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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1920
Page
3
The column critiques party dynamics from Bryan to Wilson, warns against profiteering amid postwar shortages, and notes public sentiment toward Estherville. It questions gasoline supply claims, urges rail travel to curb fuel use, and reflects on readers moving away then returning home.
Victor Berger of Milwaukee, convicted of espionage, attended the Morrigan hotel convention in Chicago as a friendly spectator. A committee of forty-eight gathered with M. Thommasson named national president for the non-partisan indargo. The piece hints at shortages tied to box cars and sugar discussions.
A fragmented column notes the value of home gardening to ease living costs amid political jests. It mocks figures like Cox and Bryan, questions party scandals, and jokes about celebrities, keeping a satirical and local tone.
A Sunday audience at the Methodist church heard Rev KA Quinn describe work at the Town Children's Home in Des Moines. Attendance and offerings surpassed last year as a large crowd prepared for next Sunday worship and a sermon by the pastor. A parish news item notes Epworth League Institute at Okaboji starting July 19 and a Northwest Town Camp Meeting at Lake Okaboy from July 29 to August 5 with a call to attend for those seeking deeper religious life.
The Church of Christ invites members to Bible school at 1 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and an evening sermon at 7 o’clock titled Heart Searching Questions. A midweek meeting for officers and teachers is planned, and August 1 will feature Rev. C S Kleckner. Health issues force a temporary layoff but the change is to trusted hands.
In Des Moines River near the old power house site two Nyberge children Lillian age ten and Francid age seven drowned after wandering toward the water. Rescue efforts using dynamite continued for four days with no success. The town extends sympathy to the grieving parents and recognizes aid from local organizations and neighbors.
A quiet but beautiful wedding was held July 12 at the home of Rev J W LaGrone in Armstrong. Peter C Richardson of International Falls Minnesota married Ella Wood of Armstrong, with sister in law Mrs Harry C Kirk present. Richardson helped build Dolliver and haul lumber to Ceylon. now he farms and owns land in International Falls. Wood is a New Yorker by birth but has lived in Iowa many years and will move to the Canadian border city to reside. The ceremony used the Methodist Episcopal ring rite and full church ritual.
A fragment notes a historical claim of widespread witchcraft executions in France, mentioning Malta and the figure of six hundred victims. The text is incomplete and reads like a stray historical assertion without verifiable context or date.
Thirty years ago a rumor spread of a new Estherville bank to open in the Soper and Allen building with backing from Soper, Allen, and Ormsby, signaling expected need for banking capital. Wedding news from near the Minnesota line details Miss Jessie Wade and Mr Mathew Wier's ceremony officiated by Rev S W Steele.
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