New Year 1918 Outlook From Emmet County
The year 1918 opens amid war fear and hope as the United States, allied with Britain France Italy and Japan, fights Germany and Austria-Hungary for humanity and peace. Emmet County faces wartime duty and a hopeful 1918 economy with big crops and war prices aiding farmers while Red Cross drives succeed and railroads move to central control under McAdoo as the nation aims for efficient war mobilization.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germmany
Austria-Hungary
Emmet
County
Emmet County
Iowa
Brosparpus
Wilson
Oneyread
McAdoo
Treasury
Itta
Estherville editor urged to support local business and readers
A letter criticizes a Chicago catalogue supplier used by a local official and urges readers to back a better, higher value paper. It argues editors should defend public servants and merchants, promote patriotism, and support local commerce, noting calendars ordered for 1919 and the paper’s role in wartime funding.
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Chicago
Estherville
Eatherville
Reconstruction era showdown in Jacksonville 1917
A fragmented report notes a pivotal event in Jacksonville Florida on a Saturday night in December 1917 marking a turning point after twenty years. The piece reflects on a significant shift described as a mighty good rid dante and references Yankee sentiment and local reactions to the occurrence.
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Srdw
Jacksonville
Florida
Pia
Local notes from town gather at holiday season
Miss Jonaphine Leng recovers from an operation. Mrs Mitchell spent days with relatives at Livermore. Editor and Mrs Allison back from Griswold visit. Worth While Club meets at Miss Creta Brown’s home January 6. Vera Heffelfinger of Armstrong visited Es Town relatives. Mrs Hartman visited sister in Grantinger. Mr and Mrs Conley weekend in Fairbault. Mrs C Lingenfelter weekends in Graettinger with daughter Mrs Ingvall. Mr and Mrs Mogre of Ottosen holiday guests of Mr and Mrs Bowman. Miss Wilhelmina Leo returns to Des Moines after Christmas with relatives. Mr and Mrs Munson visiting Simon Lill. Miss Mabel Cratty from Minneapolis accompanies sister Mrs Moore home from Armstrong. Frankie King travels to Ida Grove to visit father before Chicago duties. Dr and Mrs A Anderson depart for Cedar Rapids for vacation with relatives. Mrs L E White and mother spend Christmas with Mrs Kelly at Ayrshire. Vivian Kelly home with them. Robb and Brown sale and church event postponed to January 27. Berolina Rohde returns to Ruthven from visit to Lels. Beck returns with her. Cordine Mathews returns from Des Moines after visiting relatives. Mr A C Hay of Sioux City visiting in C F Long home. They depart to Sioux City. Mrs S A McCeery returns to Clarion after visit with brother G L Orton. T T Sunde, contractor, has had a rough spell with illness and weather delaying new residence construction.
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Ernie "Peterson
Marie Johnson
Ames
Fred. Heidecker
Christine Snyder
Henry Johnson
Orleans
Estherville
Sam’ Welde
Sioux Falls
Lee Brown
Emery
South Dakota
Mayme Hamilton
Superior
Wisconsin
Kelly
T. C. McCall
Nevada
Nele Pahus
G. P. Christensen
Hiamboldt
Jens Chris_tensen
H. M. Hollenbeck
Hampton
Hollenbeck
Tim Wade
Fern Thrush
Cédar Rapids
Reed Byers
Dunlap
Illinois
Alice Harland
Blanche
Tom Kelly
France
H. ‘Calkins
G. J. Gov
Dillon
Cedar
Eservillé
Warren
Mary Patterson
el Dorado
Arkansas
Temple
R. E. French
Haze
Daisy Brown
Lee
All Saints School For Girls
Ywn
Emmet
County Feople
Mmitchell
Livermiere
Allison
Griswold
Worth While Club
Creta Brown
Vera Heffelfinger
Armstrong
Fred Hartman
Granttinger
Lewis Konak
Ford Conley
Fairbault
Minnesota
C. Lingenfelter
Graettinger
Dave Ingvall
Elgier Mogre
Ottosen
Geo. Bowman
Wilhelmina Leo
Des Mones
Nela Munson
Simon Lill
Dows
Mabel Cratty
Minneapolis
Cleve “Moore
Armatrong
Frankie King
Ida Grove
Chicago
A. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Kelly
Ayrshire
Miss Vivian Kelly
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Peruna
The
Estherville State Bank
City and Emmet County
Geo. A. Nichols
Telephone NG
Republican
Red Cross
Gabriel
the Vindicator
Rama
Costa Lena
Kood
Mies Cordiine
Mathews
Des Moines
A. C. Hay
Sioux City
C. F. Long
A. McCeery
Clarion
G. L. Orton
T. T. Sunde
Veit Hk
Vane
Gregory Deaid
Guernsey
Qld
Cletiwood
Chéne Breeding
Geo. Nichols
Estherville, Iowa
Jonathans
United States Food Administration
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