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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
4
The Republican publishers offer subscribers a memorial crayon of President with wife and mother portraits and a 22 by 28 inch engraving, plus memorial sheet music of two hymns. The package, valued at $2.50, requires sending a coupon and fifteen cents postage, with a 23 cent stamp mentioned for mailing.
Prospective investors should examine lands along and contiguous to the Burlington Cedar Rapide and Northern Hy before buying. Businessmen should learn of opportunities offered at new towns along this railway. Round trip tickets at low rates will be on sale on the flat and third Tuesdays of March April and May in many states and territories. Full information on rates and train times available from company representatives. May 20 Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A long article outlines a shift to electric traction transforming streets by replacing horse power. It notes an inventor advocating printed signals for station announcements and car to car telephone links on the Overland Express, enabling continuous city service contact. John Cannan of Williamsport Pa nears placement on the pension list after 50 years of service with Reading railroad, with only 12 off days, largely due to last year’s illness. Berlin gas lamps in the streets will soon be lit automatically by electric attachment, switched on from the central station and ignited by a spark.
A trove of antiquarian notes discusses bee stings and revenge, old terms, and the name misor¢ant once meaning unbeliever. It recounts Joan of Arc as minereant, Greek purification rites, ink composition, Caesar’s heavily weighted stylus, and a gold nugget assay in Helena, Montana.
A compilation of assorted historical notes on mortality rates, international macaroni trade, cork and wood weights, a Russian ruler JaroPolk, land section populations by country, and a note on Washington boarding house keepers enforcing the district code to curb evasion of lodging bills.
A fragment from a dialogue shows Miss Candour approvingly noting a partner’s infidelity and urging a disengagement. Miss Mugg confirms casting off the man after months of flirtation with other women. The exchange underscores social expectation and reputation in a staged scene.
A collage of brief jokes and quips from various papers. It includes mock court scene dialogue about letters, witticisms on women and bargains, charity pleas, and quick one liners. Notable snippets mention handwriting evidence, a zebra composition, political definitions, and humorous conversations about in laws and weddings.
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