Local Notes From Estherville and Surroundings
Estherville and area update with local business changes, property moves, and community events. Leases, new offices, and building connections noted, including Bartlett block space, Dr Seeley opening over Klopp's, and Galloways purchasing lots for a new residence. Also mentions plans for city water power, depot debates, Knights of Pythian march, upcoming Spencer Trotting meet, ball games, and local ads on coal, housekeeping, and musical instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Journal
Win Streator
Estherville
Elizabeth E. Greene
Copenhagen
N. Y
Upper Des Moines Medical Association
Spirit Lake
Knights of Pythian
Rock Rapids
Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Grand
Dra. W
Allen’s
C. C. Galloway
Algona Courier
J. H. Cranholm
Algona
Spurbeck & Lambert Tub
Mr. Cranholm
What a Tale it Tells Mirrored Skin Remedies
A quack style claim touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for a blotched sallow complexion. The ad asserts liver regulation and blood purification to give a clear skin and rosy cheeks. Available for 25e at Williams and Andersons drug store.
Excursion Tickets Offered to Des Moines and Buffalo
Advertises low rate train excursions via Nickel Plate Road and Minnesota & St. Louis railroad. Describes ten day return validity, 15 and 30 day Chicago to Buffalo options, and half-rate routes to Des Moines for Iowa State Fair on August 24 for Minneapolis and St. Louis line. John Y. Calahan lists Chicago office address for ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Buffalo
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Des Moines
Lowa
Bennetsville editor touts electric bitters cure
Editor S A Brown of Bennetsville recounts his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia and stomach distress after using Electric Bitters. He claims the tonic restored strength, appetite, and digestion, noting four bottles worked wonders. Sold by Williams and Andersons for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Brown
Bennetsville
Williams & Andersons
Manila Letter Reveals Philippine Civil Service Struggles
North M Jenkins letters from Manila describe American life in the Walled City, the old Spanish architecture, and the Americanization process. He critiques civil service exams, clerk salaries, and deployment, noting shortages of capable American clerks and the tension between military rank and civilian duty amid colonial administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North M. Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Estherville
Washington ,D. C
United States Army
Philippines
Manilla
Old Manilla
McNally
Board of Health
States
U.S
G. O
Congress
Mellie
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Malecon
Bay Shore
Dewey
My Barometer and Weather Metaphors in Verse Review
A collage of satirical quips and humorous lines from early 20th century papers. The fragment packs jokes about gossip, love and social events with brief exchanges from various newspapers, including the New York Sun and Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ani Tam
N. Y. Sun
Naily Excursions to Buffalo and New York by Nickel Place Road
An old-time ad style row describes through trains to New York City, vestibuled sleepers Chicago to Boston, dining cars on all trains, and fares from 35 cents to 100 dollars. It lists John Y. Galahan as general agent in Chicago for particulars, with fragment mentions of excursions, health testimonials, and various local business notices intermingled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammon & Brown
Atty
Electric Light and
Manila
Solomon
Acoldiers
Martizas
New York
London
Paris
Madrid
Calcutta
Cairo
Shakerag
Tennessee
Pasig River
Laguna de Bay
Calamba
Islands
Nickel Place Road
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Menis
John Y. Galahan
Adams St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jenkins & Nichols
Iowa
Standing Rock
N. D
B. Bowner
Bartlett Block
First National Bank
Hammond
Indiana
Napoleon Hotel
P. Flack
F. Conley
W. F. Conley
Roy Barnum
John Rhodes
Harry Raffensbarger
Mr.Conley
Rhodes
Conley
S. T. Osgood
Marseilles
Tllinois
C. D. Osgood
Spencer Trotting Association
C. P. Luckey
See
Arnold’s Park
Milford
Seeley
Cails
Free Baptist Parsonage
Oorth
H. N. Rompe
South Fifth Street
Towa Hotel
Gerberich Music Co
The
Bess
Nell
Chicago Daily News
Twynn
Rickett
Triplett
Keslie
Smith
Brown
Billings
Tollmann
Boston Transcript
Mr. Brown
Miss Jones
Chicago Record-Herald
N. H. Liebsohn
Naily
Sadievile
P. Whittaker
William & Anderson's
Wediver
Mineesota
North
South Phot
North Dakota
Red River Valley
S. PY Letcher & C
Erville
Emmet Vourty
Lown
Alama
Hammar Paint CO
Louis, Mo
R.A. Barron
Estherville, Towa
Viking
NAU Brothers
South Side
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