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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
3
Byron M Coon attorney at law offers practice before all courts in Washington Iowa with focus on trial work probate patents and trade marks and business matters. Rep for Eight Bros patent lawyers with Washington and New York offices in Coon Block.
A dampened flannel bound with Chamberlain's Liniment over the affected parts proves superior to a plaster and costs only one tenth as much, available from all dealers.
Pensnick Percival Pensnick asks about his essay The Behavior of Chipmunks in Thunderstorms kept for future use. The editor notes they save works to publish at the author's death. An unsolicited health ad for Poley's Honey and Tar Compound follows.
Otto Ehlers recounts touring Siam to Tonquin and meeting a laid back Chinese prince who gates public matters to his wife. He sits throne in the palace kitchen to watch meals prepared, claiming content subjects and a potential opera plot. Also promotes Meritor Sore Throat Tablets and Chamberlain’s tablets for bilious stomach issues with dealer sales.
Notice of Incorporation states Home Building and Loan Association of Hiss thersville Iowa formed under town laws. It details capital stock at 500000 dollars in 7000 shares, stock types installment and fully paid, and requires installments by subscribers. It outlines corporate name, purpose, location, duration twenty years, governance by seven directors, election cycles, officer powers, and expense rules with private property protection for stockholders.
Quills are mentioned as items taken from goose pinions to spread the opinions of others. The note presents a literary view on the tool's role in disseminating ideas and rhetoric across readers.
Foley Kidney Pills supply ingredients to strengthen restore kidney and bladder function. Marketed for backache headache nervousness thermation and urinary irregularities. S. H. Willian.
British officials note 1,255 gas undertakings in England and add that last year 20 British companies owned gas works on the European continent and elsewhere.
A well known doctor advises that men who use tobacco should give it up for one day each week. He notes many have done this and claim it helps rid the system of tobacco effects, increases taste once resumed, and prevents becoming a slave to the habit. The habit can dull taste and smell and cause irritable heart and other health issues.
Historians question which leg Peter Stuyvesant lost with portrayals in Wall Street scenes and statues. Some depictions show a chair leg on his right limb, others on his left, all trimmed with ribbons. The piece contrasts these images with the governor’s reputed knickerbockers and hat while offering a roll of manuscript scene in New Amsterdam.
The Philadelphia Record describes a circus elephant bath that lasts a week and costs 200 dollars. Three men perform the process, using 150 pounds of soap and heavy oil rubdown to soften mouse gray skin, with the oil alone costing 150 dollars. The proffered care is seen as worthwhile for valuable animals.
A playful puzzle column mocks a new school superintendent who bans leading questions and teaches pupils to discover answers unaided. The Greek history teacher uses a riddle about Willie and a circular wall task to illustrate the puzzling style.
A Philadelphia Inquirer quote recalls a late employer saying, You were one of the best men his firm had ever turned out, while the respondent notes the testimonial does not seem to help him now.
A brief transcript notes tidying up for a rainy day. Woge acknowledges preparedness and Boston reference appears as a quoted line. The exchange centers on collecting items and planning for damp weather. The text hints at practical readiness and personal sentiment about rain preparation.
An 19th century World Today account details Alaskan mosquitoes as small silent culprits that emerge in May, breed in glacier melt pools, and lash residents from June to September. The piece notes their aggressive biting, persistence, and the futility of killing the first while others swarm.
An 1870 Paris riot spurred Empress Eugénie to flee the Tuileries after Napoleon II surrendered at Sedan. Guides from Austrian and Italian ministers helped her reach safety via a secret exit, a carriage, and refuge with Dr. Evans the American dentist before escaping to England two days later.
From Harpers Weekly: plants like the Indian turnip and Polynesian tarp contain microscopic crystal arrows made of oxalate or ice. Capsule bodies in tissues discharge needles when crushed, sometimes singly or in small groups, causing intense burning sensations in the mouth during chewing.
Two well equipped fishermen encounter a barefoot boy with a tin can and a branch. The boy dismisses their question about fishing and says he is going to the creek to catch some fish.
A historical note states that in one minute of rest an average man inhales about 48.8 cubic inches of air. During walking the intake rises to 97.6 cubic inches, climbing 140.3, trotting 201.8, and long-distance running 847.7 cubic inches.
Affable stranger misidentifies Miss Greenteat as Miss Redpath in a brief exchange. The dialogue reveals a humorous mix up about identity and proper form of address, ending with a polite clarification.
A fragmented scene features a character asking for marriage and another responding with hesitation. The dialogue touches on pondering life choices, reading slowly, and traveling by moving wagon versus car, conveying a mood of reflection and constraint.
A column quotes Hon. Wan Larrabee on temperance reform and the Neal Treatment for alcoholism. It cites praise from clergy and officials, notes its spread to Des Moines Davenport Sioux City and Omaha, and urges rapid adoption of the treatment across institutions.
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