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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
12
A fragment rich in ad like lines cites Castoria safety for infants and a note on dentition. It mentions cough remedies, mothers inspecting bottles, and a stray musing on inventions for women’s mouths, all wrapped in era specific wording.
The Rev Ramund Heslop of Wigton Pa credits Dodds Kidney Pills with relief from edema and heart strain after a year of suffering. A later note claims continued faith in the remedy. An ancient Chinese tale about Ku R’ai-chi and a painting chest follows, noting theft tricks and the secrecy of treasured works.
Akron mayor argues that poverty harms minds and hearts, countering the belief that adversity fuels growth. He quotes a saying about adversity and notes the social harm poverty causes, stressing its universal suffering and fear. The mayor’s stance challenges a favorable view of hardship.
A Wonder notes a paradox about blunt people who often speak directly and reach the point. The quip contrasts perception with blunt honesty, implying straightforwardness is their defining trait.
An Iowa mother's letter praises Postum, claiming coffee caused heart trouble and nervous weakness in her family. After switching to Postum Regular or Instant, health improved and medicines were no longer needed. Includes product details and a Road to Wellville booklet offer.
The British Automobile Association and Motor union outlines a traveler friendly system easing European tours for 70,000 members. It handles car logistics at ports, provides interpreter chauffeurs including Arabic speakers, and offers route cards, telephones for services, and hotel inspections. A Maidenhead burglary arrest was aided by a police report via a telephone box.
Foreign motorists entering Switzerland in 1912 totaled 8 766 cars. Each car carried about four persons staying 13 days and spending at least six dollars daily. English, American and French travelers were most numerous, and despite strict cantonal rules, motorist traffic rose and money flowed into hotels and shops.
Paris introduces a new law banning any gasoline car on the Avenue del Accadas from 11 am to 1 pm each day. The ban removes noisy engines and petrol odor during a peak social hour, aiming to revive imperial splendor and elegance in the fashionable district.
A rain drenched motorist speeds through a small Wisconsin village until warned by a constable to slow down. He yields, parks at the courthouse door, and mutters a phrase about costs as evening falls. The event is relayed in a light local tone.
A Montreal car owner installs a speedometer behind the front seat facing the tonneau occupants to monitor speed in city traffic. A six-foot tube connects the dial to the front wheel, with the electric horn placed between the headlights and controlled by punch buttons near the tonneau door to warn pedestrians.
Showing increasing use of the auto. A charted set of figures highlights the growth in car entrants year by year in the four classic races. The 1912 Indianapolis curve dips briefly but rebounds in 1913, with 31 entries listed for the event.
Robert W. Chambers comments on a New York poet's awkward verse. He cites a Lake Sunapee epitaph about George Meadows to illustrate rhyming restraint, noting the deceased's game as Fields but Meadows used for rhyme.
George Miller of 383 No Union St Aurora Illinois describes a severe facial infection starting as a pimple that itched burned and spread to his eyes. After failing with salves he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with samples, washing and applying for twenty six days. He claims full recovery in that period. Cuticura ads promote worldwide sales and free samples from Boston.
A mangled text from the Baltimore American includes quips about heredity with a baker father and a crusty son. It also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children and a stray note about doctors having bargain days. The fragment references flattering comments and shallow fishing as a metaphor.
Western Canada reports record threshing with yields of wheat averaging around forty bushels per acre and flax, oats, barley performing strongly despite winds. Many farmers, including new arrivals, paid off debts and built wealth through mixed farming and large-scale operations aided by improved machinery. Over 400,000 settlers arrived last year, with thousands seeking available homesteads as proof of the region’s prosperity.
A New York dinner remark by the prince of Monaco appeals to the crowd as he notes marriage grants liberty to French women, English women lose it, and American women “continue to do as she likes.” A debutante prompts the punchy ending of the quip. An ad block for ASEX ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE appears with dubious claims and scattered contact details.
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