Estherville sewerage notes stir county voices
The Estherville Democrat rebuts claims of a weak sewer system, defending local plans and urging expansion. It cites a citizen informant Bro Carpenter and questions the extent of piping in residential streets while stressing the need for a broader, better network. The piece also touches on politics with references to Roosevelt Hanna and a note on June 6th Dickinson county Republican events.
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Bro. Carpenter
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Political Nonsense and Pneumonia in Chicago
The piece mocks political maneuvering around free trade and state senate nominations, noting A. D. Clark’s renewed bid and free trade hopes. It also reports March and April deaths in Chicago totaling 5,341, with 20 percent due to pneumonia, and remarks on the La Grippe era increasing susceptibility.
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Chicago
Commentary on Labor Markets and Workforce Ethos
The author argues the average laborer who always works earns a better living than many professionals due to less crowding in his field. It is noted that such workers lack protection from foreign pauper labor and a call is made to teach boys to work before giving them a sherpskin.
Ten Percent Divorce Rate in Chicago Sparks Debate
A columnist argues that ten per cent of Chicago marriages end in divorce and warns that a tenth of young women should rethink premarital plans unless their aims are temporary. The piece condemns social decay and predicts widespread consequences for families when the binding ties are broken.
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Chicago
Stormy June Promises Thunder Hail and Heat Across Periods
Weather notes forecast a stormy June with thunder and hail likely in early to mid month. Mercury and Venus cycles hint at intense humidity and high temperatures, followed by cooler spell and more rain squalls around the 21st to 22nd, then a hot closing week with wide storms. A medical note at end mentions doctors graduating and traveling sales of pills.
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Foreign trade growth blamed on unprotected farms
The text asserts exports will reach 1.5 million dollars this year, driven mainly by farms lacking protection from foreign competition. It notes critics who favor stability will claim credit for the surge in foreign trade.
Des Moines Bank Waters Rise Over Banks Along Mississippi
A historical note recalls the Mississippi waters overflowing and flooding adjacent lands as Des Moines sits nearby. The river drains 28 states, covering a broad area of the United States.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
United States
Charis The Wagoners at St Mary Academy Play
The St Mary Academy younger pupils present a Saturday program at Music Hall featuring St Mary Orchestra, cantata Dream of Fairyland, violin selections, and dramas The Mysterious Scholar and The Wands. Highlights include Chorus The Letter Carriers, Recitation Boys in Blue, and Hymn to the Sacred Heart. Exercises begin 2:20 PM with admission 25 cents. a large audience is expected.
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St. Mary Academy
St. Mary Orchestra
Green
Frank Hand
Leo O’connor
Willie Kerwick
Thomas Connan
Eddie Stei
Schoutisch
Halst
Eva Murphy
Lizele Conlon
Nellie Muller
Teresa Fitzgerald
Della Weneen
Mamie Ryan
Wiegand
Drainage well improves lands and highway near Pocahontas
A six inch drainage well sunk 57 feet on Nels Frederickson’s land south of Pocahontas drains lands of Dan Schantz and Andrew Zimmerman and benefits the highway. Three men and Pocahontas county shared the cost as Supervisor Hunter and Frederickson described the setup to a Revenle man. The method is praised as quick and cheap for removing surplus water.
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Pocahontas
Nels Frederickson
Dan Schantz
Andrew Zimmerman
Pocahontas County
Hunter
Shrewd Republican in Northern Iowa Evades Interview
Graettinger resident M L Eidsness visited Emmeteburg yesterday and refused to name potential nominees. He denied any interest in running but acknowledged Bideness as a notably sharp Republican well informed on the representative situation.
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Emmeteburg
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Local Druggists Organize in Palo Alto and Emmet
D d Lyman attended a Monday meeting in Estherville where pharmacists from Palo Alto and Emmet counties formed a permanent two county organization. Estherville resident was named president J B Large of Ruthven vice president Williams of Estherville secretary and D T Lyman treasurer. A second meeting is set for the 12th hoping broader attendance. Government inquiry notes Alabama planters allegedly coercing enslaved people, suggesting some justify a practice legalized in Sulu.
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Palo Alto
Emmet
J. B. Large
Ruthven
Williame
Esthervilla
Lyman
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Palo Alto Telephone holds annual meeting yesterday
The Palo Alto Telephone company held its annual stockholders meeting at the courthouse. The secretary's report shows about 900 expended for labor and material and 147 shares sold at 25 each. Progress was slow due to a protracted spell, with poles installed from Emmetsburg to Mallard and to Ruthven. President McCarty hopes to install 300 farm phones this season. Directors re-elected. E C Kent of Graettinger and H B Richards of Mallard named to a seven member board. Old officers re-elected.
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Court House
Mallard
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
McCarty
E. C. Kent
H.B Richards
Judge Bailey Swiftly Rules On Train Jurisdiction
On a southbound Rock Island line a judge, sheriff, and county attorney boarded with Symes of Rolfe. Evidence was heard and Symes, sent to a one year term in the Cherokee inebriate asylum, then moved to Manson for transfer and hospital care. The Storm Lake judge shows steadier proceedings than Judge Quarten in such instances.
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Mitchell
Heald
Pocahontas
Symes
Rolfe
Manson
Cherokee
Minors Central
Storm Lake
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