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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1920
Page
2
Fractured OCR text appears to discuss wartime rhetoric and calls for support of a political cause. The passage names various places and phrases, but the legible portions focus on exhortations and national slogans rather than a clear event or outcome.
The Curlew residents share visitors from nearby towns including Mrs. Carl Cavell and Mr. Crane of Munday while others travel from Bradgate and New York. Families, local names, and delegations appear in a string of social notes and arrivals over the weekend.
Local notices mention Gane H Collehts Cullen and Geril ian home from Masonry trip. Several names appear with unclear roles as communities discuss tracks, mufflers, and equipment. State authorities pledge wood mufflers soon. tracks largely loaned, some in poor condition.
damaged OCR text references a sequence of names, places, and events from a wartime period. It mentions individuals such as Herbert Aldregs and Jeremy Roe, various locations, and governance or military actions, but the legible content is fragmentary and unclear.
Manday Benatar Kenyon is set to appear before the senate investigating committee to testify on the alleged diatement. He claims he is ready to prove his charges and promises to reveal truth about the matter, aiming to impact the senatorial communities in dhota. The outcome draws great public interest.
The article notes township discussions focus on farming marketing and transport problems, with surveys showing these topics as the most critical. State officials strive to address the long standing conditions while emphasizing confidentiality of reports, urging voluntary participation to aid marketing improvements. A local note mentions residents attending a Mallard versus Graet game with receipts around $900 and both teams missing many home players.
Dr and Mrs Frank Givens of West Bend travel by auto to Virginia and then to Minneapolis for the festival week. They intend to return after the events.
Partial OCR item mentions a sale and price but lacks clear names, dates, or details. Sentences are incomplete. readable fragments point to a personal sale or auction context without full facts. No identifiable individuals or organizations are clearly named in the legible text.
Public auction set for September 7 to sell Seth Waverly property. The listing notes local participation and bidding details.
The Tenth district convention of the Iowa Federated Women’s Clubs will convene in Algona on October 14 and 15. Delegates from nearly every town in 14 counties are expected, with the Honea ladies preparing to entertain the delegates royally.
Poultry culling continues amid tensions over flock management and market conditions. The Farm Bureau employs experts Mr. S. Marmo and staff to guide culling decisions, urging careful handling and observation of economic rents, with emphasis on improving hen welfare and reducing non productive stock.
A town man attempted to tend W. L. Taylors chores following Mr Taylor's accident when cows in the barn attacked. He suffered eight cracked ribs and a bruising incident, escaping by falling from their reach. The incident is reported by the Sibtey Tribune.
The 15 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Robinson near Kanawha, Kanawha County WV, died Tuesday evening from injuries after his trousers were caught in an elevator belt causing a broken ankle. Gas gangrene set in and he died. Body taken to Kanawha for burial.
Grace Ro liside, a grand opera alter renowned in local circuits, dies at flac City. The body was flown to real City for burial by her brother Rees E E Madeira of Kansas Soli for $40 Per Acre. George W Boevers farmed three miles away. A week’s state event reported by Upper Des Moines Republican.
Reported hockey style lines show Estherville suffering a 4 score loss to S ron and a later win over the Okahomia Indians by an unspecified margin. On Wednesday they fell to Ringsted 7 to 5. The Estherville squad faces funding needs to recruit better players.
In West Bend last Sunday the West Benders beat the Fort Dodge Messenger Chronicle 2 to 1. Fort Dodge’s Rankin and Burgess were the battery, while Meyers and Chamber guarded for West Bend. Police hunt remaining escapee from Rockwell City reformatory. Captured pair linked to August 3 escape near Omaha.
Local notes report a tense rain insurance bid for the Port Dodge Fair association with 36000 seeking 40000 policy. County funds 1750 for a 25000 policy. Martin Ausland cites arrivals of oil carloads from Wyoming and Colorado with cheaper freight from Kentucky. Wrestlers Myers and Percaut draw sport writers to Spencer for the middleweight title. Mrs Sylvester Hand and baby visit Carroll relatives while Ed Hodgkins and two sons tour Quincy. Floyd Peterson and wife visit Fort Dodge relatives. Sheldon prepares for its annual fair this week.
Hog auction notes from Algona describe Lloyd Wellendor? Duroc sale where a few head averaged 3570.71 per head and ten top animals averaged 878.70. Vipond sale sold 30 head for 15000 while ten head averaged 751. Adams and Swain sold 30 heads for 14600.
Squirrels hide nuts in Henry Beckman’s yard and leave some to sprout in spring. Brien Eugene O’Brien, coach at Coleman hospital, remains seriously ill since a night accident but shows signs of strength, with friends hoping for recovery.
Horkins from Algona claimed a weight item at the Whittemore fair. The drawing date misfired as participants were absent, and per rules the next number went to a local volunteer.
In Cerra Gorda County near Fonda a man and his son died when a scaffold collapsed while shingling a roof. The elder, identified as T. Hersam, was ten feet high and killed. the son also perished after a fall from the dangerous scaffold. Mr Vernom suffered severe injuries and died shortly after.
Census figures show Kansas City has a total population of 324 410 with an increase of 76 629 over the previous decade. The data highlight urban growth and demographic change in the city.
A fragmentary notice reports Mr and Mrs Cuthbert and family of Mtonka departed by car last week toward Duluth, with Rev and Mrs Ghooley and Anteed, and a Ministects member noted in the route.
Press report analyzes government liability for damages after the Livermore wreck on July 3. Eight killed and over thirty injured. Estimates of total losses range from 500000 to 750000, with rail operating costs covered until September 1 under a protective bill.
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