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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
13
In first place the store invites calls to review its Society Brand lines as the most economical buy due to superior quality. For Christmas gifts it urges early shopping, citing government approval and patriotism, and stresses practical gifts to support reconstruction work rather than nonessential spending.
Local notes report Mrs Mable Perkins and Mrs C E Ryder visiting in Estherville from Minneapolis with travel to Humboldt Graettinger and Spirit Lake for social events. The town's schools closed for December due to flu. a second flu wave arrives with few fatalities. Various residents travel, visit relatives, and attend funerals. A December 11 farm land sale near Grinnell sets a new county price record at $800 per acre for the Evans tract sold for $24,000 to William Hamilton.
A United States Department of Agriculture briefing asserts rats are the primary vehicles for bubonic plague, with global rat populations rivaling humans. It cites historic plagues in London and Europe, plus notable outbreaks in 1890s India and early 20th century America, detailing economic losses and public health measures.
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