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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
6
District court will convene Tuesday October 6. Local residents visit relatives in Emmetsburg and nearby towns. Attendees include Jamison of Delwin, Shadholt, Gus Cox, Crowder, and many others visiting kin, fairs, or attending events while the community notes travel and transitions.
A Kansas newspaper exposes a sensational wheat tale from the Saturday Evening Post as false. It cites an Alaska find of giant wild wheat, claims of 222 bushels per acre, and seed promises, then counters with the Egyptian seven-bearded wheat and Colorado station notes. The piece warns readers not to be taken in by the overblown story.
Emil A. Weisbrod married Alvenin Reimers in a small family ceremony at the bride's brother Afr Henry Reimer home in Fenton. Weisbrod, of Weisbrod & Co., is a respected local businessman. Reimers, previously of Whittemore, worked in John Liebenstein’s store and later led the Weisbrod dry goods and millinery department. The Whittemore Champion notes the couple receives warm wishes for a happy life together.
Good attendance reported as Ruthven schools began Monday. In the high schools 37 pupils enrolled, 17 tuition payers contributing 34 dollars monthly to the school fund. Teaching staff includes H A Welty as superintendent, Miss Redeman of Cedar Rapids as assistant, Russ Whiteford of Manson in the grammar department, Miss Ethel Hastings first intermediate, Miss Gunda Garo second primary, and Miss Edna Oliver first primary.
The West Bend Journal reports no intoxication or disturbances during the two day Algona tournament noting a contrast with towns that claim superiority and urging better conduct among rival communities.
Report from Estherville to Algona through multiple short items. Rex Hubbard on a motorcycle collision causes buggy and bike damage. Baker forecasts a warm dry September. Walter Cody and Baldwin reportedly moved to homestead near Pierre after money sent home. E Keepers sold eighty acres near Palo Alto to Hans Madson and bought land in Seneca township. Me Helgason plans to join brothers in Mississippi. Ton McGovern notes thirteen horses on his farm, twin colts, then a storm killed one horse in a lightning strike Friday morning.
A collage of local notices includes a plea for subscriptions and debt collection from Ayrshire Chronicle, Mrs. G. Eaton mourning her father’s death, and a jab at graft and corn on cattail stalks from Estherville Democrat. Also lists humorous health warnings from Webster City Herald urging abstinence from common foods and habits to stay healthy.
Escoffier praises a cook’s born spirit at a New York dinner. He recalls Gaston Laurent, a Paillard’s chef swallowed by cannibals after a shipwreck in the South Seas. Survivors describe Laurent’s final cry as the pot began to smoke, urging, Come, come. It is already past the time for pepper and salt.
Maltese folk retain small stones carved to resemble eyes tongues and other serpent parts. They believe these stones ward against snake bites and poisons, rooted in the St Paul shipwreck tale. Found in St Paul’s cave and worn in rings bracelets or as pendants. Some take them dissolved in wine for quicker effects.
A fragment describes a pandanus plant in Fiji with its screwlike young shoots and twisted swordlike leaves. It notes the later straightening of leaves, tall wooden stalks, and ragged foliage resembling mops. The fruit is likened to a pineapple with hard red and yellow kernels and fibrous flesh.
A Georgia legislator proposes a bill allowing a husband to void a marriage if the bride used artificial beauty aids. The discussion prompts a counterpoint about wigs and dyed mustaches, with a sharp remark that a bride should know if a groom hides his appearance.
Miss Lillian B. Hill, humorist of ads, told a Duluth jewelers banquet a method to take a vacation without missing work. She recalled meeting a busy jeweler at a seaside hotel who kept his advertisements out of papers while away, ensuring his affairs ran smoothly.
In a London Chron icle excerpt Dr J H Clarke argues that fresh air can aid some ailments yet harms others. He notes consumptives and bronchitis patients may need different approaches and urges respect for individual method choices in life and death matters.
A Kansas City Journal cartoon caption mockingly views political races as a tree laden with occupants. It humorously notes endless room for another candidate and compares campaigns to a pay-as-you-enter system.
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