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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
4
QED A NICHOLS announces candidacy for sheriff of Hammet county subject to Republican voters in the primary. The piece urges banking, thrift, and saving, arguing that every small business should use a bank with a checkbook to keep accounts and earn interest, citing Cedar Rapids Republican.
Weather observer Cowdlek at the government station forecasts persistent mild winters and a shift toward warmer regional climates. He attributes this to disruptions in the Aleutian volcanic activity redirecting the Pacific current, suggesting Alaska’s influence now reaches Puget Sound and beyond, implying future milder seasons.
Des Moines reports a mild year with a mean December temperature of 32 degrees above normal, no snow storms, and 1 inch of precipitation mostly as rain in early days. The year 1918 was 2 degrees warmer than normal with 83.16 inches of rainfall accumulated across months. records show 19 zero days, 86 days at or above 90, a high of 100 on September 1, and a low of 13 below zero on January 8. The growing season lasted 148 days between freezing periods.
The postponed Associated Charities meeting will be held next Saturday January 10 at 3 o clock. Ladies are urged to attend and assist with Tuesday Sewings. Through winter the demands will grow and work will be planned for a large circle of Indies. Will you help Join the January business meeting at 8 o clock Saturday.
The Britt Tribune notes that several current Hancock County officials may seek a third term this year. The writer warns that third terms have been a hoodoo in past years, and suggests carefully considering replacing a capable official as an experiment before the public.
The Hoard of Supervisors of Emmet County propose constructing bridges over the Des Moines River on Lincoln Street at Matherville with reinforced concrete, and two other sections with reinforced concrete spans. Estimated costs exceed $16,000 and $7,?. hearings set for January 1922 with objections to bids to be published as required.
Union Baptist Church hosts annual meeting with reports showing growth. Officers elected for year include Dracona Ridley as seven year term, A A Pingrey six years, W B Tanner five, and others. Sunday School and Y P U officers listed. Ladies Aid meets for annual business.
Earl Rice and Vivian Anderson were married at high noon on New Year’s Day at the home of Herbert J. Anderson in Superior. Rev. Watson of Superior officiated. Only relatives and close friends attended. The couple will reside at Kyther Ville on East Howard Street after September 6. Congratulatory notices appear in The Vindicator and Republican.
A fragment from a January laundry notice mentions a price of six vents per pound and delivery from Cua h you dulivary aidedrville Stew Laouydry. The readable text is incomplete and contains misspellings.
A garbled blend of quoted jokes, snatches of dialogue, and scattered lines from various newspapers. It weaves humorous exchanges about convicts, fashion, manners, and everyday life, with brief glimpses of letters and comic bits from multiple city papers. The text preserves the flavor of period humor and social commentary without a single cohesive story.
A Christian Herald correspondent reports on Nebi Yunus home to Jonah's tomb near Nineveh. Pilgrims visit the sacred site while mosques and a village surround the mound. The article notes restricted access to the tomb and the window view into a dark chamber.
A partial report notes beer consumption per capita across Europe with Norwegians at 46% pints and 4 14 pints of brandy yearly, while the Dune drinks 150 pints of beer and little wine. The Swede drinks 84 pints of beer and 13 of spirits, and the Russian 74 pints of vodka and the same beer amount, ending with the Wranchman.
Harvard professor Pickering argues ancient astronomers correctly noted star colors. He cites Ptolemy’s keen color eye, Herschel’s strong red perception but weak blues, and Sufi’s good color vision, with other old observers showing reds or blues tendencies. Colors deemed stable across centuries support this.
A clergyman’s son overhears two friends saying sermons are dull. The next Sunday he shoots pebbles from the gallery while the minister preaches. He tells his father, I’m keeping them awake, so you go on preaching.
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