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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1906
Page
11
A Washington Star account explains a police expert’s pin prick method to mark currency. Two tiny holes through the eye area and selective twists in the numeral five create a unique, invisible identifier. The marked bills, kept safe in envelopes, aid later identification in court.
A 1875 tale tells of a miserly old lady found dead near Blaise France with an arm over her head and no grass growing since. Legend claims two brothers due to Duke of Monmouth era fought a deadly duel on that patch, their forty footprints once visible leading to a stone building later.
The article explains metals including metals Mercury and lead flow under hydraulic pressure, forming streams in cylinders. It notes that harder metals like iron and others distort as they are drawn into wires, with particle movement resembling liquid flow and requiring considerable pressure. even iron can change shape without fracture under modern machinery.
A historic account of the Minot Ledge lighthouse built in 1848, its eight iron piles and strong octagonal tower, and the 1861 Easter gale that overwhelmed the structure. Two keepers perished as waves tore the platform from beneath them, the light finally going out at 1 am while onshore watchers mourned the entombing catastrophe.
Fatigue after exertion stems from nitrogenous poisons formed inside muscles during chemical action. These toxins come from the breakdown of reserve materials in the tissues, releasing energy as heat or motion. Sedentary individuals accumulate these wastes, risking gout or feverish prostration when exercising heavily. Regular training reduces these reserves, boosting fatigue immunity.
The article discusses heat output from the body, noting that twenty four hours of concentrated heat could heat a nine inch steel cube to white heat. It claims early fasting doubles as tissues decline from malnutrition, and cites brain workers as emitting more heat and thus more prone to collapse. It identifies ages twenty one, twenty eight, thirty five as critical, when the body renews its raw materials.
The text notes a plant named by the Manalys as the Chone Tres hous indicating an eight tree species in New Caledonia. It is described as reaching about forty feet tall and producing a fine display.
Advertisement notes low summer travel rates via Rock Island Lines from Estherville Iowa to Denver Colorado Springs and Pushlo with return by October 31. Includes special rates for June through September and trips to Glenwood Springs Ogden and Yellowstone. Mentions improved service and request for details from local ticket agent. Also lists land for sale in Wadena Minnesota and a residence for rent near Rock Island road.
A newly published travel booklet by Rock Inland Lines promotes Colorado as a vacation land. It features 48 pages with illustrations on tinted paper, a three color cover, and includes a complete list of hotels with boarding houses plus tourist information. Send three cents in stamps to LL Allen, General Passenger Agent, for a copy.
Good residence in northeast town three blocks north of the M. & St. L. depot. Inquire at the Vindicator and Republican office or with Shyquire of G. A. Nichols.
Cautionary ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant laxative that invigorates the liver and regulates bowels. It claims relief from heavy after meals, coated tongue, bitter taste, and bilious attacks, marketing through local druggists.
A high grade Aberdeen Angus bull named by Wron Bell and B.B aioe leads a farm show entry. The event highlights stock quality and breeder reputation amid limited details and fragmented OCR.
Wanted notices seek Moen women boys and Birla to represent McClure's Mage’s sine with good pay. Address 87 East Street, Ne. Olty. details unclear due to OCR errors but indicates recruiting for a local pageant or contest with compensation.
Homeseekers plan round trip excursions every Tuesday to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest with aid on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the South Southeast west and Northwest. Fare one fare plus 2 dollars with liberal limits and stopover privileges. For rates and details contact agent A R Curtis G P T A Mites polls Minn zs deol
An advertisement lists stock items from draft registers to office supplies and greeting buyers with cheerful prices from Franklin Audubon No. 88986. It also promotes a bay stallion, Franklin Audubon, 15.3 hands, 1150 pounds, foaled 1902, bred at Patchen Wilkes Farm, Lexington, with pedigree details and terms $20 to insure or $16 cash.
Railroads announce reduced round trip fares for summer travel from Minneapolis to many destinations including Duluth Denver and the West. Special sale windows and stopover options apply with limits and extensions pending fees. Tickets valid for return via specified routes and carriers with agency details and dates listed.
A fragmentary timetable lists arrival and departure times for trains traveling north and west from Chicago, including Passenger Nos 619 675 and freight services. It mentions cities like Omaha Denver Colorado and St Paul Minneapolis and notes travel days and ticket requirements for freight trains.
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