Dividing Kossuth County Voters Decide on County Split
The Estherville Iowa paper notes voters in Kossuth County will decide on dividing the county. It critiques Wilson free trade stance and reports on sugar tariff proposals, wool duties, and a U.S. Supreme Court order delaying enforcement of advertising labeling rules. The piece reflects farm and agricultural policy concerns and political divisions.
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Kossuth
Gounty
The
Supreme Court of the United States
Department
Damocrats
United States
Ad Offer for Identity in Butler County Paper Thirty Years On
A vintage prom notice from Butler County runs a challenge offering a prize to anyone who can establish the identity of the person depicted by a bit. The wording mocks the ad reader and invites verification of who the pictured individual is after three decades.
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Butler County
Bargains for farmers seed drills and plows
A brief farmer's ad promotes drilling grain over broadcasting and offers John Deere equipment at cost. It touts sulky plows and a line of horse furnishing goods with 600 bushels of Swedish welcot seed oats for sale.
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John Deere Arrow
Local notes and visits feature Eastern Star event
Grant Castler of Algona visits Will Conklin home. Eastern Star to meet with two candidates for initiation and refreshments. Lucile Bagan visiting grandmother Mrs M Bagan. James Ryder buys Pure Food Cafe in town and will take charge Wednesday. Kathaville and Forest City visits noted. Rock Island agent M M Knapp in city on business. Iowa Falls pays superintendent $1800. raise approved. Try Thompson's Grocery for r a dishes and fruit.
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Eastern Star
Lucile Bagan
Joe Bagan
Town Falls
M. Bagan
James Ryder
Everly
C. BH. Brooka
Fo Wolden
Wallingford
Katherville
Forest City
Humor of the Day and Short Clever Tales
A humor page presents verses about a debutante and her pillow, then serial jokes from weekly papers. It includes a meteorite lease joke, a naughty boy reform moment, a pennywise comeback, and a Canadian’s London visit anecdote with a snowy quip.
Pat Hin Out of Commission and the Beet Sugar Drive
Marion Ragf argues that American producers should control sugar by expanding beet sugar production and manufacturing domestically. He claims importers profit from cargo handling and rob wholesalers and consumers, urging removal of importers to unite farmers and mill workers in building American industry.
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Farma
Marion Rapglater
Want Electric Railway Meeting in Emmetburg
Commercial Club representatives H Oranaky KB Anderson A O Peterson A Brown and Frank Rhodes met Emmetaburg business men Thursday to plan concerted action for an electric line from Des Moines to Spirit Lake via Des Moines and Fort Dodge Electric Railway, M and St L routes to Fort Dodge Livermore Spirit Lake and Rock Island line after electrification.
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H. Oranaky
B. KB. Anderson
A. O. Peterson
A. ©. Brown
Frank Rhodes
Commercial Club
Emmetaburg
Dea Moines
Spirit Lake
Fort Dodge
Church and Society Notes from Ra therville April 1918
Episcopal Ladies Guild meets April 16 at Mrs H S Grieg home. Daughters of American Revolution hold April 15 at Mrs Geo Patterson home. Free Methodist services Sunday include 10 am Sunday School 11 am and 7 30 pm preaching. Associated Charities reports Wag Day proceeds 108.46 and $29.68 spent on groceries and aid. Volunteers remake garments for calls and Baby garments outfit donated by Rosa’s Sunday School girls. City needs discussed.
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Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church
H. 8. Grieg
Geo. Patterson
Free Methodist Church
John Sutton
Associated Charities of
Ratherville
Rhodes Bank
Mra
Herman Oraneky
Littell
G. W. Adams
Franklin County
Grant
Chicago
Ladies and Society of the Free Baptist Church
O. J. Brown
Grace Church
Thebishop
Badraclon Commandery
K. T
Eatherville Court Meeting on Electrical Project Plan
Eatherville to hold Thursday evening court house meeting to discuss steps for a possible electric service. Des Moines and Fort Dodge company may request twenty five percent of the cost to electrify the M. and St. L. and reland roads from Wort Dodse y to Spirit Lake. See F. 8. Shadle & Co's Big Wall Paper line.
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Eatherville
Court House
Des Moines and
Fort Dodge Company
Wort Dodsey
Spirit Lake
Dads Organize City Appointments and Park Caretaker
City fathers organize by appointing F. M. Brown as assistant marshal and park caretaker while C. C. Nelson remains street commissioner. The action reflects ongoing municipal assignments in the local government.
Egbert Re-Elected Clerk and City Appointments
The newly elected city government organized after the prior council’s adjournment. N B Egbert was re-elected city clerk and M Brown was named assistant marshal and park caretaker. Doolittle received city weigh master appointment and C Q Nelson became street commissioner. L E White would be marshal only if not named deputy.
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N. B. Egbert
M. Brown
Doolittle
Humane Society forms five member humane committee
The Humane Society appoints a committee of five ladies to push humane treatment of street animals and curb cruelty under city enforcement. The piece notes clergy quoting Christian Science ideas from Science and Health, highlighting credit to Mrs Eddy and recounts a lecturer, Mr William Rathven, who spoke about Christian Science.
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Humane Society
Jts
Mra. Eddy
Wm. RK. Rathvey
Christian Science Board of Lectureship
Christian Science Church
Rathven
Grant Flora Resigns as Roadmaster to Take New Post
Grant Flora has resigned his position as roadmaster on the Rock Island railroad to accept a similar post with the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific railroad, headquartered at Virginia City. Meg Flora went there the first of the week and Mrs Flora will leave soon. Liquid Veneer. You need it now. H.C. Brees.
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Grant Flora
Rock Island
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad
Virginia City
Meg Flora
Mra. Flora
Twenty Years Ago From the Northern Vindicator
Interesting items from the March 30 1893 issue note Mrs G A Goodell death in Asheville NC funeral in Waterloo many small town notices list marriages fires church events and civic updates including patrols, birthdays, Arbor Day plans, and student commencement remarks.
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Northern Vindicator
G. A. Goodell
Bart. G. A. Goodell
BO. R. & N. Railway
Asheville
North Carolin
Waterloo
Miss Neville Delivers Notable Class Oration
Miss Annie Davia spoke clearly on Glory of the Imperfect and impressed. Miss Maggie Neville delivered Invis ible Patching with character and knowledge, earning emphatic praise as valedictorian for exemplary performance.
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Annie Davia
Maggie Neville
Estherville Directory expects updates and local ad notices
The notice lists changes for the Heting and Estherville Telephone Directory, urges reporting name corrections to the local manager at Wantern Electric, and includes multiple classified items: barns and cottages for sale, shoe repair services, and real estate offers with prices and contact details.
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Estherville
Wantern Electric Telephone System
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Oraia
Indicator and Republican CO. Incorporated
Matherville
Iowa
Donarasa
Geo. A. Nichols
Official Paper
Estherville and
Emmet County
Davenport
Kossuth County
Congressman Woods
Wilson
Irmers
Minnesota
Dakotas
Grant Castler of
Algona
Will Conklin
Iowa Falls
Sunderlin
Thompson's
Alonai
Puck
Essex
Maine
Weekly Telegraph
Daddy
London
Canada
Pat Hin
Want Electric Railway
Church and Society Notes
Green Room
Shadle & Co
F. M. Brown
C. C. Nelson
Egbert
C.C. Doolittle
C.E. White
Marshall
H.C. Brees
M. K. Whelan
Deg Moines
State Central Committee
Jao
T. Reed
Mise Mary Riggs
J.C. Snyder
Kansas
Rouge
Oliver Rierson
Mr. Rinford
Channey Fox
D. Alton
Tantasaen
RB. D. Buecknam
L. Lyman
J.P. Littell
J. M. Barker
O. H. Higbee
Mrs. A. F. Lough
Florida
John Dygart
L. E. White
Sam Fritz
H. O. Sillge
W. H. Pullen
Ed Donahue
A. D. Myhre
John Scott
Lough
Roy
Hattie Barnum
A. D. Root
J. P. Forrest
W. HH. Gibbs
Armstrong Grove
Frank Reymore
Anamosa
A.J. Penn
Bemi
Frank Miller
Eemina Houge
North Dakota
Emna Kettleson
Lillian Jones
Rierson
Iowa Lake Township
Ony
Chartey Root
America
Charley Is
Stew & A
Norfolk
NAU Bros
Natica
Atock
Vindicator and
Repub|oam
North
7Th Street
Perbon & Pivonur
John Hemmingson
Hyer's Shoe Store
Righman
South Ninth Etreet
J. W. Oumuyndaon
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