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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
3
A humorous domestic science tale set in Iriah crochet class where Mrs Avery narrates a prolonged purchase of a coffee mill. Her husband Ned endures mishaps from delayed deliveries, broken parts, and overstocked ground coffee as she learns to grind her own beans with a pricey appliance. The piece closes with a ritual capitulation to buy one pound a time.
A man dismisses certain ventures offered by Opportunity but learns the visitor intends to guide him to appreciate and secure the steady job he already holds. The tale frames a moral about recognizing stable power at hand rather than chasing new schemes.
The Tablet discusses Adelaide Gossetts Shepherds of Britain claiming a farmer burned a lamb to ward off a spell on his flock and notes a very old woman recalling a live sheep sacrifice. It cites Manx and Shetland practices and explains collie dogs derive from colleys. It also includes sheep behavior and a tale of a ram driving a hound.
The piece argues that even the rational mind cannot stay fully idle during waking hours. It suggests gazing at a clear blue sky to test mental vacancy, noting that daytime rest is possible but nighttime contemplation provokes activity. The author cites growth laws and warns that constant mental exertion can shorten lives of those presiding over large enterprises.
Detroit Free Press notes the Texas mobilization cost millions but yielded a clean record with only one typhoid case among about 17 000 troops inoculated and strictly enforced sanitary measures. It contrasts with the Spanish war where 28 000 cases occurred among larger forces.
Litson Nobbs battles a dilemma over a shaving bet tied to the Canadian reciprocity bill. His fiancee Lillena presses him as he weighs breaking his word or hurting her feelings on his birthday, a scenario causing tense questions about promises and pride.
Two German engineers Herr Wagner and Herr Sintes recount a perilous kidnapping in the Atlas Mountains. Surrounded by thirty Moorish brigands, they refused defeat and paid a $500 ransom after five days of capture. They and their servants endured hunger, confinement, and near execution before liberation by local deputies.
Dave Leahy cites the Bible’s value for morale and literature. In a small Kansas town, a printer and editor faced ruin until a Bible quest led to a ten dollar windfall from his mother’s Bible, saving their weekly message of cheer and instruction in a Saturday Evening Post story.
An American consul recounts a tale of a hen pecked husband at a July Fourth hotel gathering in Switzerland. When asked if he enjoyed his long stay, the husband retorts he would rather live in hell, prompting laughter as his Pittsburgh origin softens the moment.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer selection parodies reasons offered by office seekers to serve in diplomacy. Excerpts claim a large family needs payoffs, language skills without a market, ill health abroad, parental European roots, and climate for rheumatism, with the last applicant praised as a genius.
A light tale describes Uncle Timothy as a kind soul who always pays visits late. His generous appetite leads to a plan to shoot a chicken for dinner but his wife worries as he delays. He finally ventures out with a gun, but the tale ends with the bird still in doubt.
A courtroom exchange features a pompous lawyer claiming Maine judge experience before the opposing attorney interrupts, revealing tension between legal minds and a housekeeper observer. The fragment hints at a courtroom cadence and small humor in the dispute.
A Yiddish rendering of Longfellow’s Hiawatha preserves the original cadence and Indian names. The translation adapts the poem for Yiddish readers while maintaining the storytelling rhythm and cultural references of the classic work.
An advertisement offers 250 fine note heads and 260 envelopes with a name printed for $2.00 and urges farmers to register their farm, followed by a promoted Meritol Kidney and Backache Pills from the American Drug and Press Association in Decorah Iowa for fifty cents.
Representative Henry of Texas ridiculed the American heiress who marries a foreign nobleman, noting a Texas girl with millions married to an Earl. He cites a speeding law twist and Lord Laclands plans to name all cars after his wife.
A six year old girl sobbed in a drugstore as workers sought her home name and address. The clerk heard the girl stuttered to answer but feared the druggist would mock him. The mother arrived, ending the search and revealing the moment of fear.
John Dudley Hall, a fifteen year old Pinera high school student, wandered to New York police headquarters seeking shelter. After traveling from Savannah to Hamburg to Leith and Dundee and London, he carried a letter from Daniel Swenson stating consent to travel as seaman or sailing in any capacity a ship’s master wished. Hall, hungry and moneyless after days in New York, was sent to the Children's Society.
In the San Francisco peaks ancient volcanoes rise from a 7000 foot plateau with vegetation zones forming contour-like circles. From 6500 to 8500 feet yellow pine dominates, 8500 to 10300 feet firs and aspens share ground, and from 10500 to 11600 feet Engelmann spruce and fox-tail pine prevail, illustrating earth’s climates on a small scale.
A concise mindset piece urges workers to give their best to every task and feel responsibility toward both self and work. It discourages settling for compromise and counsels presenting the employer with the full best effort possible.
Dialogue portrays two people discussing a Parisian bat worn by Mrs. Styler during a church walk. One speaker chides the other for distraction and sleepiness, while the other admits being half asleep. The fragment captures social chatter and churchgoing routines.
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