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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
3
Local readers recount neighbors traveling to Wisconsin Kansas and Illinois for visits to relatives. Drifts of news report farm activities funerals and holiday gatherings with parties at the Stemple home and a large bazaar by the Ladies League.
Mr and Mrs Ed Chapman host Brales of Wisconsin as OkoBoji defeats Superior 30 to 10 at the Superior schoolhouse. Superior girls beat the boys 24 to 6. Community updates note residents visiting from Milwaukee and Ames, church club plans, and holiday events.
Mrs M E Hansen visited Halfa with her parents. Thorwald Miller departed for Colorado to join his parents. Soren Neilsen broke a finger last week. CG A Gaarde made a business call at Ceylon. Mr and Mrs Chas Craig visited relatives in Maple Hill. Barney Bossen left for California to spend the winter. Gilbert Nelsen and George Hoien went to Half a Monday to busk corn. Minnie Henricksen is seriously ill with diphtheria but improving. Marie Johnson and Louise Hansen visited the Rasmussen home. Henry Schroder and family moved to a new home in North Dakota. Charles Jacobsen and wife of Ba sine Wisconsin were guests.
A note indicates per capita dues for each member of the club attending the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs gathering in Des Moines in June. Local leaders urge prompt payment to cover conference expenses and ensure full participation.
Howard Gilbert, age about twenty, died at a hospital in Estherville after an appendicitis operation last week. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert southeast of town. Local families hosted Sunday visits with friends and relatives, including the Clump and Brunsvold households and the Fagen home.
A compact moral reflection emphasizes that unkind thoughts inevitably show in look and tone, not just in words. It argues the only way to true kindness is to be kind all the way through, avoiding covert judgments and letting every expression reflect goodwill.
Uncle Eben quotes a remark about men who fish not for food but to loaf unseen. The line frames a social observation on idle men seeking quiet, unnoticed downtime.
A reflective saying likens reproof to fertile earth that cleanses faults and nourishes virtue. It notes that timely correction not only clears blemishes from character but also refreshes the soul when properly received.
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