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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1904
Page
7
In Troy New York the wife of a blacksmith 75 years ago conceived a detachable collar pattern that evolved into the first separate collar. The tale notes Ebenezer Brown built a dry goods store and collar factory, turning to mass production with machines now shaping collars and cuffs for display at the St Louis fair.
Nesbit seeks a truly unprejudiced view of his painting. He borrows three street children who report a rooster and other odd interpretations. The scene shifts to marketing copy for Postum coffee alternative, touting health claims and a testimonial from a Georgia reader.
Fashion notes predict a shift toward smaller plainer sleeves and simpler gowns as fabrics move from smooth to textured weaves. Mannish waistcoats and varied waist finishes appear, with waist emphasis and sleeve fullness shifting toward the shoulder, while boleros and restrained trimmings gain popularity.
Royal Prussian potash mines near Stragorfurt supply the world with potash used mainly as fertilizer and in chemical processes. Twenty seven mines produced about 1,200 carloads daily, with 75 percent for agriculture and the rest for chemical uses including gold extraction. The mines are supervised by the German emperor and employ 210 workers.
Suburban chatter recalls Gussie Woodby seen with a book, mistaking it for Aristocrat at the Breakfast Table. The humor underscores a society column misread, as readers note the mix up and joke about identity and attention.
A host lent an umbrella to a guest one evening. The guest promised to return it the next day but did not. Days later the owner spotted the umbrella with the borrower on the street. When asked for it, the borrower replied that he could not return it because it was raining.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease. A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet, cures corns, bunions, swollen and sore feet. Allen's Foot Ease makes tighter shoes feel comfortable. Sold by druggists and stores, 25 cents. Free sample mailed to Allen, 8 Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y.
A Century praise notes Dr Van Dyke as a rare vitality and mastery across nature books and men. He speaks with authority in verse and prose, writes fiction with passion, and stands among the era’s most effective preachers. A Buffalo testimonial claims Pigo's Cure cured a terrible cough.
The eminent philologist Ichard Grant White was asked to conjugate the verb kiss. He proposed Kinglish as grammarless and offered playful forms such as Huss to kiss, rebus to kiss again, pluribus to kiss without number, syllybus to kiss the hand, blunderbugs to kiss the wrong person, omnibus to kiss everyone, erebua to kiss in the dark.
A quoted exchange contrasts money with happiness. One man asserts riches surpass joy while a chronic doubter counters and points out people who would be happy with money to conduct a trivial experiment.
A Chicago based seller BEARS ROEBLOCK & CO. advertises high grade standard binder twine at well below dealer prices. They promise quick correspondence by return mail and guarantee refunds with weather insurance against hail.
An aging officer who detests the sea reluctantly takes a year abroad for his family. On board a ship his groans grow louder as waves rise and the stern aide repeats a litany of ranks from private to general. A fellow passenger and the rough voyage heighten the tension.
Frank M. Russell of Cox Wisconsin suffered kidney disease and fatigue until reading a newspaper claim that Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured kidney trouble Bright's disease and rheumatism. After taking two boxes he recovered enough to work all day he could not walk across the door before. The report calls Russell’s recovery the most wonderful case in Chippewa County and credits the remedy with Wisconsin cures.
The railroad superintendent announces plans to open a bureau of information for passengers. He seeks a seasoned information giver, but rejects a long-time ticket agent, stating he needs someone accustomed to providing information.
Figures show steel usage in pen manufacture surpasses all sword and gan factory output worldwide. The first steel pen appeared a century ago. One firm now produces 200 million pens yearly, using seven and a half tons of sheet steel weekly, about 78 million pounds annually.
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