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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
4
The Vindicator and Republican CQ reports on national and local politics. It notes Senator Dolliver’s presidential prospects, upcoming events at Paravours Institute and Amnes Shersttolrse, and shortcourse reports from Estill and Grinnell with ticket sales and favorable reception.
Hartung reports wide interest after canvassing towns for a domestic science event to be held soon. The committee hopes the meeting will be instructive and profitable, with large attendance anticipated. Sioux City remark questions Woods as Mayne candidate amid campaign chatter.
A historical description outlines a do it yourself germination box using a 30 by 30 inch box filled with moist sawdust and a cloth setup to test corn seed germination. The process involves preparing a checkerboard of kernels, layering cloths, and maintaining moisture for about six days, then inspecting for viable germination.
Instruction warns against opening too soon and to discard oats showing weak germination. It notes the atom sprouts should be at least two inches long and urges thorough scalding of cloth and removal of sawdust to proceed.
A public sale on Tuesday February 22 1910 offers a large lot of farm stock and equipment. Items include mares, horses and colts, cattle, ewes, sheep equipment, plows, wagons, mowers, harrows, separators, harvesting gear, harnesses, buggies, a corn planter, cream separator, churn, stove, poultry and miscellaneous farm tools. Terms: cash up to 10. credit 12 months for larger sums with approved security at 8 percent interest. Sale begins at 10,000 sharp. Lunch provided. Proprietor A A Houmus Auctioneer W Foshier Clerk J OG Smith.
Two Friesland officers seek a ghostly Christmas Eve, witness a ballroom full of skeletons dancing to clicking jaws, a phantom host urges a partner, and a pistol blast shatters the eerie vision as dawn nears. The tale blends superstition with eerie ritual from a Dutch province.
A man who had vanished was later found to have lapsed into despair after witnessing his brother dying at the scene. He had awakened to a harsh conversion of his life, the gaiety leaving him, and after years of remorse he chose to end his life.
A Faulty Woman spoofs a henpecked husband who misreads his wife's mood. Each evening he enters after work, throws his hat inside, then sits on the steps. If the hat stays out five minutes, he faces a pleasant welcome. if it comes back in, he seeks lodging elsewhere.
An earnest piece urging family kindness and virtue, tracing the influence of mothers, warning against bad company, and praising thoughtful home life. It advises men to involve wives in family finances respectfully, promising harmony and shared responsibility as a path to happiness.
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