Obituary for Mrs Mary Wells Mother of Mrs Stillman
Mrs Mary A Wells dies at daughter Mrs Thorp’s Iowa Falls home, aged 83. Pioneer resident active in church music and Ladies Social Gathering, survived by son C S Wells and daughters Mrs Thorp Mrs Cook and Mrs Stillman, eleven grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her life shaped early Iowa Falls social and religious life and she leaves a lasting memory as a devoted mother and neighbor.
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Iowa Falls
Mary A. Wells
Thos.' Thorp
Hardin County
Congregational Church
Union Cemetery
Wells
Epworth League Institute Set July 17 to 28 at Camp
Rev J W LaGrone of the Methodist Episcopal church oversees the Epworth League Institute at West Lake Okoboji from July 17 to 28. More than six hundred delegates from the Northwest Iowa Conference expected. Faculty includes Rev Hugh Black of Gary Indiana Rev George Durgin of Chicago Rev Deets Pickett of Washington DC Rev George Roberts of Umtali Africa on furlough. Daily schedule runs from 6:60 AM reveille to 10 PM curfew with classes 8:30 AM to 12:50 PM rest 1:60 to 8:00 and recreation 3:00 to 6:00. Open to visitors and Estherville citizens.
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J. W. LaGrone
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist
West Lake Okoboji
Great Epworth League Institute
Northwest Iowa
Averview
Hugh Black
D. D
Gary
Indiana
George F. Durgin
Chicago
Deets Pickett
Washington, D. C
George Roberts
Umtali
Africa
Board of Foreign Missions
America
H. E. Hutchinson
Sioux City
M. Bond
Fort Dodge
Estherville
Towa
Miss Maude Hutchins Weds Paul W Somers in Sheldon
Miss Maude Hutchins longtime physical director for girls at Estherville High School married Paul W Somers of Chicago at her parents Sheldon home on June 29. The Des Moines Register reports the ceremony at 4 o clock with bridal march from Lohengrin and a birch and fern bower as witnesses. The Rev James Henry Hutchins officiated at the Lake Ave Congregational Parsonage.
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Tional Church
Pasadena
Cal
California
Ruth Hutchins
Alyce
Elaine Critchett
Des Moines
Grinnell College
Estherville High School
Hi-V
Somers
Chicago University
Lake Okahoji
Chicago
wdJ.dfiy
Maude Trutchins
Sheldon
Paul W. Somers
Des Moines Register
Maude Hutchins
J.S. Hutchins
H. W
McIntire to vote on selling electric plant at special election
McIntire Iowa voters face a July special election to decide if the town hall should sell its municipal electric lighting plant to Minner and Latimer. The transfer would include assuming $25,000 in bonds and interest, reflecting the town's view that tax capacity is too small to finance the plant.
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McIntire
McIntire Advocate
Minner & Latimer
Book Mart of Central Asia and Lost Madrasa Libraries
Bokhira has long been a center of learning and religious life with rich madrasa libraries. Many have been scattered lost or confiscated drawing Afghan Persian Armenian and Jewish bibliophiles seeking rare books.
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Book Mart of
Central Asia
Bokhira Las
Community Gossip and Visitors Across Estherville
Many local residents are hosting relatives and visiting friends from Spirit Lake to Winnebago and Ames. Miss Geraldine Graves visits Seneca Indiana. several families attend church social night with readings and music. A new baby at the Dominy home and illness cases among the West and Hatch households are noted along with district farming activities and club events.
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Provat Dorksies
Charles Heinrich
Stein
Newall
Ray Sprague
Dalke
Pete Sorgentine
Winnebago
Minn
Jim Ramsey
Alice Ramsey
Elwood
Roy Merriott
Logan Anderson
W. Reid Sr
Lockport, Ills
W. Hays
Sioux City
Hays
Hartman and Hagerman
Bill Spotswood
Ross Fouts
Walter Scott
Estherville
Scott
Fonts
Wm. Burrell
Midway Country Club
Ladies League
James Merriott
Jessie Kreiger
Galloway
Etherville
Rolfe
Chas. Heinrich
Verna Wickens
Owen Morton
Benediction
Mesdames Davis
Dirks
Beck and Linge
Maurice Burrell
Gou
Watson
Burrell
Sam Dominy
Ethel West
Jackson
John Goldsberry
Jesse Barber
Rockwell City
Mildred Hoff
Clarion
Hand’s Park
Interlaken
Anna
Emmet Anderson
Grace Burrell
Frank Krieger
Frank Hartman
Beck
Dodge Center
Hannah Christensen
Pickell
Hatch
Vivian Taylor
Sam Solomonson
Millie. Lerdahl
Ames
Andy Wilder
Union Baptist Church Services Report A Busy Week
The Union Baptist Church held inspiring services with a strong Sunday School attendance. A sermon by the pastor and uplifting music by the choir drew a fine morning congregation. The Union Young People's meeting discussed freedom in the Young People's room led by Miss Perl Bemis. Evening services started well with good attendance and a sermon titled The Call of Abraham by Pr Hurley.
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Union Young People
Young People
Perl Bemis
Pr. Hurley
Abraham
Union Young
Presbyterian Church
Voorhies
American Legion Post Urges Membership in Iowa
Ex service men urged to join Maurice Doyle Post to receive American Legion Weekly and Iowa Legionaire for a small three dollar fee. The notices claim members gain national awareness of veterans work and avoid being out of touch with legion activities while supporting the post’s effort.
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American Legion Weekly
American Legion
Iowa
Towa Legionaire
Letrion
Legion
Memorial Service At Club Rooms After Chart Concert
The American Section will hold a short memorial service at their club rooms after the chart concert on Tuesday July 28. Everyone is very cordially invited.
Editors Faking Vacations Ringsted Dispatch
The Ringsted Dispatch notes editors in nearby papers planning week long breaks for vacations. It recalls Lakota and Jewell editors taking time off and jokes about funding trips while Ringsted’s office has gone ten years without a vacation due to past disruption.
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Ringsted Dispatch
North Kossuth Record
Lakota
Jewell Record
Dispatch
Ringsted
Knowles to Speak at County Home Demonstration Meeting
Miss Knowles Iowa State Home Demonstration leader will address the county meeting at Grover July 15 and 16 at 1 30 p m The session replaces the regular July meeting and is open to all women Interested attendees urged to hear Miss Knowles Big township meetings in July feature open air gatherings Lincoln Center Henry Hills and Swan Lake Emmet township Horseshoe pitching contest under electric lights with ice cream by men and cake by women. other events planned Ellsworth 12 Mile Lake Denmark High Lake Jack Creek townships also hosting similar meetings
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Miss Knowles
Farm Bureau
Lincoln
Center
Henry Halls
Swan Lake
Emmet Township
Ellsworth
12 Mile Lake
Denmark
High Lake
Jack Creek
Crop experiments in Emmet County involve Togren oats
In Emmet County Iowa men from the Iowa State College at Ames conduct crop tests. C E Christian of Ringsted grows a plot of Togren oats from Green Russian. David George of Estherville runs a soy bean silage experiment. W D O'Brien and Augusta Rosenberger test Togren oats on three one acre plots. August Rosenberger also tests soy beans for seed on ten acres of the Manchu variety.
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Eramet County
Emmet
Iowa
State College
Ames
C. E. Christian
Ringsted
David George
Estherville
W. D. O'Brien
Augusta Rosenberger
August Rosenberger
Poultry Culling Discussed As County Plans Demonstrations
Two poultry flocks were called this week noting low vitality diseased hens that could spread illness and culls that do not cover costs, while good layers should be kept for breeding. A county plan to hold demonstrations this year drew a strong crowd at Peter Hendricksen’s Denmark township showing eggs sold for 5 cents more per dozen than local markets. A man shipping 160 eggs daily would gain about 67 cents daily. Contact the county agent to arrange a poultry culling demonstration at your site.
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Peter Hendricksen
Denmark Township
Two Ways Newspapers Earn Revenue From Ads
Advertising is the main revenue for newspapers and merchants should advertise to attract customers. An anecdote about John Wanamaker illustrates reinvesting ad profits. The piece argues 3 percent of sales should go to advertising, warns against not advertising, and stresses that newspapers bring readers but sales depend on store service.
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John Wanamaker
Iowa Elects Railway Officials in Session
The Mystatine Journal reports that Iowa elects railway officials during a formal session. Officials addressed costs and transportation matters, with decisions recorded and duties assigned to newly chosen board members.
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Mystatine Journal
Iowa
Cts
Public road paving costs should share burden with transit firms
A historic argument from Iowa rails and buses urges charging licensing fees and paving assessments to electric lines, steam roads, and especially commercial bus operators. It cautions that private interurban services, while improving roads, must reimburse communities for wear and tear to avoid shifting costs to the public.
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Okoboi
Seer
Priepek
Noted statesman praises interest in everything for happiness
A quoted line extols taking a double handful of interest in all things as the key to happiness, humorously noting lenders as a cheerful crowd. The source blends wit with a nod to financial magnates, reflecting lighthearted commentary on money and mood.
Local Happenings and Furnishings Notes
MEER Local Happenings HIE 3S lists sewing machines for rent or sale from Estherville Furniture Co and promotes Hobart M Cable pianos with three good used pianos on hand. The column also records several local visits and family travel, including Eugene Cox’s lakes trip, burial procession from West Liberty for Grandma Jackson, Mester relatives returning from Panama, and visits by Lawrence Bowman and Glenn Flinn with mention of their jobs at American Cement Plaster Co.
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Estherville Furniture Co
Hobart M. Cable
Estherville Furniture
Eugene Cox
The
Lakes
Wm. Nichols
Irwin
F A. Macdonald
West Liberty
Grandma Jackson
Carl and
Clarence ‘Mester
Panama
Olda
Zimmerman
Hilda Mester
Mester
Lawrence Bowman
Glenn C. Flinn
Fort Dodge
Fragmentary note hints at a medical case incident
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Wiedico patient and a mistaken medicine causing a fault in cure. It also references Pinson Cigars and a vague question about a recent attempt. The readable content is too incomplete to confirm names, dates, or outcomes.
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Bing
Process for converting fish oil residue into powder for food use
The cooked residue from Aiboll manufacturing is crushed or ground to a paste, dried in vacuo at a temperature below 10 percent, reduced to a powder, treated with a proteolytic enzyme such as pepsin to solubilize the albumin content, extracted with water and dried and powdered for use as a food.
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Aiboll
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V-R
John Wanamakers
Meer
Ares Dis
Pinson
North 7Th Street
Dahl Brothers Manufacturers Co
Wallingford
Finder
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Joti
Kipp Koop
Mahlum & Anderson
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