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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
4
Local editorial condemns newspaper automobile and piano contests as grafts that attract short lived subscriptions and drain funds. It notes Ex State Senator Funk withdrew from U S Senate race, urging voters to consider primary options. Also covers Canadian reciprocity debate and Steinbock preservation efforts with other brief items.
The Dominion of Canada comprises nearly 8,746,000 square miles of area.
A historical note recalls strict Roman norms forbidding women from drinking wine, save raisin wine, and requiring constant ceremonial greetings with male kin. It cites Ignatius Mercurius killing his wife for tasting the wine cask and mentions a dame who overindulged under a pretense, losing her dowry.
The Cincinnati Times-Star recounts Bishop Burgess of Long Island dining at the Press club where the head waiter misreads his title, calling him admiral and colonel before correcting to bishop. The exchange features witty banter about ranks and respect.
A fragment opens with a domestic vignette about choosing a future husband among three suitors, then shifts to a brief note on parchment making. It explains steps from skin cleaning in lime pits to stretching, paring, moistening, whitening, pumice rubbing, iron finishing, and final drying for parchment sheets.
An English wag writes to a local paper, asking if begging along the railway can be halted. He recalls a故事 of an elderly man with a wooden leg chasing the afternoon express from Blankton to Spaceley, annoying passengers with persistent pleas through open windows.
Prince Henry of Portugal, son of John I and Queen Philippa, ranked among the realm’s leading minds in science and seafaring. He funded voyages that advanced exploration and inspired Columbus to seek new lands across the ocean.
A reflective excerpt noting that friendships, when shaped by wine and dreams, become fragile textures rather than the tough fiber of the heart. It contrasts this with enduring laws of friendship that align with morals and nature, echoing Goethe's view on disciplined human bonds.
A garbled quotation from Philadelphia Record and Smiles attributes praise to nature and diligence. The text juxtaposes spring renewal with autumn red leaves, and notes diligence as the mother of good luck, as reported in the cited papers.
Through an amalgamation, Crowell Publishing Company takes over The American Magazine while continuing staff and editors from Phillips Publishing. John Phillips becomes an officer and director. Ida Warbell F Dunne Baker Siddall join Crowell leadership. William Allen White among valued contributors. The three titles stay distinct with enhanced efficiency.
Old sol returns and farmers prepare stock for spring. Horses, cows, hogs, fowl, and sheep need attention from dips to finishing fats. Stock food and powders are promoted as best quality and cheapest, urging readers to buy when townbound.
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