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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
3
A fragmentary critique noting Carnegie and Rockefeller inspiring large donors while small givers pull back. It mocks philanthropic hype and suggests even large sums fail to satisfy the urge to give. The piece laments the invisibility of the widow’s name in history amid wealth and praise.
Cistern Mare from Select white Pine holds 60 Bals, painted inside and tarred outside with a double cover and manhole. Center 16' square, durable and leak free, water remains soft. Also stocking stock tanks milk tanks pumps pipe and fittings from BruRnROK LAMBHRT Co. Harry Dalziel A Kerr Mer AsalstantMgr.
A father describes raising his son with two immutable rules: never lie and behave as a gentleman. He explains patient, biting wit and consistent reunion of principles over 18 years, avoiding punishment or religious pressure. By 23, the son advances from low pay to owning a plant and leading a successful business with valued character.
A prominent photographer predicts a daguerreotype revival limited to the wealthy. He notes current orders are few but expects a surge as the public becomes aware of his ability to produce daguerreotypes. He frames the trend as an advertisement to protect his trade among the rich.
A lean individual in a shiny Prince Albert coat enters the sanctum and asks to join the paper as a writer. The editor bluntly refuses, saying they do not need anyone to write pieces for Ssouiae in are i to employ one to you t use correct Yah.
The New York Savings Bank annual report cites 2,763,295 depositors with over 1.4 billion dollars in deposits, surpassing U. S. bonded debt. It praises small earners for saving, notes no bank failures, and argues sav ings banks offer safer, steadier growth than risky speculation. It urges wage earners to prepare for old age by regular deposits and warns against speculative gambles that threaten family security.
The piece traces how simple Christian names gave way to nicknames and trades and places. Wealth led to added titles with Norman French influence, evolving from master to maistre before a surname. The process tied status to possession and position, shaping social address.
A curio collector, famed for hunting curios in out of the way places, pursues fifty collections of odd and freakish items. Among them are stuffed toads, fossilized vegetation, teeth of famous people, photos of vicious animals, paper weights, odd keys, miniature punishments devices, and carved skins of esteemed cats.
Louis Weaver returns from the Florida coast with a 90 pound sailfish after 85 minutes of fishing, the third sailfish ever caught in American waters. The monster will be donated to the Smithsonian Institution, which lacks a specimen of this kind. Weaver receives congratulations from local fishing friends.
The Philadelphia fragment presents a terse exchange about an alleged insult and demanding proof. One speaker suggests branding the offender if he cannot prove the claim, highlighting a rough ethical stance from a historical text. The dialogue implies tension over honor and verification.
A New York Sun reporter records the dying scene of a man about 30 in a city hospital. The house surgeon explains unconsciousness at death, describes the death rattle, and notes the patient’s final convulsions and stillness as observers reflect on the end of life.
The origin of kissing the Book in courts remains obscure though largely modern. It appears not a legal obligation but a mid eighteenth century custom. A witness claiming to follow Coke and touch the Book for a corporal oath gains the right, while critics compare it to a saliva custom once common among lower classes who spit for luck.
A fragment shows a domestic exchange where a wife questions her husband about a letter he supposedly prepared this morning. The dialogue hints at confusion and possible miscommunication between the couple. The text is a damaged OCR fragment with unclear context and attribution.
The article asserts farming is evolving into a profitable and demanding field that rewards educated, well informed men. It notes college graduates increasingly return to agriculture, driven by better opportunities in leadership and public affairs. Despite funding limits, agricultural colleges have achieved much in a generation. The educated farmer is seen as essential to modern farming and rural progress.
A Massachusetts red rooster named Red owned by Charles Davis of St John Avenue has become a neighborhood bully. He protects his yard, drives away pigs and dogs, and has scared off gamecocks, earning local fame after an incident where he defended a half grown setter pup.
The small town magistrate in Scotland, as told by Dr. Kerr, had six stout sons and two sisters at home for each son. Visitors phrased a joke about a dozen daughters, prompting the bailie to correct them with a wry count.
In an Upholland gentleman's tale a man buys an unfinished St. Godfrey Kneller portrait at a Wigan oyster saloon for 1.25. The canvas later proved to be a Kneller original part of his own unfinished work. The buyer has refused a 350 offer.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note quotes a brief exchange about gardening and mint in a backyard. One speaker asks if anything grew, the other replies some mint appeared yesterday while the speaker mentions the spring lamb from the market.
A discussion between an editor and a veteran reporter highlights the new man's abundant fresh material and spirited approach. The seasoned colleague notes the energy and variety he brings, contrasting it with older methods and traditions.
A correspondent recounts encounters with the gila monster noting its danger and fierce bite. Observations describe its rapid movement, snapping bite, and how heat affects its prey and its spread behavior. The anecdotal tales include a crowd incident in Tucson and a man’s near mishap with the creature.
An army officer recalls meeting Spokane Falls Chief Moses in the far west years ago. The youth spoke in the Indian tongue, praising Moses while the chief, after a long stare, admits he has not heard of him but a warm greeting follows.
An old piece notes new electricity driven items for children including a cradle cracker, a milk warmer, and an electric spanking machine with wooden paddles. It envisions schools adopting electric chastisement as the next step, with slippers as substitutes for paddles.
A London Times excerpt recalls how poets such as Swinburne Kipling Henley and David pon are portrayed as praising lust cruelty drunkenness violence and obscenity as expressions of the love of life. Chesterton remarks on the cynics washing vices.
The fragment debates whether earning 150 percent on an investment justifies taking moral shortcuts. It cautions against sacrificing principal and interest for flashy yet improper gains, framing a moral lesson about sound investing practices.
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