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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1914
Page
6
Epidemic like illness keeps families awake as children suffer persistent coughs fevers and restlessness. Dr King’s New Discovery is promoted as a safe pleasant remedy that relieves coughing instantly and helps both children and adults sleep. Testimonials from W Knowles and W I Rinehart endorse its effectiveness for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. Sold by local druggists.
January lists a plague of flu grippe bronchitis and pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound checks cold onset and stops coughing to prevent serious progression. Ground bone ad touts high egg production for hens and quick market fill. Fresh supply of typewriter ribbons carbon paper oil and staples offered.
A woman from Mirafake Mo borrows a nickel to buy calico and make a bonnet selling part of the cloth for two cents. She continues sewing, saving money to start schooling, graduates from State College for Women, attends medical school, and becomes a successful physician in a southern town. The article weaves in notes on Papua customs, Savannah river history, Turkish baths, billiard cues, plaster care, and a punny joke about the London Telegraph.
A garbled fragment mentions Florida, elevation to sea level near 801 feet, and a doctor’s delay slot. It also references a judge and heart palpitations, hinting at a local medical or legal note. The readable pieces are sparse and no coherent event emerges.
In Montariden capital Montevideo the horse newsboys push papers quickly through the city. Riders, aged eighteen to twenty five, race from the central office to suburban beats shouting La Razon. A rider on a distant street still delivers about twenty minutes before edge of town foot newsboys.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell recounts the invention of the telephone as arising from his work to teach the deaf to speak. He describes using a dead man's ear to model how vibrations are captured, then imagining iron vibrating on an electric magnet to translate those vibrations into sound. He emphasizes the role of teaching the deaf over pure electricity.
The article discusses the old proverb who will bell the cat and its enduring fame. It illustrates the parable with the mice and the cat and recounts the Scottish nobles at Strath in seeking to hang Spence. Lord Grey questions who will bell the cat while Angus undertakes the task and earns the nickname Archibald Bell the Cat.
A witty exchange ends with the guest noting the drive home is the best part of visiting, while the hostess suggests the long drive is worth it for the evening. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a sharp social moment about leaving.
A fragmented classroom exchange surveys national symbols and names of figures like Boglund, Spain, and Hulroshes, with teachers guiding lessons on pride, money, and manners. The dialogue hints at cultural comparisons and a playful, didactic tone within a chipped schoolroom scene.
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