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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
4
A lengthy editorial-style piece extols private virtue, cautioning against mocking others and urging kindness at home. It discusses faults, proper behavior, and the ideal of a harmonious home, urging diligence in domestic duties and steady devotion to family happiness. It ends by questioning whether modern life truly fulfills its promises.
A correspondent notes English folklore about preventing nightmares using a stone with a hole hung in a cow house or bedroom. He reports a Suffolk laborer saying the stone, a knife, or steel placed under a bed foot serve the sleeper and that he uses the charm himself.
Boston judge George D. Alden, famed Massachusetts jurist and eloquent lecturer, is requested for future appearances after each engagement. His 127 lectures in a season drew enthusiastic, attentive audiences and widespread admiration for his brilliancy, magnetism, and uplifting messages.
A German tourist, found unconscious in a stable at St Sulpice in Neuchatel canton, cut off two toes with a pocket knife after his feet were frostbitten during a snowbound retreat. He crawled to shelter, then fainted and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Chicago finance committee ordered the abandonment of city owned automobiles except those used by fire department chiefs and assistants. Officials needing a car will face restrictions. The plan aims to save about $10,000 per year.
A compilation of old observations on how minor incidents spark great wars. Includes references to William the Conqueror, a tale of vanity, and anecdotes from newspaper humor columns. Notable lines touch on misinterpretations and the cost of pride.
A couple awake in a dark house debate odd sounds from a radiator window shade and door bells. They fear burglars but dismiss each clue while checking doors matches and gas, ending with a calm refusal to panic.
Ivory carvings attract collectors of ivory groups and curved Gatres who expect values to rise as preservation efforts fail. Details on portraits and mementoes remain scarce, with Afghan, Afghanis tan, and European Renaissance masters cited for notable ivory work.
An old man who traveled with a heavy bundle of fagots collapses from weariness and begs Death to end his misery. Death appears and asks what he desires, and the man asks only to be helped to lift his bundle. Clarence Asa.
Fragment from Helen Philpotts prose describing nature waking in a misty valley. Lush imagery of leaves, phodels, and golden green dappled woods, with birds singing and blossoms spreading across the meadow in a renewal scene.
A brief enigmatic note reflects on the difficulty of making progress without keeping promises. The line suggests a solitary speaker named Ammently contemplates pace and advancement in life.
The unreadable text presents garbled phrases about happiness, a pipe, a bike, a sale, and a vague appearance of places or objects. No coherent event or entities are identifiable to summarize into a factual news item.
A Geneva ear and throat specialist argues yawning is helpful and a beneficial form of exercise. He notes that speakers with weak eloquence still benefit their audiences as yawning can stimulate engagement and energy during talks.
Sidney Colvin recalls that Stevenson prized spelling errors as eccentric quirks in his introduction to K L Stevenson's letters. Colvin notes friends knew he could not master accurate spelling, despite his mastery of language.
Demand for apple wood rises as farmers with ruined orchards sell timber. Buyers tour New Jersey offering cash for the timber and some farmers cut down nonproductive trees to avoid uncertain future crops. Several carloads of butts have been shipped recently.
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