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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1912
Page
9
A chaotic local notice reports surprising QUICK results from a list of medicines and tonics amid a jumble of medical and social musings. It touts Foley’s Tonic and other compounds, warns about substitutes, and derides skin whitening practices as dirty. The piece blends ads, consumer advice, and stray moral satire without a clear single narrative.
An old college professor used a parable about dirt to explain chemistry. He described dirt as a misnomer since with alkali grease becomes soap, then with water dissolves, leaving no dirt. The tale emphasizes transformation through chemical action.
A century old tale describes Mr Church who had four wives buried in one plot. As he moved them to a new cemetery he mixed the bones due to distress. He bought new headstones inscribing odd lines mixing Emmity Mary Matilda Hannah and the memory of Early Church.
An early English humorist used jokes to score against politicians of the time. A comic journal, barred from news, printed brief quips from speeches by notable figures such as Sir Charles Wetherell and Lord Ashley, presenting lines like I am not sensible and I shall take the earliest opportunity of moving.
The fragment hints at a debated remark by Colone l Sibthorpe about giving him credit, with Taork Stvudhurst urging entreaty and Sir Fulward Sugden supporting Croker for assurance. The text appears as garbled OCR, preserving names and quotation style without a clear event or outcome.
Uneven anecdotes recount a giant fiddle used in Charles IX era courts with boys sitting inside it to sing. later Boston concerts featured a table supported bow and a grand instrument called the grandfather of fiddles. The Columbia River’s names include Oregon St Toque and Columbia after Robert Gray’s vessel. Some oddly phrased lines hint at 19th century curiosities and a missing dialogue about friends and marriages.
A quirky Chicago News cartoon caption reflects on baseball players Goose Evers and a little sister comment about tunings and runs. The humor questions how fate guides a game with playful wordplay and family banter.
The American public is portrayed as the largest consumer of candy in the world, reflecting a view that quality of life matters more than longevity in modern consumer culture.
Biographer Albert Bigelow Paine recounts in Harpers Magazine Twain’s extreme fame, receiving endless odd mail. Young lovers sought autographs for albums, writers asked for life story chapters, editors invited him to lend his name, and a humorist proposed 1000 puns.
A narrator notes that great minds like Stecker Darwin Spencer Huxley fail to write clearly. He cites Professor Thompson and a long, joking description of cathode ray terminology. Brillat Savarin records Laporte enjoying oysters at Versailles, eating beyond a third dozen before stopping, then dining with vigor.
In northern Madagascar lies a towering natural fortress held by a wild tribe who call themselves the people of the rocks. The rock rises about 1,000 feet high and spans eight square miles, with sheer sides that resist ascent without artificial aids. The interior is hollow and the only entrance is a subterranean passage.
In a dry response, William the Conqueror tells his son Robert that he will not grant Normandy governance during his lifetime. He quips it is not his custom to take off his clothes before he is ready to go to bed.
Two jewelers discuss advertising results. A watchman ad led to a burglary at a shop last night, while another jeweler notes customers respond to ads. The local column reflects on advertising efficacy and a recent break in.
A light hearted exchange asks what it means to “play” a fish before landing it. The other speaker notes a parallel to a prior marriage proposal, drawing a witty comparison between patience at sea and personal commitment.
The exchange centers on a claim about a woman's age with one party insisting the other never disclosed theirs. The St Louis Post-Dispatch framing notes the disputed assertion of an “untold age” and the surrounding tension of the dialogue.
A provocative remark attributed to Chinese authorities condemns thieves by focusing on their consequences rather than the act. The piece cites official rhetoric warning against crime and the social costs tied to theft.
The piece peerages Cairo bazaars with narrow streets crowded by merchants generous with antique shelves in cupboards. workers at tiny platforms craft gold and silver, silk weaves, and slippers as scent makers perfume the air. Veiled women, donkeys, and carts fill the busy scene.
Joseph Cook argues in bold rhetoric that the United States spans vast distances from Maine to the Aleutian Islands and that many nations could fit within various states. He uses provocative size comparisons to emphasize American scale and the breadth of the republic.
A London Answers joke about a referee’s whistle gone missing ends in laughter as a latch key substitutes. Odd experiments reveal why floating paper figures steer a pin toward their centers, and a water deprivation study on rats and cats shows varied survival times.
The excerpt contrasts Hope and Joy as powerful forces shaping human experience. Hope appears cordial and buoyant, inspiring courage and wisdom, while Joy brings tears and peril, suggesting motion and life’s risks. The passage reflects on how Hope sustains the heart even as Joy introduces sorrow and danger.
The Boston Transcript quotes a man saying he has tried health foods yet none suit his case as he reveals his trouble is an appetite. A proverb notes four men must make sacrifices to avoid wrong, but sacrifice cannot undo deeds once done.
Dr Herbert Clapp of Boston argues worry is a common cause of arteriosclerosis and that aging alone does not guarantee arterial hardening. He cites autopsies showing sound arteries in the very old and notes excess eating, heavy effort, and brain strain as contributing factors.
A Harper's Weekly snippet explains popcorn popping by heat and cell rupture, noting New England as a major source and US market sales. It contrasts with dried old corn failing to pop. A separate vignette tells of Dr Portal offering grace in deportment to Ventris, which Ventris declines, losing the patient’s esteem.
The piece traces the buttonhole origin from neck buttoning to the lapel form. It notes coats turned back, lapels created, and flowers placed in the lapel, with portraits showing earlier waistcoat placement. It also mentions an overcoat with a companion button for rough weather.
The text instructs preserving plaster casts by brushing with a preparation of white wax and white soap boiled in water, and applying when cold. After drying, wipe with a damp cloth. For gilded casts use alum water and white wax in turpentine, then air dry in a warm place to avoid leakage.
A society editor explains why a complex scene caused a blush to creep across the plaintiff’s face, saying the powder on her fate was so extensive it would raise dust if not for the blush. The remark underscores the era’s theatrical approach to social scandal and modesty in print.
Grigsge and Briggs spar over greatness in a witty exchange about birthright versus earned stature.
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