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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
6
A giant inmate plans a noon escape by using a sharpened iron tool hidden behind a brick. He kills the turnkey, scales the wall, and briefly reaches freedom before being pursued and shot. He is recaptured, then learned he has been pardoned by the inspector who had ordered his return.
A brief, comic exchange features a cautious Mosquito questioning a human war while the other Mosquito boasts confidence. The dialogue skewers fear and bravado in a humorous, wartime frame.
A veteran smoker explains a simple at home method to observe nicotine transfer. He advises lighting a cigar, inhaling, and then pressing a white handkerchief over the lips to reveal a brown stain from tobacco oils. He notes that beginners feel nerve effects, but regular smokers may not absorb all toxins.
The fog bewilderingly alters perception for animals and birds and even a blind man in London wandered off as the ground sounded different. Pigeons and chickens become immobile while birds cease singing and a note carrier lost his way, all attributed to the altered senses in fog.
A compact meditation on how thoughts surge between waking life and dreams. The soul, a thinking ruler, wrestles with angelic and demonic impulses as imagination revels in beauty and horror, challenging our decency through selective inner thoughts.
The crown already weighs 39 ounces and 5 dwts and could gain about three quarters of a pound with the Cullinan diamond cut. Today’s crown in the Tower of London holds 2 818 diamonds 297 pearls and many other gems. The chief ruby is valued around £100 000 and was given to the Black Prince in Spain in 1367 and worn by Henry VI at Agincourt.
A Prussian district requires a father to obtain official consent before disciplining his son. A father asks how old Fritz is and the officer grants permission to administer a 15 stroke thrashing. The boy receives a heavy beating and becomes better behaved for three months.
A trustee of school district No. 46 offers 45 a month to a young woman seeking a teaching post. she argues that amount won’t cover teaching facts, but the trustee insists the sum covers the entire curriculum. The exchange highlights budget limits and curricular expectations.
A little girl named Eloria in Cleveland plays with trinkets on the parlor floor while her older sister drums on the piano. The younger asks if she likes the piano, and the sister bluntly replies that she does not but wishes louder playing so their father would tell her to stop.
A New Jersey tale of a man named Jones who tries to hide his pet cat Pussy in a paper parcel for disposal. A ferry ride, social escorts, and a busy trolley trip foil the plan, ending when a leg of mutton is found instead of the feline remains, leaving readers amused and perplexed.
Bloomington resident Jacob Hochstras of Kane County discovered mastodon bones on his farm including a seven inch tooth and a large set of bones. He reports a bone weighing ten pounds with part of a tusk and offers to turn the bones over to any college for exhibit.
A fussy old bachelor compares women to eggs and asserts age cannot be judged by looks. A young man questions the care needed, while the bachelor replies that age remains unpredictable.
Ardmore Pennsylvania report describes a three quarter mile chase as a swarm of yellow jackets attacked a St Pauls Lutheran Sunday school picnic at Harsch's grove Narberth. Women defended with skirts while children panicked and fled leaving some injuries. Pupils returned to class next day amid lingering fear.
In a novel Philadelphia court decision Mrs. Mary Crane claimed a fox terrier as hers while Patrick O Malley asserted ownership. The magistrate freed the dog and set them apart. the animal chose Crane by running to her, showing sole possession in a public display.
Albert Scofield on his farm in Norwich chased a cow that swallowed two sticks of dynamite left in a stump cleft. The cow ran through the village in pain and was shot at 300 feet to end its suffering. A sign warned not to jar the animal as it could explode. In Benton, mistaken identity led A Beatty to shoot at a deer after tagging his gun.
Beatty ran to the shooting site and found the dead body of hunting partner White. White, a prominent Benton citizen, had his head blown off in the incident.
A Kansas City Times line shows a constable considering actions toward a drunken town troublemaker. He weighs arrest for drinking up the town against the possibility of a genuine brain storm, reflecting cautious municipal response.
A concise quotation from the Detroit News asserts that true writing arises from having something to say, even after extensive study of literature. The remark emphasizes substance over form in literary creation.
Notwithstanding poverty Russian peasants are highly prolific, totaling 115,000,000 of Russia's 140,900,000 people. This sizeable peasant population forms the core of the empire's demographic and social structure with enduring agricultural sustenance and cultural influence.
The London Era notes a widespread urge among youths to pursue acting on stage, warning that the passion grips many young men and especially young women, portraying it as a pervasive mania rather than a mere interest.
After-Dinner Naps discusses taxation after eating a suspension of activity that aids digestion. The text notes the nap calms nerves and allows the stomach to use body energy for digestion, promising health happiness and a longer life for those who nap after meals. It also introduces a section titled What to Eat.
Hospital authorities acknowledge the reality of needed rebuilding over the past decade. Metropolitan hospitals, including the London Hospital, confront the vast funds required, estimating total costs around five million pounds to finance the renovation and expansion.
To the Home Maker, to build up the power of our homes for beauty companionship intelligence charity and rights of others is to create a power greater than we may realize This advice speaks to household improvement and moral influence accessible to every home reader of Harper's Bazaar.
An advertisement touts Owode's khaki dress helmet with matching puggaree as a fashionable item for frock and morning wear. It claims the helmet embodies moral grandeur and tops other headgear in style and quality.
The French government orders submarine signal bells powered pneumatically to be installed at the ends of piers in Calais Boulogne and Havre A submarine signal buoy is also planned for trial off Havre to test navigation aids at sea
A curious mirage seen in South Africa by cadet corps members near Worcester. They observed about four miles off, across the river, what appeared to be a recognizable image of the town or landscape beyond.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes the Observer of Events and Things musing that seeing a girl early morning with curl papers to fetch milk would reduce divorces, expressing a wry social observation about domestic life.
A darting tribute to political force, the text elevates It Champ Clark as the embodiment of leadership, eloquence, learning, and courage. It suggests that true influence comes from an undeniable quality that readers instinctively recognize, compelling public allegiance.
A special club arrangement offers the Vindicator and Republican with several magazine pairs at deep discounts. Combos include Cosmopolitan with Harper’s Bazaar for $2.55, Cosmopolitan with World Today for $2.58, and more, plus a two-paper deal with Weekly Inter Ocean at $1.75.
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