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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
12
Attorney at Law advertises practice before all courts in town in Washington Bar with focus on triad work probate patents and trade marks and all departments. Representative of Enght Rens Patent Lawyers with offices in Waaltogrtern and New York Beek.
An old style ad piece touts yearlong newspaper subscriptions including daily mail delivery and political coverage. It promotes The Register and Leader with promises of comprehensive, unbiased news and affordable rates, plus a plea to subscribe via mail carriers or dealers. Also included are brief, non-graphic public notices and short quotes about public figures and remedies for la grippes.
Trustees from Jack Creek and High Lake townships in Emmet County Iowa certify the year end 1911 road fund receipts and expenditures. The reports list county treasurer receipts, drainage and health fund balances, disbursements, and balances on hand, with attestations by township clerks.
A would be burglar uses a parlor window to intrude, boasting about mercy and a possible alarm flaw while offering a marketing circular for a $28 alarm device. The piece then shifts to a historical note on sailors smuggling whisky aboard ships, describing methods like hollow coconut shells and sausage skins, and a navy cap with a hollow band used to hide liquor.
The island Patmos, exiled for John the Apostle, is portrayed as rocky and barren over 16 square miles. The monastery of John the Divine, atop a mountain, dates to 1088. About 4,000 Greek sponge fishermen live there under Turkish rule, eking out a meager existence.
The article recalls Herbert Spencer’s stance against free libraries, including the British Library of Political Science trustees asking him to donate works. Spencer criticized free libraries as harmful places that attract trashy reading and worthless papers, likening them to free bakeries. He aligns his view with Ruskin’s distrust of public libraries.
Denver faces a heated row over the presidential banquet menu as citizens raise dollars and don dress clothes to weigh whether bean soup or cream tomato should lead the course. The dispute pits plebeian bean soup against aristocratic tastes with strong local voices from Denver and Massachusetts weighing in.
A Mountpelier physician travels unseen, feigns affection for his dog Jost, and posts a drumbeat reward of 25 soula to find it. He lists his titles and residence price to spark chatter in the town. The dog remains unfound but patients arrive seeking care.
A Tremion New Jersey woman, troubled by her domestic help, takes on a temporary Irish worker who boasts broad abilities. After a survey of tasks, the householder asks what she can do, and the recruit eagerly replies she can fill lamps. She then asks if gas or oil lamps are to be filled, in a humorous exchange reflecting cultural stereotypes.
A customer and waiter in a busy dining room tense over a fish order. The waiter, repeatedly delaying, asserts the fish will be ready in five minutes as time slips by and the customer presses with quiet insistence.
A quoted exchange shows a husband Mr Meekton noting his wife takes strong interest in abstruse economic questions. He praises it, adding humor that it might make her talkers put him to sleep rather than keep him awake.
An old advertisement claims Chamberlain's Gough Remedy ward off a croup attack and prevent danger. It touts widespread use and success notes from Shadle & Co.
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