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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
4
Mr Bowser, grieving, collapses when viewing a cherished sunflower, recounts numerous dead friends and former teacher. His wife questions his root beer intake as he laments losses from school days and childhood memories. The tale blends comic pathos with a yard garden obsession and a mistaken caller identifying him as Sunflower Bowser.
Dialogue from a society sketch shows De Short pressing Miss Oldgold with playful insistence that one can always learn to love, while Miss Oldgold counters with a poised refusal and a sharp reply. The exchange evokes early 20th century manners and humor in a concise vignette.
The host asks which they prefer a baseball patio or a modern problem play. Miss Cayenne answers she would choose a baseball game, stating she infinitely prefers slung to profanity.
Odd readable lines describe meeting a wife in Lome and a neighbor Dib visiting Somnorrow afternoon. A suggestion to wait until next week and to have all dishes washed.
Fragmentary lines reference aviation and air travel enthusiasm with scattered quotes from The New York Times and Tit-Bits. The text hints at ground floor access, rising in the air, a fast train, and a drunken driver dialogue, but only disjointed phrases remain.
The Chicago Recorderald quotes Ruskin Rauter saying he and the absentminded tragedian are connected by many ties. He adds we have traveled hundreds of miles on them side by side, reflecting a rapport or shared journey despite distance.
A quip by a sorrowful husband named Cole laments mounting troubles and the need to secure coal, as quoted from the Baltimore American. The verse sketches a grim household mood and the era’s coal concerns without graphic detail.
A survey of legendary blindfold chess players from Buzecca in 1266 to Phillidor in 1783, noting feats of multiple games, rival onlookers, and the famed musician Francois Andre Danican who authored Analysis of Chess.
In a Paris shop window five dolls dressed medievally tempt collectors as a set. Each man buys one piece claiming it is part of a larger whole, from the five senses to the four seasons to the three graces. The dealer declares only unique pieces remain and insists on the indivisibility of the whole, finally selling Adam, Agnes Sorel, and other figures for exorbitant prices.
A school supervisor tests students by asking for numbers to write on a board. Children supply thirty-six seventy-six and a third, but the supervisor writes sixty-three sixty-seven. A puzzled student shouts Theventy-theven prompting a sharp correction "Change that you darned faker" as a moment of humorous mishearing.
The London Globe notes unusual local fish trade units used by a London retailer sourcing from Billingsgate. Purchases vary by weight or measure: pounds for sales, stone for plaice, sixty for mackerel, box for cod, draught for eels, steamer trunk for haddocks, barrel for crabs, score for lobsters, quart for white bait, and hundredweight for periwinkles.
A brief humorous note recalls a violent quarrel between the leading lady and the prima donna. The punchline explains they resolved it by going to their dressing rooms and making up. Source: Woman's Home Companion tone.
A brief, intimate dialogue contrasts marriage life with club life. One partner asks about liking married life, and the other reassures with cautious optimism, noting fondness primarily for the club rather than marriage.
In a political debate the famous Irish speaker warns he is treading on the thin ice of a burning volcano. This vivid metaphor underscores the perilous nature of the current topic and the risks involved for the speaker and audience.
Unclear ad copy touts October tiling as the best and least expensive way to prepare 10000 per acre land for large crops. Claims easy haulage along ditch lines and time before husking, inviting business for CuMENT PRobuUTS Co.
A fresh supply arrives from the Vindicator and Republican Co. of the city offering carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for sale. The notice highlights new shipments and urges rapid purchase to ensure business needs are met.
Is the World Growing Better Many things go to prove that it is. The way thousands are trying to help others is proof. Among them is Mrs. W. W. Gould of Pittsfield New Hampshire. She suffered with stomach and kidney trouble until Electric Bitters helped her wonderfully. They’ll help any woman and are the best tonic and liver and kidney remedy made. 60 cents at S. H. Williams.
A local tale notes the youngest Bliggins son appears to possess a genuine sensibility. When asked if he sings or plays, onlookers report he does not, yet he cries pitifully when Bliggins attempts to involve him.
An old advertisement extols Bucklew's Arnica Salve as a perfect remedy for cuts burns sores and more plus a claim it is unmatched for piles. It promotes the product at 26 cents and lists 8 H Williams at 112 Third Street South Minneapolis as a point of sale. Also includes a testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar and a note about Friday events at the Lyric theater.
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