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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1913
Page
3
Baxter New Era argues the Shankland bill would be fair if not for opponents who use threats to coerce signatures. It supports secret ballots to decide wet or dry status and opposes the mulct law while urging amendments to remove undue advantages. It advocates Australian ballots to prevent neighborhood manipulation.
In Ottumwa the canvassed saloon petition shows strong support for the wets. The drys accept the results but plan to pursue action in court.
The article discusses drowning risks and the need for understanding resuscitation. Dr. F W Hitchings of Cleveland emphasizes that brain injury prevention governs outcomes, with resuscitation efforts advised for up to two hours after apparent death and notes on heart and brain recovery windows.
The Scranton Journal declares support for the Shankland bill amid criticisms of holier than thou rhetoric. It argues pleasure appeals to the senses, while happiness comes from love and goodwill.
In a family scene Mr Follett explains paternal means fatherly to his grandson Edward as they read. Separately a life buoy recovered in Scotland from a wreck links to the 1906 ship Stanley DeWar and its six year drift across oceans, noted as possibly the longest drifting record in history.
A London Tit-Bits note describes thieves using invisible horsehair to lift a victim's cravat and tip more cleverly slide items to accomplices, with a caveat that the ploy often works when missed. The piece pairs with Aunt Penelope Wiggins hosting a Vassar graduate who mocks education and misnames her aunt, provoking a witty retort about penultimate names.
A new second lieutenant struggling with his sword at a presidential reception trips over it. An official remarks the item is a sword not a hurdle. Other jokes about judges, doctors, and heiresses follow in a column of quips and cartoons. The page closes with a reform quip about straight paths.
Monroe Co News argues against a saloon petition process, praising a rule based submission for liquor measures as democratic and less prone to bickering. It notes prohibition did not stop booze sales, but Albia business leaders fear saloons, urging constitutional, orderly decision rather than petitions, while advertising King’s New Life Pills.
Health notice warns that chilled or wet rest may congest internal organs including kidneys and bladder causing back pain and rheumatism. Recommends Foley Kidney Pills as best medicine for kidney disorders bladder irregularities and backache. Claims no habit forming drugs and quick results. Sold by all druggists.
A prisoner faces a trivial charge and a judge offers a lenient fine for a guilty plea. The lawyer asks the judge to name the fine, noting the defendant has only $12. the lawyer's fee is $10, making a guilty plea unaffordable if the court expects payment.
Copper sulphate used to destroy pond weeds must be carefully measured to save fish. At Kew Gardens a ratio of one part copper sulphate to 750000 to 1000000 parts water is used, with the powder in a porous bag dragged through the water. In St James's Park the method kept water free of scum for two summers. Also note a health tip advising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent danger to a child from croup. Sold by W. Os. Shroll & Co.
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