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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
12
A collage of quotes and notes spans topics from birds and beasts to books and Manitoba. It cites the English sparrow, animal lifespans, Booka, T. Starr King, and Halloween origins, with reflections on history, civilization, and seasonal festivity.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes in On Second Thought that naming a 10 cent cigar for a statesman would mock both the cigar and its patron. Voters would reject such prestige at the stand and at the polls, preferring a broader, less pretentious homage.
The London Chronicle notes that lotteries, long sanctioned since Elizabethan times, funded the state with about £300,000 a year but were ended Oct 18 1826 as government concluded legalized gambling harmed the public and diverted effort from honest work. The passage also quotes Channing on temper and disagreement, urging open-mindedness and kindness.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear notes with names like Ussen and Obrni but lacks coherent event. Potential references to a person named Donny and a General Miles appear amid garbled phrases. No verifiable incident details, dates, or locations are present to establish a coherent news item.
Harding, Wilson, and Taft join to lead a United States humanitarian effort for Chinese famine relief. The White House acts to renew the appeal, urging Americans to contribute generously, with Taft named to the American Committee for China Famine Fund and Lamont as chairman.
The Life Saving Stamps drive by the China Agmind committee reports strong early results. Across all states and 2000 cities volunteers, schools, clubs and firms are selling stamps to back China relief, placing a ten stamp per adult quota in many areas. Stamps cost 8 cents each and will be used to fund relief efforts for famine victims in China.
A call to action urges residents to purchase ten stamps at 20 cents each from the Ching Famine Fund in New York City to help surpass the local stamp quota. The committee reports direct access to the fund through the New York office.
The Vossiache Zéituhg prints a Tolstoy letter from 1884 noting his plan to abandon home and live as a peasant. He describes living in the country by a new method, working hard, and criticizing his family and village for idleness while acknowledging his past role in such a system. The text hints at his growing discontent with society and concern for his children.
Senator Gronna of Dakota ridiculed a political opponent as “bad through and through” at a Dakota luncheon. He compared the rival to a fictional Uncle Washington White, recalling a joke where the character defends family support with a corncob and stubborn pride. Source: Detroit Free Press.
A New York Sun report notes boys on city streets abandon marble shooting for “sidewalk checkers” a mixed game using checker pieces in a chalk ring. Players flip pieces to knock others out, with color of men irrelevant and red black blue used. The scene captures urban play amid traffic and police presence on Reade Street near Broadway.
Two kinds of skeleton men exist the bone surgeon and the skeleton assembler. Art schools medical colleges and anatomy students rely on precisely assembled skeletons for study while the assembler selects the 200 plus bones that form a specific individual. The work is meticulous and merits the price.
The Pennsylvania railroad, facing unprecedented tie costs and rising oak scarcity, studies Central and South American hardwoods for railroad ties. The system uses 5 to 6 million ties yearly and costs have doubled since the war began. The company seeks comparative cheapness and durability data on southern hardwoods.
A clipped exchange describes a broken house bell and a suggestion to repair it. The other speaker jokes that bells are unnecessary since friends visit by car and honk instead, reflecting a humorous social moment.
Sale of a six room house in a modern style with gas not included. The property has a lot of one and a half acres. Includes details of location and price not fully readable in the source.
The text argues Viking pronunciation and etymology, contrasting Norse forms with French. It then shifts to a playful anecdote about Leonard and Archie, noting Archie's red hair and freckles as they stroll in the park and Leonard commenting to his mother about Archie's matching face and hair.
The remark critiques the child’s spelling claim with a wry note on stopping points. It reflects commentary on language learning and the limits of phonetic spelling in early education. The line underscores the humor and challenge in mastering spelling rules.
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