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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
5
A fragmented satirical piece urges trying anything that may come along while noting the futility of stagnation. It includes quips about luck, risk, and social banter, with brief jokes about fares, fools, and cash in a dated, humorously curt voice.
The piece parodies thoughts on sorrow and self pity, noting how others seem light while one’s own sorrows weigh heavy. It mocks misused money and failed communication between genders, ending with a quip about marriage and happiness. It reads like a collection of satirical maxims and linguistic slips.
Frank Gotch plans retirement from professional wrestling and will marry, settling in Humboldt Iowa where he owns property and bank stock. His last match was against Tom Jenkins in Des Moines, and he saved and invested his earnings. A separate item notes Tour Tatelahi, 14, son of a lawyer, appointed to study horse riding in Budapest for three years with expenses paid by government.
Des Moines businessmen push for a United States engineers survey of the Des Moines river to assess navigation potential. Residents recall steam era traffic between Des Moines and St Louis and urge that river history and statistics now being studied by A C Miller support a survey and possible improvement to navigability.
Iowa hosts 19,000,000 chickens worth 5.7 million dollars and 7,000,000 apple trees. Per capita wealth reaches 1828 dollars, four times Georgia, over twice Texas, higher than several neighboring states and U.S. average, reflecting broad prosperity in farming communities.
A Poons India discovery reveals a ballroom novelty using colored limelight. Dancers move under lights turned on and off to simulate moonlight for a dreamlike waltz and a rainbow cotillion.
A new boot design features replaceable sole and heel units that can be unscrewed and swapped. The inventor claims boots can be resoled and reheeled in 65 seconds, offering about 26 percent savings on traditional boot repair costs.
The Cleveland News notes a realization that our deepest troubles may be dramatized, a benediction-like shift for a heart that feels peevish and panting. The line frames worry as literature transforming distress into reflection.
Some undertakers serving poor customers use coffins crafted from pressed paper pulp. After varnish and stain they resemble polished wood, and promoters claim these paper coffins are more durable than wooden alternatives.
The piece argues that talent and tact are useless without motive steam power. It states an engine can whirl a 20 car train across the continent at great speed, but only with steam to move it. Steam makes the wheels turn and propels the journey across vast distances.
An Australian paper reports a 16 feet 6 inch shark captured with seven feet girth. The carcass contained a full sized parpoine and another shark about five feet long.
A Naturalist explains fear and anger produce bodily odors detectable by animals. He cites trainers who must be fearless, pets reacting to anger, and suggests that abstaining from drugs, alcohol and meat sharpens humans’ sense of smell. He vows to return to the woods.
A Pearson's Weekly excerpt explains needle manufacture from a steel wire coil to finished needles. Winding, cutting, sharpening on grindstones, stamping eyes, hardening in hot oil, polishing for seven days, then threading on wires and final brightening before packing. It also notes a remark from Our Friends about loyal friendships among women toward genius men.
A lean tramp begs for a bite in a vestibule as rain and a figuratively dark street outside prompt a stern housewife to slam the door. The exchange hints at hardship and moral choice within a tense urban moment.
A department store clerk skillfully handles a hesitant buyer, asking if the color is for herself or an old lady. The question persuades the customer, leading to a sale and the clerk earning her favorable regard.
George F. Henry of Des Moines has been re elected as chancellor of the local Episcopal diocese. A practicing lawyer, he has long served in church affairs and on the Des Moines Library Board. He is also starting a seventh term as president of the Grant Club.
The article discusses how families spar over wages, preferring raw recruits or inferior maids who cost more in breakages, destruction, and waste. It notes the strain on nerves and health from the worry and discomfort these servants cause, highlighting poor use of food scraps and pad cooking.
A Sunday school scene shows Jean misjudging a colored print of David in royal robes. The child confidently says it is a king but admits it may be a jack, reflecting a playful moment as her bridge-player parents listen.
A remark by Oliver Wendell Holmes warns that morality rooted in abstinence risks hollow character unless balanced by active sympathetic benevolence. The quote cautions against turning moral critique into a business of negativity and urges nourishment from constructive virtue.
British cocoa firms halt purchases from Sao Thome and Principe plantations over alleged mistreatment of native laborers. The boycott targets the Portuguese islands as firms reassess sourcing amid labor concerns.
A quoted speaker, the Hugishman, muses on friendship and debt, joking that his circle is poor and that none can lend more than $25. The remark portrays a quirky social assessment with a hint of self deprecation.
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