Girls Wanted to Sort Eggs at Higley Co Office
Three girls at least 18 years old are sought to sort eggs. Inquiries to E. B. Higley Co's office.
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
3
Three girls at least 18 years old are sought to sort eggs. Inquiries to E. B. Higley Co's office.
An exchange laments government pensions for elites like the Goulds Astore and the Vanderbilts, contrasting English ducal pensions with ordinary workers taxed 200 to 300 dollars yearly. It cites Charles II awarding 85 000 yearly to the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, still paid from taxpayers' money today.
A discussion traces the lion mouth motif on fountain vents to Egypt, linking it to Nile inundation when Leo is in the sky, and notes Egypt’s ancient calendar and shipbuilding origins. The piece quotes the New York Press on Egypt as a cradle of science and art. It then recounts a humorous Indian tale about a soldier and a kiss debt at a dinner, highlighting cross cultural customs.
A letter notes odd foods such as grugru in the Weet Indies and bugong butterflies eaten by aborigines in Australia. It claims natives in northern India report two-headed snakes, with legends that each head serves six months of the year.
In a concise critique a well dressed man is said to blend in except in heat when clothing stands out. Clean linen draws little notice while barely noticeable wear becomes obvious. Footwear and walls of a room receive attention only when shabby. The piece argues men should avoid overdressing or sloppiness to stay seen but not noticed.
Oliver Wendell Holmes sent two poetical letters to an Episcopal fair’s post office in Pittsfield Massachusetts. One stanza urged gentleness toward a hopeful beloved and hinted that the recipient’s heart would be hushed. The other letter contained a dollar bill and verses claiming a love beyond measure, a playful riddle of 1 and 0.
A brief reflection notes that occult beliefs were strong among Mexican natives on the eve of Spanish contact. Caciques reportedly prophesied the Spaniards' coming, with prophecies sung in lament during ceremonies, as cited by the London Onlooker.
A desert wind called khamsin, meaning fifty, travels from the Sahara into Egypt. It is described as very hot and dry and is said to last for about fifty days, bringing oppressive heat and dust.
A fragment shows Tom and Nell discussing a reply titled No. Nell asserts she would know why she acted and explains she told me that you would not accept no as an answer. The dialogue hints at a personal dispute and decision in Philadelphia Presa.
A Chicago literary editor lauds a relatively unknown author for a bold original novel with a unique plot and delightful dialog. Youth's Companion notes the work as one of the remarkable books of the year, predicting it will be a great hit.
Observations on gem ranking place the diamond emerald ruby and sapphire as the big four, with the pearl as a separate standard. It notes cutting styles and mineral classifications, then shifts to the human pulse across ages, showing wide healthy variation and historic anecdotes of notable pulses.
A New York Medical Journal piece extols wrestling as a shaping exercise suitable for all ages from ten to elderly. It notes catch as catch can as the American form aligned with Swiss styles, and recalls Lex shifting from Greco Roman about a dozen years prior, praising mutual respect and controlled roughness in the sport.
It describes early medical practice where physicians carried a hollow topped cane filled with aromatic powder or snuff. Upon entering a disease scene they struck the cane on the floor to release scent and then applied it to their nose, explaining why old prints show doctors with canes to their noses.
A fragment describes a German marriage notice system where public announcements must be posted, noting a new box at the town hall for intending couples. The anecdote recalls a burglar finding truth in a posted notice and a mix of quotes on opportunity and focus from various sources.
A man wearing a peculiar wooden hat meets a Birmingham engineer, earns astonishment, and is hired on the spot for responsibility by William Mirrock of Boulton. The wooden hat, crafted by the man and dated to his father’s lathe, hints at practical mind and future work in gas projects. He is sent to Cornwall and returns to advance coal gas efforts.
Chesterfield argues good breeding rests on sense, nature, and self denial for others. He notes manners vary by person and context but share a universal substance. Laws mirror morals, while civility rules enforce manners and punish bad conduct.
A historic note from the New York Globe describes an arch at Columbia University chapel widened after a fat visitor became wedged through it. The change sacrificed symmetry to practicality, ensuring the pier could bear no loss of width on one side. The passage shifts to a livestock observation about Caribou Horns, detailing gender differences in horn growth and shedding patterns across bulls and cows and seasonal shedding timelines.
A fragmentary passage discusses Mount Samuanala, called the Mountain of the Sacred Footprint, with legends about Adam or Buddha prints in a basalt basin on the island’s terrain. It also mentions water jets piercing cast iron, and random quotes on cash credit and public figures, with stray notes from Dooley and a court remark.
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