This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
3
The report notes John Paterson disposed of his eighty acre farm about twelve miles west and slightly north of Tlatstein to A A Patersand er for 1h Place. Details appear garbled but indicate a land transfer with a price around E276 3 H.
The readable words indicate a death but lack full context, names, or dates. The fragment mentions Wambholdt and TeSth éeni, but no verifiable details about persons, causes, or outcomes are present.
An implausible tale from Britt Tribune describes Senator Nelson being accused of being a German agent in Briss. A companion alleged 75 000 in German coin and a plan to "swat the kaiser" led to Nelson’s downfall, with neighbors claiming he would be barely recognizable afterward.
Last Monday a powerful electric storm struck the community. John Daly’s barn north of town burned after a lightning strike. Daly saved horses and harness. The same day two horses died for C. P. Perry and two cows for Earl Cone-Sao. A carvas s was held in Gilmore City where 222 pigs were pledged for a Red Cross fund to benefit the local branch. The effort, led by local women, aims to raise funds through pig sales next fall.
A barn and granary on the Nolan Bros farm northeast of Pocahontas burned Sunday around 1 oclock after being struck by lightning. The building held about 800 bushels of corn and 1000 bushels of oats. Insurance coverage was about 300 dollars for the barn and 175 dollars for the granary.
In the Livermore Gazette a reader urges dropping Frank Woods’s portrait from display as a favor to Mr. Woods while noting a fine picture of Mr. Dickinson remains available at the paper’s office. The note frames the change as an aesthetic matter and offers no explicit demand beyond relocation.
Last Wednesday evening the one year old child of Mr and Mrs Samuels suffered serious injuries when it fell from a second story porch of the F C Arnold store building onto the sidewalk. The infant was rushed to the hospital and is reported doing as well as could be expected.
Quack grass is becoming a nuisance to cornfields in the area. The community notes wet weather and recent heavy rains complicating control efforts and spreading the weed. Local farmers report ongoing struggles with management and the impact on yields.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a marriage event on May 25 involving an individual named Bere Mistter and references to a minister of music or similar official in a church setting. Details are unclear but indicate a formal ceremony date and church affiliation.
Curlew flew to West Bend to visit Frida Ray David family in Laurens Sunday. The Sheller family were quarantined for smallpox Friday. Pat and Anna Flaherty and Mr. and Mrs. John Martin with others visited Laurens from Ayrshire and California. The Whittemore home hosted guests, Audrey Patterson lived last week, E. N. Taylor family autos for Whittemore Sunday. Ed Hart and Minnesota visitors, Alfred Lyons and John Grattene departed last week. Elder and Fisk attended Red Cross activity. Mike Reiming joyfully welcomed a June arrival.
Graettinger residents welcome J D McCarty from Emmetsburg and Johnson from Wisconsin visiting friends. Haugstein stayed with his daughter Mrs Larson, Westergard attended county business, and Mrs Boysen from Minnesota visited. Miss Ida Trucadell is appointed postmaster at Hingsted Iowa. Dell from the high school faculty traveled to Cedar Rapids.
H. E. Johnsson resigns as local manager of America Express after years in post as firms including American and Wells Fargo consolidate to a single city office. He will devote his efforts to cleaning and pressing garments using the Preach dry process. He placed an ad in this week’s Democrat.
A memory of local events and people includes marriages, appointments, and civic notices. Notables such as Miss Mary V Roafe and Taylor wed. I F O Meara joins Butler Brothers Chicago. Professor Michielson speaks at Emmet. Miss Mary Ariell dies. Lincoln statue gift to Jefferson County discussed.
The City Council of Emmetsburg resolves to construct permanent sidewalks along specified streets for safety and convenience. Concrete sidewalks, eight feet wide, will be built per adopted plans and ordinances. property owners may build adjacent sidewalks at their expense if required. A meeting is set for July 1, 1918 to review plans and objections.
Fragmentary text describes a fire incident in Spencer and Crook areas with mentions of damage and travel. Details are unclear. entities and specifics are lost in OCR errors.
Public notice details a city contract for repairs and construction under Chapter 8. The City Clerk notes acceptance criteria, payment terms, and authority by Travhtut. Bid conditions include forfeiture and liquidation clauses, with final approval and supervision by city officials. Published August 24 to 28.
Notice from Emmetsburg city clerk bids due by July 1 2 1 m on 1979 for 830 feet of 8 inch sanitary sewer from 4th to 43rd Streets. Sealed bids require 50 189 bond and 2250 payment with warrants or sewer certificates. Construction to begin by July 16 1979 and finish by August 7 1979. City Clerk F Rutledge.
Sealed bids from contractors are invited by the city clerk of Emmetsburg Iowa for the partial construction of about 930 feet of 8 inch sanitary sewer with one flush and two manholes on 12th and Monroe Streets and Montot streets. Bids due by 8 pm on May 1 1918 with a 10 percent bid bond and a performance bond. Payment from sewer bonds and certificates. work to commence after award and be completed by July 1 1918.
The piece argues camouflage is an old concept not new to war, noting ships submarines and tanks use painted forms to mislead observers. It then applies the idea to women as a “camouflage girl” and dismisses that use as ineffective and obvious to onlookers.
A New York Evening Post article argues war pressures may shift banking to female leadership. By spring 1917 about 20,000 women joined Wall Street banks, with many executives already relying on women secretaries and assistants who understand banking duties. A Washington tale notes a man sought to avoid service by losing teeth and failing medical exam, only to be deemed fit after scrutiny.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.