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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
6
Mrs Churchill of Penacook New Hampshire touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a quick relief for headaches caused by exertion and excitement. She says the pills ease pain without stomach upset and recommends them with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney or bladder diseases with urging to start treatment immediately to avoid Bright's Disease or Diabetes. It warns against substitutes and lists bottle prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar.
An advertisement cites constipation triggering kidney and liver disorders and endorses Dr A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills as a quick fix. Testimonial from Mrs Mary Burger of Kingston New York states two boxes regulated kidneys and bowels after three years of bowel trouble and kidney issues. Pills sold for 25 cents per box through Buffalo New York dealers.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts presided as moderator at Nahant's annual town meeting during a Washington visit. The Springfield Republicans praise his local patriotism and urge continued, regular participation by distinguished national figures to uphold local institutions.
The ad touts Kings New Life Pills as a universal remedy for sour stomach constipation indigestion biliousness jaundice sick headache chills and malaria. Priced at 26 cents the copy claims a vast difference in results and mocks skeptics with boastful language about curing many ailments.
The readable fragments reveal a distorted line about wealth and a plan to buy a large car, with unclear surrounding context and multiple typographical errors. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly present in the legible material.
United States Senator Morris Brown of Nebraska says a general tariff revision is unlikely but the executive may direct agents to gather production and price data at home and abroad. He expects Congress to revisit wool and cotton schedules in the next session.
Washington Aug. All import records for materials used in manufacturing were broken in fiscal year 1909. Raw wool and cotton, raw silk fibers, hides and skins, India rubber, tobacco, tin, copper, lumber and many chemical, drug and dye products saw import quantities higher than any prior year.
The death of Lieutenant James N. Sutton is under continued inquiry at the U S Naval Academy as Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker press to clear his name of death by own action, challenging prior findings. the report notes ongoing efforts and public interest in the case. The item also briefly mentions other regional notes about centenarian Katherine Lewis and unrelated obituaries, including A F Haradon’s death in Chicago and a Des Moines tobacco law effort led by John B Hammond.
Mrs. William Black of Garrison Iowa died after a bee sting to her head while seated on a porch. Despite physician efforts the poison caused her to turn black, ending her life instantly. Des Moines news notes report on the Greater Iowa club meeting discussing good roads and river tonnage navigation.
The text recalls a centenarian born in 1808 who traveled by steamer to St. Louis and Burlington, later aging gracefully with vivid memories. It mentions Guy Logan of Red Oak stirring Iowa guards with uniform orders for forthcoming tours, and John Herbert Quick resigning as Farm editor to pursue fiction. Also notes a war secretary loan for the Grand Army encampment in Salt Lake City.
Winnipeg July 6 the Canadian Northern railway engineers will not strike as difficulties have been adjusted. All discharged engineers will be reinstated and wages increased to the schedule asked by the men.
St Petersburg reports martial law lifted across the Caucagua by imperial ukase except in the Titles district where life remains insecure with robberies and kidnappings continuing. In Salisbury North Carolina a police officer died after mistaking a carbolic acid bottle for whisky and drinking it. River body found under Mississippi dragging incident noted a public graveyard view.
A prominent Iowa man, FE. C. Shaffner, killed near Houston as a gulf coast storm sweeps the region. The piece notes many Iowans have invested in gulf coast land, with Des Moines alone estimating about 1,000 residents. The report signals a shift from Canadian investments to Gulf coast opportunities due to cheap land and early crops.
Des Moines buzz centers on who Senator Cummins will name postmaster to replace Joseph Myerly, amid Ho n Hull influence and a split within Hull’s camp. John MacVicar, long allied with Cummins, is deemed a strong candidate, while Low Kurtz, a veteran merchant, also appears in the mix. The choice hinges on Cummins and the reshaped political landscape after Hull’s era.
A lengthy column excerpts belief in the number 18 as superstition, contrasting cause and effect, and recounts eccentric home interiors. It notes a New York woman building a hallway from discarded Sieullan carts with vivid painting and carvings, plus a Japanese paper shade converted into a chandelier fixture. It ends with a Washington Herald quip about Atlanta trades and cheap Tokyo transit options.
Notice to defendants and unknown claimants of the south west fractional quarter of section 31, township 100 north range 31 west of the 5th principal meridian in Emmet County Iowa. The petition by Carl Bonz seeks affirming title to real estate described, quieting plaintiff's title, barring others claims, and imposing equitable relief. Hearing set for October term at Ratherville Court, Emmet County Iowa.
Railway schedule fragment lists bound and through freight numbers with passenger car service. Mentions Armstrong trains and daily operations with exceptions, noting trains do not run north of Estherville but do run south, including daily departures for certain routes.
An office offering collection services and general law practice operates in the postoffice block of Estherville Jawa with local clients seeking counsel on civil matters and routine legal needs.
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