Surprising notes from a springtime village page
A collage of reflections on spring, play, and society from a 1917 community page. The piece lampoons opportunistic editors, politics, youth, gardens, birds, and public notices, interleaving light satire with local notices and an Iowa will probate excerpt. It includes a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills and a classified sale line.
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Emmet County
Iowa
Valentine Schmidt
Sidney E. Bemis
State
Mary J. Wilson
Said County
District Court
Estherville
Robt
West
Main St
Dean
Mr. West
Planting Trees on the Farm Right Now
Foryoetry men at Inwa State celors Trees pronerly planted add morony to the beauty but to the value of the farm. Early spring is best for tree planting to prevent frost damage and ensure firm establishment before the rest season. Prepare soil, choose thrifty trees, and handle them properly to assure growth.
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Inwa
Anoihroak
Col
News Twenty Years Ago From The Republican File
A retrospective from the 19th century era recounts Illinoisan politicking Hon Duffy of Ottawa and his farm ties, Estherville friends, Nellie Johnson’s visit to Clear Lake, city council appointees, school board teachers, and Rescue Fire Company officers. Market notes list Wheat, barley, oats, flax and hog prices along with civic musings on vacant lots and waste. A Blue Earth tale recalls a farmer who fled to California with 30,000 in cash and 25 pounds of silver, fearing banks and drafts.
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Puffy
Ottawa
Mienois
Duffy
Estherville
Nellie Johnson
A. O. Peterson
Clear Lake
N. B. Filbert
Wm. Maxwell
Marshall
C. S. Byfield
Brown Thompson
Dows
Carpenter’s
C. C. Stover
Inez Myers
Fannie Shaffer
Frances E. Lathrop
Clementine Otto
Bertha Pratt
Minnie L. Carpenter
Josephine Finley
Mattie Tollifson
Effie G. Emerson
Lulu Swisher
Sue M. Barton
Abbie Goodwin
Mabel Jewell
Bessie G. Ward
Rescue Fire Company
Blue Earth
California
Faribault
Elmore
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First National Bank
Taft
Connecticut Home Guard
Washington
Congress
Congresses
Jerusalem
New York City
C. Gotailan & Company
Paul Iba
The
Repubbican
FH. O. Silke
JT. Littell
W. J. Pullen
Gen. Bailey
Timney Rose
C. Hawk
Hank
O TP Alderson
E. Littell
HO Silke
Terman
Bileworth
Walt Mason
Momm
Deming Overland
Peruna
Nature
Perma
Perna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Kalo
Almetica
Stratford
Paige
America
Fairfield
Linwood
Brooklands
Dartmoor
Detroit
Detroit Penoll
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Mich
H. T. Nichols
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