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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1937
Page
2
A column discusses the origin of the word salary from salt money and contrasts salt as a historic currency with sugar as a quick energy stimulant. It notes spinach’s nutritional value, a large spinach farm, and shifts to new waterproofing chemicals and a wetter water agent for industrial use.
A silly traveler in an antique shop admires a bed and jokes about its charm. The salesman notes the bed’s famed occupants, naming George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, prompting a quip about their wealth and separation beds.
A Chelsea Record item recounts an American baseball game in Istanbul against Turkish players. Each Turk prays before striking out, while the American, energized, belts a home run. The vent contrasts playful religious exclamations with a decisive American drive.
A traveling salesman jokes that he does not play golf but may need to learn the language of the game to maintain friendly relations with his kind. The exchange highlights social bonding through sport and the salesperson's self awareness of cross-cultural skill needs.
A politician near the end of a large meeting faced a burly man forcing his way forward with a threatening stick. The assailant claimed he sought the speaker who had asked him to address the crowd, not the politician himself, and urged the session to continue.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt notes a contrast between a well regarded upstanding businessman posing for advertisements and an old man who failed at earlier ventures but is now pursuing success in this new business. The quotation emphasizes perceptions of credibility and reinvention in local enterprise.
A reader recalls the Criffison Gulch poker game ended by political pressure. A local figure says the sheriff enforced gambling laws unless a player secured three wins out of four pots. The quote attributes the clash to political influence and law enforcement.
The report humorously notes two heavyweight boxers circling the ring as they tread on the small referee's toes. Frustrated, the ref warns that treading on his coins will spark a fight. A separate quip contrasts ideals of a boy friend as clever with money and foolish enough to spend it.
A terse dialogue shows a person insisting they must meet their husband, receiving the reply that the meeting time passed half an hour ago, hinting at a rushed departure or strained relationship. The exchange emphasizes urgency and potential disruption in plans.
A brief exchange shifts from mock defense to humor as two men debate the influence of their wives. One quips about being a “pour nut” while noting the other’s wife claims she shaped him, illustrating light domestic banter in a newspaper snippet.
A terse courtroom exchange shows a prisoner insisting on providing his own defense while the judge questions the improvised weapon-like metaphor, highlighting a moment of tense satire in a legal setting.
A narrator notes a treatment for water that could ease washing clothes in hard water. A friend tried the idea and confirmed the guess, suggesting practical use in laundering despite mineral content.
Property listing notes a business building for rent at the corner of Lincoln and Fifth, associated with John Martyr, 7721-2. The fragmentary text implies a rental offer but provides limited verifiable details such as address format and owner name.
Estherville defeats Sibley 6 to 0 on Sunderlin field in the season opener. Kenneth Buffrell carries for the lone touchdown in the second quarter as the locals take an early lead. Substitutions noted. band performance highlighted at halftime.
A reflective note on impulsive violence and moral ponderings. The author muses that spur of the moment actions, like shooting a spouse, contrast with times to think and reflect. The piece hints at church as a potential deterrent to rash acts and ends with a personal sign off.
The Rathskeller in Bremen showcases a Radesheimer wine from 1653 valued by statisticians at over $20,000 per drop after three centuries of aging. Once costing 300 gold talers, it remains a curiosity with no market value due to loss of flavor despite its age and long maturation.
Edison kept an endless to do list and worked about 18 hours daily. He spoke of living a hundred forty five years to fit his double shift, then danced when experiments succeeded. He slept briefly on fatigue and returned refreshed, insisting there is no let up until progress is made.
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