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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
8
A short promotional piece extols Republican want ads as cheap news that reaches nearly all residents and can sell or buy anything. It contrasts two classes of men, praising those who act over those who excuse, and highlights General De Wet as a standout figure in Allen Sangree’s May Cosmopolitan with vivid pictures and drawings.
North western Iowa southwestern Minnesota and South Dakota offer lands under low excursion rates. Tickets on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway are available first and third Tuesdays for 21 days to many points north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly. Industrial agents Meases Elten Brooks Cedar Rapids provide full land information. Also listed are native shade trees for sale in Monmouth? Wait.
Hobins and Julson establish a dray office on South Street in the building formerly used by the city section to receiveorders for dray work day and night. They promise prompt attention and no more chasing for a dray.
Public notice from Emmst county District Court Iowa appoints Addie Ayers administratrix of the William Clark Ayers estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within legal time. Heirs and all persons owe immediate payment to the administratrix to avoid costs. Dated Estherville April 17, 1901.
Public notice: executor appointed and commissioned by the District Court of Emmet county for Addison J. Peon estate. Creditors must file sworn proofs with the clerk within legal time and debtors should make immediate payment to avoid costs. Dated Estherville Iowa April 16 1901. Will of William Basburg filed and opened September 3, 1901. Clerk JO AMUNDSON JK District Court.
A historical panorama claims Russia tops as the greatest land owner and capitalist, detailing its vast forests and mines, 26,000 miles of railways, and huge revenues. It notes annual profits, contributions from ex serfs, and a budget surpassing France, with references to 1890s financial crises and imperial industries.
A clipped historical note credits Emon Hart of Dondon as the original inventor of the skirt dance, citing a Goethe letter quoted by M. Sarcey describing an Englishwoman performing in a Greek costume with varied poses. The piece frames the modern stage version as a product of electric lighting and limelight technicians.
The article describes diverse surgical threads including kangaroo tendon, horsehair, silk, and silver wire, noting how long each lasts before breaking away. It also explains specialized needles, with various shapes for different wound types. It then describes winter wheat in China grown in small plots, harvested and milled with much dirt and no cleaning. It ends with a note on violations of laws of war and bombardment of residences being repeated despite prohibition.
An observer describes a Chicago bar scene where a nervous man buys whisky then inhales it from his hands before drinking. The bartender notes such “offbeat” abstinence methods, while the observer recalls others who swapped drinks for bitters or persisted with hard liquor, risking stomach damage.
A Washington dinner tale recounts Representative Norton of Ohio, once a physician, saving a man who lay ill for days. The patient’s wife sent for Norton but the messenger replied that the doctor could not come, ending the plea with the curt note.
The article recalls the young Prince Albert Edward's 1859 and 1862 Rome visits with vivid details from Col Bruce and Prince Massimo. It notes his joyous, unpretentious nature, his participation in carnival scenes and church services, and a remark about the pope. It closes with Jerry the Albatross cat dying after fighting another cat, with a shipboard court martial and a weighted execution.
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