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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1912
Page
3
Learn why a steady reliable feed matters and how it supports operation. Discover material choices for different arts and the role of each part in thorough work. Appreciate dealer service value and why choosing manure spreaders leads to buying an IHC spreader from your local dealer. He is the man to see.
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Notes From Japan report that Tokio will establish labor exchanges across the city to aid employers in finding workers. Juichi Soyeda, president of the Industrial Bank, notes Japan has faced upheaval yet warns the future remains unsafe and several government steps aim to boost food supply. Rice output is near peak with barley as next reliance, potatoes may expand, and meat-raising plus fisheries development are urged amid a tightening supply.
Paris correspondent reports the anniversary of the September 1792 Carmelite massacre. The crypt at Rue de Vaugirard is opened to visitors, revealing bones and skulls arranged in the chapel beneath a black crown of thorns. The Carmelite convent gardens and building remain largely intact with a picturesque facade overlooking an orchard and a circular pool.
WH Wheatly of 4826 Wabash Ave Ottumwa Iowa suffered a kidney trouble that led to rheumatic pain. He reports using Foley Kidney Pills and noticed prompt improvement and complete recovery with relief from rheumatism.
Notes on reviving The Beggars Opera and Henry Reeve’s praise of a 1839 performance. The column muses whether a revival is feasible amid modern tastes and recalls a witty endorsement, then shifts to a health advertisement for Koley's Honey and Tar Compound warning it contains opiates and is unsafe for children.
A London Chronicle reminiscence recalls Charles Lamb and a friend abandoning their snuff boxes after a philosophical moment on Hampstead Heath. The tale shifts from contrition to a lighthearted search as Lamb jokes about finding his own snuff box while the narrator admits a halfpenny snuff purchase at the first shop open.
The article explains that unlike other nations Japanese homes favor open rooms to invite a cool breeze. Shoji-like blinds of split bamboo shield interiors, letting those behind them glimpse a single person ahead while the lighter side remains visually dominant.
Experiments in Germany measured how room wall colors reflect light. Dark blue 6 percent gray and yellow tones show range from 20 to 70 percent in reflected light. Pale colors notably reflect more, with pale blue 80 percent and pale white 70 percent, while glogsinessa and varnish boost reflectance.
Dr Marcel Bardouin reports to the Academy that prehistoric Parisians consumed clay and sand as food amid periods of scarcity. He notes Montmartre clay and Seine bed sand as nutritive and that children aged three to seven were raised on these delicacies. He compares Parisian teeth wear to African and Pacific geophagous tribes and cites North and South Carolina clay eaters as modern equivalents. He stops short of endorsing any current Parisian dish.
Metropolitan essay observes Pittsburg’s unique smoky landscape from 160 hills. Describes varied tones from cream to gray to coal black, noting how smoke shapes the city’s skylines and colors.
Enrico Pinelli, said to be the world’s oldest actor, celebrated a milestone birthday near Palermo. He first appeared publicly in 1811 at age ten in an Italian adaptation of William Tell. his father, the manager, was jailed for producing a revolutionary play and died in prison. Pinelli later joined and formed touring companies, remained active into old age, and several descendants also pursued acting in Italy.
Archie Bell of Cleveland toured with Hingling circus advance car for two weeks in Alabama. The Robinson Brothers circus, a southern institution, drew large crowds and featured a pennant reading The Greatest Show on Earth. A child asked what the sign meant, and a Black woman explained it referred to the greatest show on earth except Robinson’s.
A man who pursues puns seriously contends that the diplomatic core is what a weaker nation may receive after the stronger nation finishes the apple. The remark frames diplomacy as a power driven concession.
A collage of quips and curios from the era noting laws proposed on dress and marriage, aging service clerks, elopements, fashion trends, baseball quirks, and social foibles. It touches on Edison’s prophecy, Chinese reforms, Missouri courts, New York horse scarcity, and light political commentary with wry observations.
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