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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
6
In Chicago Tribune style dialogue a wealthy old mother and father debate their children marriage. The father declares the girl unsuitable while the son counters with a stark choice between two brides. The exchange ends with a stern assertion of the daughter's worth and a sharp rejection.
A dialogue suggests settling an annuity for a distant relative, with a wary remark that annuity recipients never die. The exchange frames intergenerational support and skepticism about life tenure and wealth transfer.
An appeal from Notre Dame for home treatment cures rheumatism and related pains claiming uric acid removal boosts health. Also featured is an essay urging treating children as equals to gain influence, noting children teach as much as they learn and offer valuable lessons when approached with humility.
A printing firm punching eyelet holes in almanacs led workgirls to fling tiny colored disks. The owner noticed decorative possibilities and pivoted from printing to confetti making, popularizing the practice.
A Kansas doctor reports trials on his four year old and an elderly patient to show Grape-Nuts aiding recovery. The boy gained weight and improved after steady use with milk. the 78 year old with stomach trouble recovered after two to three weeks, gaining 22 pounds. The physician claims many cases show similar results and promotes the product with a plug for reading further in The Beed to Wallville.
Mrs Saville clashes with the family solicitor Mr Rawson over her disobedient son and the plan to watch his wife. Rawson proposes surveillance and a fresh will, while Mrs Saville insists on control and considers a candidate for companionship. The pair barter over access to Hugh and the proposed Miss Desmond as a potential aide.
In a humorous domestic scene Bobby eats most of the vaporized peaches at dessert leaving Billy puzzled by the vanished treat. The mother reproves the confusion as Billy laments the missing evaporated peaches.
A Washington Star snippet shows an idealist urging honesty while Miss Cayenne questions why those who value frankness reveal disagreeable truths. The dialogue highlights tension between candor and tact in social interactions.
A fragment from Pick Me Up notes Squire discusses Muggins, recounting overheard praise. A woman claims he is every inch a gentleman, revealing how Vicat learns the point after hearing the remark.
A brief quip turns on a young man warned that love of money is the root of evil. The spendthrift replies with a wry, noncommittal response.
After four hours of debate the House approved 317 to 14 a joint resolution sending to the states for ratification the proposed constitutional amendment allowing Congress to levy an income tax. The House adjourned until Thursday. The Senate met briefly Tuesday, then recessed until Friday. The day’s business included discussion of a District of Columbia bill and a dispute over Taft travel expense appropriations. The House later adjourned at 2 44 pm until Monday.
Raymond L. Ditmars the Bronx Zoo reptile curator sails to Europe with crates of poisonous American snakes and other animals to swap for foreign specimens. He aims to acquire cobra and asp among East Asian reptiles while trading locally bred snakes to bolster collections abroad. Henry Morgenthau urges housing reform to transform U S cities and curb disease linked to poverty.
News items note Winnipeg orders prohibiting any US circus from parading the streets under a British flag. Milwaukee figure Sherburne M. Becker, famed as the boy mayor, arrived in San Francisco after visiting the canal zone at Taft’s invitation. Two Montana sisters, 20 and 16, drowned after slipping into the Missouri River near Helena, brother among the missing.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade notes naval indices show growing strength and expected capacity gains in manufacture. Weather aids crops and farm marketing remains solid while livestock increases. Bread line markets quiet, but packing and provisions demand rise domestically and for export. Wholesale trade appears ready to expand as buyers flock to clothing, footwear, farm products and furniture, with year over year gains in country shipments and fall winter bookings. Bank clearings reach 269,236,828, up 14.7 percent from 1908 and higher than 1907. Chicago district reported 29 failures above prior weeks.
New York reports indicate irregular crop and weather effects but overall fairly good midsummer business volume. Retail sales are broad but purchasing power dampens demand. wholesale and jobbing summer goods are light. Fall trade remains strongest, with Chicago and the Northwest most active. regional weakness noted in the Southwest. Business failures for the week ending July 15: 206 in the United States, 86 in Canada.
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep plus grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati and New York. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and hay with varied quality grades and units.
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