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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
3
Eminent physician Dr J F Shallenberger advertises rapid diagnosis in minutes for chronic diseases. He lists treatment of ears nose throat lungs heart nerves and digestive and urinary disorders and offers free confidential consultation at 768 Geokwood Blvd Chicago Li.
A Worthington hospital report lists Robert Elliott and his young daughter Lois severely injured after an auto in which they rode turned turtle. Other items note local agency changes at Farmers Elevator and a string of minor accidents and misfortunes across nearby towns.
News notes from twenty years ago cover local fires homes and buildings under construction. Fairfield resident Robert Vottler completes a fire residence while Thomas Egan's new home nears plastering. Algona’s Catholic church dedication draws about fifty priests. Local deaths include Harvey Miller of Estherville. Various residents move, marry, or undertake farm and hotel expansions.
The Grandy Center mayor demanded a $7.85 speeding fine from Eldora Mayor Carl S Newcomer. Eldora paid promptly claiming the payment as a loan with interest to be repaid by Grandy Center residents visiting Eldora. Marshal Yeager halted the mayor, then learned his prisoner was also a mayor, a detail that changed nothing.
The new order exempts railroads from responsibility for freight condition in transit and after delivery and from guaranteeing delivery times. Livestock shippers face potential multi million dollar losses as cattle and hog prices may drop when delays occur. The Town supreme court previously ruled carriers must reimburse shippers, but the U S supreme court permits limiting liability.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Cough Syrup as giving quick relief for deep seated coughs at 25 cents per bottle. It claims the product is safe and effective with dealer availability noted.
Real estate listing notes north Senet or Pine County Minnesota parcels for sale at 15 325 per acre with co payments. Agents Fiexe and Buchan of Spencer Iowa handle the offer.
Glosing Exercises of St Marys Academy present The Lost Princess operetta Tuesday at 7 30 in the Opera House. The program features Queen of France Mary Duhigg Princess Ermine and a cast including Ethel Doyle Louise Blanche Irene McGuire Florence McQuire Veronica Higgins with scenes and musical selections. Accompanist Clarice Lynch. A side note recounts banker J H Daley of Sanborn once loaned 280 to John Quillish for a patent harness attachment now yielding a Kentucky coal mine offer worth 2000000 but he declines the sale to inspect the property.
Four Chicago businessmen Spencer Otis and partners bought a Holstein calf for 20020 at the Western Breeders Consignment Sale in Union Stock Yards. The animal descends from a famed Holstein line. its dam Johanna De Kot Van Beers holds a 541 pound 120 day butter record and 10498 pounds milk in the same period. Also reports a separate accident where a youth was thrown under a supervisor’s auto but survived with minor injuries.
Iowa requires employers of Jabotera to carry liability insurance by July 1. The state mandates this burden on the man who pays for services. Frank Ostrander of Fern Valley township reported a lightning strike killed a pair of his colts, underscoring insurance relevance.
Evening report notes a loss insured in Farmers' Mutual, and mentions Mrs. Joyce of Emmetsburg township losing a steer. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ivey and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Chandler departed yesterday by auto to visit eastern cities, with brief stops at Niagara Falls and other points of interest. They expect to be away two or three months.
A report notes Teddy's planned visit to Iowa ahead of the tenth district contest for Judge Quarton, highlighting campaign activity and possible impact on the race.
Spencer Reporter notes likely ruling will grant Teddy some cream from his favorite cow. The brief quip hints at a court or communal dispute over dairy access, with local humor in a small town context.
A Rolfe Reveille note says a lumber wagon with two spring seats carried a crowd along the streets, attracting many onlookers who rubbered at the unusual sight. The event is described as a curious spectacle seen by nearly everyone in town.
J H Sheridan of Bancroft sold four farms within nine miles of Bancroft on Tuesday. The cheapest went at 120 dollars an acre and the dearest at 145 dollars. Sheridan believes land in that county area now brings higher values than last year.
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