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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
5
A clipped local directory lists lawyers and physicians, including R. Roper, F. B. Allen, Soper & Alexander, Albert H. Nash, E. Wilson, and W. Bachman. It notes practice areas in trials, probate, patents, real estate, and medicine, with offices in Washington and New York and hours from morning to late afternoon.
A fragment describes a man losing interest in a wealthy woman until he encounters a woman who uses Electric Bitters. Claims praise for the tonic restoring health and vigor, including beauty and energy, and promotes it as a favored remedy for women. Ends with endorsements by Ade AER and H Williams.
A contractor and three carpenters were hurt when they climbed the First Baptist Church in New Castle Delaware to repair roofs. Yellow jackets swarmed the belfry and drove them off. One man sealed the exits and lit four sulphur candles under the cupola. After these burned, dead insects filled a peach basket before work resumed on the roof.
An elderly Rochester man Mr Chas Sable at 80 Cook Street credits Foley Kidney Pills with prompt relief from a long running kidney trouble. The testimonial, from Sable and the firm F B Shadle & Co, presents strong evidence of the pills' curative qualities and urges readers to use them when opportunities arise.
The New York Zoological Park plans a separate house for its four chimpanzees and five orangutans. The board of estimate and apportionment will be asked for an appropriation to cover construction costs. Current occupants include Hardy the leader and Susie, recently sold to the society.
A new invention claims a safer coin pred method by securing the tap with a rubber cord and using a novel device. Wa flogton invention asserts improved safety over standard forma processes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recalls the first theater erected outside the Southwark walls in the mid eighteenth century, burned later, with scant records of its plays and critics. It notes civic suspicion, rogue labor, and patrons including George Washington, as early American drama began with a fragile spark and meager repertoires.
Senator Borah says Idaho is so good that even those cheated in its smiling domain profit from the deal. An eastern woman on a train recounts a miner stock swindle in Horse City and Borah identifies the stock by quotation, revealing it was worth 140000 dollars that day.
A child snuck peppermint drops into a monkey cage and one monkey ate several. Another monkey, thinking a reward awaited, left the rest exposed. The owner found no mints, and the elder monkey called the trickster, sniffed his breath, and disciplined him firmly.
A passenger accuses a railway of causing a cinder in his eye and paying 106 shillings for medical care. The railway manager dismisses the claim, saying they have no use for the cinder and that the incident should not be dwelt upon.
A collage of humorous notes and observations on weather, science, politics, crime, and society. Jokes about fair weather, new stars, bizarre laws, and oddities abound, naming no clear event but spotting culture and science foibles from various places and times.
Corra Harris writes in the Saturday Evening Post about Rone, once an outlaw, being recast into a man of virtue through Amy’s admiring ear. The narrative shows how truth becomes a flattering myth when faith in a beloved changes self perception and moral judgment.
Miss Jane Day, visiting teacher at school 166 led a talk on family-school relations at the National League for the Education of Women. She recounted a mother’s struggle with a boy labeled incorrigible, highlighting the clash between child labor concerns and home discipline.
A passage from Florence Coombs in Islands of Enchantment recounts field glasses puzzling New Hebrides natives. A mission clergyman shares glasses with a native who misreads them as magic, then plans to harness the device to shoot an enemy, illustrating a dramatic misperception of new technology.
Quotation notes J Hrower of Granville selling their five wild cats to KR in Akron Ohio for eight dollars. The aged animal, weighing ten pounds, killed ten rats in under five minutes after being fed one by one. The boys previously teased it, pulling a plough line from the cage, but Mr Hrower stopped the sport before injuries occurred.
A light domestic exchange reveals a wife asking if love endures since marriage. The husband affirms, while she contends he speaks less affection than in earlier days. He responds with a gentle challenge about her own conviction.
A scolding note quotes John Howland on feeding able-bodied men without pay and contrasts it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised for healing burns bruises and gunshot or explosion wounds. A Revolutionary War uniform once owned by General Chedsile is described as a rare relic from Margaret C. Benjamin’s estate in Ithaca New Mexico.
A brief quip from the Philadelphia Record notes that the newest typewriters are designed for billing efficiency and some are even geared to produce soft cooing sounds, reflecting playful commentary on modern office machinery.
Battle Sussex grave holds Isaac Ingall who died aged 140 after ninety years with the Websters of Battle Abbey. Sarah Thompson of Hulfast served 83 years with one family, dying aged 896. Foley's Honey and Yar Compound advertised as safe for coughs and throat ailments with a yellow package seen as the genuine this ad notes.
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