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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
6
The article notes a roughly one billion dollar federal pot for road projects, with 366 million allocated by eight states in the November vote, and a total near 1.006 billion after prior authorizations. It mentions Scotland’s 6 cent per gallon shale oil and U S snow removal plans plus Ford plant output figures and a Mexico City taxi drivers’ tactic for funding.
A tangled, fragment rich update from Emmet Township covers transport, fireside chatter, and holiday events. It notes exports to Iceland and the Belgian Congo, a tractor mishap near Freedom Indiana, a Swiss goat highway quirk, a library-on-wheels in Evanston, oil changes every thousand miles, and a parade of community notices from Midway to Grover. It mentions Miss Mildred Hoff, Mrs. Kirchner, and local gatherings, school programs, and Christmas celebrations with box socials, trips to Estherville, and parish activities.
An editor praises a recent piece and a young poet retracts a vow to never send more work. The poet admits the previous letter was written in a moment of irritation, while the editor urges him not to follow through.
Mr and Mrs Bill Marr and their daughter of Portland Oregon who visited here the past month left for home. Floyd Gillet and Bill Gents traveled to Ceylon Sunday. Mr Williams who lived east of town died Sunday morning with the funeral held from the home Monday.
Readable fragments report social updates in Wetherville Wa and Estherville with names like Mrs Walter Shannom and Rev Mir visiting Sunday, notes on a consolidated school, and a Saturday shipping association event. It mentions Dan Tattlet and misheard phrases with several garbled terms.
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