Prosperity talk and tariff debate in rural newspaper
A 1910 Iowa issue discusses newspaper costs, publisher practices, and honest pricing. It contrasts tariff influence on farm prices with political trips funded by banks, noting misperceptions about government expenses. It urges fair compensation and warns against publisher consolidation and unfair competition.
Beginning Christmas gifts early with handmade plans
An article advises starting Christmas gift making before the holidays. It suggests using a large pasteboard box to list recipients and ideas, finishing items ahead of time, and sharing handmade crafts within families. Emphasizes practical, budget friendly gifts and preserving patterns.
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Hilda
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Insurgent talk on candidates and press costs in Iowa colleges
The piece mocks Iowa colleges for seeking heavy advertising fees, notes Cumming’s push for insurgent electors and H W Byers challenging Walter Smith in Iowa's Ninth district. It argues qualifications mean little to insurgents who favor noisy candidates and warns Republicans of already contested districts.
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Iowa
Achoola
County Board Organizes for 1910 Sessions and Committees
Emmet County board reorganizes at auditor’s office in December 1909 for the 1910 term choosing C. Ressell as chairman and naming committees for settlement with county offices and road work. The session will run through most of the month, with ditch-topper matters to be considered. Includes jury list for January 1910 and joint meeting with Palo Alto County.
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Woleven
Salomen
Ggopkee
tLeg
Board of Supervisors
Emmet County
Auditor's Office
Or. C. Ressell
H. A. Jehu
W. H. Gibbs
J. B. Mitchell
H. W. Morton
Patt
GA. Nichols
Swan Lake
F. Snyder
Emmet
F. Smith
Estherville
Holly
Denmark Township
Martin Eckart
Lincoln Township
D. Senenk
Ellsworth
F. L. Godfrey
F. W. Maneice
Co. M. Brown
WG. Wilt
H. Rhodes
Albert Wagner
Iowa Lake
Lewis Dobbie
Henry Flier
Armstrong Grove
W.S. Schafer
YB. Peterson
Ike Coleman
Joe Youngman
Peter Tornell
B. M. Scott
Kilgore
Eatherville
Young
L. J. ‘Bingham
Estherville Township
BR. van Velzer
Wm. Foshier
G. G. Holmes
B. Knutson
John Iverson
Jack Creek
W. A. Buck
Will Brant
Twelve Mile Lake
Hatherville
Towa
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Palo Alto
H.s Emrich
Guy R. Campbell
Hearing and settlement actions in joint drainage district
Proceedings describe completion and acceptance of Armstrong Cement Works contract work, final payment of 1765.11, and bond cancellation. Blair appeal to Iowa Supreme Court discussed with action to appeal, roll call votes recorded. Also notes on adjournment to Estherville, April 7 1910, and a moral in the latter portion urging young men to live within means and avoid debt.
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Blair
Supreme Court of
Towa
Supreme Court ‘of
Supreme Court
Auditors
Court’ House
Emrich
Sim R
Stepman
Telegraphic feats extend five thousand miles to Karachi
A new relay system on the Indo-European Telegraph Company line speeds messages from London to Karachi without local operators. The relays replace weak signals with strong current, cutting transmission time. The Anglo Indian line is the longest in use. Foolah rules for amateurs outline historical museum access. Japanese trade shows declines in 1908 with lowered exports to several regions.
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Karschi
India
London
Indo-European Telegraph “Company
Karachi
Rich and Latin Proverb Echoes Among Friends
A fragmented note reflects a social saying about kinship and prosperity, mentioning broad sentiment among a circle of friends and the idea of sharing wealth or status. The text is loose and incomplete, with no specific names or dates.
Lion Plays With Dutch Settler Child in Africa Tale
A South African child, while roaming with a search party, encountered a lion in a clearing. The lion surprisingly played with the child, then leapt at the party after the child offered it a bite of bread. The father fired, wounding the lion, which fled and was eventually killed. The tale links to the origin of the name Daniel.
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South Africa
Daniel
London Family Herald
Waited for Healy and the Land League gathering
An Irish Land League agitation scene near Roscommon sees Parnell arrive delayed by a missed mail. A telegram led to a mistaken reception for Tim Healy as newsman W Wallace Healy stood in, while Yeomen of old in Bray era are noted.
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Land League
Ireland
Parnell
Dublin
Down
Healy
TM. Leaf
M. P
Tim Healy
Elealy
Insects and Flowers Show Hidden Attraction Factors
Experiments on showy flowers like the poppy indicate insects respond to perceived rewards rather than color alone. Buds kept in gauze nets protect them. petals are removed as they expand, leaving scent untouched, yet petalless flowers receive similar insect visits as untouched ones.
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Menng
Her Complexion Quarrel Ends In Reconciliation
A woman once quarreled with her complexion. She touched it up until it was touchy then beyond the pale. It broke out fiery at times but she always made it up.
Life Wasted in Infancy at Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record meditation questions the value of high birth rates when many newborns perish, reflecting on infant mortality and maternal concerns amid urban life.
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Philadelphia
Sheriff’s Sale Notice in Emmet County Iowa
By special execution issued from the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa Emmet County in favor of O K Kent against J P Conway and Mary A Conway. Real estate described as half of the northeast quarter of section 35 township 98 north range 33 west. Sale at the courthouse front door January 1 at ten o’clock for cash to satisfy debt of 4108.51 and costs 87.88 plus legal costs.
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Emmet
O. K. Kent
J. P. Conway
Mary A. Conway
Beetton
AL David
Court House
Ndatedit Mstherville
Iowa
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