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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
10
The Vindicator and Republican correct their report misidentifying a convicted bootlegger. The initials should read W. P. not A. M, distinguishing an old gentleman from a young man of good character. The paper regrets the error and notes few know the party’s initials or that of his son V.-R.
In West Emmet readers glimpse a sequence of social visits and family news. Mr and Mrs Wm Gage host a dinner with G Wheatley Stark and families present. Mrs Henry Peterson visits her sister in Estherville after time in Ft Dodge. Alvin Donnell Gruber is born to Louis Gruber and Gladys Peterson. Will Norby visits from North Dakota to see Hannah Stromer. Mabel Whiteford helps with wallpaper. Glenn Whiteford and Thomas Herem graduate eighth grade. Lottie Case plans a Shellsburg reunion. Lars Herem and J A Bringle attend a Lutheran conference in Minneapolis.
Earl Brown of Jackson reaffirms his role with Jacksons and is once more employed by L. W. Stark for the current season.
A new gasoline service pump will replace the old unit at Myhre & Co. A road north to the state line will be graded and likely graveled soon, and the west road from town leveled with hopes of graveling. Homer Sharar celebrated his twenty-second birthday with a surprise party despite rain and slick roads. Children’s Day program postponed due to rain but scheduled for the church next Sunday. Five ears of grain shipped last week cap a strong year. County schools award best penmanship improvement to Center Anna Anderson, Denmark Ella Saxton, West Emmet Alice Martens, Ellsworth Mabel Whiteford, High Lake Frances Stewart, Iowas Lake Fern Eastman, Jack Creek Bernice Bradley, Swan Lake Bernice Case, Twelve Mile Lake Lilly Landing. Alice Martens earns overall county honor.
County Superintendent Marie Sorum awarded first second and third places in the eighth grade scholarship contest. Winners include Edna Johansen 94 percent from Denmark Township with Ella Saxton. Johnnie Verbrugge 91.5 percent from Iowa Lake Two with Annie Sullivan. Doris Summers 90.2 percent from Jack Creek Two with Irene Anderson. Leroy Gunderson 91.3 percent from Twelve Mile Lake Two with Kathryn Lippert. Gracy Gray 89.7 percent from Jack Creek Two with Helen Kelly. Bernard Wood 89.9 percent from Swan Lake Two with Grace Borin.
Miss Anna Riggs of the home economics department asserts that unneutralized acid is volatile and forms a vapor. The small remaining amount reacts with gluten to yield a very tender and desirable product.
Miss Merta Albert of the Essther ville Grocer Company returned Friday of last week from Sioux Falls where she completed installing an accounting system for the Sioux Falls Grocery Company. A controlling interest in the company has been acquired by the Fort Dodge Grocery Company and they desire the Sioux Falls office system to mirror those at Fort Dodge and Estherville.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday School announces Children’s Day exercises in the church next Sunday morning June 17 at 10 o’clock. A fine program is prepared by the Sunday School children. All parents and others interested in the Sunday School and its children are invited.
Card of thanks from Nate Rose and family for sympathy and flowers after the death of their father and brother. They invite all to a Homecoming Day dinner and supper at the Baptist Church on June 20th, offering a hot meal in a cool quiet place.
An expert pianist must cultivate his eye to see 1,500 notes per minute while his fingers execute at least 2,000 movements in the same time.
The text ranks Holland as closely settled next to Belgium, with Britain third at 889 inhabitants per square mile. Australia is the least populated under two per square mile with 5,434,000 people coastal living, and Canada has 242 inhabitants per square mile.
An archaic 1493 fragment describes a wife’s adornments: a ring on her finger symbolizing true love, a brooch on her chest for purity, and a garland on her head representing joy and the dignity of wedlock.
Readers note a fragment about Daffodila and the Browns of Honeys in the periodical Flowers in Literature appearing in Jon a London’s weekly edition.
Thrift Magazine notes that about 1.7 billion people inhabit the world and more than 900 million live in areas with hookworm infection. The piece warns that tropical and subtropical development increases malaria and sleeping sickness pressure, making disease control a serious global concern.
Edmund Ruffin, an early soil expert, stated in 1832 that all manures must be applied in quantities exceeding crop expectations, while one bushel of Gypsum spread over an acre capable of acting can add more than twenty times its weight to a single clover crop.
A biology survey notes small birds rarely die from touching a live trolley wire since there is no complete circuit. A larger bird could die if a wing crossed to a second wire, as has happened to eagles, and the current would complete a circuit through the bird.
A Beecher quote notes that attempting to beat a man down to steal his goods is burglary in effect and that cheating occurs on both sides of the counter with less behind it beforehand. The remark contrasts predatory price cutting with sale integrity.
A quoted excerpt from Be douin Love by Arthur Welgall contrasts love dynamics between man and woman. It sketches male simple pursuits and female wisdom, noting the moment of perfect timing when time place and person align in romance.
The Azores were first called Acores, a name linked to many hawks seen there. The exact date and discoverer remain uncertain, but the label Acore, meaning hawk, reflects the frequent birds observed by early navigators.
In remote parts of England cottages with sloping walls remain visible as builders curved their plans to avoid exact squares. The belief held that a perfectly square house would inevitably collapse, leading to slight deviations in construction.
A town meeting this week discusses budget and debate on Pride of Fath acts. Omundson named affirmative chair and Le nhion on negative. Live-Link Club from Minnesota to present at Lake area event. Estherville poultry club demonstration noted. Emmet township to meet at J. W. Parnell’s Friday evening June 15.
The Ellsworth Poultry Club met at Ber Hatland home with most members and many visitors. Main topics were a poultry demonstration in Emmet and whether to have a float in the Homecoming parade. Other poultry raising aspects were discussed. The next meeting will be at Helen Williams home.
LOST Green silk umbrella last Tuesday afternoon. Kindly return to Mrs. Geo. Schaad, N. 6th St. Phone numbers 662 or 98.
Local ad promotes hot day treats and pantry staples from Pineapple and berries to cereals and canned goods. Featured specials include 29¢ cans, 44¢ soap bars, 12½¢ to 29¢ items, and multi-pack bargains from leading brands like Kellogg's, Libby, Van Camp's, and Heinz. Also highlights 10 bars of soap and assorted tobaccos at bulk prices.
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