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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1904
Page
11
Governor General J. Gajlieni guards the west coast of Madagascar with a unique oxen cavalry led by a French officer. The Sakahova, warlike natives possibly linked to the Hovas, imitate French troops, using long hand axes, spears, and side arms for police work in remote areas.
A Philadelphia man, George W Renoff, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending years of back and kidney pain. He reports improved health, restored appetite, and permanent relief after four years of using the remedy. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co. Prices 50 cents per box. The piece also notes a typewriter adopting Morse-like keys for press work.
A historical feature by Owen Kildare describes a has-been living on 70 cents a week at local lodging houses near Park Row and the Bowery. Meals consist of simple fare like pork and beans, pea soup, and bread with coffee, while penny soup stands offer cheaper options. The piece notes frugal routines including barbering, laundry, and buying and mending old clothes in crowded urban markets.
An 85 800 gold coin prize fund is pledged by a contest with prizes paid at the St. Tous World's Pair. Details reference the Missourd Prust Compans and the Cheme prizes, with the life of Dhondt Smith and a fur trading romance from North America. The piece mentions John W. Trenty of Fostoria endorsing Piso's Cure.
An English shoeblack, after overhearing a war shop ad offering a reward for information on a missing person, wrongly claims the fortune of thirty five pounds. He declares his guilt and leaves, seeking travel to the town where the solicitors are based, facing ridicule. The estate in question, once belonging to his uncle, is valued at fifty thousand pounds.
A compilation of farming tips on livestock feeding and crop rotation. It covers selecting quality feed, pest control with water sprays for red plier, poultry yard shade, milking routines, wheat following potatoes with fertilizer, and a Kentucky farmer’s long term soil enrichment through manure, chips, leaves, and green manure, illustrating sustainable methods.
A debate over poultry judging methods and prize legitimacy unfolds as fanciers defend their own scoring systems. The piece notes that some breeders support strong prizes for winners while others argue for fairness, with vivid examples of care, or lack thereof, in breeding operations and the consequences of neglect.
Japanese newspaper correspondents express discontent at restrictions while describing Meng-Hugag Mountain as endlessly varied and striking. They praise its craggy pinnacles, ravines, and changing colors from sunrise to sunset, noting blue purple heat, moonlit beauty, and sweeping vistas.
A glimpse into Jules Verne's childhood shows him building neat nests high in trees and spending full days there as a curious, inventive youngster.
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