Community Notes From Estherville Area Events
Local items record births and family news in Estherville and surrounding areas. Includes birth on April 7 at home with Mrs. Pickell and others assisting, community circle attendance, church services, and visits among families in Armstrong Doliver Ceylon and Cylinder. Several births and engagements are noted with dates in March.
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Will Fielding
Eugene Pickell
Bear
Bunt
Armstrong
Tim Lines
Gage Sisters
Harvey Miner
F. Arrasmith
Estherville
Dolliver
Oral
Huber Warthine
Lagrippe
Presbyterian Church
James v
Beck
Zells
Herb Vetter
E. Hanson
Arove
Art Maron
Larson
Ceylon
Page
Ohio
Higinbotham
Rebekah Lodge
W.C. Reese
Cylinder
Reese
Harry Webber
Cliff Hatch
Maple Hill
Hatch Home
James Pickell
Jim Anderson
Clayton Pickell
Minnesota
Grover Calahan
Henry Hageman
Auto Purchases List From Estherville Sale Yard
A dense list of buyers and vehicles from Estherville including Chevrolets Cadillacs Buicks Fords Overlands and Dodges. Names include Harry Tweet Armstrong Tudor Fitzgibbons Kernan Rokne Rost Holland Miller Stockdale Ellwood Peterson Gammelgaard Athey Burrell Gardner and Ducken among others with various models and body styles noted.
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Harry Tweet
Armstrong
Tudor Fitzgibbons
Kernan
Estherville
Chevrolet Coseh
C. E. Birney
Cadillac
Andrew Rokne
Wallingford
Oakland Ceure
W. RL Rost
Buick
J. Holland
E. Miller
J. E. Stockdale
Buies
Fred BR. Ellwood
Esther
Wayne Richmond
Wallace Richmond
Sted
Overland
Hesen
Esthler OC
Doe
Properly Prepared Wool Worth More Money
Agriculture note explains that properly prepared wool yields finer cloth as finings cling to fibers. Such wool fetches higher prices because contamination with straw and other waste requires costly hand labor to remove.
Births Reported In Ringsted And Estherville Areas
Birth notices list several newborns including James Chris son of Thorwald H and Em. Lavritzeen Christenzen born March 21 in Ringsted. Normss Alaree Jensen born March 53 to Paver and Anna Hansen Jen sen in Ringsted. Donna Rae Questad born March 53 to John and Belle Sophia Hansen ovstad Estherville. Lloyd Charles Grinde born March 20 to Rengveld Claise and Alice Edith Rogness Grinde Esthenale. Earl of Elmer Lew also noted among births.
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Rodeer James Chris
Thorwald H
Lavritzeen Christenzen
Ring
Normss Alaree Jensen
Paver
Anna Hansen Jensen
Ringsted
Donna Rae Questad
John
Belle Sophia
Hansen Ovstad
Estherville
wGwieth
Lloyd Charles Grinde
Rengveld Claise
Alice Edith Rogness Grinde
Esthenale
Msrrh
My Favorite Stories By IETS CORE Urging on the Elements
Fragmentary OCR text presents a fragmentary piece likely discussing weather or natural forces. It mentions urging on the elements and references to creators or sections but lacks clear names, dates, or events to anchor a concrete news item. The readable bits imply a literary or column-style prose fragment with incomplete phrases.
Lawn Establishment Advice From Iowa State Expert
Iowa State College assistant professor Rothacker urges rapid lawn planting this spring with rich soil. Prepare by spading and rolling, scratch the surface, sow seed, and mulch lightly with well rotted manure to retain moisture. Use Red Top clover and Kentucky or Canada bluegrass for a lasting lawn. avoid cutting too close in the first year.
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R. BR. Rothacker
Iowa State College
Rothacker
Kentucky
Canada
Group in employe contract details emerge
A fragmented notice outlines a contract effective May and discusses board positions at a metropolitan Insurance on York. It mentions monthly costs and balances of total expenses and administrator rates, though many words are garbled and unclear.
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Amonths
Dire Sropolitan Insurance
York
Emmetsburg Plans New Three Story Hotel Complex
April 1 report outlines Emmetsburg's forthcoming hotel, a three story brick building with 220 by 52 feet footprint, dining room for 250, multiple rooms and offices. General contract by P. Parks of Storm Lake. Campaign raised $3,000 to fund the project amid local drive and political pressure.
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Jobby Andi
P. Parks
Storm General
Feed Baby Chicks With Sour Milk White Giarre
A feed note mentions using sour milk for feeding baby chicks with white Giarre.
Feeding chick milk and butter in simple vessels in early dairies
The article notes that sour milk makes better chick feed than commercial creameries. It warns that butter acid content varies with churning and advises feeding milk in earthen or enameled vessels due to easier cleaning. Cleanliness is highlighted as key to chick feeding success.
Gar Hired Man and the Kitchen Balks in Dictionary
A fragmentary tale shows a hired man and his wife debating care, labor, and wages amid farm life. The speaker notes kitchen stubbornness and the burden of keeping hands, cows, and shelter while considering profit, better jobs, and household needs. The dialogue hints at tensions over work, food quality, and ambitions like a new automobile.
Beautifying Antique or Modern Furniture Guide
The piece outlines handling old Colonial furniture with care, choosing finishes, and determining the right preparation. It notes that reliable advice is available locally on varnish stain and paint, and stresses careful surface work with fine sandpaper or steel wool to avoid damage.
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Actic
Furniture refinishing tips and local paint shop help
A reader’s note describes steps for refinishing wood, including cleaning solvents, coats, drying, and achieving a glass-like finish with linseed oil and pumice. Thompson & Sweet, a local Acme Quality Paint and Varnish Station, offer guidance to beautify homes and antique furniture. Phosphate fertilizers may help crops mature and improve quality and yields. Our Sporting Editor notes swimming as Scotland’s national sport after toll bridges.
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Thompson & Sweet
Acme
Scotland
Toll Oridges
Union Baptist Church notes at Huxford services and meetings
Sunday services and Sunday School drew a fine crowd with 18 baptisms this period and several more considering church membership. The Northern Baptist Convention meets May 25 30 in Washington with a memorial temple nearing completion. Choir rehearsal follows a Spring Sale Supper and plans for reorganization are under way.
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Northern Baptist Convention
Washington, D.S
E. R. Huxford
Cedar Rapids
Linotype
Democrat
My Favorite Stories By TRUIB 5 COBE To an Inquiring Northerner
A Lou Louisiana official explains why Black turnout remains low by design. He describes a "test" for white voters based on Confederate ties and tobacco use, claimed to be constitutional and educational. When the applicant is Black, a different demand is made. The piece ends with a note about eggs and spinach.
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Louisiana
Sub
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Mable Gererik Cox
Henry Dean Jarchow
Henry William
Edith May Brown Jarchow
Yee Autos Purchased
Iets Core
Pegro
Emmetsburg
Iowa
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Giarre
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Estherville Auto
Howard
Estherville, Iowa
Union Baptist Church
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