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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary text from a 1920s Iowa page hints at rate adjustments. It mentions Des Moines area, West, and title related to surcharges and securing various funds. Readable pieces are insufficient to determine a full coherent event or outcome.
The board decided to move all the events to the evening program noting the dusk schedule and that the high school principal will oversee changes. The decision aims to avoid impractical conduct at night and to keep the drawing class on track.
Fragmentary text references USNRF recruiting officer E Katterey, mentions Tim and a marriage note, and fleeting lines about a couple's honeymoon and a Fort Ode location with obscured names and places. Content is incomplete and reads as a patchwork of late OCR scraps.
Mallard businessmen T J Hood and C B Lowe in Emmetsburg say W H Barrett, noted as a seasoned business leader, has become a practical farmer. He plows corn and plans to plant, with Alphonsine Mulroney also described as clever in agriculture. The Mallard group commends local effort to aid government in its hour of need amid a June 14 Iowa note.
Kuene railroad workers gathered for a union meeting to discuss wartime labor conditions and resolutions of loyalty. Attendees spoke in support of continued solidarity and pledged to maintain unity amid rising tensions and shifts in service operations.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local crime or accident scene with a dangerous object and injuries. Details are unclear but indicate police involvement and a potential fatal or serious incident. Further readable context is needed for a precise summary.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Katie, references unsettled events and a week of warmth followed by severity. Several unclear names appear, with suggestive mentions of weather impact and a concerted focus on local doings. The readable text hints at social or seasonal notes without clear outcomes or dates.
Lost Island Tremts On Wednesday evening June 26 a program will be given to hotel house. S A Smith with a party of ledica Craertinger Saturday Verna War saves a very in ting and praceful talk at the Real weling Ins week. The Lost ao hese mo derive mach ire and profit from the demon axaan to be given by her. The Sioux P VEY can Poedemition of Port Dodge 4 votes. Sioux yo vetes while Fort veal a7 AL. Prive. ar ome: asi Tivtor here lads spake qo the Te: Gelendi Hue. tet eked pets at live and redetect Iowa Association. Gov caleal droit politician because when Bowley We are net wisband we Negi in Toya he answered: 'TE the le: Wit wil ve better detected cute ized. Gil Gn is soy dis good thing. Hoover's Latest Bullesins on that the SAID imperative wheat Substitutes 6 June 1st and September sees will be permitted to it carload lots of bitter ee264 or ed poultesy or in lots of the tree mixed. Havel met are urged to serve beefs and roasts but three times a week and to cut down the number of side dishes. The report that Ginker Oats is the only package oats permitted as a substitute for wheat Near is not true Special Agent Orrick has been placed in the field in Iowa to hunt down all supplies of wheat not properly turned over to the administration. LE ROY TITUS WOEKS Publicity Committeeman
State fire marshal Oley O Roe says incendiaries can be charged in federal or district court for setting fires to war materials. Violators may be fined up to 10000 dollars or jailed up to 30 years. War material includes arms clothing food fuel and more. railroad property is under federal control and arsonists may be tried in federal courts.
A section experienced exceptionally warm weather on Sunday with hot southerly air in the forenoon. Tender plants like Weets and cabbage wilted from the heat though not severely damaged. By afternoon a north wind cooled. evening brought further relief. A few residents noted shade temperatures near 90. Early in the week hot winds also occurred in Kansas.
H N Kellogg of the American Newspaper Publishers Association says government agencies are weighing prerating print paper distribution. He warns it would damage papers and reduce employment, with newspapers facing serious losses and lower profits amid likely near term action.
Clement Pitzpatrick writes from France to Mr and Mrs Witzpatrick of this place describing a week in England. He notes a regiment marched through London reviewed by the King and expresses satisfaction with the pageantry in England and his time in France.
In a coastal village tale a lingering party on boats and shorelines enacts a floundering rite. Miss Lou, mischief and embarrassment mix as a spear, basket and glasses go flying during a lantern lit procession while a strong arm steadies her. A warning of mischief and romance lingers under a lighthouse glow.
The Iowa Democratic State Convention will be held in Des Moines on July 18 at the Coliseum after a state committee meeting in Des Moines decided the date and location. Delegates number 11,010 with Palo Atty entitled to seven, and local social events are planned around the gathering.
The Republican state committee moved the state convention to July 19 at the Des Moines Coliseum. Governor Harding will serve as temporary chairman and Horace Carter of Corydon, formerly assistant attorney general, is named permanent chairman. Delegates exceed 1,600 based on two year election results, the largest convention to date.
A terse critique laments a newspaper’s quality as a miserable imitation, suggesting it should have been put out of its misery by the postal department years ago. The remark implies long‑standing dissatisfaction with the paper’s standards and presentation.
Ed Atuns sues the First National Bank of Rock Rapids in federal court over a claimed $11,000 account discrepancy. The case, filed in Rock Rapids Iowa, was continued yesterday as it proceeds toward resolution.
Anited 0 Wisconsin John Hand and his son Edmund left Monday on an auto trip to Remey Wisconsin Mo Hand's son Prank in a telegraph operator at that place They will visit Jim for a short time and will ster mate stops at other Places The Democrat hopes they will have a Pleasant trip.
Yamed, former president of a Catholic college in Des Moines, is appointed president of the new Des Moines Catholic college. The prior buildings were bought from the Des Moines College association as Father Tobey and Father G. served in local churches.
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