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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
6
A bank offers free accounting and auditing of all money transactions for depositors. Checking accounts simplify keeping records as every month cancelled checks come with a statement. The system provides receipts from cancelled checks and check stubs. Contact the bank soon to discuss enrollment.
The Emmet County Iowa board of supervisors met to canvass the county vote with all members present. Officials declared Rout, Lovell, Heffelfinger, Amundson, Morae, Lerdall, Callwell, Wilson, and Butler elected to respective offices as numbered. A county farm purchase measure passed 853 to 504. Various supervisor districts and local offices were decided, and several ditches and road matters were continued or approved, with adjournment to November 15, 1910.
A wealthy young man, Jack Aborn, pursues a New England lake home for himself and family. He offers $40,000 then $50,000 for Dr. Egerton’s estate, but is rebuffed. He meets Cornelia Egerton, the doctor’s heiress alter ego, learns the truth, and learns the house is offered to him later for $20,000 after she reveals her identity and motive. The doctor buys the place a year later.
Beasts eating greedily and many cattle uplifting heads or sniffing in the air foretell rain. Oxen snuffling, hooves licked, or rubbing bodies indicate wet weather. Asses braying and rubbing ears suggest rain, hogs with hay in mouths signal an imminent storm, and a thirsty flea foretells rain. Cocks crowing at odd hours imply a weather change, indoors or out, while heal crows bodes a storm.
A London doctor recalls a mother who feared her child suffered a terrible illness. He prescribed a daily wash with water used to peel potatoes. The rosy, healthy cheeks that followed led her to praise the treatment, unaware soap and water would have done the same.
In 1762 the bulk of treasure from the Spanish ship Hermione was landed at Portsmouth and conveyed to London in twenty decorated wagons. The haul, valued at £519,705 1s 64d, bestowed large shares on officers and crew of the Active, with the captain receiving £65,053 18s 9d and others earning substantial sums. The procession occurred Aug 12, the day George IV was born.
The article traces historic penalties for jurors who fail to agree a verdict. It notes old practices such as imprisoning a stubborn juror, carting juries to reach consensus, and fasting until agreement. Tudor era reforms limited these harsher customs and Elizabethan banquet practices are mentioned as rewards to successful jurors.
A medical authority states cheese does not harm health if not decayed and may have long suspected safety. The piece notes some cheeses like limburger can imitate decay in aroma, challenging detection without tests.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt presents Reginald apologizing as he is barred from seeing his father. Boadicea vows to circumvent the ban, asking which weeknights his father spends downtown to plan meetings.
A poetically inclined young man speaks to a girl under a night sky as she adjusts her hat. The exchange focuses on mood and subtle attraction. The dialogue hints at a budding romantic moment through restrained gestures and imagined audience of a thousand stars.
A Buffalo Express excerpt notes an official warning to curb gas consumption this month following last month’s high bill. The exchange shows surprise at the directive and references billing as the trigger for the advisory.
The Boston Globe cautions readers not to misinterpret a list of actions and objects including eating bivalves, using binoculars, riding bicycles, wishing for biplanes, and marrying bipeds. The tone blends light admonition with cultural commentary.
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