Estherville Iowa Election Cost Tops the News
Estherville and Emmet County official reports show primary election expense bills rising. Counties report totals around $2,000 with some exceeding $4,000, cost variance mainly from printing sample ballots. The American Protective Variety League promotes The Vital Issue Before the American People, featuring Joseph Fordisy speech. free copy offered by mail request.
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Executive Council
American Protective ‘Varity League
Phia
Joseph W. Fordisoy
M. C
Michigan
Ways and Means Committee
Congradg
W. F. Wakeman
Broadway
New York
Republicans Urged to Back Democrats This Fall
The text urges Republicans who might vote Democratic to be unusually unusual, calls for harmonizing among Republicans, and notes Bryan’s expected nomination at Denver. It also mentions speculation on Bryan’s running mate and comments that no president has been elected west of the Mississippi, with a Humboldt meeting of the Upper Des Moines editorial association scheduled for next Thursday and Friday.
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Ben
Bryan
Denver
Mississippi River
United States
Des Moines
Humboldt
Ringsted Nominee Chosen for County Representative Seat
Ringsted Dispatch notes that at the Democratic county convention in Esther ville last Saturday C. B. Murtagh was nominated as Ringsted’s representative candidate. Murtagh, the State Bank cashier for eight years, is praised as popular, upright, and a strong vote-getter who may win against his opponent with broad party support.
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Ringsted
Estherville
C. B. Murtagh
Thia Place
Thia County
Murtagh
State Bank
Ha Ig
Hingated
Bim
Ringsted Dispatch
Estherville Alumni Elect Officers at Banquet
Estherville Aigh school alumni met Thursday at the K of P hall to elect officers for the coming year. Elected were Edna Marker president, John Smith vice president, Pearl Bemis secretary, Howard Espeset treasurer, Lou Wanamaker registrar. Program included solos by Verne Mitchell Bemis and Etta Graat, plus a reading by Klowsia Dillon. The group adjourned to the Presbyterian church for a banquet. Also noted is Trwin Nichola’s left shoulder fracture while playing near a cherry tree on the Fourth, and a local glass-storefront for sale by Sabie & Son.
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Estherville Aigh School
K. of P. Hall
Edna Marker
John Smith
Pearl Bemis
Howard Espeset
Lou Wanamaker
Verne Mitchell
Trwin Nichola
West Liberty
From & Cherry Tree
Birth totals by township in Emmet County 1907 report
The 1907 Emmet County birth census totals 182 births with 5 males and 07 females across townships including Ratherville Ratherville Incorporation 72 Duck Creek High Lake Lincoln 20 20.9 Twelve Mile Lake Center 665 Kimmet 2 505 Armstrong Grove Fowa Lake Ellsworth Denmark Swan Lake townships have no returns.
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Emmet
Ratherville Township
Ratherville Incorporation
Duck Creek Township
High Lake Township
Lincoln Township
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Center Township
Kimmet Township
Armatrong Grove Township
Fowa Lake
Ellsworth
Denmark Township
Swan Lake Township
Foreign Plants Introduction Visit at Ames
Mr. FLON Meyer, special seed and plant introduction agent for the U S Department of Agriculture, is visiting Ames en route to Washington to discuss new plants from China. The Horticultural Department tests these for hardy foundation stock and breeding, including apples pears dogwood flowers hydrangea yellow rose and upland rice adaptable where wheat grows.
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Ames
Flon. Meyer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Meyer
China
Horticultural Department
Manchuria
U. S. Bureau of Plant Introduction
Estherville Jewelry Ad and Des Moines Register Offer
The finest display of jewelry in Estherville. Jay Johnston & Co. The Daily Des Moines Register and Leader offers a special subscription deal through November 6 and 14 for one dollar, with daily and Sunday options. Subscription includes AP reports, cartoons, editorials, and home delivery mornings. Mail to The Register and Leader Co. in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Estherville
Jay Johnston & Co
Des Moines Register and Leader
Iowa
Associated Press
Ding
Hhe Register and Leader
National
Tate Catmpulpu
Register and Leader
Register and Leader Co
Les Moines
Lowa
Weather Crop Bulletin shows below normal sunshine and rains
For the week ending July 7, 1908 in Des Moines Iowa the temperature and sunshine were below normal statewide. Cool and cloudy until Saturday then seasonably warm with above average sunshine. Showers were frequent but rainfall below normal except east central central districts. Harvest delayed by showers. hay yield likely large but quality weather dependent. Rust reports rising in small grain. potatoes, fruit and garden truck similar to prior. Area of corn planted revised to show 6 percent decrease from 1907. Vindicator and Republican stock township and district books mentioned.
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Moines
Drainage Improvement Notice No 43 filed in county
Notice to owners and occupants of Center Township Inhsadd County Iowa that a drainage improvement petition by Rothrock and others has been approved to establish drainage ditch No 7 and a route through sections five and four, affecting multiple parcels. Public hearing held August 6, with final action by August 16 if no objections filed. County Auditor Hoy J Kidley oversees filings.
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Kumer
Lestherville
Henry, Kruse
George W
Curtive
Preston Fahnestock
James H, Rothrock Jr
Rothrock
Geo
L. Rothrock
F. W.converse
Dubuque Hayings Hank
Town Savings Bank
Sumaon Warner
Abram Mitchell
K. OH. Ellaworth
L. KB. Janus
J. Wert
Erze M. Gems
State Lvrgy Bank of
Parkersburg
Iowa
Centrel Loan and Trust Us
Des Moines
Coehieer
Wit
Béctlon
South Manty
Hainet County
Lowe
Hoy J
Kidley
Younty
Presbyterian services to feature Rev Evans at Cedar Rapids
Church and Society notes Rev W M Evans of Cedar Rapids will occupy the Presbyterian church pulpit next Sunday forenoon and evening. Pastor Rev Campbell will be present. Christian Science services are listed for Sunday July Fourth with Sacrament. Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs J M Scott Friday afternoon July 16. Voleta Laxative advertised as gentle and effective with money back guarantee.
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W. M. Evans
Cedar Rapida
Presbyterian Church
Campbell
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
J. M. Scott Wriday
Brush that finished the cotton gin in 1793
Katherine M Abbott recounts how Mrs. Greene on Cumberland Island helped Eli Whitney perfect his cotton gin. Whitney saw the model fail as saws clogged with lint until Mrs. Greene seized a clothes brush and pressed it to the teeth, inspiring the breakthrough.
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Eli Whitney
New England
Katherine M. Abbott
Nathaniel Greene
Whitney
Lungeness
Cumberland Island
Mrs. Greene
White House Courtesy and Polk’s Dining Gesture
The article recalls President Polk’s bold courtesy in inviting Henry Clay to dine at the White House, contrasting it with Adams’s midnight evacuation before Jefferson’s inauguration. Clay’s warm reception signaled chivalry and bipartisan dignity, a standard Polk upheld despite prevailing partisan tensions.
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Polk
John Adams
Jefferson
White House
Adama Aa
Alexander K. McClure
Times
Henry Clay
Clay
Fountain Pens Through the Ages
A reference work from 1795 includes an illustration of a fountain pen resembling modern designs. It notes the pen’s construction was elaborate and cumbersome, with metal pieces that had to be screwed and unscrewed before use.
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Ita
Washington Herald Cartoon Dialogue on Housing and Reform
A Washington Herald panel caption features a pessimist and reformer discussing staying in Washington after Congress passes essential laws. The agent warns against renting and suggests buying a house. A young actor laments a failed run, with whimsical names noted in the dialogue.
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Washington
Congress
Washington Herald
Mind and body woes: fixed ideas and auto suggestion
A Max Eastman excerpt argues that excessive suffering often stems from mental fixed ideas rather than physical disease. It notes many patients cling to illness after cure, due to auto suggestion and family influence, while genuine organ infirmities are amplified by belief and fear.
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Max Eastman
Atlantic Monthly
Insect Tragedy The Nest Of A Mother Butterfly
The piece celebrates a butterfly mother’s sacrifice as she builds a down lined nest for her eggs. Eggs rest on a luxurious couch with a delicate coverlet, laid in spirals or upright clusters, resembling a fox’s tail. After completion, the mother dies, shedding her life for the next generation.
Pension Rules For Domestic Workers In Germany
Domestic servants fall under a national pension law in Germany requiring those with low income to contribute to old age insurance. Employers and servants share costs for ecards and stamps, with stamps dated and affixed weekly. If a servant marries she may quit insurance and lose pension eligibility, while continuing coverage yields 15 to 20 marks monthly from age seventy.
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Germany
Working His Patient and the Curious Doctor Tale
Ambassador Wu Tingfang once told of a selfish politician in a parable about a doctor of Bhang Bai. A mandarin sought sleep and appetite, grew fat despite illness, and the physician prescribed hard exercise. The mandarin asked to train on his own floors, but the doctor replied that his own floors were larger.
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Wu Ting Bang
Bhangbai
Wald
A Rabbit and a Whistle Stop a Rabbit with a Whistle
A short, sharp whistle from the mouth will stop a rabbit like Molly Cottontail. The piece notes fear or curiosity may drive the reaction, and mentions an African hunter claiming the elephant is the most timid of all animals, while the New York Press is cited.
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Molly Cottontail
Uolees
New York
Presa
Why Do They Have Consultations of Physicians
A brief quote from Smart Bet discusses why physicians hold consultations. It notes that a single doctor may think of a procedure others haven’t considered, underscoring collaborative medical problem solving.
Not Always Well the Cannibal Chief Declares
A fragmented, early text fragment shows a cannibal chief addressing an explorer with a pondering line on bravery and tenderness. The quote blends archaic diction, suggesting a dialogue about bias and courage amid a chaotic scene.
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Princetos Tiger
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