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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
12
Local itemized news recounts farm and village events from Spirit Lake to Batherville. Social visits, births, commencements, chautauqua plans, and community gatherings fill the week. ads promote Great Dane Bay farming gear and seed corn hangers at Gaylord and Ross in Lincoln and 7th.
Sunday notices describe a party at Fredericks' Mours day with strong attendance and a good time. Local residents Bam Bolamonson Edwin Nelson and Misa Mary Thompson attended a ball game Sunday. Dolliver defeated Polliver and Ringsted 7 to (incomplete) with Dolliver leading.
Plaza residents visit relatives at Spirit Lake and attend church services. Local ministers Rev Pruitt and Rev McCoy visit and plan sacraments. Children’s day program postponed to June 28. Ed Iverson’s team caused a buggy accident. one horse injured. Various visits by Pickell Dowden Shaffer families. Bernice Sinclair to Cedar Falls summer school. Chautauqua near, with Thavia’s band and grand opera singers and a sextette ensemble planned.
Mr and Mrs Albert Lerdall visited Ames roots with Mrs Wilder family. Knulteon Bros and agstatum tea began a barn for Wm Ralston. Large crowd at Gruver Children Day program with Mrs Paul Graves at organ. Collection exceeded ten dollars. Five weeks to Chautauqua tickets urged. Rev Pruitt of Armstrong to preach at Gruver next Sunday afternoon. Elizabeth Ralston of Waterloo attended Neatherville exercises and visited relatives. Mr and Mrs K Roode visited daughter Mrs Wertz Bun. Anna Henderson visited Sweets. Mr Gee Graham spent week at I N Sweets. Tom Merriott and Miss Harlands attended Gravér services. Max Miller visited uncle at CO Rosenberger's. Mrs Mason and two children visiting the Kuode family.
The page reports community events in Chester and Ryan Lake areas with attendees at Ald Society meetings, a M E Church painting, and a Young People’s League program. It mentions births, visits from Boone and Sacramento relatives, and local people like Mrs. J Merriott and Miss Myers. Also advertised are The Great Dain hay machinery lines and seed corn hangers from Gaylord and Rosa, with local business touches at Corner Lincoln and 7th.
Mrs A Martin of Atlantic and Miss Emma Jane Lewis sisters of Mrs Ed Holldorf visited the Holldorf home on Thursday. Ebner Gardner from southeast of Armstrong called in these parts Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Van Buskirk went to Fairmont on Thursday by auto. Pp H Atwood of Armstrong was in these parts Monday by auto. J A McDonald of Armstrong was seen with a new Carter car Monday.
Mrs. Ed Van Dorsten is ill with rheumatism. Dr Barker and family of Grundy Center visit the Alex Allen home. Miss Hazel Bittner returns to Winona Minnesota. Fred Danie trips to Des Moines for business and back. Miss Sadie Pruitt visits Cherokee teachers for summer at Rev Pruitt home. Miss Ida Davis and Mrs Janet Herzberg of Estherville visit Armstrong. Miss Gertrude Finch leaves for Los Angeles for summer. Mr and Mrs Hoppers Jeff and Miss Edne Dutton extend visit in Canada. Miss Elizabeth Mulacy leaves for Fairmont for summer vacation.
Sunday night four promising Armstrong boys broke into a cellar, stole liquor, and became intoxicated. The town admonishes youths to avoid ruinous paths as they face the consequences of their actions. Mrs J O Hassels sought eye-care in Town City. A newborn son arrived to Mr and Mrs Ben Knudson. J A Spoor and family visited Artiaan C. R Bird will move to the Wm Moriale place after retrieving his family from Clear Lake. Wagner and Gardner of Ringsted visited Armstrong on Wednesday.
The article explains that surface tension and trapped air allow tiny objects to float on water. A needle coated with oil can temporarily float due to air adhesion and water cohesion. It extends the idea to insects, noting hairs on their feet trap air enabling them to tread water briefly.
A traveling salesman describes discovering John Ware in Pennsylvania who kept and burned letters confidants sent him. Ware, an aging man, burned incriminating letters to prevent misuse and notified correspondents he did so. The salesman, moved by the tale, then burned a batch of his own letters upon returning to New York.
A reflection on progress in Ife arguing innocence is lovely but insufficient for virtue. True character grows from knowing evil and resisting temptation, as strength and endurance come from firm principles of integrity.
A fragment quotes a Mr Meekton noting his wife believes women ought to vote and asks if there is any objection. The remark ends with a reference to a looming tempest or storm.
Richard Harding Davis recalls historic inns and their charm along London coach routes. He notes preserved oak fittings, stuffed exhibits, and famed inn names like the Angel of the Annunciation, White Hart, Dun Horse, and Bear at Esther, with legends of travelers such as Nelson and Dickens-era figures stopping there.
Mrs Dul lard welcomes Rev A Alexander Chopin-Fu e in Boston with music filled home. Children Robert Lutie Percy and May perform pieces from Jolly Boy Waltz to Bringing in the Sheaves, while the minister hesitates but intrigued by the family’s musical talent.
West African natives practice geophagy in French Sudan with clay intercalated in regional grain beds. Deeper layers are mined via crude galleries where collapses occur, sometimes fatal. Locals believe mine divinities demand an annual victim. Reportedly individuals may eat seven and a half pounds of clay daily.
Dr Francis Ward recalls a vivid pond scene where a male trout attacked a rival, shaking him until he floated, then was revived with whisky and water. The account likens fish passion to human emotion and notes a photographed rainbow trout as evidence.
An actor returns from a voyage praising Australia. He touts the warm reception and gifts from Australian fans, recounting items passed to him by admirers in various towns. He boasts of past successful one night stands and shows off clothing and priceless mementos from supporters.
The article argues that sea danger is intrinsic to all naval service and that submariners face risks comparable to other branches. It notes daily duties forge naval character, linking danger to national security and the integrity of the fleet.
A New York woman hires a maid, Norah, who impresses with perfect service until she confesses she avoided dusting the Victory of Samothrace statue. Norah fears breaking the statue after seeing its dusted state and admits she is awkward with her fingers, explaining she did not dust it to avoid making it worse. The owner is shocked by the neglect.
One foggy morning a ferryboat collided with a tug causing brief excitement among commuters. A panicked woman rushed to the rail nearly leaping overboard until an athletic man restrained her. She thanked him, noting she is a spinster suffragette and times make a man useful.
A Galventen News brief notes worsening economic conditions with rising costs and unemployment. Citizens voice unease as local businesses struggle, prompting talk of aid programs and possible policy responses.
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