Estherville Area News Summary and Local Notes
Local grains of gossip and reports from Estherville and nearby towns. Visitors include Miss Loratta McNamara and Mrs. F C Smith, with Bounds of travel by Captain Soper and others. The new 325000 Methodist church in Estherville is dedicated. High school teams from Iowa Falls and Sheldon win games. wrestling and theatre notes follow, plus civic items on Arbor Day and local business moves.
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W.T. Akinson
Algona
Qloy Negson
Ruthven
Loratta McNamara
West Bend
E. B. Soper
Armstrong
Estherville
Moore Bros
Rodman
Lost Bank Note Raises Question of Honesty
A Scottish correspondent recalls a strange incident in which a man finds a one pound note on the pavement and returns it to the police. He later realizes the note was his own, drawn from his pocket without his notice. He explains to officials who doubt the tale as clever but unlikely. The man is told to return in six months to claim the pound if unclaimed.
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Howe
Walthy
Londay P.T
In Case of Accident Puck Admonitions
Quoted Puck advice on handling accidents with tact and restraint. Urges calm, first aid, and accurate note taking while avoiding unnecessary suffering. Warns against hastily acting in presence of coroner and stresses patient location recording for family peace.
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Easie
Puck
The Curious Tale of Chill October’s Price
An English artist recalls Sir John Millais painting Chill October on the Way near Perth. A Winfans railway porter helped carry materials and grew friendly with the artist. After completion the painting sold for a thousand pounds, prompting the astonished porter to repeat the sum in disbelief.
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Sir John Millais
Perth
Winfans
Ehap
Sir John
Jon
Indaw
John
Ancient Earth Shape Debated From Thales to Copernicus
The New York American notes early views on Earth's shape and motion. Thales of Miletus taught a globular earth as early as 640 B C, while Pythagoras and Aristarchus suggested spherical heaven and rotation. Copernicus later revived this knowledge, once dismissed as absurd.
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Earth
Thales
Miletus
Cyrthagoras
Auistarehus
Sanms
Guntile
Copernicus
New York American
Strike at Sympathetic Brewery Ties to Union Moves
Report of sympathy strike actions by St. Louis workers including brewery staff from Anheuser-Busch, who refused membership cards and were discharged last week. Efforts by Wagon to secure them into a united brewer workforce are noted as brewing tensions.
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St. Loonis Marefi
Exiia
Taal Ty
Anheuser-Buseh
Ihe
Rooms for rent near the Stratemeyer drug store
Rooms over the Stratemeyer drug store in an excellent location are available. Enquiries should be made at this office 48-1E.
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Stratemeyer Drug Store
Wear By Hews O Brien County Stock Sold Well
John Knott manager of the Siocum Stock Farm last week sold six head of steers to Martin and Son weighing 970 pounds each and bringing five dollars per head. Three animals were two years old in spring, the rest in fall. Subscriptions being taken in Fort Dodge for Spirit Lake Emmetsburg Fort Dodge interocean by M H Miller to raise about one hundred twenty five thousand dollars.
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O*brien
John Knott
Siocum
Martin & Son
Fort Dodge
M. HL. Miller
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
Interocean
Maher
Dodge Post
Wellsburg elevator stockholders seek large assessment
Wellsburg Iowa stockholders at a recent meeting report losses of 4560 on a hard year for elevator men. To raise funds for expenses an assessment of 200 percent on the investment was needed, with each share of stock valued at 100 dollars. The past year proved costly for the Wellsburg farmers elevator.
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Wellsburg Farmers Elevator
Iowa
Murder Suspect Sought in West Union Father’s Murder
Verril Tribune reports Mrs. Forest from Provity learned her West Union father was dead last week and she traveled to uncover the facts. She learned of a murder linked to her brother Walter, who is the suspected killer. search continues as of writ.
Duck Shooting Breaks Records on the Lakes
The Spirit Lake Beacon reports remarkable duck shooting in the lake country over ten days. Authorities say duck abundance is unprecedented in twenty years, with hunters using decoys and fake heads to extend the season while Fred and Roy Rolf tag along and set local records.
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Oni West Okobaji
Fred
Roy Rolf
Spirit Lake Beacon
Excellent Corn Crop This Season Predicted
Estherville Democrat notes wind direction last Saturday hints at directives for summer. Observers who follow the adage expect an excellent corn crop, hoping the forecast proves correct.
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Estherville
Snow and Ice in Florida Visit Ends Pleasantly
A Florida trip by a painter and wife near Pensacola yielded a splendid time among the gators and crackers. They reported a rare frost but temperatures mostly stayed around fifty then often reaching the eighties. Tourists flock to the warm winter climate, while locals debate prohibition in the wake of drinkers.
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Florida
Pensaenta
Flocida
Pitinter
Death in Spirit Take gas accident near Bairmont
Two men, Thoaas Decker of Bairmont and Emery Bardsvell, entered an old well to deepen it when overwhelmed by gas. Decker revived after being brought to the surface, but his companion died within minutes, in an incident reported by Swag City Herald.
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Thoaas Decker
Bairmont
Emery Bardsvell
Weil
Deckar
Bmg
Swag City Herald
Algona Defeats Waldorf College In Armory Match
Algona high school defeated Waldorf College of Forest City 28 to 15 at the Armory last night. The contest was well played on both sides and Algona was clearly entitled to the victory. Algona players listed are Richard Gamms Donald Smith Walter Reid Eric Wartman and Arthnar Ferguson.
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Algona
Waldorf College
Forest City
Armory
Ihe
Richard Gamms
Donald Smith
Walter Reid
Eric Wartman
Arthnar Perguson
Des Moines-Republican
A Campaign Without Cigars in Our County
The Eatherville Enterprise denounces candidates who mingle with the beanie and distribute cigars at road sides. It says campaigning by spending money degrades morals and is out of harmony with our institutions. A man should win on merit, not expense.
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Eatherville Enterprise
Our Savings Department
Wanted 100 Family Washings Offered At Low Price
Advertisement seeks 100 family washings with per pound pricing and notes tough dry flat work ironed. Includes everything but white shirtwaists shirts collars and cuffs.
The Lost Jones of Boston Common Mystery
A 1907 account recounts a man found wandering Boston Common, believed to be Jones or Mont forency, later identified as Samuel Bascom, a New Haven chair maker and inventor. After weeks of examination by alienists and physicians, Bascom remembered nothing, wandered with amnesia, and eventually revealed his true identity and craft. The tale follows a zealous pursuit across New England leading to his wife’s recognition and reunion, resolving the mystery as Bascom’s sleepwalking misadventure tied to an invention.
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P. C. Eastment
Boston
Jones
Chicago
Montforency
New Hale
New England
Jones Ty Ce
San
New Haven
Lim
Machin
Samuel
Ile
Water Bow
Bascom
Ure
Quad
West
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