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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1910
Page
4
The editorial questions the Taft administration response to insurgent petitions for posts and offices. It argues conservatives should not placate opposition and defends treating insurgents like any other political foe. It asserts Taft’s stance aligns with Speaker Cannon and opposes liberal or conciliatory approaches toward insurgent elements.
Encourage every house to invest in earth and good will across the city. Support home made goods and read local newspapers to keep money circulating. Stand by merchants, manufacturers, churches, and schools as the bone and sinew of municipal life and future prosperity.
The piece notes some insurgent supporters consider fielding a challenger to Governor Carrell for a second term, but the most influential elements oppose it. It argues Carrell has been an excellent, fair, and impartial governor, and opposing him could harm the insurgent movement and be unjust.
The section notes unusually cold weather easing, with calm, mild conditions aiding health. It predicts continued gentle warmth over a month, believing warmer weather will arrive to bring early spring.
The article notes that many locals seek offers by surging into jobs, with a total shortage giving fellows a chance to tap at the railroad. It argues that falling clothing prices nationwide do not prove tariffs on cotton and woolen goods were removed, nor are insurgents responsible for the lower prices.
Fragmented text references collaborations between insurgents and Democrats to defeat a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Congress. It hints at future political maneuvers and public weariness, with garbled phrases suggesting disjointed commentary on policy and leadership.
Local readers faced an editorial critique on country editors costs and steady subscription prices. The piece discusses congressional races in First Seventh and Ninth districts, insurgent Republicans vs standpat incumbents, and Cummins influence, plus a note on Company D muster at Estherville and public financial concerns over the armory project.
The article lists possible candidates for the representative race including Ek Hartung Howard Espesch and Roskell with mentions of county officials and lawyers. It notes farmers favoring capable county officers and states Dr. Galloway and others may not run, while Morse as county attorney is expected to be unopposed. The piece ends with support for any principled nominee who will serve faithfully.
The piece contemplates whether six senators and twenty one Congressmen led by Te Kollete and Dulliver form the entire Republican party or merely a faction embracing Bryan's Free-Trade views. It notes attempts to unsettle Midwestern farmers and questions core Republican principles amid the insurgent challenge.
Fight the insurgents as you do Bryan and stand by President Taft who has been misrepresented by them. Six or seven times in Republican history a small coterie of men turned against the President and presumed to be greater than their party. Their names are forgotten.
Washington D C Jan 11 Wanda of the Tenth district was chosen a member of the Republican congressional committee for the Iowa delegation at a caucus this afternoon succeeding Dawson who declined another term The progressives supported Woods for experience on the committee Most delegation members attended except Smith and Hull Also notes on local church activities religious talks and revival meetings with ministers and church groups including Federated Baptist and Free Methodist churches and the M M church Ladies Aid serving hot coffee
The notice announces Grace church services on Sunday January 16 at 10 45 AM with morning prayer sermon on Epiphany its effect on life and character Offertory solo and Sunday School follow. A missionary Sunday special offering will be presented at both morning services A special musical service is planned for 7 30 PM with a processional hymn a duet by Mrs Ladd and Mrs Hendershot an anthem by the choir evening prayers solos by Mrs Stedman and Mr Yople sermons Hymn and the strength of love Offertory by Mr Bromma closing prayers and recessional.
A collection of humorous snippets about social blunders and witty replies. Scenes include a suitor pleading for money, a seaside flirtation, a bailiff like a tailor with a bill, and a taxi dash, with clever put downs quoted from Harper’s Weekly.
A Washington study on limb strength reports that over 50 percent of men have a stronger right arm, 16.40 percent equal strength, and 32.70 percent stronger left arm. Among women, 46.90 percent favor the right arm and 24.50 percent the left. Fifty skeletons were measured to gauge average limb length.
The Indo European Telegraph Company reports a relay system along its line shortening the London Karachi transmission to under a minute. Relays replace multiple operators by boosting current to push messages across five thousand miles, a method long used in Britain but now extended to the Anglo Indian line.
A settlement worker notes how residents judge a building’s health by its broken banisters. A mother points to the railing’s condition and grimly calls it coffin like, revealing the grim logic guiding housing choices in crowded tenements.
A reflective piece explores the enduring mystery of women and male curiosity. Quotations from the Hillsburg Gazette Times frame the idea that a woman's enigma sustains male interest, with commentary on aging, attraction, and social perceptions of women as mysterious beings.
A fragmented passage contrasts baseball with croquet and other pastimes, noting baseball as the “game of the SILO” amid conflict and struggle. The text likens the diamond and gridiron to imperial arenas shaping the imagination, while croquet retreats from the spotlight.
A quotation from the St. Louis Republic argues that men are drawn to hardship and danger, finding the heroic call irresistible. It cites a man who left a secure position for a new challenge, spurning offers to stay for the chance to struggle that stirs the soul.
A stern woman confronts a bearded, matted wayfarer asking for a quarter for shave and haircut to land a role as Virginius. She dismisses the plea and jokes he should seek Rip Van Winkle instead, then moves to unchain the dog.
The Moon's mean distance from Earth is 237000 miles. At perigee it reaches about 225000 miles and at apogee more than 251000 miles. Its diameter is about 2.153 miles, volume roughly one forty ninth of Earth, mass about one eighty eighth. Gravity on the Moon is about 163 pounds per 1000 on Earth.
A Chicago Tribune note quotes a classroom exchange where a pupil answers to the origin of the corn kins. The shaggy haired student says they were written by John Bunion, in a humorous classroom quip.
The excerpt cites a familiar prescription for success to stay energetic in daily work and then rest until the next day. It links consistent effort with promoting health and prosperity, reflecting a stoic practical philosophy.
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