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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
14
A brief OCR fragment cites the Phe Vindicator and Republican office as the place to obtain gale bills prinked, indicating a local government or political printing reference. The readable content is sparse and lacks clear events or dates.
The Vindicator and Republican announces a twenty week series by Christine Herrick Terhune on domestic topics starting February 1. Articles cover womanly conduct, dress, health, outdoor life, education, and social manners with fashion notes, baths, cosmetics, sports, and home economy.
An advertisement guarantees Cham berlain s Cough Remedy and promises refunds after two thirds used if not satisfied. It touts the medicine as best in the world for la grippe, coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and pneumonia prevention. EF H Richman praises Wales agency.
A Wisconsin exchange reports a selective lock-out telephone system devised by A T Presson of Johnson County Telephone Company with Chicago inventor George Dean. The invention aims to prevent neighbors from listening in on each other by allowing users to select the desired number and isolate lines, improving rural service.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a rich nourishing food for invalids convalescents consumptives and weak children. It claims to increase bone flesh blood and nerve and offers a free sample with a label picture set.
The article explains how a central selector governs a telephone line with many phones. A single instrument controls the line, supporting up to 125 phones on a two inch wide switch board. Users dial by inserting a plug into their numbered hole, ringing only their bell while others are blocked. A red busy indicator shows when the line is in use. The current system limits each user to one hour and blocks others until finished. The proposed new system would allow switching after two calls and ensure only the intended bell rings, reducing idle time and congestion.
Louis Albright of Kosanth County recalls living in Iowa since 1838 after arriving from Germany at age five. An early settler, he watched Dubuque grow from mining camp to river town as Black Hawk War ended and 1833 river settlements formed. He and his wife, a New Yorker, moved to Iowa County in 1883. They raised twelve children, seven boys and five girls, with many sons now spread across the West and Midwest.
Mrs Jotanow soddrholu of Pers eus Falls Mion fell and dislocated her shoulder. A surgeon set it promptly and pain eased after she took Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Her son, impressed by relief, recommended them to others. Also notes stock issue and fare plans from New York dispatches but unreadable.
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