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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1910
Page
8
A grain stack owned by Paul Wellentz was struck by lightning Friday afternoon causing a fire that toppled the stack and scattered bundles. Knud Aanonson was killed when lightning struck the barn as it rained. His sons found him burned, and the funeral was held at River Side church Sunday afternoon. Also noted were pleas for sympathy for grieving families and various local notices and social items from Estherville and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Berg returned from Minneapolis early this week Mrs Berg had been in Lutheran hospital three weeks and Mr Berg went after her She is much improved Farmers welcome Sunday rain that conditioned fields for plowing School begins Monday in Sharp district Leona Stages Estherville is the teacher Owing to Sunday afternoon storm there was no service at Ryan Lake schoolhouse Frank Finley arrived last week from Pontiac IL visiting at the Finley home Ruth Kenline stayed with Ivey Brannan Friday lightning struck Paul Welni ta s grain stack Large attendance Sunday at Ranongon funeral Riverside Church pastor from Graettinger officiated remains laid to rest in churchyard Sympathy to the family Mrs Potter Ogden teaching Ryan Lake school Frank Fayler visiting from Milneis at Kenline Bros
Bernice and Edna Sinclair visited Huntington to see aunt Mrs Ports while Miss Mabel Walthers of Chicago was honored by friends. Edna left for Cedar Rapids to attend business college. Prof Miller’s family returned from Reinbeck. school opens Sept 12. Local trades include Foley remedies ads and sewing machine services.
Those seeking new school books for the first day of school must obtain them this week. After Monday no books will be sold. The shop will devote time to tablets and sundry trade. Books are sold at cost and only for cash.
A Des Moines resident cites public anger at Cummins demagoguery. Mrs F B Allen and sons trek to Los Angeles for Southern California Law School with Mrs Allen's mother. Presbyterian services held as usual. PF W Converse family depart by auto for Minnesota state fair and onward to Canada.
The article explains the critical role of lenses in studying the starry universe and describes the immense labor and time required to craft large lens systems. It notes a thirty inch lens taking about a year to grind and polish and a forty inch lens needing several years, with high precision driving high costs.
The tale from Harper's recounts a Persian Joe Miller tale of an ugly man praying to escape hell and a jester's boastful wooing as a woman mocks his appearance. The humor skewers vanity and resilience with sharp wit.
The jeweler explains making wedding rings for Bohemian women whose husbands rings are cut down to fit. In that country both spouses wear rings, a man buys a new ring if lost, while a woman keeps her husband’s. Some women feel chagrined about splicing and offer explanations for their larger fingers.
A roulette ball slipped from a croupier at Monte Carlo and entered an Englishman's coat pocket where it caused him to lose two hundred pounds. The ball then reached a German onlooker’s mouth and he swallowed it. London Bystander.
Natives of Paraguay drink tea from a pumpkin goblet and suck the liquid through a long reed. The tea is made from dried roasted leaves of a palmlike plant native to Paraguay and southern Brazil, valued as a remedy for fever and rheumatism.
London Notes and Queries reports a well known riddle by a costermonger. It is a charade where My first is a little bird as ops My second is needful in ay crops My hole is good with mutton chops. The answer is sparrow grass, which Dr Parr preferred over asparagus.
A literary girl defines poetry as expressing intense feeling in figurative speech. Miss Cayenne counters that the man who writes baseball news is surely a poet, highlighting the craft of sports journalism with a witty remark.
A humorous snippet shows a Bride asking about the price of the engagement ring. The dialogue reveals a playful trust exchange between a newlywed couple as they vow no more secrets.
A Philadelphia Telegraph snippet quotes a young man asking for a license to wed the beat girl, noting 1,200 licenses issued for that girl this season. The clerk calls it funny as the line reflects press and public attitudes of the era. A separate quote from Sir Arthur Helps reflects on happiness and self-fulfillment.
A regular Eastern Star lodge meeting is noted for the 14th. The city adds new scales for the weigh master. Local residents attend events and sales across Spirit Lake and area including auctions by E J McFarland and a large Scott ranch sale. The Estherville band Moore’s Orchestra perform at fairs and schools. Hollywood plays return to Chicago. Shorthand school opens Sept 12.
Mrs. L. B. White returns home from Des Moines while Irvin Hansen resumes at Ames Thursday. J. J. Ports comes from California, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Oeeherlein attend the Minnesota state fair. Numerous visits span Brimmsburg, Monroe, Denmark, and South Dakota as residents plan fall activities and schooling. White & Howe announce a fall and winter opening for Sept 9-10.
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