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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
Official paper for City and County presents subscription terms One year six months three months and prices. Correspondents will receive stationery stamps and a copy for services. Seek one or two good correspondents in unrepresented townships. Advertisers advised ads billed at yearly or short-time rates if not prepaid.
The Chicago Humane Society, aided by women volunteers, plans to gas stray dogs rather than shoot them. Residents call for help with wandering hounds, and a sealed metal tank filled with illuminating gas will be used to euthanize each animal quickly. The method costs about as much as shooting.
In 1634 Holland faced a tulip mania where ordinary work halted and buyers vied for rare bulbs. Rumors of only two Semper Augustus bulbs sparked fierce bidding, including offers of city property for the Haarlem bulb. The Amsterdam bulb sold for about $1,900 in cash plus two horses a carriage and harnesses totaling around $3,000.
A reminiscence recounts a blind girl learning typewriter use with patient instruction from Abby G. Baker and Mrs. Ward, noting near flawless accuracy. Segments touch on Canadian minerals, a professor’s memory, Dorothy’s wedding gifts, and a humorous janitor quip about women and pockets.
A Gothenburg public house in Gullaford England features a signboard designed by Walter Crane. A German bride helps furnish the future home with trousseau items. Smuggled tobacco once burned in the queen's pipe is now sent to a criminal lunatic asylum. Excavations at Carnuntum near Halmburg reveal an armory with 1037 weapons and armor, stores and inscriptions. German girls are not always striking yet are fair blond blue eyed and charming in Austrian style.
A list of travel cautions for visitors to Paris includes advice such as traveling light and with a companion, avoiding counterfeit money, using guides prudently, asking questions, not overpacking public transport, not chasing cheap goods, and handling tips modestly while steering clear of dangerous or costly missteps. It emphasizes preparation, prudent budgeting, and sensible skepticism toward services, hotels, and eateries.
Facts and figures report vast numbers: about 120 million fish per square mile of a cean, a 206 acre asparagus farm near Charleston, three 10 000 acre turpentine plantations soon to start in the south, and an income of 267 000 000 from chicken industry in France. Mannheim harbors 5834 millionaires, with six over 67 500 yearly. The London General Omnibus Co shows a 122 percent rise, while wheat output climbs 850 percent. St Louis directory grows from 155 429 names to 220 265 in ten years. Population estimated around 700 000.
Five cantons of Switzerland admit women to business schools with reported success. La Fronde, Paris, faces legal trouble for women handling type at night. Ambassador Choate’s Edinburgh degree ceremony also honors English entomologist Miss Omerod. Miss M B Cheston elected church warden at Episcopal convocation in Philadelphia, amid surprise and comment.
The Chicago Tribune extols Chicago as the world’s leading railroad center livestock market grain market and maritime port, highlighting its supremacy across major trades and logistics hubs in a bold regional proclamation.
A discussion notes that automobiles may be named like yachts and bicycles in a formal system. Spain is seen as promising for motor car passenger services due to limited railways, while a doctors auto features large glass windows and tool storage. Chicago tests a driver exam for operatives with questions on vehicle type and operator responsibility.
A collection of brief notes describes a shade attachment for roller blinds with a metal strip and clamps, a lever and claw system for pulling nails, a coffeespot with a steam passage through grounds, an advertising bomb with a sawdust tube, and an automatic watering trough valve using a wooden block and levers to control water flow.
News notes a Servia restriction on importing calcium carbide to protect the government petroleum monopoly’s value. The item mentions India’s 33 jute mills, Calcutta-area activity, Los Angeles oil district output, large U S ampmentacks in progress, and India’s plan for a cordite factory with private Arms supplying shortages.
A summary of diverse findings: spider silk from Madagascar yielding miles of thread. flowering Alps plants reaching heights near 17,000 feet. new Bolivian heights plants including axifrage and valerian. Karnak uncovers Amenhotep II’s eighth dynasty city gate. Thebes tomb from the eleventh dynasty intact. Koldewey reports Aramean brick gates and a canal, possibly the East canal.
The reading items describe a stormy Monday with heavy rain and wind, touching local homes and residents. It notes social visits, school reopening, farm chores, yard work, and community events. Several residents are named with updates on planting, repairs, teaching, and church activities amid wet weather.
BWAN LAKE reports minor injuries as Jack McLaron rests after an eight varying sore thumb caused by a sliver. Jas Pickoll and Mrs White of Rockwell visit, en route to Worthington. Hail fell with rain at night. Washington approves his hiring and messages carry from Grover. A.J. Fatler returns from Milford. Dr. Anderson and Chas Kraft visit J Eisle on holiday. Geo Rogut and Mr Stedman survey machinery business midweek. Young folks enjoy hanging baskets. Chas Bigginbothar Bas buys W N Claflin stock at Grover and will run the business. Pure bred Black Langshans offered at 60c per setting by F H Lathrop. Your best feelings and success depend on stomach and liver action. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised as a 25 cent remedy. Sold by Williams & Anderson.
The council warns water users as the pump nears full capacity at the power house. Fire safety requires turning off water in yards and homes to maintain pressure and protect private hoses. Boilers are under repair and water may be cut before evening lights. A whistle indicates shutdowns. Treated as a temporary, enforced ordinance, with repairs urged for worn hoses.
A condensed roster listing local officials and organizations. Includes mayor, clerk, treasurer, and council members, plus numerous fraternal and veterans groups with meeting nights and halls noted. Names and affiliations illustrate a robust community civic network.
The page lists church services for Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Christian Science and other denominations with service times, Sunday school, and prayer meetings. It also details rail line progress by THos. H. Brown promoting prairie settlement from Worthington to Hardwick, and Cedar Rapids Route playing cards offered by the B C R & N Ry.
A Lewiston Journal note highlights a Maine attorney known for pushing a higher share of profits in a past deal with wealthy partners. After extracting $500 in “counsel fees,” the venture soured. the partners quietly bailed out, avoiding losses. The lawyer then claimed sympathy, while the others revealed they had anticipated the crash and profited by unloading early.
Prof Hugo Muensterberg argues in Atlantic that scholastic excellence in Germany stems from two main factors. Teacher enthusiasm and parental respect for schooling, plus strong home support, create a schooling system ahead of New England peers by three years.
A compilation notes horse behavior with kindness preventing shying and warns against beating a horse. It then moves to a Transvaal War tale of a Dublin Fusiliers private recounting multiple bullets, ending with a humorous exchange about heart location. Finally it discusses eye dominance, noting most are right-eyed and suggesting historical weapon use influenced eye strength.
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