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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
1
A promotional piece extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as cures for long standing female diseases. It urges weak and sick women to write for private consultation and includes testimonial notes from Mrs. Nora Gaddie praising the remedies.
A list of officers and directors including Vice President Le Zeidler President B Richards Cashier M Kerwick Zeidler White Hahn Mulroney Schuller Johnson Dawson Richards.
An old notice invites patronage for pay interest on deposits, farm loans, insurance, and collections. It also notes notary public services and requests community support for the outreach.
Brown Land and Loan Co of Emmetsburg offers fast farm loans with no delay to borrowers and immediate deed options on numerous farms. They advertise 204 holdings totaling about 20,000 acres and invite inquiries at the Kane Building in Palgalto County, with abstracts furnished.
A collage of farming observations and market notes. It discusses burdock harvest, pure grass fed Texas cattle selling at 6.45 per hundredweight in Chicago, cattle growth prospects, potato quality tied to soil and moisture, South Dakota’s cow industry, weather and corn belt movements, various livestock breeds, weeds like goldenrod and daisies, a farmer’s remark about rural mail routes, rainfall impacts on western semiarid lands, potential hog crops and winter prices, odd literary interludes about a swan and bees, and farming practices including garden plots and grain market shifts.
In a Philadelphia quick lunch spot two men discuss tipping. One claims waiters use two tones to distinguish tippers from non tippers and shows a visible contrast in meal portions. The implied lesson: tipping yields better service.
Thomas Snodgrass, once a Ganjam Madras collector for the East India Company, was expelled for extravagance and sought a pension. Denied, he donned rags and swept a street in front of the East India House with a broom, prompting public shock until the company granted his pension.
A brief note on early Celts worshiping dawn and the color green, suggesting color ties arose from a language link between sun terms and green. It also mentions greenhouse origins and a comic tale of a dean's umbrella mix up, plus a short aside on sharks as game fish and their behavior.
The text delivers mordant, sardonic lines about a man named W'Connell and a woman described with biting metaphors. It compares a certain lady to a poker lacking warmth and uses sharp, metallic imagery to convey disdain.
A fragment from a Washington discussion shows a friend asking why comic tirades appear in speeches and why others do not grasp them. The exchange highlights confusion and a request for clarity on the topic.
A lawyer advised Robert Toombs on a court case. Mr Toombs denied the charge and stated it should be £1008, but demanded $5,000 for numerous actions he would not have performed.
A visitor reports being moved from the guestroom to a back bedroom and then to share a bed with three children. She says she did not see a hint tied on her mirror with blue ribbon.
A clipped quotation notes that many businessmen preach prudent economy while practicing lax habits, suggesting real discipline requires more than empty routine. The remark attributes a contrarian view to a satirical speaker from a publication.
A Mississippi county column argues foreigners gain a foothold by lower living costs and thriftier spending. It contrasts immigrant restraint on spending with American workers chasing best foods, noting many families rely on credit and struggle to save for the future.
A column urges both sexes to learn household and farm skills for emergencies, citing examples of a man guiding a stubborn horse into a train car and a wife leveraging a hired man to share heavy work. It discusses irrigation limits and notes dairy and creamery sections’ resilience to disease.
A fragmented text outlines Articles of Incorporation for a town business, naming the corporate name and purposes. It references stock structure with 100 shares, a value of five thousand dollars, and exemptions of private stockholders from corporate debts.
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