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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
10
A vineyard owner in Algiers faced depredations as tortoises were seen climbing vines by night. The watchman reported eerie noises and refused to stay longer, prompting the master to investigate himself. The reptiles appeared alert and seized available nourishing grains.
An angry man argues with a friend on the street about a man labeled as steady. The accuser recalls predicting steadiness, while the other insists the man has been drunk for ten months, challenging the claim of consistent habits.
Analysis of a Louisville Courier-Journal comment on seamstresses shows women in sewing work barred from mating prospects. It argues their retreat from mixed society limits chances to meet husbands, praising modesty, refinement, and domesticity while noting employers and colleagues are mostly women.
A long rule against gambling in Siam was relaxed after labor market effects showed the Chinese mine laborers relied on gambling for livelihood. The government now permits gambling in areas with large Chinese populations, restricting it to Chinese participants.
A playful note from the Times recalls King Arthur inviting knights to dinner and asking why the round table. The prince responds that he cannot get square with his landlady, prompting the knights to join in the humor, with a mock tall tale about Dodynas the Savage being knocked out by the butter.
Walters jokes with Mary about the late hour while George and narrator search for the mew coast though a new comet isn’t due for several nights. The exchange preserves regional voice and character.
A nineteen year old woman named Veronica Kadziereka was beheaded with a sword after a court refused to pardon her for killing her three children. If she had killed by duel she would have faced three months in prison with release after two weeks. The report includes scattered fragments and unrelated dialogues.
The report describes Swedish piotters and figures facing legal and health pressures, detailing trials in New York and Harvard circles. It highlights public figures like Loyve, renowned chess players, and a list of top European players, noting immunity claims and exhibition tours while stressing the tense climate around diet and discipline.
A fragmented report describes large rib counts in boas and pythons, insects feeding on sugar cane, and ants building mounds. It mentions Bracknell Mayland, a 40 000 insect collection bought by the University of Chicago's biology department, and a surgical procedure on an elephant at Haney Bopland with morphia solution doses. The account ends with the operation spanning three days.
In the text a guide discusses rivers such as Potuomue and Peangpu, noting navigability and great lengths. It mentions Ludas the second sacred silver river, and references comparisons with rivers like the Mississippi and Missouri, highlighting scale and elevation.
A bustling market scene in Pra Cet Wate high Wycomble shows townsfolk lining the fair with farmers and wives inspecting hopeful workers beneath the inspecting gaze of whips and wool wearers. Discharged caldiers mingle with recruiting sergeants amid a robust hiring ritual reported by Chicago Daily News and Youth's Companion, noting a blend of old customs and modern recruitment.
The Temesvar orphanage in Hungary hosts a monthly infant market where twenty nine of thirty children aged one to ten are adopted. Five boys and fourteen girls found homes. most adopters are well-to-do. One foster mother immediately had her adopted child named heir to a $100,000 fortune.
The old University of Heidelberg has recently led all centers of astronomical observation in asteroid discoveries. Of the new asteroids found in 1901, all but one were discovered at Heidelberg as the photographic plate replaces the human eye. Dr Panschinger estimates few bodies brighter than tenth magnitude remain to be found, while the count of fainter ones grows.
The fragmentary OCR text quotes a Philadelphia Press item with disjointed phrases and dialogue about Omantyora Harvard and Mrs Goodart. It includes a line about not eating for 24 hours and a coat on a line, ending with a quip about whiskers and being fooled like a goat.
In a Baltimore Verald excerpt, a neighbor shouts there is a robber in the house. Mr. Pudge confirms he saw the intruder enter but questions urgency. The neighbor suggests calling a policeman to nab the thief, only to be told the man is the gas meter reader making the case wry.
Report mentions clever poaching ruses reported by the London Mail. A lad allegedly fixed boots to reverse footprints and sent mares and other game toward Brussels to mislead trackers, with scent supposedly hidden in putters.
A garbled OCR style sketch parodies social topics and urban life with nonsensical phrases. It references luxury, landlords, courts, and various city places though the text is incoherent and contains many invented terms and misspellings.
A garbled dietary note discusses indigestion and stomach nerves, claiming certain remedies relieve pain and headache. It references a Williams & Audee source asserting claimed cures and digestive benefits.
Fragmentary OCR mentions prices and guides at a bower with unclear names and figures, providing only scattered terms like yards and sports goods. The readable text lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable persons or organizations to bound a complete news item.
The M. S Sv. will sell excursion tickets for luments to Lie weet, pulliwesl, suulli, and southeast at a low rate of one fare for a 200 mile round trip. Ticket sales begin 21 days prior to sale boundary. Inquire at Mo St. I. ticket agency, A. 1. Voie 2b Minneapolis, Minnesota.
An OCR fragment touts J. Krupp’s drug share and a “Tee wai ple of Ubamberloin’s Sussach and Liver” pills. The copy claims they invigorate the stomach, improve appetite and regulate bowels, priced at 23 cents per box.
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