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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
12
From Harper's Magazine, a discussion of the sun's outer layers the chromosphere and corona and the challenge of explaining their stability. It notes the 6000 mile thick chromosphere the role of hydrogen the use of modern instruments for studying solar features and imagines a gravity bound solar surface with extreme weight and playful implications for sports.
Barnum's aging wild beast Leo drew crowds as the top of a cage during parades. One night he wandered to a barn where a cow chewed peacefully. A fatal swipe ended the cow and sparked a conflict. Barnum paid for the death and kept the show going with the old lion. The article also touches on ancient treaties and a random, fragmented collage of other topics from New York papers.
Local notices recount wind after noon, harvest progress, and social visits. Mentions Mrs. Paylor, Mr. Higinbotham, and trips to Sharma Lake, with ties to nearby towns and church events. Reports of a drowning tragedy of Vicnny Paylor’s twin and community gatherings at Cumming school house and ice cream socials. Several farmers cutting oats signal a slim crop while Iowa Exposition Hall and Kew Gardens curiosities are noted.
The Sabbath school superintendent quotes the Herald and Presbyter noting Gideon chose watchers who kept one eye open and drank with the other, rather than men who laid aside arms and slept. This emphasizes vigilance over ease in selecting his men.
Rev J W Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney trouble and nervous exhaustion and is free from such ailments. A A Felton of Harrisville New York says New Life Pills are exactly right and relieve without discomfort. Best remedy for constipation biliousness malaria 26 cents at Williams Anderson drug store.
Property owners on South Fir and East Mall streets, along West Maple and Ninth streets, are notified of a sewer project by the City of Estherville with cost and assessment details to be prepared. Objections must be filed within two days. council will proceed with plats and assessments. This notice is dated July 2.
An oddly phrased local notice mentions goods for sale including typewriter books for machines at eight dollars for six, a Bijou showing of Moving Victures, and a court reference. It weaves in August Levin and Miaure G. Quilts with quixotic reflections on joy and sorrow as a broad district notice touches on the Iowa Great Future and an agricultural exposition stock exhibit.
General Gallifet, imprisoned in the Imperial bedroom, spies a carp in the window pond. He snares the fish despite Napoleon’s prohibition, but the carp wrecks a globe and vase. The emperor discovers the scene, smiles, and leaves the future war minister to ponder fisherman's luck.
A quirk in a magician’s routine goes awry when an assistant’s bag yields a rooster instead of a hen triggering laughter. In a separate Detroit trolley dispute a man demands justice after a conductor tugs at his wife’s dress, with the superintendent retorting you should replace the dress rather than the fault.
A five year old questions a new baby with sharp humor. The father replies wryly about affection and death, prompting the child to wonder why the baby cries when he looks at him. The exchange satirizes curiosity and parental wit in a domestic moment.
A distorted passage describes a political candidate and a stranger near a beret. It contains mistranscribed phrases about judges and study, with scattered names and phrases that resemble a garbled News or editorial style, lacking clear names, dates, or places.
A collage of light verse and comic exchanges about love, Shakespeare, politics, and theatre jokes. The piece muses on leap year surprises, absent hearts, and the idea that absence may not always foster fondness. It weaves witty lines and character snippets with playful banter and poems.
A fragmented reflection contrasts working and being worked, arguing truth when imposed becomes intolerable. It critiques two faced people and notes lessons from experience, implying generosity to friends but warning of those who profit from others’ pockets.
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