Local notices and visits fill week in Emmestburg
John Allen came from the burg on business while Miss Hallie Roberts visited Emmestburg. Over an inch of rain fell Saturday night and Sunday. Catholic Ladies Aid meets Aug 20 with Mrs. Mat Murphy. Bert Sampson worked for Cement Tile Co. in Rodman. Lura Ferguson visited Clarion then Arapahoe. Cale Asry party visited M. O. Crodland. Mrs. Joe Gabrielson returned from Randall and Waterloo. Alice Liberts, now Alice Nolan, welcomed a baby girl. husband died recently. M. O. Gradland sold T. S. Hendrickson twenty acre farm for 235 per acre to an out of town party. possession March 1. Pearl Newhall’s friends, the Miss Carneys, attended Estherville carnival. A meat price anecdote from a local town. Mrs. E. J. Newhall’s sister vanished then found dead in Eldora. Newhall left for Eldora. Labor Day plays planned at the Opera House: The Final Settlement and The Two Orphans. seats sold in advance. George Finley of Linn Grove arrested for lewd acts with children. bail posted. hearing to follow. Mrs. Newhall and son returned from Eldora. Ferris Miller leaves for Brazil. Local ads urge visiting range displays at Charley Jensen. Mrs. J. C. Fleming and Floyd returned from Auburn with relatives visiting. Auto trip completed with Mrs. Fleming’s mother and sister arriving for a stay.
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Alice Liberts
Lewiston
Idaho
Alice Nolan
M. O. Gradland
T. S. Hendrickson
Graetlinger
E. J. Newhall
Eldora
Seates
Adv
Death of Dr. R. W. Salisbury Shocks Estherville
Citizens of Estherville mourn the sudden death of Dr. R. W. Salisbury in Detroit Michigan where he traveled a week earlier for health. A thirty year resident he was known for his kind character and wide circle of friends.
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Estherville
R. W. Salisbury
Detroit
Michigan
Brady brothers survive Des Moines river bridge collapse
Lawrence and Lloyd Brady attempted to cross the Des Moines river bridge at Rutland with a threshing outfit when one end of the bridge gave way and they were thrown into the water. Lawrence escaped with no serious injuries while Lloyd sustained several broken ribs. West Bend Journal
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Des Moines River
Rutland
Lawrence
Lloyd Brady
Lloyd
West Bend Journal
Osgood News and Local Notes From August Evening
Os goods born to Mr and Mrs John Jones on a Tuesday evening August 5 a son. Dickinson buys a new five passenger Ford touring car. Giddings buys a new two passenger Ford car. Osgood mayor heads to Chicago with stock cars. Mrs Hulett visits her father in Emmetsburg. Hankey polishes roads before rains. Will Scott travels to Minneapolis. Farmers report grain yields exceed expectations as rains arrive.
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John Jones
Dickinson
C.H. Giddings
Osgood
Chicago
Efficiency of the branches read in orthography and muse
A brief note discusses the efficiency of branches in the fields of orthography and music. It highlights contributions by Rea Orthography and Mus Margaret Ryan, noting their roles and impact on local practices. The piece frames these efforts as improving literacy and cultural expression within the community.
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Rea Orthography
Margaret Ryan
First Glass Cooking Coal Advertisement
A vintage ad advocates switching to Silver Creek Splint for cooking coal. It claims higher heat per pound, cleanliness with no soot, and promises happier wives. Also promotes West Virginia Splint and Kentucky hard coal, urging households to stock for the rest of winter.
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Silver Creek
West Virginia
Kentucky
A Few Weeks In the Rockies Promises New Life
The piece extols a Colorado nature retreat that will revive energy and stimulate imagination. It describes clearing cobwebs from thoughts and driving languor from the system while inviting readers to experience mountain forests and renewed vigor.
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Colorado
Rock Island Lines Promote Best Trains Experience
A fragment advertises Rock Island Lines offering superior trains with a smooth roadbed and improved service. It highlights a better travel experience and efficiency, claiming notable comfort and speed, though phrasing is garbled.
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First National Bank
C. S. George, Cash
Graettinger Tile Works
John Allen
Catholic Ladies’ Aid
Mat Murphey
Bert Sampson
Rodman
Cement ‘Tile Company
Misa Lura Ferguson
Clarion
Arapahoe
Cale
Tom Asry
Sibley
M. O. Crodland
Joe Gabrielson
Randall and Waterloo
George Finley
Linn Grove
B. F. Skeels
Justice Court
Newhall and Son
Ferris Miller
Brazil
South América
Charley Jensen
J. C. Fleming
Floyd
Auburn
Fleming
B. N. Meredith
Ida S. Fox
Glen Elder
Kan
Mighty Bargain Guns
L. M. Christensen CO
Iowa
Osgood Ladies’ Aid
J. B. Jackson
Montana
Lewis Hankey
Mason City
L. H. Hankey
al Guerdett
Will Scott
Minneapol
John Jensen
the Royal Lumber Company
Rockies
Rock Island Lines
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