reisebilder.
A man probes a fiancée about her past loves and wealth as he prepares to marry. She gives terse, pointed answers, insisting she would not marry a rich man. The dialogue frames concerns about money and future expectations in the run up to their wedding.
A Detroit Bree Press note laments harsh conditions of handling furnace fires. The piece expresses longing for a safer, skin preserving day when workers no longer scrape their fingers dealing with heat and flames.
George Eliot’s narrator reflects on Rhine castles, contrasting their romantic grandeur with ruined villages. He pictures a historic epoch of chivalry and art, then laments modern life as narrow and vulgar, destined for oblivion alongside past generations.
East of Trentham Hall the famous Trentham hall seat of the duke of Sutherland will fall to the house wrecker after sewage from nearby pottery towns emptied into the river Trent. The library and art works are gone and the house will be dismantled with the estate sold. The site has a history from a nunnery in King Alfred’s time to an Augustinian priory and later to the Leveson and Gower lines, merged to form the present ducal family.
Harper's Weekly notes the rise of keyless door locks with a knob and lever mechanism beneath, allowing entry through a numeric or lever combination. Multiple combinations can be set and changed from the inside, with keyless padlocks offering up to 38,000 possible combinations for security.
Yonkers Statesman notes a Kansas man inventing a megaphone linked speaking tube for motormen to announce street names to passengers inside cars. Gotham hopes motormen will time announcements so riders can exit and query speakers before reaching their stop.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes an altered jest about two Mars types, sparking discussion on willingness to help others and the reaction of readers to ambiguous statements.
An aged minister is lauded for assets that cannot be counted in dollars. He reportedly gave away twelve hundred dollars annually to charity, aided widows orphans veterans and the needy, and supported many anonymously. His estate included only two dollars and thirty-five cents in cash and one hundred sixteen dollars in the bank, but his true wealth lay in kindness, love, joy, and simple goodness that touched many lives.
Mrs. Anna Pelzer of 2526 Jefferson St South Omaha Neb asserts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound safely cures coughs and colds. She notes it cured her daughter and neighbor Mrs Benson and her family. 8 H Williams also praises the remedy.
Report notes Foley Kidney Pills marketed by H Williams claim to cure various kidney and bladder disorders with rapid results. The ad asserts effectiveness without specifying conditions or evidence.
A monument worker notes evolving trends in grave markers from broken columns to St. Andrew's cross and now Celtic cross designs. He says specialists can often date a monument by its style even without a date, and predicts future fashions will change as decorative traceries evolve.
The Vindicator and Republican bindery advertises gold lettering on leather items for the holidays. It urges customers to bring in work now. The ad also includes a note about Foley's Honey and Tar compound as a cough and cold remedy, with a brand endorsement from S. H. Williams.
A Georgia planter known as the Human Safety Clutch is accused of many faults but not spendthrift. He sends his elderly enslaved servant Uncle Jim for papers, then laughs at a missed nickel. Uncle Jim chides him and insists any nickel he ever had remains with him.
The Vindicator and Republican Company of Estherville Iowa advertises oyster and dressed poultry at A V James meat market monument work and binding services. It invites those planning orders to see them first with prices stated as right and guarantees first class work. It also notes magazines for binding and mentions J N Saugiers.
In a concise quip from Puck style dialogue, a banter about the fate of the man who built a 10 000 piece watch is paired with Gillis remark about possessing an automobilia item, reflecting humorous exchange on ingenuity.
A diner jestingly comments on large tips and generosity in a brief quip about patrons and compensation, reflecting a light exchange in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
A satirical remark portrays Atlas bearing the world and complains that people mistake him for a new legislator, highlighting jest about political identity.
Unemployed actors go to help harvest wheat amid a community effort. A 20 minute sketch may be held to promote the cause and showcase local talent.
Executors notice proclaims appointment by the District Court of Emmet County Iowa for the estate of Thos BF Taffey deceased. Creditors must file claims with the clerk sworn and duly attested within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Estherville December 4, 19 TOIL L P STILLMAN executor.
Detroit reports the Self-Starting HUDSON 33 eclipsed prior Coffin designs with half the factory 1911 12 season sold by August. Howard E Coffin's clean design reduces parts to about a thousand fewer, enshrouded by quiet enclosed motor and mechanism, boosting demand for the 33 and prompting advance orders.
W I Mock of Mock Arkansas credits 25 years in the drug business with saving many lives. He promotes Dr King s New Discovery for chest and throat ailments. Free trial bottles available, or 60c and $1.00 sizes. Also advertises Meritol Kidneys and Backache Pills from the American Drug and Press Assn. in Decorah Iowa.
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