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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as the remedy to curb coughs and colds and prevent pneumonia. It claims quick relief with a few doses and includes a testimonial from Effie Morton of Columbia, Missouri, praising its curative power and urging publication.
This compilation discusses practical farming tips on storage, ventilation, and shrinkage in corn and potatoes, tree ownership when sharing property lines, feeding hens, and Thulin the Swedish aviator’s Baltic crossing. It also covers crop disease, vaccination impact in the army, apple day, meat prices, and various home farm measures from pruning to pest control and storage temperatures.
A village private high school near the Hinge of Norris in Uvenry county Missouri provided high school advantages for boys and girls beyond the district school. It hired a university man to lead the school, housed in a former store, with equipment donated or made by students and teacher. In 1908 four boys and three girls completed the first class. several pursued agricultural courses at the University of Missouri. Enrollment last year was twelve girls and ten boys. tuition was 57 dollars per pupil initially, then slightly over 40, with outsiders paying 30 dollars. The plan reduced costs versus sending students away, and students dressed simply under parental oversight. The article suggests districts without high school facilities might consider adoption.
In the south many farms still rely on single animal power and basic fertilization, yielding half a bale of cotton or less per acre. Some areas see progress as Department of Agriculture efforts promote legumes to rest and revive soils, lifting yields to about a bale and a half per acre. Yet standpatters cling to old methods, resisting new approaches as seen across rural sectors.
A Georgia girl in a girls tomato club raised prize tomatoes and helped by gathering tomato worms to sell to fishermen for rent while removing pests from her patch. She sold 500 worms in a week, earning $6, and helped neighbors by worming their vines. Winners in southern counties will have expenses paid to Washington for rewards.
In a neighborhood scare the writer recalls seeing two Panthers after tracks were reported in soft earth near Helda. Report mentions frightened residents, a pair of light colored individuals on bikes raising panic as two panthers were claimed to be spotted moving along the road before sunset.
The Philadelphia quoter describes a stormy surge off Sabine Pass about ten miles north of the Sabine river mouth where the sea’s foam marks a three fathoms depth. The coast boundary lies between Louisiana and Texas as a northeast gale drives ships toward a wall of wrath in this mystic haven.
A reader shares a method from the Philadelphia Ledger to repair china using a thick gum arabic and water paste with plaster of Paris. Edges are coated and pressed to form a strong joint that remains invisible and supposedly prevents future breakage at the same spot, suitable for treasured heirlooms like Dresden pieces.
Owls make amusing pets but lose the happy family charm with age. A friend kept a great horned owl tied to a stake and it suddenly sprang to life when a kitten crossed its path. A powerful claw and a frightened flurry ended the outing.
Pearson's Weekly notes that conscription has long been part of Britain's constitution, with Englishmen aged eighteen to thirty liable for military service and counties required to provide contingents. The Napoleonic era saw actual application, after which it lapsed without repeal, and since 1820 Parliament annually suspends the ancient conscription by ballot.
A druggist endures a persistent shopkeeper who tests products and questions uses and prices before finally guiding a customer to a bottle. A separate quip notes a wife’s health improving after a home remedy trade, contrasting warnings and assurances in quick anecdotes.
Quick paty dialogue shows a Kansas City Journal excerpt with fragmented quotes about writ of habeas corpus and a son developing a pace too fast for his years. The dialogue captures public interest chatter and humorous slang from the era.
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