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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
3
Europe hosts about 1,530 theaters with Italy leading. The New York county grand jury returns roughly sixty four indictments per day, reflecting a busy docket.
Butterwick travels to Colorado with a baby bear he bought from an Indian. The bear escapes the box on his return journey, rampages through the house, tearing furniture and shooting, while neighbors assist with a bulldog and a trap. Butterwick ends by spanking Charley for asking after the bear, leaving the family with a Poland mouse as a pet doughy note.
Spurbeck Lumber Co promotes 7x7 cisterns made from select white pine with 60 bala capacity, painted inside and tarred outside, double cover and man hole, 16 inch square. claims lifelong, leak proof water with soft quality. Also advertises stock tanks milk tanks pumps pipe and fittings.
Walker Jake reports a monster sea serpent seen at the northern end of Walker Lake in Nevada. Pan Cornelison and John McCorry, mining man and companion, observed the creature half a mile from shore, estimated about 30 feet long and 6 feet wide. Local resident Peters is said to have seen a serpent reposing near the shore. A local Plute legend also notes a Walker Lake serpent.
A man extols a universal calculating machine claiming flawless results while testing it with a chicken farm example. He buys chickens and builds a coop, spends on feed, and earns little from eggs, concluding a loss of about 126.80 dollars. The merchant considers purchasing two units to use for other ventures.
In Maylesmere Pennsylvania a thunderstorm and tornado ripped through a church grounds causing hundreds of ham and chicken sandwiches to rain down for 29 minutes along with occasional cake olives and pickles. A church senia party explained the wind carried off the tables and dinner bell just before serving while layers of cake were left behind.
A wealthy passenger aboard a steam ship rejects a standard cabin and instead books a suite that functions as a commodious flat. Four rooms a drawing room dining room bedroom and bathroom showcase costly woods upholstery damasks tapestries and brocades. The suite even includes a telephone for in-stateroom calls and making dinner appointments.
The box office man notes audience preference for the orchestra left, claiming the left side sells out first. He argues boxes, especially left boxes, are favored though other stage areas offer equal visibility. He questions the enduring left-side premium.
The exchange has Gunner and Brown debating whether the nineteenth or eighteenth century yielded more inventions. Guyer predicts the most useful century will be the future, joking that the century bill will prove it.
A puzzled tourist asks how many people live in Crimson Gulch per the latest census. Broncho Bob replies that no census has been taken there and mocks the idea of towns moving on such personal questions.
In Kansas City, Mrs. Nearfood tells Latchky he must leave to make room for a new guest from Virginia, Patrick Henry Custis, who can pay more. Latchky muses on bringing Peter to share the front room as he faces a life tied to the Coates house. Kansas City Times.
Peggy, the new hotel telephone operator, faced a late night mix up after a guest requested a 2:45 a.m. call. She woke, balanced a calm reply, and gently explained why she did not wake him earlier. The guest reacted with anger but Peggy kept her composure and retained the job.
A historical note claims Europe housed about 17 million goats a quarter century ago, with Switzerland and Norway having one goat per 14 to 16 inhabitants. Since then goat farming has risen in prominence, aided by state encouragement in Switzerland and growing interest in France. The Goat Society expands, dairy shows feature large exhibitions, and goat milk is praised as a hygienic diet for poorer children.
Describes the cremation ritual in western India where a life stone is placed near the pyre as a refuge for the ghost. Details include offerings of food, the body positioned with the head toward the Himalayas, butter and flour ceremonies, and the final bone collection on day four. The text explains the belief in the intermediate body between the burned brass form and the future metempsychotic body to prevent the preta spirit.
The plaintiff testifies to being struck by a stranger from a train car window without provocation. The defendant explains enraged by train delays and poor service, justifying a loss of restraint. The judge sympathizes but rules on the legal consequences.
A minister who counsels stranded country youths in New York reports that over a third traced their wanderlust to a summer girl who boarded at a farm. The allure began in the country, with the girl returning to the city and the young man following, never continuing the country acquaintance. The pattern adds to New York's floating population.
Signor Gabriele D Annunzio is credited with five distinct works, a feat for one writer. Two pieces focus on modern life, two are tragedies including La Nave which extols sea power, and Erigente a legend piece. The prose hints at his widespread literary range and dramatic breadth.
A daring Dresden robbery shows a lone thief drilling through a hotel ceiling into a money changer’s office. He lowered cement fragments via umbrella, descended with a rope ladder, and used oxygen cylinders and a calcium carbide torch to fuse steel, enlarging a door to access the safe while clients waited.
A Scottish tale from Lammermoor recounts Millside Maggie wife of Thomas Hardy who saved rent by baking guineas into a barley bannock for an earl of Lauderdale imprisoned in the Tower. She sang under the bastion, won his release, and the earl rewarded her with a silver girdle now in Edinburgh’s Antiquarian museum.
A large mastiff on a leash leads a small girl down a quiet Philadelphia street. The dog pulls her along then bolts into a corner saloon, her outraged cry echoing as the doors close. The girl repeats, Oh, darnfound it, noting that ladies do not go there.
A century ago many linked celestial visitors to earthly events noting the comet of 1811 preceded a strong vintage and abundant crops while also blamed for minor misfortunes. Reports cite a London shoemaker's wife bearing four children at once and other curiosities such as invasions pestilences and odd accidents linked to comets across years.
The article lists fourteen US archbishops with Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia the oldest at 76. It notes Cardinal Gibbons at 73, Archbishop Ireland of St Paul at 99, Archbishop Keane of Dubuque at 68, and Archbishops Ferry and Bierdan of New York at 5. The piece highlights age order and notes various sees.
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