Minister Assails Billy Sunday Tax Deed Notice in Emmet County
Tax sale notice from Emmet County Iowa announces that B F Robinson purchased Lot 6 Block 3 Armstrong town for delinquent taxes and a tax deed will be issued unless redemption occurs within ninety days. The issue also reports Rev Joseph McMahon’s New York American critique of Billy Sunday and commentary on revival methods and wealth in religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Flemming
Emmet
Armstrong
B. F. Robinson
W. H H. Gibbs
Protect People Bill on Appendix Removal in Surgery
A proposed South Dakota bill to protect practitioners who remove appendixes during operations from liability if the patient survives. Removed appendices would go to the state laboratory for examination and then returned to the owners with a certificate of condition. If the patient dies, liability remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Unseru- Pierre
Jan Tans
Emmetsburg Visitor Ra y Moore Seeks More Musk Rat Catching
Riay Moore of Swan Lake neighborhood visited Emmetsburg over Sunday. He recently sold 1,522 muskrat skins at 40 cents each and has 150 traps. He hopes to catch 1,000 more rats before spring, calling it a nice income for a side line. Moore’s father runs one of the largest stock farms in northern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riay Moore
Swan Lake
Emmetsburg
Moore
Ilowa
Advertising and enterprise bring success for Stein & Co
A. Stein & Co of Chicago, makers of Paris Garters, celebrate a new building after more than thirty years. President Albert Stein credits advertising with their growth, praising newspapers and other media for building confidence and guiding customers. A companion anecdote about a boy calculating bills ends with a reminder that gratitude and service pay forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stein & Co
Chicago
Paris
Albert Stein
Stein
Busness
Date fix for dry amendment election in Iowa
Senator Wilson introduces a bill fixing the prohibitory constitutional amendment election for October 16 117 in Appanogse county. A parallel house bill sets June 27 as the primary date. Observers favor October for better voter turnout avoiding farm忙 June period. October 15 falls on Monday.
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Senate
Iowa
Wilson
Appanogse
House
Glimpse of To wa in 1846 prices and living costs
A State Historical Society library note recounts 1846 Iowa prices like sugar sixteen cents a pound Java coffee fifteen cents per pound flour four dollars and a half per barrel and potatoes sixteen cents a bushel wages ranged from one dollar to two dollars daily. Also includes a promotion for Doan's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Estherville resident Mrs. O I McCune.
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Fiveryone
The
State Historical Society
Towa City
Towa
Iowa
Birth in Estherville Family Sparks Editor’s Blunder
In a Estherville Vindicator item, a first birth in a prominent family was reported a year early due to a miscue. The editor acknowledged the error and escaped a near rebuke, reflecting the paper’s habit of shipping twenty year old news for each issue.
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Estherville
Origin of Iowa counties names cited by old Des Moines piece
Des Moines Plain Talk writer Wa H Fleming discusses Robert Emmet and Emmet County name origins noting his execution in 1803 for Irish movement involvement and a famed court address. It traces Emmet’s brother Thomas Addis Emmet, his NY attorney general role, and a St Pauls obelisk, plus Robert Emmet Jr. who aided early Republican party founding. Also reports the death at 99 of Arnolds Park resident James E Kay after 25 years there, burial at Okoboji cemetery.
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Robert Emmet
Wa. H. Fleming
Des Moines
Iowa
Emmet
Ireland
Thos. Addis Emmet
United Irishmen
America
Republican Party
New York
St. Paul’s
Broadway
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Col. Fremont
Diex
James E. Kay
Arnolds Park
Mr. Kay
Pennsylvania
Park
J. E. Allen
California
Allen
Okoboji
Freedom of the Press in Face of Prohibition Bills
The Sheboygan Press argues against Senate and House proposals to ban liquor advertising in mails, claiming the move would abridge press freedom and hinder open public debate on prohibition. It denounces such laws as un-American and a direct attack on newspapers’ right to judge and express views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Senate
Howse
Bankhead
Randall
Congress
Spirit as Sunday sermon at First Church of Christ Scientist
Sunday morning services at eleven o'clock February 11th focus on "Spirit." Wednesday evening meetings at 8 o'clock. Reading room open to the public 3 to 5 daily except holidays. Lending library of Mrs. Eddy's writings available in the reading room. Public invited to attend services and visit reading rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ Scientist
Bilious Attack Relief and Local Transfers Noted
A medical note describes bilious attack symptoms and relief from three Chamberlain's Tablets. Real estate transfers list Jac B Mitchell to F H Rhodes for NE 5-99-32 and Sampson Warner to Ind School Dist of Hstherville with parcel L 4-5, B 13 E'ville totaling 2800.
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Jac
Mitchell
F H Rhodes
Sampson Warner
Ind School
Hstherville
E'ville
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Ohio Woman
Mrs Amanda Gierhart of Waynesfield Ohio lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy as reliable for twenty years in curing coughs and colds. The product is sold by Jay Johnston & Co.
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Amanda Gierhart
Waynesfield
Ohio
Jay Johnston & Co
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Rev. McMahon
Christ
New York American
Joseph McMahon
Billy Sunday
Rex Joseph Wo WeMahon
Our Lady of Louries
Catholic Library Association
Ibe McMahon
Dr. McMahon
Father McMahon
St. Vincent Ferrer
Europe
Sunday
Dan and Bradstreet
Loet Automobiles
Neutralia
anDal Colary
Paul
Mack SU
Ene
Sterling
Ulinois
USA
Willie
Bright
Dean
I. McCune
Main Street
Doan
J, Hansen the Tailor
Chamberlain
Hugh B. Lawrence
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