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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
8
A countryman, misled by suspicions, visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He is astonished that admission is free and, after entering, refuses a uniformed official’s request to surrender his umbrella, declaring there was some trick about getting in free.
Daniel S. Queen of Virginia describes a long battle with back pain and kidney trouble. After trying multiple remedies, Dean's Kidney Pills finally restored his health, and he credits them with his recovery to a life well again at age 81. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box, Foester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragmentary dialogue notes disappointment that Prince Wilhelm will not visit Chicago. Mrs Upsome expresses regret while Mrs Highmus questions the significance, calling him only the crown prince's second son.
Eight attractive post cards in five colors feature wild animals at the Washington Park zoo in Milwaukee. Cards mailed for twelve cents. Address The Evening Wisconsin Company Milwaukee.
A fragment discusses headaches from October to May caused mainly by colds and mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine as a remedy. It then shifts to a social note on adjectives, claiming reserved usage by gender, noting "handsome" as masculine in origin and "pretty" linked to women, with odd etymologies and lingering biases.
Mr Mason and his wife listen as a saleswoman prices a sunshade at nine dollars eighty nine cents, not ten. Mrs Mason teases that the extra eleven cents matter to the clerk, while Mr Munson and his wife discuss the perceived bargain in a light domestic moment.
A Pennsylvanian doctor prescribes Grape Nuts to a patient with chronic indigestion and biliousness. The patient reports rapid improvement, claim of renewed vitality and mental clarity within two months, crediting the food and the doctor. The ad-like oddity ends with the line There’s a Reason and a promotional cue for Postum Co. products.
In a quiet_midwestern town Guy Remington plans to tutor Maddy Clyde, while Lucy Atherstone battles illness. The doctor, wary of gossip and class limits, contemplates travel and possible marriage. Maddy refuses charity and insists on earning her keep, as the trio navigates duty, affection, and family hardship.
An anxious mother urges her daughter to marry young De Leads, an only son from a wealthy family, while the daughter resists loving him and frets about his widowed father possibly remarrying. The exchange captures a domestic negotiation and social pressure reflected in the Chicago News column.
A humorous vignette describes an old bachelor dining at a newly married friend’s home. The hostess offers cake, he thanks her but says he seldom eats cake. The host insists not to fear and mentions trying a piece on a tramp earlier that day.
Mrs Diggs sues husband for divorce on failure to provide. Mrs Bigge notes she gets enough to eat. Mrs Digge adds accusation that he failed to provide her with the diamond neck lace she desired.
A prominent Osage delegation and interpreters will visit Washington to request that all Indian babies born in the past six months be allowed to share land allotments. The party includes Track Dog, Lrave, Bacon Rind, O lo h aw al la, and other ex-chiefs, with Black Dog as a leading figure. The Cheyennes, led by Washee and Tan Boyton the Carlisle graduate, will join with Arapaho allies for the trip.
American visitors once fueled Paris hotels now face a sharp downturn with rooms slashed from five dollars to two or less. Managers report guests unable to pay and staff kept on for appearances, while ultra-fashionable houses show low occupancy and cautious operations.
AIMS railroad managers in Chicago fear revenue freight tonnage fell about 20 percent in December, with heavy losses in merchandise iron steel vehicles and furniture while flour and grain shipments grow. A Rosenbaum Grain Co seeks 42000 damages against Frisco for 200000 bushels late delivery to Russia. Derailments totaled 7432 in the year to June 30 1907 with 515 deaths and 6595 injuries. The NC Supreme Court voids a $30000 Southern Railway fine for selling tickets above the state rate, overturning criminal charges against agents.
The article profiles Miavicta ne Taman Candles, a lone craftsman working by day in a tiny wooden hut six feet square. He produces roman candles using large amounts of explosives, earning high wages despite extreme isolation and risk.
A bizarre notice claims King Edward enjoys plovers eggs spread on Russian Mack bread, a claim that reads like a quirky historical rumor and may reflect an odd culinary anecdote rather than a factual event.
Mrs K M Fisher of Dilsburg Pennsylvania recalls August 29 1906 when she was bitten twice on the hand by a large copperhead. With no nearby medical help she used Sloan's Liniment which halted pain and saved her life. She is a mother of four and never without the liniment.
A jumble of farm seed pitches and health tips appears, touting Salzer seeds with claims of high yields and sample catalogs, Borax cow udder wash guidance, pigeons to millinery trade, and various dubious cures and advertisements. The fragmentary page mixes Fur trade, teething syrup, cancer myths, and newspaper-era marketing.
A fragmentary exchange shows Mrs. Gushleigh and her ex husband in a tense moment. Mrs. Muchleigh corrects a misunderstanding and hints at miscommunication between former spouses.
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