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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
3
Deputy Food Inspector W. C. Barney reappoints the 26 deputy inspectors working under him. County auditors have received banks for collecting crop and farm statistics for 1816 to aid assessors in gathering facts to be published by the state.
Advertising Loch Sail Reports of a survey sent to reading countries of the works. W C Brien buys at Osage after selling his stock at Run croft. He formerly ran stores in Emmetsburg Whittemore Bancroft and is expected to succeed in Osage. Thermometer readings show extreme cold with 22 below zero and 44 at Estherville. Milford Mail notes lakeside breeze. Illinois soil inoculation bulletin from Iowa State College highlights legumes inoculation as key farm practice with an Ames bulletin forthcoming detailing results.
John H. Heideman writes from California that weather is fine and oranges abundant while fishing daily. He notes fish is common and hogs butter and meat cost more in Mallard, but other goods stay cheap. bread costs 25 cents for two loaves, lettuce three heads for 5 cents, and Michigan shipped breakfast items are inexpensive. He mentions adjusting to the trip and feeling better after initial hardship.
Melvin Reid and Bert Spencer of West Bend were riding Reid's motorcycle near Whittemore when it wrecked at about one o'clock Sunday afternoon. Spencer suffered a severe scalp wound and serious condition while Reid escaped the worst, both treated by Dr. Hilger after being brought to West Bend. The machine was badly damaged, traveling at about 75 miles per hour.
In a 1916 McClure syndicate fiction excerpt, Susy manipulates events to delay engagement to Bert Ewing while feigning love for Bob. Bob’s jealousy, Isabel Deming’s presence, and Bert’s rumored romance drive a tangled turn toward marriage as Susy realizes her feelings for Bob and contemplates a future with him.
Iowa officials received advance copies of the Governors Clarke appointed road commission report. It outlines a thorough discussion of road questions, methods used by other states, and potential funding approaches. The document, due for release to the 37th General Assembly, signals a cautious, constructive debate without radical fiscal prescriptions.
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