Droughted Minnesota River Flood Destroys Crops and Bridges
Farmers report unprecedented high water on the Minnesota River washing out corn fields drowning grain and blocking river traffic. Ditching sloughs into the river is blamed, with calls to raise bridge approaches and press congressmen to oppose further drainage. Local residents fear revisited flooding and possible dyke construction to protect settlements.
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Minnesota
Standard Oil Company
Red River
Traversen
Commercial Union
Nicollet County
Courtland
New Ulm
Nicollet
Minnesota River
The
Petty Thieves Steal Flowers Throughout City
A wave of plant thefts hits homes and cemeteries as blossoms and potted plants vanish from lawns. The writeup condemns the culprits, urges police to act, and warns that theft of cemetery decorations erodes city beautification and morale.
Sleepy Eye Stocking Adds 100000 Pike In Cottonwood River
State game warden and Hans Mo arrange to place 100000 young pike in the Cottonwood River split above and below Iberia dam. Fuller-ton wires for more fish and notes stocking could extend to crap pies and perch if the lake stays unfrozen. Mo cites poor fishing due to lack of fishways grading access above dams, denying Sleepy Eye residents suitable sport.
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Hans Mo
Cottonwood
Iberia
Mr. Fullerton
City
Mr. Mo
Sleepy Eye
Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf Offer for Women Relief
Advertisement notes relief for women's pains in the back and urinary or kidney trouble through a pleasant herb remedy. Mentions mail order and a free package offer from The Mother Gray Co in LeRoy New York, promising empathy and care.
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Womam
Mother Gray
Uy Mail
LeRoy
N.Y Ss
Convention Ends As Delegates Exceed Two Hundred
More than two hundred delegates attended the Epworth League and Sunday school convention in the city last week. The gathering was enthusiastic with Friday noon arrivals, city tours, and delight at the modernity and hospitality of the area.
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Epwort League
German language religious convention opens in city
Delegates arrive by rail as Mayor Silverson and Pastor Rev C H Sauter welcome them at the church. The opening sessions, conducted in German, draw a large audience and high praise for hospitality. Sunday sermons and lectures attract strong crowds. Musicians defy police in a Sunday saloon scene, leading to mayoral warning and potential action to uphold state law.
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Mayor Silverson
C. H. Sauter
Silverson
E. H. Havighorst
C. F. Blume
Turner Hall
E.S. Havighorst
F. E. Hirsch
Charles City
Minnesota
Epworth League
Dakota House
Klause
Tauer
Henningsen
Death cures with Bucklen Arnica Salve in small town claim
A damaged OCR note from a 19th century ad claims death by lockjaw is prevented by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It quotes Chas Oswald of Renaselnersville NY praising it for curing severe wounds in a week, listing uses for guts wounds scars and sores and noting a 25 cent price at M Olsen's Drug Store.
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Chas. Oswald
Renaselnersville
Seth
M. Olsen
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Bierbaum & Backer
Methodist
D. A. Grussendorf
Donigheim
German Methodist Church
G. A. Ottomeyer
Brown County
Evry
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