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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
The report lists total precipitation and snowfall inches, days clear, partly cloudy, and cloudy, and prevailing wind. Observations credited to Leslie Littell, a voluntary observer, with notes on rain hail sleet and melted snow.
Fred Stratman's baby was on the sick list with a severe cold. Mrs Spainhower moved to the farm vacated by P C Broad. Mr and Mrs Andrew Johnson left for Chicago to live. A Christian minister in Eather ville holds a meeting at Wecker school house starting at seven thirty. Mr and Mrs Lewis Shiffiet of Grinnell plan to move to the old Bennett farm this spring. Clem Herrick's shipped goods to Monona with the family to follow later. Chris Larbig shaved his moustache before the cold snap and now wishes he hadn't. Jim O'Toole plays with Mr Yocum. unsure about summer plans. Jehu property on North Seventh street for sale. inquire at residence or John and Egbert office over post.
The Republican Official Paper records the death of Mahara Peters Moffitt at 86 in 1900, obituary notes a life of faith and service from Kentucky to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Emmet County. It recounts her marriage to Geo Moffit, seven children, frontier moves, and last days with Church of Christ beliefs. The piece also includes local notes, memorial verses, and business notices from Marengo and surrounding papers.
The item recounts J R Garrison of Thornville Ohio praising Dr King's New Discovery for lung trouble after a bank robbery scare. It includes medicinal ads for Williams and Andersons drugstore and a string of local jurors, stamps, and health claims from Hood's Sarsaparilla and Life Pills, plus a milk punch anecdote.
A Cherokee Iowa man was attacked recently through his kidneys causing severe back pain. He recovered after using Electric Bitters, which he credits with a dramatic health turn. The ad promotes the remedy for backache kidney trouble and blood purification. Also notes a Hebrew Bible tale and various short snippets from periodicals.
In prisons and penitentiaries many babies are born each year, drawing attention from female warders and prisoners. Women inmates try to craft adornments for the infants, and volunteers help, brightening morale. Shortly after birth, the children are removed from their mothers and cared for elsewhere with care and humanity.
Great possibilities lie in rail expansion and exported cotton goods boosting China’s housing. Cheap American heaters could transform 50 million homes, while machine brick making could replace costly hand-built bricks, opening a large new market for U S manufacturers.
A decade of work by Dr J Newton Hathaway yields an electric belt claimed to be perfect for medical use. He offers to supply belts at nominal charge, with inspection by postage to Sioux City Commercial Block. Also includes notices of plumbing and dressmaking services and a road notice in Estherville Iowa with bankruptcy and executor items.
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