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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
8
A jumble of church notices detailing Methodist Baptist Catholic Lutheran and Presbyterian service times, Sunday school, prayer meetings, and weekly schedules. Includes Rev T C Thompson and Rev W B Banciton with various service hours and holy day references.
A terse note names GEO W ADAMS and M MCDOWELL as associates in a Kiopp building. The obscure line hints at an office listing with incomplete text including 2665. No clear dates or places beyond Kiopp appear.
A tense scene unfolds as Maguire leads workmen to hoist a heavy caboose using a jib crane. Double engine cylinders, nine inch stroke, and a long wire rope enable the hook to reach five feet from the crane. With cheers, heavy chains secure the caboose, the crane swings, and the caboose lands twenty feet down the embankment.
Dramatic description of shipwrecks and storm dangers at sea. A veteran sailor recalls boiler explosions, sinking hulls, and the struggle to launch lifeboats as crews fight the elements and eerie wreckage scenes.
A warden tells an innocent man he is pardoned yet must pay state for his board. The dialogue unfolds amid a chorus of other old jokes and quips from various 19th century papers, including remarks on editors, proposals, and social manners. The fragmentary text hints at humorous gossip and short newsy items.
A sample of letters from policy holders in Des Moines and other towns extols the Central Life Assurance Society of the United States. Pastors, bank officials, governors, and executives cite trust in the company and describe substantial policies as wise, safe investments. Names include BL. Katon, D. B. Allen, Leslie M. Shaw, and J. L. Mitchell with policies around 3000, 2000, and 9000 dollars.
A damaged clipping describes Alice the blind feline at the Central Park menagerie. The article notes her behavior toward keeper Shannon, who feeds her and shares a mutual recognition, with commentary on her age and blindness and general observations of conservatism in her habitat.
A testimonial from Chas C Ellis of Linbon Iowa describes being drenched while repairing a telegraph line and catching a terrible cold. Doctors from Oakland Neb Sioux City and Omaha failed to help before he used Dr King’s New Discovery, which cured him after six bottles. Also notes on dray service and local ads for coal and shade trees.
North western lands offer good prospects as rail lines promote excursion rates on the Burlington route. Tickets valid for 20 days on first and third Tuesdays, with routes north of Ogden to Cedar Rapids area. Agents Brooks and Muesers provide full details, with routes extending across many states and territories offering low colonist rates through Minneapolis St. Louis connections. Also mentions Dr Kings New Life Pills as a trusted remedy.
Estherville Iowa based auctioneer firm Fletcher and Co offers to cry sales for locals with satisfaction guaranteed. They cite past sales in Princeton Illinois and advertise opportunities to buy road homesteads and surplus lands in the Red River Valley of Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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