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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
6
Rex Ruthe county reports potato shipping halted due to railroads unable to provide care and transport. Local bankers warn potato and wheat prices may stay depressed as war-era adjustments unsettle markets. Strong entities include Clarion bankers and Bradstreet figures, indicating broad national impact.
A flood of scattered reports from Muscatine Island and nearby towns details drownings and fatalities. Notable deaths include Jota Slewis, earlier city and region figures, and Thomas Phillips amid a series of accidents, burglaries, and farm outcomes. Shared notes cover a telegraphic inquiry, stockyard quarantine, and a sewer collapse killing two laborers. The bulletin lists multiple victims and ongoing investigations.
Regular services listed with morning 10 46 and evening 7 20 times. Sunday School at 12 00 noon. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30. Church events include a trip and band meeting with local leaders and committees.
An announcement describes upcoming church activities and sermons for the week, inviting the public to attend. It notes a sermon on Harold Bell Wright and a Wednesday evening event, with prayer, readings, and a reading library associated with Mrs. Nddy. It mentions a church reading room and weekly services at the Velowk church.
The church article stresses religion as a priceless tool for proselytizing the Lord’s work. It argues true religion brings the soul to communion with God and changes conduct, enabling care for the fatherless and widows and keeping life unspotted from the world. The Sunday sermon center is True Evidence of Christianity.
Secretary of State Allen led the state ticket with a historic plurality of 2718s, the largest ever for a state officer in Iowa. Official totals show Shaw for auditor, Mavner, Gaither, Keefe, Frown, and Trawner Senate and other offices, with congressional figures partially recorded.
The article recalls Iowa’s seventieth anniversary of statehood. It notes President Polk signed Congress’s act admitting Iowa with other states, and mentions local authorities asserting pride in state status amid historical debate and governance discussions.
A Sunday Maple Hall service invites broad attendance with a 7 PM Christian talk by Dr. Rest from Iowa City, in the new school assembly space. The Baptist Ladies Aid Bazaar follows at the A. M. Cole building on December 15 from 10:30 AM, featuring gifts and foods. Also notices include election of officers for the Women’s group at Odd Fellows Hall on December 14 and a used typewriter for sale.
Chicago reports handling two point five hundred thousand telephone messages daily. The city uses 413,000 Bell telephones, a figure surpassing the combined populations of Asia Africa and South America and exceeding the total of Italy Spain Greece and Portugal.
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