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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1910
Page
8
Mrs G. A. Logue is ill. Families visit, farm work, and school resume as Estherville region keeps busy. News covers fairs, assessors meetings, travel, new storekeeper Follett, and community events with many named locals and nearby towns.
Fr Dowden and J Hlaytor were business callers at Hethoville Poesday evening of Lastsweet. Miss Olive Reed of Do Iiwolthsit with her sister Mrs B th Dow den Tuesday and Wedtecasdal Mr P H Graves made a business trip to Tastherville Wed -orchy Miss Hazel AyLee visited blends at Estherville Tuesday ail Wead nesding, Mra and Mrs Roy Merreth spent Sunday at the Geo Merritt home near Superior, he dittle daughter cof Mh and Mrs Fh Dowden was not wily wold last Week, Mr and Mra J H 'TU aylirvigit ed will) their parents, MM ack Mis 1. Taylor Sunday
Des Moines reports that after February 16, the town forbids notes to share only contingency plans when shipments are made by express company over ten miles of road. The ruling, issued by the water railroad commission, confirms two rates and marks a win for Iowa shippers overall.
Fragmentary OCR notes warn that pneumonia follows a cold or flu if untreated. The jumbled text mentions lungs, a speech and comb, and suggests early signs of illness. Names and precise details are unreadable, leaving only general health warning themes.
A 19th century critique argues that excessive telephoning wastes time and money, degrading social manners and eroding domestic virtue. It claims women burden husbands with frivolous calls, harming productivity and courtesy, and warns that telephoning can become a vice undermining social good.
The article traces the evolution of artillery from early muzzle loaders to breechloaders, noting inventors’ efforts to improve efficiency and rapidity of fire. It lists a vast array of cannon types and names, highlighting the era’s explosion of diverse siege guns and related contraptions as cataloged in Gentleman's Magazine.
At a rich banker’s house in Florence Colonel Dundas, later a baronet, insulted Americans. He then escorted Mme Bonaparte Betsy Patterson to table and asked if she read Basil Hall’s book on America. She replied that Americans are descended from Benglisamen and would be yoked as Yugandans.
A garbled excerpt from Chicago involving Eddie the teacher and a request for a definition of cursory. The text shows spelling errors and stray phrases about remarks and a ladder incident leading to minor injuries. It reads like clipped OCR from a lesson on word usage.
An exchange shows a tense moment as a quoted author laments a problem and seizes a pad while his wife snatches a large snat cost and umbrella, pursuing a clause in a williner's window after a payment. The fragment hints at personal conflict and comic misunderstanding in a domestic scene.
A London agent describes a Kensington district as thoroughly desirable for a visiting lady from Australia. The area is praised for its wine and fish amenities, with remarks noting the neighborhood’s appeal and suitability for living.
A poor girl endures a sharp remark about her ironing and finances during a dinner event. She reveals she ironed her own waist and keeps a quiet dignity as the tension rises between them.
A fractured dialogue shows a husband asking about a manuscript and a wife urging him to finish. The gifted writer replies affirming progress while noting a hero’s fate, and the wife asks for a small sewing task as a sign of domestic life amid creative strain.
A clipped Chicago News item notes a theory about a man told to rise and walk and mentions folding beds in ancient times. The absurd fragment suggests a humor piece or misprint with unclear names or dates.
Unclear text shows distorted dialogue with missing words and mixed phrases. Garbled names and actions hinder comprehension, leaving a fragment that resembles a casual exchange or notebook note rather than a coherent event.
The Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners logged many cases the week of January 14 1910 including Gooding Bros Bedford versus Adams Express Co over shipment refusal Quinn Hogan Rock Valley versus G M P Ry Co coal delays Voorhees Monticello versus C M St P Ry Co coal delays Steward Chicago versus C K P Ry Co stock rate discrimination Grant Rolfe versus M St R R Co transit damage Weis Waterloo versus C W R R Co overcharge Green Bay Lumber Manning versus St P CM Ry Co coal delays Flack Linden versus C M St P Ry Co coal delays Farmers Mutual Co Hospers versus C N W Ry Co failure to furnish cars and other transport disputes then closed several after adjustments including Oxford Junction telephone in depot and drainage disputes at Coin.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for la grippe coughs reducing pneumonia risk. It claims the genuine product, in a yellow package, contains no harmful drugs and strengthens lungs. Jay Johnston & Co.
In a reflective piece the Home Circle department extols the home’s sacred draw and warns about coarse marriage partners. It argues wives mustNor lose status and urges kindness at home while condemning nagging as ruinous to children. A separate vignette warns parents to guide sons away from bad influences and emphasizes virtue as path to reform. The article ends noting Russia’s population growing by 2,500,000 annually.
Estherville readers are urged to heed kidney distress signals such as dark secretions, frequent scanty painful passages, backache, headaches, and dizziness. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a quick remedy with claims of proven local results from Mrs. N. O'Connell of Estherville Iowa and sold for 50 cents by dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is named sole US agent.
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