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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
6
The Avindicator and Republican Co publishes weekly from Estherville Iowa. Editor GEO A NICHOLS denounces proposed post office budget cuts and Sunday closing of post offices citing impact on mail delivery and civil service ethics. He argues the changes reduce public access to services and harm local communities.
A narrator recalls Theodore Roosevelt watching a single white blackbird among a flock near his home. The unusual bird sparked astonishment as the observer used opera glass to verify the extraordinary sighting and compared it to the hundreds of blackbirds seen before. The account links the tale to Roosevelt and his era.
A fragmented historic voice laments human nature over seven years of study. The narrator catalogs virtues and vices, naming factions like thieves and highwaymen, while warning of pretenders and a volatile crowd led by a domineering force.
Professor Fred Haynes of Mount University studies Iowa's third party rise in the presidential era. He outlines the People's Party and the Greenback movement as the two parties drawing most Town voters, aided by Weaver and Cheney as leading national candidates. notes the unusual local backing and historic vote patterns.
The report details factions around Colonel contests in Chicago with Republican and Progressive splits. It notes former supporters of Roosevelt and Cox, cites fear of party splits, and mentions betting on how voters will align, including expectations for the primaries and potential shifts among party lines.
In a Washington setting Colonel Kone is greeted by a crowd at gates of heaven. Welcoming singers respond as a plan for a grand arrival unfolds. A dialogue shows desire for a larger choir and more voices as the scene develops.
The Iowa State College extension department urges farmers to select seed corn in September. Director Wy Kennedy says tens of thousands of copies of a seed corn pamphlet will explain why seed choice matters. Mosher, longtime corn observer, estimates an extra yield could reach about 60 million dollars for the state.
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to the Register and Loader in Des Moines for the biggest national campaign summary and daily updates. It promotes quarterly specials and requests remittance through the publisher or posting meter, aiming to boost sales and readership.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a plant or seed trade with obscure varieties, names, and product mentions. The garbled lines reference Watcom or Vheovarieta varieties, a list of unspecific growers, and mismatched terms suggesting a broken historical market brief without a clear event or outcome.
A fragmentary OCR style note describes a forthcoming stage comedy titled Real Comedy Soon To Be Hare, with cast including Warrarton and Flaratd Melirath. The piece promises a lively performance in a packed house, noting an atmospheric, almost ethereal mood as previewed on the Majestic Theatre box wall for Monday. Sept. 0. Roadside mentions discuss land values and travel aid stories, including a Travelers' Aid Society effort in Brooklyn to reunite a lonely traveler with her relatives, Christina MWerald.
advised home remedy uses a strong solution of common washing soda and water to bathe warts for a minute or two daily until disappearance. a second method mentions applying a pasty mix and cautions about whitening marks and irritation if not careful.
Mrs McFe asks her husband what the market report means by money being cheap He jokes that money talks and that talk is cheap The exchange appears in a Judge's Library note reflecting a humorous annual digest tone
The text describes a vegetable fiber called Chin Vegetal derived from a dwarf pale plant Chamaerops tunallot. Its leaves cling to soil with tenacity, hindering pioneer colonization in Algeria. It notes the plant’s later emergence as a valuable commercial resource for the colony.
Uncle Eben says politics makes strange bedfellows amid a ruckus that keeps everyone awake. The Washington Star quote captures a tense local mood as civic debate disrupts routine. Community figures weigh impacts of partisan moves on daily life and future plans.
A fragmented line hints at a choir performance judged by its effect, noting the congregation’s appearance as they react with laughter. The excerpt suggests a lullaby or soothing tune eliciting a gentle, mixed response from attendees.
The article explains how grasshoppers and other insects eject a liquid from specialized body parts when disturbed. The sudden release, linked to blood pressure, can deter pursuers. Similar reactions occur in ants wasps hornets moths beetles bugs and even some fire species. The behavior is not confined to one family but observed across diverse groups.
A newly public autograph letter by Jean Jacques Rousseau, dated 1769, illuminates his thoughts on love to Deleurs, Comte de Crossey. Written at Montmorency, the missive mocks promises, warns love's illusion, and notes how passion births “children of phlogophers,” reflecting the philosopher's wary stance amid the Rousseau centenary celebrations.
A customer bought ten yards of two toned silk advertised as fashion fabric and later sought a return for a woolen alternative. Clerk refused citing the fabric was cut from the bolt but, after insistence that it was sold as changeable taffeta, the exchange was granted.
Addison Mizner recalled in Atlantic City a tale about a young widow in a white bathing suit who inspires envy from two show girls. They speculate she was once married to an octogenarian, affluent husband, provoking sly remarks about her past.
A frugal mother chides her children over worn school shoes. She recalls buying new pairs weeks ago and plans a fitting at Shadle & Son's, noting the shoes wear well and cost less in the long run.
A primary teacher asked pupils to define pedestrianism and equestrianism. A boy replied that a pedestrian is “one of those fellows who makes an awful kick when an automobile runs him down.”
A railroad editor debates a printed name variant. One spot calls the man Brudge another Bridge. A statehouse official comments, and the editor ultimately favors the form Bridge. The brief exchange highlights copy consistency concerns in print.
In early wars each nation had distinct cries but by 1495 the British Parliament banned many battlefield war cries to curb disorder. Only one remained permitted: St George and the King.
A reflective excerpt on music in life and harmony, echoing Browne’s idea that music exists in nature, order, and proportion beyond instruments and sound.
The report describes an immense bed of reindeer moss near the Poronal river mouth in Kamchatka. It extends seventy five miles along the coast, spans over nine miles in width, and runs six feet deep, noting its use in producing cardboard.
Dialogue shows a wife accusing her husband of hypocrisy over cutting expenses while he still smokes better cigars and spends more for his own pleasure. He retorts that she caused the need to economize, framing the argument as a domestic quarrel about money and priorities.
A quotation by Jeremy Taylor recounts Nero roaming Greece and taunting fiddlers. It notes Aeropus as a Macedonian king who made lanterns Harcatius a Parthian king as a male cataher and Biantes a Lydian who filed needles.
Mrs Benham urges her son attend Sunday school to straighten his ideas. Benham asks what for, and she cites St Peter at the gate, while the boy wonders if Peter is a ticket chopper.
A compact line from a verse scene shows a playful speaker urging a race with his wife over pastry and poetry. The quirky couple references cake and a forthcoming sonnet in a whimsical domestic moment.
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