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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
2
A historical explainer outlines basic radio concepts including wave motion, frequency, electromagnetic waves, ether as a transmission medium, wavelength, and the carrier wave. It describes tuning, resonance, detectors, and simple receiver operation, plus practical notes on local miscellaneous items and events in Estherville and nearby communities.
An isolated Northwestern town’s editor uses a radio network to get city news. A city amateur buys latest editions, reads the best news into a transmitter, while a country office typist copies it from the receiver. The plan keeps the editor always first with the latest in town.
A brief reflection urging kindness to strangers. It notes that entertaining guests may bring unexpected benevolence, referencing a moral incentive to be hospitable and open to surprising visitors.
A leading life insurer uses the line If every wife knew what every widow knows on ad decks in trade journals. The quotation hints at gendered mortality and financial risk framing in marketing copy. The phrase targets spouses and widows to imply prudence in policy purchase decisions.
Greta Madden wed Des Moines native Richard Adams at the Hall home of Mr and Mrs J W Madden. They will visit Interlaken Park then Kansas City before settling in Des Moines. Adams works as a retail salesman for Herring Motor Co and Greta studied nursing at Des Moines Methodist Hospital.
Estherville residents attended the annual Homecoming last Thursday with a full program. The Brown sisters Vera and Iva and two friends from Jackson visited, staying at Harry Brown’s then returning Friday. The Gage family celebrated with Mr. and Mrs. Weatley on Sunday. A practice baseball game occurred at Jake Brown’s, and the State Line Lutheran parochial school concluded on Friday June 23. The Sticktuit club will meet Thursday hosted by Mrs. Whiteford with assistance from Mrs. Harry Brown.
The Claus Martens family and Mrs. Scobey visited at the Will McNeal home east of Dunnell. Mrs. Goldsworthy of Union Grove Wis. visited with her daughter Mrs. Harry Smith on June 22. Mrs. Vernon Plymesser and her four youngest children have been visiting near Jefferson. Cornel Olson drove to Ringstell on business. The program committee for the Sticktuit Club picnic on July 4 plans entertaining events.
Ray Shoemaker invites veterans to MacNider week June 28 to July 5 and urges reading the Legionaire to master fourteen talking points. John J. Pershing commends the Legion’s public service, noting its role in bonus programs, vocational training, and the U S Veterans Bureau. The piece questions nonmembers’ support and emphasizes Legion benefits and advocacy for disabled veterans.
The Legion must rely on its power and prestige to carry on the fight for disabled veterans, with no other reason needed. We intend to sustain this battle throughout the Legion's life, declares Hanover MacNider.
A squad of American Legion members fired a final volley over the grave of Lillian Russell, famed opera star, at her Pittsburgh burial. By a World War I warrant she held the rank of gunnery sergeant.
A Wildwood New Jersey event by the American Legion auxiliary charged admission for a sheet pillow case or towel to raise funds for linen needs at a state hospital for sick and wounded soldiers. The sale supported the hospital’s laundry and supply program with proceeds aiding patient care.
Members of the Paris post of the American Legion are using spare minutes to learn cricket in preparation for an international athletic contest with the British Legion. The ex-Tommies have challenged the former doughboys to a game of baseball if the Americans agree to a cricket match.
The American Legion acquired 160 acres near Hobart Oklahoma to develop a community summer resort. The purchase signals plans for a recreation and retreat site supported by the organization for veterans and local residents.
A wounded Legionnaire, who lost limbs in battle, refuses charity or a homeward begging bonus, insisting he would rather die where he lies without shame. The Estherville township meeting will be Thursday at Fred S. Himebauth's with social time, moving pictures, a program, ice cream, and cake.
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