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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
3
A blaze began on the roof early Friday at Mrs M B Jehu Florist, causing a severe loss of about 1500 with little insurance. The origin remains unclear but may have started from the heating plant or a chimney spark. Trainmen notified, awakening Mrs Jehu and her daughter Miss Gertrude Jehu. central alarm was rung.
Believing readers may enjoy occasional notes from the Wayside printed items gathered while on roughs after Commercial printing. The piece comments on South Dakota crops, Minnesota editors, discontent, hotel annoyances, and town life in Garner Iowa. It mentions county officers in Garner, the new courthouse building, and general American restlessness with travel and change. A closing line advertises a large lot of books at half price from Seathem Dean Darts Co.
A severe fire wrecked one greenhouse and damaged two others, destroying the largest stock of plants. Loss estimated at 81,200 to $1,600 with little insurance. Mrs Jehu plans repairs and a small office. she will live there next spring. Funds were raised quickly to aid the family.
Hot Springs dispatch notes Tollifson, who had shown slight improvement, just took his first bath and emerged stronger and better than at any time since his resort visit. The rest of the text references land breakers and travel fares, mentioning backward season rail and round trip rates for August September and November travel but is garbled.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a shop and druggist with unclear names and prices. Reads like a damaged line listing items, a price like 10 and 2 cents, and a local pharmacist reference. Entities are unreadable due to corruption, yielding a vague local commerce reference.
Weekly record lists instruments filed with totals: Real estate mortgages 616,779.00 across 10 items. chattel mortgages 148,272.64 across 148 items. An ad notes a Chicago Tribune offer through The Vindicator and Republican for a three dollar yearly subscription.
A Chicago Drover's Journal editorial denounces meat price manipulation by packing-house combines. It argues farmers face low cattle prices while dressed meat commands high retail prices, urging regulation or cooperatives to break packer control and improve conditions for farmers and retailers. The piece cites widespread profit imbalances and suggests organized stockraisers markets or retail coops as remedies.
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