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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
3
Fire Tuesday afternoon reduced the G F Reber barn and crib on the Fonda farm to ashes with contents of corn lost and the cause not known. Nearby incidents include a crane of accidents and local moves in Spirit Lake Okoboji Ruthven and Algona areas with multiple vehicle issues and a new Ford purchase.
The Ft Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban appears to be under Rock Island ownership with no denials. Settlement of claims through Rock Island offices suggests control and prompts local interest in extending the line from Fort Dodge toward Humboldt and Spirit Lake amid broad regional support.
The Farmers Elevator company of Wallingford reports a business year ending June 10 with revenue of 185000 dollars and grain shipments totaling a significant amount. The Estherville Vindicator and Republican notes the dividend declaration.
A reader recounts common overnight disturbances in hotels. From late night telephone calls at 4 a.m. to people running vacuum cleaners and clocks that ring hourly. It touches on loud piano playing, early morning trains, elevator outages, rattling radiators, noisy ice and coal deliveries, and bills doubling unexpectedly. The piece ends with a homesick note about returning home.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine, and is a physician recommended prescription. Sold by druggists with testimonials available on request. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A detailed timetable of events for the Northwestern Town Veteran Association including drills by the Coon Rapids drum corps at 8:30, gatherings at G A R hall, sessions at Lowa theater with oration and music, and a campfire program at Lowa theater with speeches by Maj. S W Smith and Hon. Sidney A Foster.
The Ayrshire Chronicle reports the death of Mrs Peter Toner aged about 70, who passed away Friday at 10:30. She lived in Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S. before settling in Havelock Iowa and later living with her son John in Ayrshire. She leaves eight children, four living, and was a devout Catholic active in church duties. The funeral was at Sacred Heart Church in Havelock, with interment in Mallard cemetery beside her husband and one son. pallbearers included Wm Eagan, P Corrigan, John Anglum, Mike Daily, Jas Dwyer, and Jos Finnigan.
Dr G H Stange of Iowa State College Ames warns hog cholera is widespread across Iowa this year with heavy serum demand. The college reports purchasing 45000 cubic centimeters of serum thrice this month for farmers and notes a new serum plant in veterinary labs aiming to house a thousand hyperimesons hogs, making Ames the largest serum plant in the country and projected to meet state needs by fall.
The 240th anniversary of Father Marquette and Louis Joliet’s 1673 visit to an Iowa village is noted. The event, once thought near Des Moines, likely occurred at the Iowa River mouth. The piece highlights Jesuit interactions with Native peoples, DeSmet’s later missions, and the role of missionaries in shaping early American history.
Dr Thomas Dentist with twenty years experience offers local anaesthetic dentistry at office in Knoblauch Block near Opera House Bik. Jaws M. D. Grodland operates as live stock and real estate auctioneer with Missouri Auction School training, serving Emmetabarg area. Merlvin Fisk and John G Jenswold provide farm and livestock sales with reasonable terms in rural Iowa communities Curlew Ringsted and surrounding routes.
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