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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1915
Page
8
The Jonathan is hailed as the greatest apple for home and commercial use. It is praised for flavor, health benefits, and long storage. Described as large red thin skinned with snap and juice, suitable for cooking late in the year and eating from October to May. The fruit is abundant and a regular bearer.
For sale items include a good coal heat stove priced at 4. Inquiries at this office. W. Miller piano valued at 400 for 176 if taken at once. Inquire at the Vindicator and Republican office. Several houses and lots with varying prices listed. Also business lots nearby banks and land tracts. Plumbing and heating notes and a dentist office ad follow.
Frank Strouae of Fruittland Iowa reports selling Chamberlain's Tablets for years. He endorses them as the best laxative and constipation cure he knows, recommending them to customers based on their proven effectiveness.
The passage discusses bilious attacks and suggests taking Chamberlain's Tablets at the first signs to ward off an attack. It also includes dialogue about inviting Mr. De Bumville, labeling him as a man with no principle yet a perfect gentleman, set against a time context.
Portland fishermen off the south coast of England witnessed a bird battle as a homing pigeon was attacked by a large hawk. Two rooks and a seagull joined the hawk, fought for about five minutes, and the hawk ripped the pigeon’s head from its body before the prey fell away.
By special arrangement the Rarekin Seed House of Shenandoah Iowa offers a free Illustrated Seed Catalogue. The book covers farm and garden seeds including corn varieties seed oats wheat barley spelt grasses clovers alfalfa pasture lawn mixtures seed potatoes and more. It is mailed free to readers who request it and mention the paper.
A Victorian era note on winter road care explains dragging as a key method to fix ruts on gravel and earth roads. It covers the technique, optimal drag angle, rider position, and frequency, plus a cost view arguing for durable brick roads and warning against water bound macadam.
A famed road builder, Macadam, outlined three essential rules for making a good road: fast construction, and above all, drainage. He emphasized that better drainage yields a drier, longer lasting road, summed up as a good road having a tight roof and a dry cellar.
A Greek scholar notes a curious stepping letter puzzle from Napoleon. Removing first letters yields a chain ending in on. Arranging the fragments gives a Greek phrase meaning Napoleon, the lion of peoples, went about destroying cities.
The Dear Girls quotes reveal a young woman unhappy with a gown and seeking fashion advice from a friend about improving its shape. A separate overheard exchange questions a husband’s interest in horses, hinting at domestic chatter and race talk in bustling social circles.
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