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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR item shows passenger and freight numbers with partial labels. It indicates freight movements and a reference to the western corridor, but lacks full context or clear events to anchor a complete news item.
A dense advert lists Passenger and Freight numbers with.Attorneys at Law offices in Emmetsburg Iowa including C E Cohoon McCarty & Linderman and others offering law collection and loan services. Doctors Brien ALD and Thomas provide medical services from offices above local banks and stores with prompt day or night calls and surgical expertise.
A collage of brief biographical notes and anecdotes. John W Hendriv of Sound Beach generously gifts 5000 to Masonic home Wallingford. Sir Charles Tuppers father Charles Tupper’s Baptist ministerial roots noted. G W Brodbeck recalls McKinley speech at Massillon before the Civil War. Thomas Pigg the Tring postman retired after 40 years walked 220000 miles. Senator Platt of Connecticut influential in Washington yet not an orator. Senator Pettus of Alabama rose from Confederate officer to law practice in Selma. Judge Oliver B Horton mailed 12000 streetcar and 1000 steamboat tickets for city children. Senator Chandler’s eyeglasses. always with him and sometimes eaten with. Major Lothaire dismissed after cruelty charges in Congo Free State. President Gary of Federal Steel to fund a Methodist church at Wheaton Illinois costing 50000 to 75000. Portrait of Walter Q Gresham to grace Japanese emperor galleries for treaty services. Frank M Peebles painted the portrait.
A compilation of maxims on courage, justice, patience, and generosity from authorities such as Low an Gu Adler Rupert Balloon Whittier Fielding Samuel Johnson Goethe Baxter Whewell Horace Mann. The collection links inner strength to public virtue and the higher aim of living well.
Practical guidance on fruit and berry care including strawberry setting, fruit preservation, asparagus seed maturity, topping for blackberry and raspberry suckers, crop rotation, manure use, graft stock impact on fruit quality, and tobacco water as a plant fire remedy from St. Louis Republic.
A publisher notes curious bequests reveal strained father son relations. Joseph Dalby disses son in law with jokes over rings and a lark whistle, while Philip Thicknesse endows his son with his severed right hand as a grim reminder. Richard Crawshillg’s will flips to a dramatic gift of 190000 to a son who defied advice, all chronicled with antique wit.
A young man with a multicolored battered suit case confuses a streetcar conductor by offering a 15 cent tip after asking for a six-block fare. The episode is framed as a slight abroad imitation of European customs, illustrating how travel can shape behavior and expectations in New York and Philadelphia readers.
Government efforts to improve roads include statewide experiment stations, pamphlets, and annual object lessons begun in 1894. Demonstrations compare modern rock, sand, and dirt roads, using a Leary farm wagon and a tractionometer to show how poor harness causes fatigue and animal pain, urging better road construction nationwide.
The article argues for road improvement as essential to farming and commerce. It cites A. C. Choate of the League of American Wheelmen on the parallel between rail freight efficiency and agricultural haulage needs, stressing that better farm-to-market roads boost overall prosperity and unite farmers with other business and professional classes through improved transport.
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