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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
3
W A McNeil planted twenty eight acres in onions at Santa Maria in the Gulf Coast Country. Yield averaged 466 crates per acre at 1.20 per crate, totaling 480 per acre. Overall receipts from the twenty eight acres reached 13440, a solid return after four months.
The French dramatist Sardou describes spiritualist dictation experiences in which an auto writing hand produced works signed by Bernard Palisay. He recounts table tapping that moved only when companions left and drawings and etchings on Jupiter marked by Palisay. The strange collaborations continued as Palisay became a constant companion.
A young Prince William II objected to morning washing and drove past Brandenburg Gate to be saluted by guards. Seeing no soldiers notice him, he complained to Crown Prince Frederick, who replied in German that an unwashed prince is never saluted. This Harper's Weekly anecdote illustrates courtly discipline.
A magistrate questions a prisoner about blindness and vagrancy in a sharp, bygone dialogue. The man denies appleplexy and explains a breast image of a mine explosion, linking poverty to medical costs. The scene satirically critiques social judgments and artful rhetoric.
A comic exchange quotes Brother Dickey about a disastrous meeting and a ruined collection bat. The talk turns to money and a lost hat, with a quip about hesitation at an auction.
In a Louisville Courlec-Journal note, a question about Ku the boy’sIdeal ends with the verdict that he married another girl. The brief reference hints at a social scandal or family dispute centered on marriage choices and reputational expectations within a historical context.
On a foggy December morning the Admiral Dart docks at Yellow Star. Bobby Shacklett, thin and unwashed, arrives by hansom after disembarking with four passengers and a fortune lost at sea. At Mary Wadsworth’s upscale home he confesses failure, but she reveals she already knows his true sacrifice for her brother.
A critique of formal attire argues that the neckband, wrist bindings, and stiff shirt front serve no comfort or hygiene purpose. The piece recalls a vanished reason tied to a class that showed its members did no work, still dictating society until now.
In a tense game the Avalanches of George Washington school defeated the Steam Rollers of Benjamin Franken school. After the match a hero from the Avalanches reported neck soreness and a suspected collar bone fracture. Walter recalled tackling Skinny Morgan when the injury occurred and hearing a crack.
Hills O. Jones in Life argues that frequent vetoes from speakers committees houses senate and presidency create a convoluted veto chain. He suggests such delays produce laws that the people do not want and brands the system as a sprawling veto culture.
A fragment from a poetic note notes cowslips never gaze at cows or see them slip and awaken birds not stirred by wake robina. Bo kindly tax a tip.
An essay style meditation on the behavior of politicians and the self made, noting that wisdom isn’t owned by any one person and that fools can join the great army of fools at any minute. It questions vanity and the habit of boastful wealth and suggests restraint in speech to curb one’s pride.
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