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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
5
The Republican reports on residents moving into new homes, depot construction plans, and social events. It notes warm spring weather, paving work, a renovated dampered building, and a regu lar Yeoman lodge meeting. It mentions a Spirit Lake Chautauqua attendance outlook and local cattle shipments, plus police enforcement of fishing regulations and a telephony upgrade underway.
G A R Memorial Services invite civic societies and public schools to observe Decoration Day. Programs include prayers, roll call, marches from Sixth Street to Oak Hill and West Side cemeteries, graves decorating, and national salutes. All soldiers and citizens urged to join at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in public ceremonies. May 24 events at Opera House and local halls.
Local ad style notice offers inexpensive Nuitsole accommodations and free bus transfers from trains to Spirit Lake Spirit Lake area venues and Manhattan Beach Okoboji Lakes. Includes a cold remedy ad and a land sale offer in Potter County South Dakota seeking $2000 for a stone free grassy tract via G A Nichols.
Des Moines May 19 1902 report notes Ohio Pure Food Department action against grocer John Schuster for selling Arbuckle’s Coffee glazed to mask defects. Trial set for June 2 with Arbuckles’ New York lawyers likely to defend. Pure Food and Dairy Commissioner Joseph H Blackburn pledges strong representation to protect public against impure food. The case could trigger actions against other retailers selling glazed coffee.
An 19th century ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures eczema burns fevers and rashes, touts blood enrichment and system cleansing, and promotes swift relief for skin ailments and injuries. It also mentions Williams & Anderson drugstore and local pasturing rates, reflecting period commerce and services.
A list of upcoming summer meetings and conventions with dates and places across Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Nebraska, California, and other states. Notable events include National Educational Association, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fraternal orders, Travelers’ Protective Association, Y M C A, and church conventions, with destinations such as Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle. Also advertising cedar rapids wood and coal sales by Jno. G Farmer, Cedar Rapids.
Weary of opportunities in the southwest and south, investors eye markets in Kentucky Tennessee Atatama Misassippi and Florida. The note highlights a push by merchants manufacturers and financiers to seek profitable ventures along major regional lines.
Advertises hall fare excursions on the first and third Tuesdays each month by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Invites inquiry for details on where and how to wet it, notes rapid country evolution, and offers free printed matter maps and information from R J Wemyss General Immigration and Cadet rial Agent Louisville Ky.
A woman with experience describes prevention tips for whooping cough. She notes her siblings avoided illness after using Chamberlain Cough Remedy, while other children in Springfold Alabama did not use it and showed poorer health outcomes.
Mr M E Winn, pickets agent of the B C B W, claims authority to grant a special low rate for Ratherville residents. No matter your destination, write big to save money. fare listed as two dollars. The notice also references Cedar Rapids and wallpaper inquiries, with several garbled names and phrases.
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