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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
6
In Philadelphia Ledger style, a lawyer notes a client’s desire for delay as the court agrees and the satay will be for ten years after the accused tossed a man over a barn following a Christmas gift of a large racing automobile.
A framed ad touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble claiming rapid relief and Brights disease. It offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes regular bottle sizes sold by druggists.
The piece explains seawater evaporation leaving salt, estimating a 440 foot salt layer if all ocean water vanished. It notes ice forming from the bottom, and describes waves as deceptive with heights up to forty feet and crests moving up to fifty miles per hour. It gives a rough wave base as fifteen times the height, so a twenty five foot wave would have a base about 875 feet, and states breaking force around seventeen tons per square inch.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a small depot near Manchester and a subway crossing instruction for passengers. A quoted warning about the river being unpassable when boards go under water echoes an old Irish river notice. includes names John Built and Iriah Walt in unclear context.
A woman recalls her husband’s dangerous coffee habit harming his stomach and kidneys. After quitting coffee and using Postum, his health improved, headaches faded, complexion cleared, and he could work vigorously again. The anecdote credits Postum as a healthier beverage and cites a Plymouth Cronk Mich advertisement.
In Devonshire a long quarrel over church and choir shifts to education as a trio of local elites refuse Laura Tisdale’s teaching certificate. Dr. Molbrook, a Boston heir, becomes sole inspector and faces a sudden case with Madaline Clyde inviting a medical examination after a mysterious note arrives at his office.
In Devonshire a fraught Monday looms as Madeline Clyde braves the day to seek help from Dr. Holbrook while worldliness, family pasts, and a pending examination swirl around Guy Remington Agnes Remington and Lucy Atherstone in the unfolding luncheon of secrets and plans.
A lighthearted dialogue shows stern fathers and timid lovers still under spotlight while mothers save the day. Doris quips that her mother says men haven’t altered a bit as a young man lingers late at night and a father scolds his daughter.
In a cheeky exchange, Cltiman asks if it is really only ten minutes’ walk to the station from your house. Subbubs dismisses the idea as ridiculous, noting that in Swamphurat nobody walks to the station, adding it’s really about an eight and a half minute run according to Philadelphia Presa.
In Yonkers, a man asks a young woman her age. She coyly replies she is about 24, then reminds him she already gave one guess. The exchange ends with a playful giggle.
A disjointed exchange notes Knox accusing Fox of wanting a quarrel. Fox confirms the man is to be married next month and fox jokes about being cut from his friend list to save on a wedding present cost.
In a humorous exchange, Deacon Slicker argues for a more progressive stance while opposing dismissal. Deacon Hardshell suggests raising the salary, joking that the parson might drop dead from the shock.
The Washington Star and Houston Post quote exchanges on spelling reform and social views. A reader notes reform may help those who need it, while others doubt reading habits. A joke suggests angels’ gender, reflecting light news humor of the time.
Secretary Taft spoke in Boston at a Merchants and Manufacturers dinner defending Roosevelt era policies amid Wall Street critics. He blamed the financial panic on dishonest capital and argued against government ownership of interstate railways while warning of dangers from heightened central government power. The address criticized stock irregularities and urged safer regulation to restore investor confidence.
Capt Wedmond Pearson Hobson, Alabama representative in Congress, warns of a rising yellow tide uniting with other colored races to challenge white supremacy. He argues Japan fans unrest in India, propagates anti-foreigner sentiment, and could lead to Japanese victory over Russia and America, threatening Western civilization at sea.
A World War era summary notes Rudyard Kipling receiving the Nobel Prize in literature. The report also covers a Canadian railroad treasurer confessing to a long term embezzlement of 155000, plus hints of a London ambassadorial resignation and other global dispatches.
A narrative with a remorseful speaker recalls delusions and snares in a failed romance. The Innocent bystander questions the tale as the speaker recounts years ago living frugally to impress and marry a young woman, who ultimately deemed him too extravagant for a stable marriage.
Virginia merchant Wood of Fentress Norfolk County Va suffered months of back kidney and bladder pain with irregular urine flow. After medical treatment failed he used Donn's Kidney Pills and within a box experienced four days of severe pain then passed a stone about five sixteenths of an inch. He reports no kidney trouble since. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Luoston Post recounts a humorous interaction where a caller boasts of his wit with Mrs. Smith, who laughed at his remarks, while noting she had new teeth the day before. The exchange highlights light local social banter and timely dental news within a neighborhood visit.
The Perana Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixture in over eight million homes and is available free from all druggists. Early inquiry is urged as the 1908 edition is published and supplies will soon be exhausted. Speak for one today to avoid missing out.
A Chicago judge questions the need for a court interpreter when the witness is from Boston. The attorney objects, suggesting the witness can proceed without an interpreter.
A Burlington, North Carolina reader recounts a cousin born with a persistent skin disease. After years of costly treatments with little success, Cureluri Remedies were tried. Within about two months the child’s skin healed completely and became as soft as a baby's with no scar remained. The writer notes she hasn’t seen the child in seventeen years but reports she remained well.
In the outskirts of Scandinsville a motorist encountered a team of horses drawing a split log from the road. An old farmer in charge explained the obstruction, saying the vehicle must turn out to allow the good roads movement to proceed.
A dated wide ranging item discusses deafness cure claims citing Hall’s Catarrh Cure and a one hundred dollar offer for successful catarrh related deafness cures, then shifts to random snippets including bromide cough remedies and a Philadelphia quip about marriage proposals, followed by crude ads for Bromopquinine and world coal consumption figures with broad daily totals.
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