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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1911
Page
6
A 1911 report questions whether a famed woman figure is a ghost or real person. The article by the American Press Association outlines intrigue surrounding the mysterious lady and analyzes sightings and reputations.
An American recounts visiting a medieval Rome palazzio and a mysterious lady who appears from a hidden corridor behind a mural. After weeks of search he learns she is a living modern woman using a secret passage to surprise him. They marry and later return to Rome to demonstrate the hidden spring that opened the wall.
Dr W H Furniss notes Yap natives wear four to five layers of dried leaves and tinder in voluminous skirts. Women light cigarettes with matches and carry glowing coconut husks, yet skirts rarely ignite. A dress lasts about one month before being burned and replaced with a new plaited skirt.
A Life piece argues for lean, plain words. It says small, clear terms hit home fast, while long, fancy talk dulls the mind and hurts reader grasp. The note urges sharp, one syllable terms to show emotion with ease.
Holman Hunt recalls a walk with Alfred Lord Tennyson in which the poet frets about being followed by passersby. Hunt jokes that the crowd would not recognize him even if told, highlighting playful, candid moments from a famed friendship.
A New York interview quotes a playwright praising minute craft as key to success while noting excess. He recalls a rehearsal moment where a leading man mocks applause and the playwright responds that securing reaction is the author's business. Washington Star.
A Chicago Tribune fragment quotes a pale intellectual woman lamenting a burning shame as a manuscript is burned after a servant girl uses wind-blown sheets to start a fire in the grate. Miss Martun comments on the calamity as TV exposes a modern society novel burned.
Detroit Free Press contrasts manners and mannerism with playful examples, noting how manners fade a polite request while mannerism disrupts speech and bites into bread. The piece lampoons social behavior using humorous dialogue about soup and grease.
A Washington Star cartoon quotes an earnest citizen and Mr Staffer remarking that men are born equal but unequal when they gather in the schoolyard as they grow older.
A dialogue from the Cleveland Leader warns that marrying for salary can save a young man, while the son questions the risk if the wife loses income, reflecting early 20th century views on financial marriage and stability. The exchange highlights ideas about economic security, gender roles, and prudent planning in a falling economy context.
A fragmented dialogue features a footpad demanding money, a terse surrender of two dollars, and odd exchanges about bravery and clothing. The text reads like a quirky cryptic mockery with unusual character names and abrupt interjections.
Chris Webb finds a yellow laundry check that spurs a western digression as the Little Forks outfit recalls a past roundup at Cactus Branch and Lone Horn. The crew shares jokes about biled shirts and a claimed Chink laundry while Webb wonders where the check ended up after a dusty trek.
Christopher Webb schemes to retrieve a party dress for a girl who cannot attend the dance without it. He travels to Be Derman's and Be Lone Horn, then delivers the dress at Lone Fiorn where Annie Lee awaits. Elsie marries Jim Traynor, leaving Annie hopeful for Chris.
Japan's Woman's University founded in 1900 by Jinzo Naruse now educates about 200 pupils with over 100 teachers. The institution offers agricultural and domestic science plus other subjects deemed essential for women's education. Pupils perform practical tasks including laundering clothes, cooking, and other chores by approved methods.
Ge o He Bell a former Nickel Plate conductor from Fort Wayne testifies that twenty years of railroading damaged his kidneys causing back and hip pain and painful frequent urges. After using Foley Kidney Pills, four bottles cured him completely and he now endorses the remedy to railroad friends. Jay Johnson & Co.
The city’s transit history shows stages replaced by horse cars, then cable roads, elevated trains, and finally subways. Each shift aimed to ease congestion, yet crowding worsened as the city outpaced transport growth. The era marks a rapid city expansion versus infrastructure limits.
An old advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills neutralize poisons causing backache rheumatism nervousness and kidney and bladder irregularities. It asserts the pills restore natural organ action and are sold by Jay Johnson & Co.
An eastern paper debates what kinds of women men admire and marry, noting tastes vary as they assume admiration began with wives. The discussion assesses how the women chosen reflect differing preferences among men.
A concise reflection on how humanity appears in literature, history, law, physiology, ethics, and revelation, noting that study of man spans most fields as Kinley son quotes George Kingsley.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Yar by Jay Johnson & Co. promotes a children's cough remedy described as safe for coughs colds croup and bronchitis with no opiates. Includes claims of being beat and safest for all children.
Ruth Tate Brady of Oklahoma is cited as the richest girl in the far west with an income of 400 dollars daily. Her mother is described as half blood Cherokee. Brady received 300 acres of public land on which wells produce about 2000 barrels of oil per day.
Native biri surpasses cheap cigarettes in India. Biri production now thrives at Thora using tobacco from Madras and Assam. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by thousands of women for gentle health restoration. Sold by Sveld and H. Willigina.
Tobacco was successfully grown under government supervision in Ireland last year, but since the crop has not yet been marketed, the financial result will not be known for some time.
An advertisement asserts that a cold or la grippe can lead to pneumonia and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a prompt reliable cough medicine that expels the cold, checks la grippe, and safe for children and adults from Jay Johnson & Co.
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