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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
8
Report from Dr. Webster notes a recurring insect outbreak every seventeen years, with first records in 1844 and later sightings in 961 1878 and 1895. The pests damage cherry and apple trees by gnawing buds and stunting branches, mainly in central and southeastern Iowa. activity rises as frost ends in May.
Iowa Methodist the church paper in Iowa sold to Rev. J R A Lanner editor of Epworth News. Longtime editor in Iowa City Rev High Maire All died by suicide last month after 33 years at the Journal.
Mason City residents Mr and Mrs Agron Blank marked their sixty second wedding anniversary. The couple observed the milestone after a February 19 wedding date celebrated years ago in Chicago.
Daniel Conner, 33, machinist, found dead at Foster street barn in late April. Jacob Fisher, wealthy pioneer and farmer from Pikaloosa, died by his own hand in a barn loft, leaving a note directing property distribution among his children.
A man traveling in Des Moines fell and sustained fatal injuries. Doctors report the accident caused his death. The incident involves George M. of Des Moines and is being investigated by local physicians.
Charles City Max Katz of Osage operates the largest dove cote in the United States. He keeps about 40,000 old doves with eight helpers preparing squabs for the New York market. At the park, forty bushels of corn are fed daily, requiring a private elevator for Katz's operation.
James Scoty of Bayard received a 25000 dollar verdict against Rock Island Rail for injuries from an October 1910 incident near Montrose Kansas. Scoty, a Rock Island brakeman, testified in a Davenport court before Judge Apple Bate. Archie Goldstein of Bennett Iowa was arrested in Cedar Rapids and brought to Davenport for alleged pocket picking on a Pullman car, with warrants extending to Memphis and other locales.
Representatives from Perry Carroll Jefferson Ogden and Boone met to form the Central Town Short Shipment circuit electing officers and planning race meets at county fairs to cooperate on future events.
Lenox college has received a message from the board of aid for colleges in New York City offering $10,000 toward the $105,000 campaign for the Lenox endowment. With this gift, $30,000 remains to be raised, which President F. E Reed says will be secured soon.
Odd Fellows groups in Dubuque announce committees within days to arrange a meeting of the North Western Town Association of Odd Fellows. The district covers five counties including Dubuque Clayton Delaware Black Hawk and is to assemble in Dubuque on April 26.
Charles Krueger a 32 year old farmer committed suicide by hanging and throat cutting in his bath at Town City. He reportedly used a beam to perch, bound a noose, slashed his throat with a pocket knife, then jumped. Amella Hoover and her niece from Iowa City, missing ten days, were found in a Davenport rooming house. both are 14 and 12 respectively, saying they ran away to see the world.
Blaife Lewis Staemakee, 12, died at a local hospital from four gunshot wounds after attempting to take a gun from a wagon near his home in Pa bor. The accident occurred while the lad hunted near his hometown, the gun slipping from his grasp and firing. A six story fireproof hotel is planned at Sioux City, costing about 400000 dollars, to replace the Mondamin hotel destroyed by fire last year at Fourth and Prize streets.
Creston W. Lorimar of Gort mor faces grand larceny in district court here and is held to the next term. The charge, brought by CoM Jeter of Thayer, follows an investigation into alleged gold reports and local runyora at Miniton tas Miu, which Ostanoosa Wood MedLaughlin disputes as unfounded.
The Chicago and North Western Railway Company faces heavy damage in the southern yards as carriers incur costly losses. The mess involves several cars and catenaries, with officials noting an urgent cleanup and inventory review to prevent further damage and delays.
Francis X. Hittenmeyer, the oldest survivor of early obitiere in Jubausan county and the oldest resident of Iowa City, died aged ninety. Bred Hiythe of Wik Hichieburg has been chosen to represent the University of Iowa in the northern oratorical contest to be held in Chicago in May.
A blaze totally destroyed the Defiance school house. The library and all furnishings were lost. Estimated loss to building and contents stands at 6,500 dollars. No cause yet determined.
Lake City reports the Columbia hotel has been leased by owner J. J. Thompson of Creston Iowa to M. W. Gray of Kansas City Missouri. The arrangement transfers management rights and operation under Gray with terms undisclosed.
For every family the health of its members matters most and a mild reliable laxative helps. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin combines simple laxative herbs with pepsin and is sold in 600 and 1.00 bottles. A night dose gives morning relief and supports stomach liver and bowel strength enabling natural function. Dr Caldwell offers free sample bottles upon request to W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
A father explains his daughter is his last family member after the mother’s death. Mr. Nervee praises the father’s strong recommendation as he asks for the daughter's hand in marriage.
The note from A. Co. Brandon, attorney, Greenville, C., describes an eczema on the face lasting four to five years starting in 1882 at Lebanon, Ohio. After unsuccessful treatment by local physicians, he used Cuticura Resolvent, Ointment, and Soap, reporting rapid improvement and no recurrence for over twenty years. He recommends Cuticura products and offers a free sample on request to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston.
The excerpt defines happiness as the soul’s joy in possessing the intangible and a life harmonized with high ideals. It asserts individuals create their own happiness through personal growth, independence in outcomes, and self-reliance. It frames happiness as an inner state linked to ethical living.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children, highlighting the brand's long use and the Fletcher name. It emphasizes the product bears the signature and reassures parents that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Brooklyn Life quotes a cartoon caption about an old maid using face paint to compensate for lost time and notes that love may not bring happiness but attracts many would be friends.
Wealth may not bring two men happiness but it seems to make a lot of people giddy as money and possessions swirl around. The text hints at money’s allure and the changing mood it brings to society.
A husband, primed by a reading of flirtatious letters from his fiancée, discovers the notes were penned during their engagement. After a tense moment he calms, asks what he wants for Christmas, and the wife reveals the letters were written by him. The St. Paul Dispatch recounts this tale of irony and mischief within a marriage.
Homer Folks argues in the State Charities Bulletin that insanity is not strictly inherited. He says mental instability can be inherited to varying degrees, but a weak or troubled lineage does not doom individuals. Healthy habits and proper surroundings can mitigate hereditary tendencies toward illness.
An old family friend visits Gen George Pennington Borden U G A retired. While discussing tactics Mrs Borden tells him to fasten two buttons on her blouse from the back. The general groans at the absurdity, jokes about fallen rights, and complies as the room laughs at the naval improvised handling.
Narcissa Waggoner recounts a decade of backache headaches nervousness and dizziness before taking Dean's Kidney Pills. She claims rapid improvement after treatment and urges readers to remember the brand when back pain strikes while noting the product cost and distributor Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY and a stray anecdote about a theater fire box office panic.
Judge voices critique of marital financial rights during a reform discussion. Mrs. Benham-Yee laments that a wife cannot overdraw her husband’s account, highlighting gender and banking policy concerns in the call for reform.
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