Local Chatter and Notes From Estherville Area
Local items include L. J. Bennett sports and a runabout, Walt Kingman back from the east, Herman Lorenz resigning at Driper barber shop, and F. M. Shadle & Sons big clearance sale continuing. Cottage occupancy at Hather ville Beach, VUS Expressbusiness updated, and Roe Eminons leaves for Oregon. State fair dates set for September 6 to 10 with plans for a premier exhibition, plus a list of community observations and business notes.
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F. M. Shadle & Sons
Walter Crowell
Hatherville Beach
West Okoboji
Harry Brown
VUS Express
Agent Berry
Jenkins
Ottumwa
Anamosa
Rov
Eminons
The
Christian Church
Oregon
Minnesota
Tia
United States
Local notes from Spirit Lake area residents
ADDITIONAL PERSONAL L. L. Irwin was at Graver Friday. H. A. Jehu rode to the lakes Friday. J. P. Johnson went to Goldfield on business. Various residents visited lakes, towns, and nearby farms Thursday to Friday. Many names and small trips. social and business visits populate the Spirit Lake region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Irwin
Graver
H. A. Jehu
Lakes
J.P. Johnson
Goldfield
H. H. Tosdal
A. E. Bigelow
Graettinger
A. A. Crim
Spirit Lake
Will Turner
Sherburn
G. A. Lyons
Ft. Dodge
W. H. Hodge
Rodman
Mra
J. ©. Lovell
J. BP. Kirby
Westokoog
Geo. Shadle
Armatrong
A. G. Brown
Weat Bend
Benjamin Franklin
W. J. Turner
The Talkative Barber Reflects On Ancient Trade Humor
A Kansas City Star column and Atheneum Monthly notes on superstition explore chatter in barber lore and how ancient Plutarch tales prompt jokes about barbers. The pieces compare wit in humorists, then segue to signs of hospitality and lucky objects in rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plutarch
Archelaus
Kansas City Star
Timekeeper Lesson News Notes From London Seps
A school note to a teacher explains that Johnny Ny cannot attend school as he travels with his father to act as a timekeeper. The note, written in misspelled phonetics, asks for information and mentions a riddle about walking distance and speed. It reflects playful street slang and a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Dad
Min
Sam
London
Customs of the Balkans and first-visit omens
A fragment describes Talkan traditions when entering a house for the first time. The visitor bears a stone, green twig, and salt, places the items on the heart, offers a blessing for fruitfulness, and recites a quinary couplet as salt is burned in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Erdekle
Bain
Itch Relief Ad Promises Instant Skin Comfort
An old advertisement touts Gil of Wintergreen and D. D. D. Compound for stopping itching from hot weather eruptions. It claims relief in five seconds with a few drops and invites readers to visit Fr. 8. Shadle & Co. for more details. An unrelated proverb about hens and chicks closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Robb
Ringsted
Wesley’ Robb
C.K. Sullivan
L. P. Stillman
Dolliver
John Osgood
Armstrong
Frank G. King
New York
C. G. Deming
Phoenix
Arizona
Nice
C. H. Ford
Ames
W. P. Galloway
West Side Hotel
Spiritlake
Reptiles Eggs and Their Unusual Shapes
A science article notes crocodile and tortoise eggs are pale and birdlike, while the gopher tortoise egg is nearly perfectly round, resembling a golf ball. Some snake eggs are soft skinned and brown, looking like new potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientifle
Pronounced Mixups Over Hymn Choice Reported
A New York Times item recounts a humorous mishearing in a church setting. An organist asked a boy to inquire the minister about the first hymn. The boy misheard requests as “Howl, Brothers, Howl” while the minister preferred “Well, Brothers, Yell.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyum
Carol
Brothers
Howl
Yell
New -York ‘Times
Rung In the Family
Humorous exchange between Mr. Agile and Mr. Stoutman about running and laziness. Quotation implies family trait of laziness passing down. From Lippincott's style, a brief witticism column item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Agile
Mr. Stoutman
Lippincott’s
Suspended Animation Frame in Playful Exchange
In a dialogue from an afternoon scene, the line asks what suspended animation is as a woman enters the room, sparking a curious moment described by Puck. The excerpt hints at a theatrical or literary context with a witty, anticipatory tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Wallingford
Great Western Railroad
Maple Leaf
Edlis
Kirksmith
Kirksmith Chautauqua Orchestra
F. H. Rhodes
Jennie
City
Bout
Puck
Cramped. Knicker-how firgets their subur ban place?
The text appears garbled and unreadable. No clear person, place, or event can be identified for a factual headline and summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Bless the Fools Aims for Better American Future
The passage argues that despite uncertainty and change the American will improve institutions and ideals. It asserts that both native and foreign born citizens desire their children to have better education and higher community standards, driving ongoing local state and national advancement. The tone reflects a hopeful civic progress view from the St. Paul Pioneers Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Tie
St. Paul Pioneers Press
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hugh B. Lawrence
L. J. Bennett
Aya Maxwell
Walt Kingman
Herman Lorenz
Wm. Driper Bar— Ber
C. E. Person
Ptew
Rider & Lewis Automobile
Nels Knudtson
Minneapolis
Emmetsaburg Democrat
BK. D. Carlton
Dickinson County
C. CG. Duffy
Ottawa
Ilinois
H. J. McFarland
Harris
Masonic Block
China
Gord
Chautauqua
Owa
Fore
Iis
Cummins
Ayer
J. S. Sandren
Leo Streater
Emmoetsburg
Jennie Rhodes
Garthner
Rock Rapida
Geo. Schaad
Frank Wheelcock
Joy Harewell
Qraettinger
Sidney Elie
Town City
Joe H. Orvis
Rock Feland
G. H. Morse
J. J. Ports
Getlys
South Dakota
J. “M. Roman
Grinnell
Fred Hendershot
GC. C. Doolittle
R. J. Ridley
J. B. Duxberry
Cedar Rapids
Templar Park
J.C. Lovell Sr
Seattle
Washington
Wisconsin
H. C. Brees
John Ross
J. J’ Porta
Templar” Park
Huratay
Kneut Groustal
Humboldt
Des Moines
Goodge Auto Caz
Fred Mason
Mankato
Minn
Commercial College
Kingman’s
Chaney Ammon
Roy Blakey
H.T. Nichols
J. W. Ghoslin
Chicago
W. H. Foote
A. Richeson
Harry Doolittle
Gedar Rapids
Frank Shadle
Denver
Father Smith
Hmmetsburg
A. N. Wetherell
Worthington
M. B
Miller
Kansas
Oklahoma
Banker Anderson
Will Rhodes
Racine
Bert Barber
Morton Anderson
Donald Allen
Allen Cottage
Master Porter Williams
Princeton
Illinois
W. Riley
Waterloo
Wim. Fahey
Edna Barker
Hattie Ridley
Boston
New Hampshire
Harry Johnston
Germania
Johnston
Jean Patterson
F. KK. Converse
Lanesboro
Goodge Auto Co
Public Square
H. Williams
Ceeemenyd Propuer Ca
Foley
Person & Pitcher
Kingman’ S
St. Paul, Minn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
the Provident Savings Bank
Estherville, Towa MO
P. Kirby
Howard Graves
Sonprol
G. Zeeman Cashier
Estherville State Bank
Capital
Dirvolors Ano. M Harker KH
Sondrol A
Root G. Zeeman
W. A. Tones
Emmies
Howard Graves Safety Deposit Boxes
Estherville, Iowa
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