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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1904
Page
10
The garments produced in our Rhops are cnt made and finished in the best styles of the tailora wit. Inside and outside receive the care and attention of skillful hands.
Tickets priced at 11.75 from Estherville to St Louis with through service via the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad. Sales begin June 13 with seven day return, valid in chair cars or coaches. Two daily through trains feature dining cars and through coaches. Trains run in view of exposition buildings and stop at main entrance. Inquiries through agents.
Theodore Myhre and his bloodhound tracked a burglary at Melvin where liquor and cigars were stolen. The trail proved old but the dog persisted for hours, leading to a culvert search and a house where the stolen goods were not found. A separate report notes a freight engine was halted by hundreds of dead frogs on the rails near Waseca. Also a Humboldt note on dandelions ends with a boy boasting of more, plus ads and excursion info for the Nickel Plate road and other travel promotions.
A New York Times commentary examines the claimed weight and delivery of army rations for Port Arthur during a looming conflict. It questions the feasibility of maintaining large stores and transporting them from a distant base as war approached, casting doubt on Russian preparedness and logistics.
Cedar Rapide Republican notes Russell Sage condemns vacations calling it a distorted business practice. He argues two weeks unpaid work could provoke a bigger uproar than paid time off. Sage cites his financial success as proof yet faces pushback from business curmudgeons. The piece also promotes F S Shadle & Co magazines and local ads. Mr Babcock’s wagon accident leads to praise for Chamberlain's Pain Balm, sold by local firms.
July 2 3 4 travel within two hundred miles from the starting point. Return by July 5 from Chicago Depot La Salle and Van Buren Sta. City ticket offices 111 Adama St. and Auditor ium Annex. Central 2057 Harrison 2208 telephones. Also ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil and Rock Island trains cafe and observation car service with meals. Convocation at Albin Iowa June 20 24 and Rock Island fare rate info via nearest ticket agent. Subscriptions offer to Chicago Ocean and this paper.
The Minneapolis and St Louis line advertises World’s Fair rail excursions. A season ticket details daily pass at 923.35 and 60 day excursion tickets from April 25 to November 20 priced at 19.45. A ten day excursion runs April 27 to November 30 at 617.50 with options to combine with Minneapolis travel for a small extra fee.
A listing announces that arrangements are complete for forty eight county and district fairs across Iowa this year. Dates span August through September, with events in Poweshiek Grinnell Sac Sioux Tama Taylor Van Buren Waverly Warren Winnebago Wright Adair Adams Audubon Benton Boone Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Blackhawk Calhoun Cedar Chickasaw Clayton Clayton Clayton Clinton Clinton Davis Des Moines Dubuque Fayette Floyd Franklin Grundy Guthrie Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Humboldt and many more, detailing fair sites and scheduled days in August 1900s style.
A farmer near Border Plains reports an extraordinary event as a moccasin and blue racer merged with heads touching while swallowing a garter snake. The farmer killed the three snakes after untangling them, insisting the tale is true and vouches for rye.
Brooklyn Eagle argues that yellowness lies in sensationalism not service to the public. It condemns exaggeration of light accidents into tragedies and minor fires into holocausts, urging restraint over morbid vaunting.
Forest City Republican reports farm prosperity with rising farm numbers and wealth from 1870 to 1900. It notes 5,739,900 farms in 1900, $3.764 billion valuation, and 10,483,000 farmers. Also includes outside Republican view critiquing Iowa platform and speculation on national tariff positions. Mentions Spirit Lake carnival plans and local ads from Shadle & Co. and other vendors.
Reports include farm plots near the river tower with potatoes corn and beans, Dudley Cotant injured at a fire site, A B Thome son becoming EB manager in Estherville, G A R encampment injuries, fountain and library walk work, daily park crowds, Cement Products Co employment surge, Holmes residence move, cement arch on Lincoln street, brick delay at Estherville Grocery Co building, cement sidewalks and street work, Hermann Graaf building foundation, auto registration law forthcoming, GM Drug building teardown, bakery expansion, Grace church ladies guild, George K Allen new west side home, new rural telephone in Dickinson county, Oscar Bobbing new drays, park trees trimmed, Bemis bakery ads, trimmed hats sale, educational offer from Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and local paper.
Hazlewood ice cream handled by F. S. Shadle and Company invites customers to bring magazines to The Vindicator Republican Bindery for binding services.
Fragmented ad clippings mention Hazelwood Cream by F. 8S and Shadle & Co, along with Klopp's Drug Store claims and a USP about low prices. The text urges readers to order magazines through a Windhester and Republican club, promising savings.
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