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Newspaper

Vindicator And Republican

Location

Estherville, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1913

Page

11

Unclear Field Notes on Manure By-Product Valuation

Fragmentary OCR notes discuss manure by products and application costs. Mentions pricing around 2.25 dollars and references to cattle and reseeding. Reading is incomplete and some terms are garbled.

Farmers Face $12,000,000 Hog Cholera Hit in Iowa

A revival of hog cholera is estimated by experts to cost Iowa farmers about 12 million dollars this fall. The remarks emphasize the impact on local agriculture and livelihoods.

Alcott Iowa

Disposition of Carcasses by CWARKES MIRRAY at Yowa College

Veterinary notes advise burning diseased animal carcasses to kill spores and stop transmission of anthrax tetanus and other diseases. Cremation is risky and trenches are dug to accommodate burning large carcasses with fuel supplies.

Cwarkes Mirray Yowa College

Experimental Apple Orchard Shows Promising Yields

Council Bluffs experiment orchard reports over 2 500 bushels from 23 acres, with high quality fruit. Spraying, pruning, and cultivation credited. blister canker and apple blotch fought with Bordeaux mixture. Records kept by Ames class. 10 year plan for varied treatments and soil study.

Council Bluffs Tarl Elijam Jows State College Laurent Greene A. B. Gopper Hoodriver Oregon Ames Greene College Horticultural Experiment Section Corneil Parker

Rouge 2nd's Son wins at National Dairy Show in Chicago

Owa's winner Rouge 2nd's Son captured first place in a six head two-year-old Guernsey class at the National Dairy Show in Chicago. The Breeders Gazette lauds the bull as bold fronted with a strong top, level rump, and rich quality, tracing royal blood to Rouge 2nd through his dam Rouge 2nd of Brickfield 28835, whose two-year-old record broke the Guernsey dairy yield mark with 10,968 pounds milk and 612.63 pounds butterfat. The Iowa State College herd, guided by Prof. H. H. Kiddee, continues to build elite two-breed dairy stock.,

Rouge Chicago Breeders Gazette Rouge 2Nd Breok Brickfield Guernsey Iowa State College H. H. Kiddee Isi

The Strength of a Child Learns From Harper's Weekly

A Harper's Weekly excerpt notes newborns appear surprisingly strong, able to hang from a finger or stick for up to ten seconds at birth, two minutes thirty eight seconds in an exceptional case, and peaking at about two weeks with most babies sustaining for around two and a half minutes.

Harper’s Weekly

Grouchy Died 1847 After Waterloo In Exile

General Grouchy died May 29, 1847 after battling for thirty years against the legend that blamed him for Waterloo. A marquis and Norman, he allied with the revolution, faced suspicion in the terror, rose to general officer, and became marshal in the Hundred Days. He spent exile in Paris and Philadelphia before returning to Caen and serving in Paris.

Grouchy Waterloo Paris Napoleon II United States France Louis Philippe Chamber of Peers Marshal Grouchy Hia Philadelphia Caen

Catching a Wolf Alive by a Polish Gentleman

A Polish country gentleman relishes the sport of catching a wolf alive. A mounted rider chases the wolf with a whip and rope, often needing a second helper to secure the animal. The feat is risky, with bites and wounds possible, and few claim to be perfect sportsmen after such a capture.

How Cowards Were Punished

A historical overview of ancient Athens and Sparta showing harsh public penalties for military cowardice. It notes closed temples for deserters, forced public humiliation in humble dress, and social and civic bans on those who fled or were wounded, reflecting severe discipline in ancient warfare.

Athens

Novel Tip System On Coastal Steamers

The New York Tribune reports a coastwise line uses a detective aboard each boat to test tipping by ordering a lavish meal and giving a ten cent tip. If the waiter remains silent or surly, the incident is reported, a method claimed to curb tip issues aboard these steamships.

Walter New York Tribune

A Happy Household Referendum Prompt

A humorous exchange cited by the Pittsburgh Post compares personal initiative to a referendum. One spouse instructs the other to announce every desire to the wife, who then decides if it may proceed, framing daily choices as a private vote.

Pittsburgh Post

Way He Called Sparks Family Row Over Finances

In Boston Transcript dialogue Mrs and Mr Hub clash over money and upbringing. Wife blames repeated shortages on poor finances while Hub defends his poker lifestyle and upbringing. The exchange highlights family friction and financial stress.

Hub Boston Transcript

Out of Fashion and a Blessed Look

A fragment from the Baltimore American presents a witty exchange on fashion and bias in clothing, noting that nothing is cut on the bias nowadays. A quip from Rochau cauld adds that jealousy is the greatest misfortune and least pitied by its caus ers.

Rochafou Cauld

Proving Fermats Last Power Relation Stirs Prize Debate

The London Sphere reports on Fermat’s proposition that only equal powers can sum to a square, with no known examples where a sum of two like powers yields a higher power. A $25,000 prize awaits a valid proof, a challenge long open since Fermat’s era, pursued by many great mathematicians including G A Miller who notes ongoing interest and past partial proofs.

Fermat Comere G. A. Miller London Sphere

Phantom Ships Haunting Legends Around Titanic Wreck Site

London Standard reports legends of phantom ships near the Titanic area. Tales recount a ball of fire forming a vessel from the wreck site before storms and sightings by King George V and the late Duke of Clarence aboard the Bacchante. The Eurydice tragedy is also linked, with numerous eyewitness claims of ghostly cries and apparitions.

Legion Packet George V Duke of Clarence Bacchante English Tale of Wight London Standard

Godmother Request Confuses Royal Navy Officer

A humorous Argonaut report recounts Jones an able seaman in H M War Dant family mix up while seeking extra leave to attend his sister's baby vaccination. The commander grows frustrated as Jones mumbles the reason until clarified that he is asked to stand as godmother.

Jones H. M

French wedding maid of honor alms ritual in Paris

An American guest at a Paris Madeleine wedding observed a silent alms appeal by maids of honor. Guests dropped silver into the dainty au morlere, a lace and flower receptacle hung on arms in lieu of a bouquet, amid visible extravagance.

Alma Madeleine Paris New York

London Balloon Ascents Mark Early Aerial Feats

The 1784 London ascent by Lunard drew crowds as a cat dog and pigeon joined the crew. A jury paused a criminal verdict to watch the flight and King George II halted a council meeting to view the spectacle. In 1785 Maguire, a Dubilo undergraduate, was knighted for bold courage.

London Lunard George LII Dubilo Maguire

Calf Fails To Improve Before Vet Arrival

In Extramia Jim discusses the failing calf and seeks a stopgap until the veterinarian arrives. They consider using two powders once given to Joe during last year's measles to treat the animal while they wait.

Jim Little Joe

An Ohbstacle Joy Rider Talk On The Phone

A fragment notes a Joy Rider scene where talking on a phone raises questions about preventing a car from being taken. It mentions an obstacle and asks if anything can prevail. No further names or places are given.

Joy Rider Joy

Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds

An advert promotes Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial troubles claiming it quiets children s coughs aids sleep and relieves adults fears of a nasty cold epidemics with testimonials from W H Knowles Osco NL and W P Rinehart Asbury NJ and urging purchase from local druggists.

Dr. King W. P. Rinehart Asbury N. J

Banquet Payment in 1842 Sparks Indigestion Cure Ad

An old advertisement notes a $100 per plate banquet paid to Henry Clay in New Orleans in 1842 and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills for stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel issues. The blurb touts ease, safety, and a 26 cent price at H Williamen, with an office offering typewriter supplies.

Henry Clay New Orleans Dr. King's New Life Pilla H. Williamen

Ribbons for All Typewriter Makes In Stock

We have ribbons in stock for El, Mott Fisher, Smith-Premier, Olver, Remington, Underwood, Monaroh, Burroughs.

Mott Fisher Smith-Premier Olver Remington Underwood Monaroh Burroughs

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Yya Yagon OWA Houcue Indye Son W. H. Knowles Osco, NL Bank of Estherville F. H. Rhodes Estherville Chichester Eve Farm and Home Magazine ST. Louis Globe-Democrat Globe-Democrat
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