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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
3
An old advertisement touts a 16 by 16 inch white pine cistern holding 60 rails, painted inside tarred outside with a double cover and manual in center. It promotes lifetime durability, soft water, and sells tanks, pumps, and fittings from SpurBrook Lambert Co with Harry Dalziel and Wm Kerr listed as managers.
A writer recalls guiding his seven year old son away from whipping and toward firm, two rules: never lie and act as a gentleman. He explains that consistent principles, no religious pressure, and patient, inhouse discipline shaped a successful, now wealthy son who became a practical, capable man.
A garbled reader anecdote recalls a lean man in a shiny coat asking to write for the paper. The editor refuses, rebuking the idea of hiring someone to teach the staff. The snippet reflects a satirical exchange on editorial independence and writing duties.
An essay argues farming is rapidly evolving into a profitable, educated field requiring informed leaders. It notes the rise of agricultural colleges, institutes, and rural organizations, and that many college graduates return to farming to apply better methods. A local tale tells of Red the rooster dominating a Massachusetts yard, chasing dogs and gamecocks alike.
Bailie Craig and his six sons sparked tales of a wry family joke as visitors miscounted twelve daughters. In England a Wigan curiosity shop yielded an unfinished Lt. Golfrey Knelles portrait bought for 1206 dollars, later valued at far less, with the buyer resisting offers.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment notes a man planting mint in his backyard with a bite of irony. The mint sprouts in parallel with a spring lamb from the market, suggesting a humorous domestic juxtaposition.
A lively new writer brings unusual energy and fresh technique to reporting, drawing attention from veteran editors. The young journalist challenges norms with rapid pacing and vivid descriptions, prompting discussions on newsroom standards and potential shifts in style.
A playful youth, Everett, an eight year old, confesses love for Margery a sixteen year old girl as they discuss a party. His aunt questions the age gap and dances, while Everett reveals his romantic hopes, fears, and a lemon drop memory. The piece ends with a moral about living well and leaving a lasting kindness.
An ordnance officer recalls how old warship routines prioritized guns over crew, recounting quarterly target drills on the Essex. A skilled gunner repeatedly destroyed the spar and canvas target, provoking the captain to warn he would lock him in the brig if another hit occurred.
Caswell’s Journal notes that women pursue youth through lavish beauty regimes. A wealthy woman travels with staff of beauty experts and maids, earning high daily salaries for brief work. The piece links extensive dyes, facial coloring, steaming, cosmetic manipulation, and drug use to social appearances.
German scholar J von Pleyel traces zoological gardens to sacred animal worship and rulers collecting rare creatures. He cites early Chinese, Indian, Greek, Roman, and pre-Spanish Mexican menageries, with a 1150 B C Chinese collection as oldest on record. The Regent's Park menagerie of 1827 inspires Paris’s early med urological garden.
A French woman, Mme Adolphe Brisson, creates the Universite des Annales to train women in fashion, poetry, and etiquettes. It promises original methods to keep graduates from becoming blue stockings. The project envisions classes in dressmaking and a lecture hall on Woman's Quoetry. Admiral de Ternay’s grave is marked in Trinity churchyard Newport Rhode Island with a Latin inscription and a monument funded by the French government and later restored by the United States.
A New York Sun reporter documents a hospital death showing the death rattle and unconsciousness. An orderly notes the dying patient in his thirties while a doctor explains that conscious experience near death varies. The scene ends as the physician covers the patient’s sightless eyes.
The origin and practice of kissing the Book in English courts remain unclear. It appears as a late eighteenth century custom tied to oath taking and the belief in truthfulness, resembling a saliva-based gesture now rare in modern Western life. The passage also includes garbled, unclear phrases from a broader text.
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