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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
10
The article surveys silage value versus grain, noting thick planting yields moisture and digestibility benefits. It recounts Cornell experiments on planting density, notes labor practices, and contrasts dairy, beekeeping, and poultry topics with farming efficiency and wage concerns.
Mount Carroll residents claim the town’s jail deters wanderers, with locals noting wary tramp legends. A single night’s stay is said to haunt intruders, producing lingering fear that keeps hobos at a distance from the county.
A chaotic account describes Mount Carroll and a dangerous sheer bank along the Wauka rosa River. Town leaders propose blocking the bluff with a wrecked building to deter accidents, while a citizen’s property prompts a legal stand. A precarious scaffold and a jail contrivance near a rocky ledge threaten safety as wind and remains of a plan loom. Snakes’ hearing is noted as extremely limited by anatomy and wind.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe girls employed in crape making facing restrictions after hours. References mention coarse hands, delicate employment, and a woman prioritizing children’s care over the family, with ambiguous phrases about wages and discipline.
A garbled excerpt shows stray quotations and stray weather remarks amid social chatter. Names blur into fragments as residents discuss plans and plans for travel and news items intertwine. The piece reads like a rough collage of conversations, weather mentions, and social commentary.
An evening encounter near Pennsylvania Avenue and the Canal ends when a man resembling ex President Harrison is joked about by a tobacco buyer and identified by district agent Al Reed of the Atlantic Coast Line. Denham confirms the likeness, and the scene closes with notes on the prodigal’s struggle to reform.
A long fragment details health practices from Sweden to Italy, mentioning mineral waters and spas. It references baths, preparation of waters, and dietary advice. Also noted are remedies for children's ailments, marketed tonics, and various named products and providers, all in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper tone.
The text notes clergy members endorsing Peruna to prevent catarrh and fatigue from public speaking. It highlights Perma as a remedy valued for clergymen facing sedentary duties and long hours, with mentions of Dr. Hoadley and Baltimore.
Fragmentary notes recount a patient named Mabvectnt Stevens and others receiving medicine directed to ease dust and pain. The passage to suppress noise mentions assistance, thanks, and ambiguous references to healers.
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