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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
11
Country correspondence from Ark and Cher e reports visits and moves among residents. People travel to Ced Rapids and visit relatives. farming shifts and new homes noted. A birth and sales events are listed along with church activities and upcoming revivals in Huntington.
Mra F F Frost was ill with appendicitis. Hoy Holldarf returned from a southern visit to Atlantic Lewis Griswold Harlan Grant and Valley Junction. HK A Caray shelled corn for nearby farmers. Ila Laffey helped Mrs F F Froxt. WoC Smith of Armastrong handled business. Carl Peddesen bought colts in Dolliver. Children of Oscar Howell and Harper Gage ill with whooping cough. Mrs Chirik Eckhart on extended U S trip. Most folks seem sick. Mrs J Taylor and Mrs Z West visited J and AH Pickell. West visited on Sunday. Mrs W C Dowden ill but improving. Win Grettenburg traveled to Des Moines. Key McCoy visited Estherville. Vern Kelly to Natherville. Mrs Eugene Walthers ill. Hart Rairdon left for southern state for gaming year. Jim McLeroy moved onto a sturdy lot. Mrs Mary Deming with her mother at Dowden’s. Mire Neal Courtney and children left for southern state to visit her parents.
The past week was foggy as residents attended a well hosted masquerade at Graver with lively reports of a good time. P A Fouta shelled corn last week while Mr and Mrs Barney Noll visited the former's brother. A wrestling match at Dolliver drew a considerable crowd. Mr Neleon was among attendees.
A bustling week in Armstrong area life with visits to families including Wilder, Wilderhall, and Henry Noll, plus a Masquerade dance at Wilderhall and a party at Foster’s. Notable items include multiple Sunday visits from Nels Clearen, Lawrence Solomonson, and the Moltzen family. Miss Mathewa and Sam Fielding winning at a dance. Miss Myrtle Pickell working for Mrs. Roy Merriott. the Ladies Aid Society meeting. and the death of Mrs. Anna Mary Havelin in Kossuth county. Also summarized are school activities at Armstrong High with prize winners, a porch accident injuring Grandpa Horswill, and Col U G Gearhart’s lecture in Armstrong. The piece notes local business and farm life, including market availability at the U V Denys meat market.
A misleading medical advertisement extols Down's Kidney Pins as a cure for back pain, urinary disorders, and kidney trouble. It quotes a testimonial from Br. RR Wilcott of Minetaburg, PA, claiming relief after using the product. The notice asserts the remedy is available “for sale by all dealers” and urges readers to “Remember the name” and avoid others.
A scattered Farm Sales list shows auctions near Estherville Dolliver Superior Spirit Lake and surrounding towns on February 6th 12th and 23rd with buyers and sellers including J H Beeker W J Clapper O J Trowbridge and G I Mitchell among others. Also includes notices of drug offers and road improvements with local merchants advertising eugenia remedies and cement products.
James M. Ira, a day clerk at Hostel Edwards in Kansas City, met a rural Osborne man who stayed in the only unoccupied room with a private bath. He feared a thief would use the bath, since the door opened into his own room, leaving him unable to sleep.
Visitors at a small French resort enjoyed rare proximity to the renowned poet and playwright Gabriele d Annunzio. For two months guests shared a hotel that pampered him, with servants ordered to keep noise to a minimum until noon. When he woke at midday, life resumed as guests returned to the sea or forest.
A dialogue reveals Distinction refusing marriage unless the suitor has a published photo. She recalls last fall when he stood near a ball player receiving a motor car as a prize for being the best base-runner, implying public attention as the trigger.
In a wartime era remark a gratuitous adviser urges a son to endure toil and hardship to get ahead. Farmer Corntessel retorts that Josh will do fine, citing his initiation in a college fraternity and membership on the football team as proof of his qualification.
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