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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
2
Fragmentary text references stock orders ANSE and Steve Galise, mentions Polacco Trusts and Lowlake, and hints at references to monopoly and extortion. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable lines.
George W. Wagan of Sioux Falls debates governor prospects. The article notes his campaign car opening and his past disbarment, portraying him as a stubborn candidate with genuine pluck. It questions whether Eagan will become governor of South Dakota, describing past defeats and political persistence.
The text records a fragmented oblique tribute to Cardinal Gibbons with references to eulogy, dignitaries including Taft, and a plea to hear heartfelt words rather than sorrowful rhetoric. The piece weaves religious imagery with political figures and a plea for contentment in listening over public lament.
The News urged readers to participate in a contest to boost circulation and recruit subscribers, saying prize appeal alone would not justify public support. Officials note contests often drift into mere gimmicks, while genuine merit and public interest should guide participation and rewards.
Fragmented text reflects a memorial tone praising kindness and commending readers to join a newspaper family. It mentions the desire to comfort the bereaved, the value of personal attachments, and the hope that readers will remember and shed a tear for those passed. It references a weekly audience and the bond formed through the News family.
Readable phrases describe weddings and local life in a dated, distorted wartime style. The text mentions places and people in a fragmented manner, with several garbled names and places, suggesting a scratchy OCR of a local newspaper page containing social items and notices.
Wellington hosted Emmetsburg editor day praising the town’s three newspapers for their support and signs of prosperity. The event noted editors face collection troubles, yet were praised as kind and generous, reflecting goodwill among local media and readers.
The Chautauqua Guards Mimaboldt honor their practical service after a recent drill. Dri Vien Voorhis led an installation honoring a drowned person. The company members met at a rally with scouts beginning weekly camps as the work rapidly spreads.
Mrs Abury Strotenney of Lebanon County formerly in Pike and Winois died after a long illness. She moved with family to Clay County about eight years earlier and later resided in Bellis and Leconte. A Christian and Methodist, she was a devoted wife and mother. Services were held at the local Methodist church.
A fragmentary card of thanks expresses gratitude to family and friends for support during illness and death. References to community figures and locations appear in garbled form, with mentions of a funeral, a convention, a county or town named Wilopen, and a few scattered names and dates.
Community banks fund a prize contest for essays on dairying and dairy cows with first prize ten dollars, second five, and third two. Entries must cover facts, local dairy practices, and be signed by the pupil in good standing, with a proper envelope and school affiliation.
Fragmented remarks recount farmers' losses as butter prices slump, urging sale of cows and quitting dairying. Juries and leases in Clay County cited, with warnings that stocking cows no longer pays and cheaper clothing or assets favored. The speaker recalls investing, the poor returns, and calls to reduce dairy herd despite some sustained value in a good milk cow.
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