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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
11
J L Richardson of Red Key Indiana says after five months bedridden with urinary blockage and catheter drainage doctors declared him doomed. He credits five boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills for his recovery and five years of no trouble. Foater Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells the product at 500 per box.
Mr Cumrox laments the rapid change in minds and pace of life. He boasts his daughter has learned Greek Latin philosophy dancing music mathematics lawn tennis painting and astronomy while admitting he struggles to spell more than half the words in the English language.
Local rule forces reduction of weapon carry leaving revolvers prohibited while a related measure leaves the girlhatpin constraint intact. Officials cite safety concerns as the reason for retaining accessory restrictions.
An ad from Art Post Card Club in Topeka Kansas promotes five free samples of gold embossed birthday flower and motif postcards. It touts beauty, color, and loveliest designs and features a provocative quip about married women.
In two hours over a million dollars vanished as floodwaters from the Hatfield dam swept through Black River Falls Wisconsin. Businesses including Coles Carbolic Salve plant were wiped out, yet residents vow a rapid rebuild and a stronger town reflecting the American spirit.
A concert scene shows a woman with a conscience asking a neighboring patron if her hat bothers her. The neighbor replies politely, while back seats bend and twist around the headwear, causing discomfort among other attendees.
In a lighthearted note, townsfolk discuss a next door neighbor’s growing family as summer brings a playful, snowy motif to the neighborhood chatter. The Boston Transcript records a friendly exchange about welcoming a new arrival.
Beets near Steamboat Rock on 800 acres may yield ten tons per acre worth 15 000 to 16 000 dollars with some predicting twelve tons. Farmers earn about 50 or more per acre, paying 16 for hand labor by Russians, with seed and fertilizer at 1 50 each. A seeder is free from the beet sugar company while farmers buy plows and lifters. A local inquiry by H A Gellhorn found no land harm and he contracted for 40 acres next season. Des Moines hosts new coal fields north of town on 174 acres bought for 75 000 dollars by Claremont Development.
Delegates from West Liberty Wilton Marengo Williamsburg Conroy Brooklyn Washington West Branch and Tipton gathered in Iowa City and outlined several financing methods to support the Iowa City Presbyterian church funds. A series of planned contributions events and fundraising efforts were discussed to boost church finances across the region.
Ida Grove reports a 1740 acre Barlow ranch sale nine miles south of Sioux City to neighbor Alvern Wendel for 156600 dollars to yield 90 dollars per acre. Wendel also bought C L Voss’s farm from Denison, last held by Capt H A Barlow estate for 65 dollars per acre. the Barlow residence on the property cost about 20000 dollars.
M O Marvick finished harvesting his fourth alfalfa crop this year as dry summer weather kept other grasses parched and yellow. The four acre field produced about a ton per acre. In Vinton, Van Herne votes to restore electric service, issuing $10,000 in bonds to fund a municipal plant after a spring plant destruction.
Farmers in northern county harvest late potatoes with surprisingly high yields for a dry year. Some fields reach 100 bushels per acre and delivered on cars in wagon loads to Liscomb buyers fetch 45 cents a bushel. Also noted: county auditor L J Nelson resigns after third term amid heavy workload.
Keokuk police credit a 9-year-old colored boy Harry Pyles with burglary, while Mason City reports Philip Farnum's suicide by train near Hampton. Northwood seizes slot machines and bars minors. Burlington arrests A. J. Reese for eight forged checks around $200. Keokuk district court refuses continuance in murder case of Lilly Jones. Iowa City barn fire losses $2,500. Cedar Falls conductor Harry Nixon found dead at a friend’s home. Mount Pleasant to vote Oct 24 on a $30,000 sewer district.
Mrs Aletha Rush recently acquitted of murdering her husband spends a few days at Sheffield with friends before returning to Jamison Clarke county to reside with her parents. Iowa's first agricultural short course opens December 11 at Fort Madison. student list already surpasses last year.
A fragmented OCR styled column quotes lines about stage life and kicks, cites Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure all laxative, and Lydia Maria Child line on selfishness. The piece weaves product pitches with literary quotes in a dated advertising free-for-all tone.
A witty anecdote from Young's magazine about a wise man who learns when to ask questions at a railroad station. An Irish cab driver repeats his query about the next train, explaining a friend outside must watch horses and cannot come in himself.
Spohn Medical Co promotes SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE as a remedy for distemper in horses of all ages and to prevent spread within stables. The ad also claims cures for chicken cholera and dog distemper, offers a free book, and seeks agents with orders via tenirs, 50 cents, and $1.00. Goshen Indiana.
A dignified mother guides a prospective bride and Dorotha, sister to be flower girl, as arrangements unfold in a social note. A Dresden shepherdess theme with a golden crook and rosebud festoon decorates the scene while a child asks for a washrag, prompting Judge to respond.
A family guide urges careful home care for minor illnesses and advises a mild laxative for constipation in children. It cites Mrs N H Mead of Freeport Kang and MM J R Whiting of Lena Wis as supporters, noting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold in fifty cent and one dollar bottles. A free sample can be requested by mailing address to Dr W Bucal Caldwell 201 Caldwell Building Monticello UM.
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