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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1910
Page
3
In Cornhill Magazine the writer recalls old circus tricks and the charm of naive performances. He describes the five barred gates, the signaling dings, and a jockey leaping to a riderless pose, noting how crowd reactions built the spectacle in earlier times.
A woman boasts she uses business instinct to avoid loss after a $1.25 belt is bought with a $2 bill. A cashier drops a quarter. she settles by exchanging $1.25 for $1.00, neither party complaining. Her husband agrees, calling it remarkable instinct. News note from New York Sun.
Bernard Shaw sent a letter declining a Rodin banquet saying the immortality of his name via Rodin already exists in encyclopedias. He quips he can do without banquets and that he will be Rodin’s model, joking about statues no one has seen and the lack of need for such hosts.
The piece argues opera must maintain illusion by avoiding raw realism. It cites a railway station scene where singing would clash with practical action, warning realism harms emotional impact and breaks opera’s elusion.
A New York politician’s remark at an orphans’ home entertainment drew sharp ridicule, as the boys’ band scene proved especially distressing. The event, noted by Success Magazine, highlighted tone and timing during a charitable gathering.
A boarding housekeeper defends giving money to young boarders who owe two to three weeks of board, arguing that the risk distracts them and curbs appetite. She believes the longer-term benefit justifies the advance.
A local youth is praised for natural diplomacy in barter games among peers. While not a master of deceit, he is noted for guiding others to feel they win in exchanges, prompting commentary on his talent for negotiation.
Napoleon L. admired female talent when its owner did not like Mime de Stuel. He said there are wowed who have only one fault viz that they are not men.
A clipped quip contrasts male and female reactions to trouble. The man seeks escape with crude humor while the woman aims to outwit or outlast the danger. The remark reflects gendered stereotypes in a period voice.
A humorous note from the Birudighain Age Herald questions whether Winks borrows or keeps magazines. It suggests concern about leaving reading material accessible and the possibility of misplacing items, reflecting a playful local banter about magazine etiquette.
Article describes a West Indian Negro housewife living simply in the jungle. She relies on wild fruit and berries for soap, uses calabashes as bowls and jugs, and makes tea from lime leaves and sugar cane juice. She mats floors from dried banana leaves and crafts living necessities from natural materials.
A stockbroker recalls a pompous client with a grand Long Island home and a semi-invalid wife. In a city clothier tale, the man tries to buy white waiter coats for the butler, barking orders at a junior salesman and storming out in embarrassment.
Jane Addams recalls a dying Scot woman at Hull House who rejects polite care and clings to a cherished boat and memory. The anecdote reveals harsh resistance to charity as aid arrives with the doctor, leaving Addams shaken by the encounter.
A humorous reminiscence recounts instances where people earned or claimed titles in unlikely ways. Bryan’s quip about inherited ranks contrasts with a self styled “general offer” and a judge who claimed a unique title.
A medical expert warns that fear causes more illness than microbes and famine. It weakens the heart, slows circulation, impairs digestion, and can lead to auto poisoning. The statement claims fear is the mother of about sixty percent of diseases and undermines health.
A woman asks why Minera was kept from school. Aunt Mahaly scoffs, saying the teacher warned the child about spelling. She claims the tutor said TV would spell ivy, implying the idea is foolish.
A humorous exchange centers on perceptions of a wife. One speaker remarks she is not strong minded while another counters describing her as brittle minded. The dialogue plays on phrases about temper and sharp retorts exchanged between the characters.
A fragment shows a domestic exchange about compromise and control. The speakers acknowledge mutual agreement as a pathway to agreement, with one concluding that shared accord grants the preferred outcome. The tone resembles a printed dialogue from a period source.
A rugged fragment depicts an irritable man described as a ledge who lies curled and self tormenting, rolling up the wrong way and pricking himself with his own prickles in a vivid metaphor.
Thackeray joked in a Garrick Club smoking room about one cigar given by a lord after a guest misread his irony. The guest, famed for tuft hunting tastes, accused Thackeray of snobbery, misattributing the lordly gift as boastful bragging that haunted her views for years.
An irascible man with a white beard complains to a bus conductor about a yelling child. A mother retorts angrily about door knockers and scattered chamber 0 errors. The row intensifies as others on the bus hush the quarrel amid tense exchanges.
A New York American quotation discusses marriage cost and self denial. It notes men often plan reduced spending after marriage, but fail and blame wives extravagance. The comment applies beyond France to men in other countries as well.
Edmund Kean starred in Richard III when a bungling comedian bungled Catesby's entrance. He blurted My lord, the Duke of Buckingham is taken at a wrong moment, provoking Kean to fists but no reaction. The actor later repeats the line and the misstep ends with Catesby reproaching Kean on stage.
An attaché at the American embassy in London recounts a tale about Michael Joseph Birry a Dublin police magistrate who faced an Irish American charged with suspicious conduct. The arresting officer testified the suspect wore a "Republican hat" and the lawyer asked if the magistrate knew its meaning. Birry quipped it might refer to a hat without a crown.
Fragmentary London Sketch item describes ongoing editors engagement with a persistent male office boy and a Lady Artist who rejects repeated advances. The text notes several disappointments and a suggestion to try again next year.
Fragmentary lines show a seller optimistic about stock value as it was pitched. Some garbled dialogue hints at regret and a mock optimistic outlook in a local Washington setting. The text conveys a casual market exchange with minimal verifiable details.
A quip from Washington Thersld on the difficulty of writing a great American novel due to many dialects, proposing to write it in baseball vernacular as a solution.
Two men hide under a tree as a Foreign Correspondent questions who they are. A voice, General Paprika, notes the second battalion of the royal guards nearby, with Chicago News recording the scene.
A Baltimore American excerpt recounts an eastern fable where a potentate demands the stings of a thousand bees killed for singing against royalty. The stings fit in a tiny thimble, showing minor annoyance in true size and prompting a royal manifesto to curb complaints. The tale warns petty hurts grow only if magnified in the mind and urges restraint to prevent breaking friendships and families.
The piece likens Broadway to the Mississippi, a river of humanity from Harlem to the Battery. It contrasts elite shoppers and drifters, bankers and bootblacks, all shoulder to shoulder in a bustling maelstrom that never stands still. The quote from Richard Yarding Davis and George Seibel is cited.
An Egyptologist recounts a striking practice in ancient Egypt where mummies served as loan collateral. Borrowers pledged fathers and grandfathers, sometimes including a mother-in-law’s mummy, to secure sums. The system punished unredeemed pledges with improper burial.
A satirical note from Judge's Library extols the postage stamp for its steadfastness and ability to deliver, even under weighty tasks. It highlights teamwork when needed, resilience under wear, and the stamp's direct, purposeful path to the point, backed by good backing.
Water color painting evolved from the stiff eighteenth century style to brilliance through the efforts of Nicholson, Coprey, Stanley and others. The Water Color Society exhibitions began in 1805, marking the real start of modern water color painting. The celebrated Turper is hailed as a great master and perhaps creator, as noted by Ruskin.
A French newspaper item reports a river discovery this morning. The body of a soldier, cut to pieces and sewn in a sack, is found, with circumstances suggesting not suicide. Also quoted are remarks about old men unfit for canoeing and other activities.
A concise reflection on customs and habits likened to rats on roads. The text laments routines that trap people in a mire, arguing progress requires effort to escape tedious cycles.
Cleveland Leader reports a satirical dialogue about a man changing maid service, quipping on loyalty and social norms. The snippet references a mistress and a new employer, illustrating a public amusement piece from a Cleveland newspaper.
Mrs J J Van de Sande of Kirkland UK reports Electric Bitters kept her from breakdown during extreme strain. The tonic is touted to support stomach liver kidneys and bowels, with a satisfaction guarantee and a 5 cent price at S H Williams.
A publication urges immediate action when a child shows croup symptoms. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as hoarseness or croupy cough appears to prevent the attack, attributed to Bold by 5 EL Williams.
An older advertisement asserts Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best known medicine for bowel complaints. It warns it causes griping diarrhoea dysentery and should be taken at the first looseness of the bowels. Sold by 8 H Willian.
Jay Johnston & Co promotes Boby Kidney Pills claiming quick cure for kidney and bladder diseases. The ad asserts relief and comfort for elderly people and thanks those who provide aid and support.
A local ad claims a bottle of Chamberlains Liniment costs twenty five cents and works better than plasters for lame backs and pains in the side and chest. It notes the product is sold by S. H. Williams.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Var as a safe child remedy without opiates or harmful drugs. It urges buyers to choose the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package from Jay Johnston & Co.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Pills cure disease boost energy and relief backache headaches nervousness loss of appetite and weakness caused by kidney or bladder disorders, attributed to Jay Johnston and Co.
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