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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
3
The Vindicator and Republican Co publishes weekly editions with editor George F. Schaad Jr. and business manager George A. Nichols. The statement confirms weekly publication cadence and staff roles for the newspaper.
The November issue of Physical Culture accuses Mt Pleasant asylum of cruelty under prior management by the Board of Control. An investigation is to be conducted. The item notes no dates and signals potential pre existing troubles before current oversight. Also covered is a political scene with Dolliver opening Allison’s Senate campaign in Council Bluffs on the 26th, with Shaw visiting Iowa for speeches in support. The piece weighs campaign vitality against rising living costs and wages. It cites a Washington dispatch claiming Cummins may not oppose Allison, but calls the report unverified.
James J Hill tells United Press that individuals hoarding money, not Wall Street, cause financial stress. He argues actual business conditions aren’t to blame, crops are good, and money withdrawal harms the economy and farmers who supply world needs with credit and money.
Frank P. Woods, state chairman, has announced his candidacy to succeed J. P. Conner. Woods is described as one of the coming men in Iowa politics, noted for his work as chairman of the state central committee last year.
Local political circles buzz as Frank Woods of Ratherville announces a bid against Judge Conner for Congress. Officials note Woods may not affiliate with the Cummins machine on post office issues, while Conner faces questions on his long tenure and public stance. The piece hints at party factions and the need for clear policy positions as the campaign opens. Also listed: Norwood hypnotists and vaudeville show dates November 18 19 20 with a Lake free Monday night offer and ticket prices 50 35 and 26 cents.
A car halted beside a poor roadside woman in the Canton Valais and left a large basket with instructions to care for a child until a return in ten years. Upon opening the basket she found a beautifully dressed infant, clothing, notes for £720, and a note promising to reclaim the child a decade hence.
The Reader reports on a 1905 study by Flammarion listing tree species struck by lightning. Oaks lead with 64 events, then poplars 24 and elms 14, walnuts 11, firs 10, willows 7, beeches 6, chestnuts 4, and no birch recorded.
A Scots child asks his grandmother if her spectacles magnify. She replies a little, and the boy adds that she should take them off when packing his bench for school. The brief exchange appears in The Reader.
The head of New York City's surface car system asserts fare evasion is widespread. A rider tracked 19 cars in six days last week and found 24 passengers did not pay while 31 paid fares were not registered.
Exiled French religious communities press for asylum in England as laws drive monks and nuns from their homes. About fifty nuns travel aboard the Antelope seeking safety in England while 160 brothers from Christian schools seek refuge in Jersey and England.
Instruction describes making unfermented grape juice by boiling six quarts of grapes with one quart of water, straining, returning juice to the boil, then bottling and sealing after a final boil. The process emphasizes gradual heating, full rolling boil, and proper sealing.
A farmer in Nemaha county Kansas showed a city man his property. The visitor noted the large red barns that towered over the house. The farmer quipped barns build houses but houses don’t build barns.
The first two converts from Mohammedanism were baptized at Zaria in Hausaland West Africa by Bishop Zugwell. They, as men of importance, sacrificed much to accept the Christian faith.
The Episcopal bishop of Lucknow presides over a diocese larger than Great Britain in area with about 48 million people and only 403 000 Christians.
Falcon hunting remains popular with eastern sovereigns and wealthy natives, favoring smaller birds of prey used in the sport. The pastime continues to attract affluent participants across the region.
The text notes insects eaten as food such as the bugong moth of Australia and the gru gru, an eight fat white moth, found among palm-weeds in the West Indies, as part of the diet.
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