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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
3
In Safe Deposit the editor tells Pensnick Percival Perrhyn Pensnick that his essay The Behavior of Chipmunksn Thunderstorms will be saved until the author dies, as public interest warrants having his work ready. The ad promotes Wise Honey and Yar Compound as a remedy.
A travel sketch recounts Otto Ehlers describing a laid back Laos prince who leaves state matters to his wife. The throne sits in the kitchen so the ruler can greet visitors while watching meals prepared. Subjects are said to be content, inspiring a comic opera idea. Also ad copy promotes Meritor Sore Throat Tablets and Chamber-Yain’a tablets for bilious stomach issues.
A dialectic, humor filled column offers wry observations on manners, movement pioneers, pork barrels, fashion, and impossible inventions. It jokes about elevators, lawyers in heaven, and a giant woman named Hye, packing light sociopolitical humor and everyday absurdities into brief wry reflections.
The issue previews features in a Popular Science and Mechanics Supplement. It highlights articles on scientific limelight portraits charity pay light use farming and other topics. Notable pieces include Nature foreshadowing invention and the road to health with English trains and a dramatic pulsing well.
Thirty Italians from Mason City plan to depart Monday night to enlist in the Italian army to fight Turks, arranged transport at $50 each via Northwestern railroad. The piece also notes the rise of educational moving pictures for public uplift and features from Woman's Home Companion on Taft’s arbitration treaties, plus an administrator's notice for J. M. Wigton estate.
From Bulletin 197 United States Geological Survey origins of place names are traced. Front Royal Virginia once Royal Oak derives from a colonel’s command, Norwalk Connecticut tied to a sea boundary distance, Sing Sing New York from Indian words or a friend of an Indian named Sing Sing, Siskiyou California and Oregon mountains linked to six bowlders or a bob tailed horse tale.
A party of men from four Texan towns went hunting for ducks. One man became separated and, after wandering rushes ten feet high, reached the river bank near sunset. He drifted downstream and staggered home about ten o'clock carrying nearly fifty pounds of birds, exhausted but safe.
A New York woman in Washington muses that American women grow stout after abroad. She cites Berlin as cheaper for taxis and a lifestyle that encourages staying indoors and eating, contrasting with abroad life and high US cost of living. She warns that ease and comfort foster overweight.
A cautious batsman lingered at the crease for almost thirty minutes without scoring. As fielders crowded and light failed, the player finally offered a safe shot while a spectator warned, look out you don’t get your pockets picked.
A reflective line criticizing self righteousness and complacency. It argues that someone who believes nothing is too good for them excuses poor choices and flawed actions. The sentiment contrasts merit with entitlement and calls for self examination.
A Galveston News quip notes that knowing every woodland biting creature makes you an entomologist. It reflects on science literacy and classification by naming the field. The line uses humor to describe expertise in insects and related bites.
In the Tyrol a pair of swallows from Fleberbruun have stolen a number of ten kronen bank notes to line their nests. The incident highlights unusual animal behavior and a quirky take on currency.
A brief mention states polished diamond prices are controlled by prices of thorough stones and made in London Daily Reminder. The text oddly invokes Walt Whitman to loaf and invite the soul, suggesting a reflective aside about taking it easy.
Laurence Sterne on cant and hypocrisy. The quote notes self-confidence as about 99 percent bluff and remarks on the torment of criticism. The Atchison Globe attributes the line to a piece on self-confidence and bluff.
Rumors circulate that Rock Island railroad employees may strike after federated trades votes among machinists boiler makers carpenters painters and other crafts. Officials say a vote is in progress with results due within ten days amid ongoing discord between the railroad and the federated trades, causing slack in local shops.
A fragmented summary notes that a booster mood supports publicity departments in cities, citing the Thirty-fourth General Assembly act. Professor Horack’s article in Sheylo's Journal outlines key measures, focusing on collecting and distributing city advantages and resources. A second ad-like item promotes kidney and bladder health remedies.
A bold ad seeks agents with big commissions to sell subscriptions for the Weekly Dispatch. Farmers urged to subscribe instantly through quick orders and a special hustler offer. Address FaArMRS Weekly Dispatch, St. Paul Minnesota.
Don’t trifle with a cold is good advice for prudent men and women. It may be vital in a child. There is nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children. It is safe and sure. For sale by all dealers.
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