Snow and cold define Estherville week in 1899
Twenty five years ago in Emmet County news recounts a six inch snowstorm, record lows of 38 and 27 below zero, and sharp freezes. It notes Grace Gerberich’s leg injury, a wedding of R. K. Soper to Julia Levi, upcoming nuptials for Henry Grant and Hattie Barnum, a school board treasurer election, and local business listings. It also covers accidents, social events, library programs, and town affairs with numerous named locals, shops, and dates from January and February 1884 and 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
County Republican
Grace Gerberich
Ninth Street
J. Irving Brown
R. K. Soper
Julia S. Levi
Henry Grant
Hattie Barnum
Estherville
Archer
Harry Doolittle
Minnie Carpenter
Geo. Fullenweider
Rev. Evans
Presbyterian Church
Q. D. Barnum
St. Louis
Greenville
J.J. Kropp
Sam Iritz
Illinois
Birth Reports From Oct To Dec In Iowa Towns
Birth notices list dozens of newborns with parents and hometowns including Ringsted Estherville Spirit Lake Armstrong Wallingford Ellsworth Graettinger and Okoboji. Names such as Bertha Gunn Sophia Lazano Elaine Nielsen Arlo Hansen and Esther Pedersen appear with dates from Oct through Dec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Katherine Gunn
John S
Fosa G. Bigger Gunn
Ringsted
Sophia Lazano
Mariis Sancedo
Lucy M. Tafalla Lazeno
Elaine Rosethe Nielsen
Albert C
Anna M. Simonsen Nielsen
Virginia Lois Lastine
Chiro
Anna Jensen Lastine
Armstrong
Arlo Kenneth Hansen
Peter N
Clara Jacobsen Hansen
Arnold Woodrow Hansen
Wellington Henry Hanby
Wallington Howard
Elva Foust Blem Hanby
Ellsworth
Esther Marie Pedersen
Peder A
Mary Flint Pedersen
Francis Michael Reynolds
Ona
Frances Maloney Reynolds
Estherville
Alice Lucretia Buswell
Ezra Ralph
Hazel Jeannette Hurley Buswell
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Marine
Maxine Olson
Tom and
Albertine Louise Gibson Olson
Okoboji
Harold Wade Morton
Mathew Taylor
Nellie Mae Townsend Morton
Carmel Jean Morton
Owen Elsworth
Dorothy Gertrude McArdle Morton
Warren William Carlson
Brynjolf
Minnie Peterson Carlson
Dees
Merle George Robbins
James B
Gertrude Wesley Robbins
Donald Forest Smith
Stella
Wymore Smith
Haifa
Vern Elmer Sturm
Elmer C
Margaret A. Rozar
Mildred Coleen
Frank Mf
Ora Murray Rathman
High Lake Two
Ruth Geneva Osher
Edward B
Katie Stena Jensen Osher
Batherville
Verne Mae Olson
Andrew and
Mamie Louise Lamak
Olson
High Lake Pan
Wallace Armold Oddson
Eda Albert
Louisa John
Oddson
Wallingford
Gerald Mervin Dybdahl
Selmer
Sarah Nelson Dybdahl
Jerald Gilbert Larson
Lewis A
Ethel L. Young Larson
Lowell Jordan Rustad
Lewis Christian
Johanna Jewett Gunderson Rustad
High Lake Township
Kenneth William
Julius
Ella Fisher Hanson
Donald Ellsworth Egertson
Edward Julius
Belle May Johnson Egertson
Leona Jewett Iverson
John and
Alna Olson Iverson
Jerald Tracfald
Bert and
Sophia Regale Tracfald
Elizabeth Lucille Brown
William Joha
Anna Roth“Brown
The Right Thing at the Right Time
Mary Marshall Duffee argues for consistent, private correction of children, comparing it to careful hostess manners with servants. Public rebukes damage a child's feeling and may invite retaliation, so discipline should be private and considerate, especially in front of guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Amigas
John
North Side Dinner Prank Sparks Sept. Morn Riddle
A North Side family dinner tale centers on a jokey prank by a son who repeats a risqué story at a club luncheon. The punchline hinges on a poster date phrase misread as Sept. 1 and the wife’s puzzled reaction, ending with the answer Sept. Morn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetrens Bilboard
Indianapolis News
Seeking Secrets of Plants
Washington Star reports on observations and experiments showing certain plants like pens beans and clovers host tiny organisms in their roots bacteria or parasitic fungi that stimulate nitrogen assimilation from the atmosphere. The aim is to explore additional stimuli to boost plant nitrogen uptake and enrich soils.
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Washington Star
Ruth and Marjorie Refuse Supper at Jane’s House
Gould stay on second call as Ruth and Marjorie spend the afternoon with their little friend Jane. At five they tell their hostess they must go though Jane’s mother asks again to stay for supper. Marjorie whispers they could stay if asked twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Ruth
Marjorie
Jane
American wit and Lillian Russell on London visit
A gossipy snippet recalls A J Balfour praising American quickness. A farmer quizzes an American if he can estimate sheep numbers. The American jokes he counted legs and divided by four. Lillian Russell charms London society at a Park Lane luncheon, explaining women’s warmth by blushing in lace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Balfour
Aquitania
Lillian Russell
London
Miss Russell
Military rule frames WWI major engagement land reclamation
A malformed wartime report notes 48 former fighters disabled and undergoing government training. They are engaged in reclaiming an eight acre tract near McGrath Minnesota titled to veterans. The life on the tract mirrors typical camp routines with bunks chow hats and squad work arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anid
McGrath
Minn
Explaining Dog Faced Men Legends From Southeast China
A legend explains why a southeastern Chinese tribe bears dog like facial features. A dog king seeks a human wife by offering his third daughter. A box cure promised transformation in forty days, but a failed trial left a man with a dog's head, explaining the Hakkaa meaning dog headed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Worthy of Its Nickname Addie Parliament in London
An article recounts the 10614 to 107 year history of the English parliament meeting in London on April 6 10614 and its dissolution the following June under King James I. It explains why it was called the addle parliament for remonstrating against forced levies, noting it passed no acts due to time and royal dissolution. It traces the word addle to Saxon adi meaning sick and explains addle as an adjective and verb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Scotland
James I
First Meeting of Creditors in Edward Sabin Bankruptcy
Notice to creditors in Emmet and Kossuth counties that Edward Sabin was adjudicated bankrupt on January 28, 1924. The first meeting of creditors will be held February 21, 1924 at 2:00 p.m. at the referee’s office in Algona Iowa. Creditors may attend, prove claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact related business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sabin
Emmet
Dolliver
Algona
Iowa
Frank W. Wertz
Estherville
P. O
Kossuth County
Wertz Bankruptcy Case Adjudicated in Emmet County
In the matter of Frank W Wertz bankrupt No 1766 creditors of Wertz in Emmet Estherville area and district are notified that Wertz was duly adjudicated in bankruptcy at Algona Kossuth County Iowa with all required appearances. W Crowell Referee in Bankruptcy. Dentistry an Ancient Art notes Roman dentists filled teeth with gold as early as 500 B C.
Moon Thoroughly Mapped and Its Surface Described
The article reports that the visible moon has been mapped in detail with drawings and photographs. Sir Robert Balloua notes extensive knowledge of one half of the Moon, naming major features, while the far side remains largely unknown. Shadows reveal sharp relief and many craters exceed 60 miles in width, with some walls 10,000 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Balloua
Africa
Escaped From a Shark in The Cruise of the Dream Ship
A tale from Ralph Stacy portrays Treacle a Thoradey Inland native north of Australia who escaped a shark bite with his head almost severed. He boasted of the feat and sells shark-tooth displays and photographs for a pence, while speaking in peculiar tutored English phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haying
Lrdusers Belung
Hand Ball Game of Ancient Lineage
Suetonius notes Emperor Augustus Caesar enjoyed hand ball and marbles as pastimes. The aging ruler, who followed Julius Caesar, lived in a time when literature and the arts flourished and took up other recreations such as fishing with hook and line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Neage
Suetonius
Augustus Caesar
Julius
Caesas
Suetoning
All Worked Out Rubber Harvest Notes in Courier
The Loulaye Courier reports a curious method for gathering rubber. A haproked process is described where imported wool beetles bore into rubber trees, becoming coated with gum and bouncing into baskets.
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Loulaye
Birney Hospital Ad for Dr E Birney M D
Office and residence listed at 809 East Lincoln Street with telephone 79. Specializes in surgery and X Ray. Phone numbers 105 for office and 810 for residence. Co E Birney M D emphasizes medical and radiology services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Lincoln Street
Birney Hospital Co
E. Birney
M. D. Res
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Northern Vindicator
Aw Mattson & Son
H. Mattson
E. H. Ballard
B. Myrick
K. W. Jargo
Pioneer
J. A. Rhodes
W. Burdick
Wade and Carters
Palace
Emmet House
J. W. Ridley
C. Egbert
Dealy
P. Solberg
W. H. Davis
Sondrol Bros
Sillge & Son
Godden
Emmet County Bank
Henman & Schleiters
Frank. Davey
Atty
William Mahlum
Halverson
Allen
Frank Davey
David Gillett
Lost, Island
BE Ae
Williams
Salina
C. I. Hinman
Solberg & Espeset
C. F. Bemis
Chas
The
Baptist Church
Lizzie Bingham
Nella Bartlett
Katie Jargo
Miss Kerchevac
Mr. Wade
Whitaker
Jas
S. Fletcher
J. W. Plummer
Bert Berber
H. A. Jehu
May Williams
H. K. Groth
F. L. McCoy
J. W. Rindley
Maud Young
Long
Effie
Ollie Plummer
Bella Egbert
J. G. Myerly
P. I. van Doren
Jargo
Mary Marshall Duffee
Ole Grouch
Cheney & EO
Toledo
Obis
Hubby
W. Crowell
Moon
Ream
Milie
Purelea
J. A. Cummings
Rexale Drug Store
M. S. Wilson
Kilgore & Klocow Holw
F. W. Hanson
D.C
Palmer
Christensen
S. G. Ewen
Iowa Savings Bank
Coleman Hospital
North 8Th Sirens
R. C. Coleman
AM. DB
M. R. Sathe
E. Ww. Bachman
Evidaal
Kilgore Block
Orth Seventh St
Johnston
Eatherville
Towa
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