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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
5
In The Mission a pickpocket is convicted and fined twenty five dollars. The lawyer protests the total 267 dollars asking where the poor man will get it. The judge remains silent as the prisoner offers a brief delay to demonstrate. This anecdote comes from Youne's Magazins.
The Rev Admund Herlop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered Dropsy for a year with swollen limbs dizziness and fatigue. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling faded and he regained strength. He maintained his faith in the remedy and later sent a testimonial. Correspondence offered with Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY for free household hints music national anthem and recipe booklets.
Businessmen from New York aim to establish the first butterfly farm in Red Bank New Jersey. They will raise diverse varieties focusing on brilliant colors and decorative appearance, selling to society women to display in conservatories and parlors.
Mrs Sparks fears for her four year old son Tommy after he eats paint and sugar of lead from a painter next door. Doctors and a druggist battle to save him as the painter admits the pot was left within reach. The Sparks move, hire a janitor who once served, and a maid named Rosa shifts their lives and humor.
A parliamentary paper reports that shuttle kissing in English weaving sheds may spread infection as the operator mouths the shuttle to thread it through the eye. The committee stops short of urging immediate parliamentary action to abolish the practice.
In a Mary Stewart piece a Brentwood father is depicted as a loud, jovial figure who dominates family meals with quirky humor. His habit of telling homely jokes, asking odd questions, and sharing old stories unsettles guests and unsettles his wife and children during gatherings.
A Health note on keeping bowels regular for a happy child. Recommends Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild, effective laxative to use at bedtime, avoiding harsh salts and drastic cathartics. Includes offer to mail a trial bottle from Dr. W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
On a westbound ocean liner two days from England five men played poker in the smoking room. After cashing in the ebloa the group joked about baldness, except the unafflicted listener. The youngest bald man later deduced Mr Blank carried a wig and fled, leaving his bald head the topic of study for the rest of the voyage.
Two brothers named Chalmers, a minister and a physician, lived together. A visitor asked for Mr. Chalmers. The physician answered, I am he. The astonished man noted the change from preacher to practitioner, and the doctor said, It’s my brother you want to see, he preaches and I practice.
Miss Mary Steele Harvey becomes the first woman among five police matrons named by the last legislature to hold full police powers in Baltimore. Her appointment marks a historic advancement in local law enforcement.
Dialogue shows Gibbs praising his wife while acknowledging his public persona as a reserved man. James is described as an as e and gentle figure who avoids harsh remarks about his spouse. The exchange hints at personal influence from his wife on his character.
A man proposed to his partner in a canoe and the couple were soon interrupted by the craft overturning. Bystanders report the woman appeared to accept the proposal before the accident occurred. no further details on injuries or outcomes are provided.
The remark notes Sims never landed a big hit and kept to steady ploughing work. The quote underscores a life of hardship and endurance, portraying a rural existence marked by persistent labor and limited recognition.
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