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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
2
Report from Manila describes crowds lining the Pasig near the captain of the port as fish and eels are snared and speared from the surface. Observers cite river heat or water changes as causes, with locals offering various theories about yearly river phenomena.
Ex Governor Pennypacker at a Philadelphia luncheon condemns divorce as a social evil in a witty tale. He says even children are affected. A Kensington school teacher recalled a girl’s answer to a grammar question about the future of love. The child replied, A divorce.
Noah disembarks and proclaims a resort tour that blends mountains and seashore. He resolves to advertise the trip, hoping to impress a selective audience by any means.
A Cincinnati traveler recounts a year of stomach trouble and weight loss until he tried Grape-Nuts. He regained 18 pounds, cleared his brain, and claims ongoing improvement by sticking with the cereal, praising its effects and urging others to read The Road to Wellville.
Interstate Commerce Commission officials pledged to hear shippers and railroads personally on freight rate questions. Hearings for Western rate cases will continue in Chicago starting September 19, with examiners handling testimony.
Cardinal Vangateli of the Pius X era fainted at a grand eucharistic congress reception in the Windsor hotel. About 4,000 guests filled the room as Sir Charles Murphy announced the cardinal could not continue. He later recovered briefly and was urged to leave for the Episcopal palace by Dr. Guerin, the city’s waver.
A Cleveland report describes a parlor car scene where a woman's corpse sat upright in a seat and rode many miles before discovery. The body, believed to be Hattie Marwan, appears aged and shows a slit in the visage. Investigators trace the journey from Kansas to Willoughby along the Lake Shore line.
William P R Andrews an attorney and his sister in law Mrs Nicholas Nielsen of Portland were instantly killed when the automobile they rode in ran off a stone wall overturned and crushed them beneath it
A Montreal couple, new to Western Canada, embrace farming independence on a 320 acre Alberta plot. The French Canadian farmer praises soil quality, family partnership, and steady yields, illustrating immigrant success and the evolving agricultural economy.
A Western Canada survey shows farmers in good spirits despite drought across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Reports claim Saskatchewan yields average around 15.44 bushels per acre, with winter wheat near 19 bushels. Letters from Maidstone and Tofield praise soil, climate, and opportunities, while Sir Wilfrid Laurier tours the region, urging unity with the United States and Canada’s free democracy as settlers share experiences and goals.
Northwestern parish residents fear a female highway robber described as armed with a revolver. She is alleged to have held up several men near Oned and Red Wolf during the past two weeks.
A Burlington wreck on the Great Northern line near Goram eighty miles east of Kalispell claims two lives and leaves fifteen seriously injured, five perhaps fatally, with twenty others sustaining minor injuries in the eastbound train crash.
Cleveland report states Detroit America League outfielder Tyrus Cobc risks losing the right eye after an injury. Manager Hugh Jeynings announced the peril, noting the seriousness of his condition.
Sioux City report for Wednesday lists top beeves at 5.00 and top hogs at 9.25 with market follow through on the Sioux City live stock market.
Tokio reports serious floods endangering Osaka and Kobe on Hondo Island as river tanks collapse and damage looms. High water also harms the northern Min island, while in Kansas Corporal Charles Heitz of the Missouri National Guard dies of heart disease at Fort Riley during drill. he hailed from Neosho, Missouri.
Edwin Walker Steed, dean of the Chicago bar and counsel in the Debs railroad strike conspiracy case, died at his summer home in Michigan. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller is reported seriously ill with a severe cold though not yet critical. Civil war veteran Daniel Sheehan, jailed in Alameda for four months on a forged check charge, awaits clarity as a companion confesses. Wisconsin official Frank T. Tucker’s body was recovered from the river in Oshkosh. his death is viewed as an act while insane, amid Republican candidacy for attorney general. Lord Kilmarnock wounded by accidental gun discharge at Balmoral shooting party. Glenn Curtiss set a water flight record by crossing Lake Erie from Euclid Beach to Cedar Point in 1 hour 18 minutes. Charles W. Fairbanks plans a $250,000 Indianapolis residence project.
The thirteenth census shows New York City with 4,766,883 residents, up from 3,437,202 in 1900 and 2,504,414 in 1890, highlighting rapid urban growth in the metropolis.
A historical item recounts two arithmetic problems from a saga era lesson book. The swallow invites the snail to dinner traveling one league while the snail advances one inch per day. The second problem asks a boy's age given a chain of ages and a century goal.
Miss Jessie F Buchanan recalls a childhood scalp ailment that caused hair loss. After a doctor recommended Cuticura Remedies the condition cleared in weeks. She reports ongoing benefit for hand outbreaks and no recurrence. Barnum endorsed the remedies for his circus shows over three seasons.
A dispatch from the penitentiary reports convicts have struck work demanding pie twice daily. The piece notes counsel moderation and arbitration as the path forward, in New York Weekly fashion.
Comic exchange between Mrs Jollyboy and Mr J as he admits being at his office and she declares she can tell a lie when she hears ona in a witty domestic vignette from a period newspaper.
An advertisement touts Dr Martel's Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women's ailments. It claims the scientifically prepared medicine provides quick and permanent results and is sold at all drug stores. The page also includes a humorous item about Whooper humiliating his wife after the minister read two chapters from the Acts.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet notes that bees were unknown to Indians and attributes the sting to traders, reflecting a brief, quoted dialogue between Jill and Bill about early encounters with bees. The item reads as a playful aside in a larger page of notes.
Advertising copy notes Mrs Winatowa's Soothing Syrup for teething gums inflammation and wind colic. It promotes self reliance and warns against reliance on others, citing a proverb from Manu and mentioning a late 26: time.
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