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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
12
Local update notes moves, elections, visits, births, deaths, and social events. Names include Mack, Owen, Coughlin, Juhl, Graves, Miller, Thompson, Peterson, Clapper, Burr, Wilder, Munson, Mitchell, Juhl, Sweet, Irwin, Miller, Taylor, Broad, and Bergeson as townsfolk share community news from Wilder area activities and gatherings.
East Line Rural Telephone Co held its annual meeting with Ralston reelected president and I N Sweet as secretary and treasurer. Doris Ralston, August Rosensburger, and Owen Morton attended from town. M B Owen elected director in Wilder district and F Coughlin in Sweet district. Miss Flora Knode stays with Mrs Worth and attends school at Dailiver. Grace Ballinger spent weekend in Watherville. Mr and Mrs Hartranft and Mr and Mrs Henry Noll helped B Noll with butchering. Mrs Martin Nol celebrated a birthday with a family gathering and surprise.
Miss Maud Richards of Grover sews for Mrs McCoy while Rev Pruitt of Armstrong assists in special meetings. Ladies aid meets with Mrs BE Sullivan on Thursday. The Aychie Courtney family moved to Ceylon. Chas and Lew Harris returned home after travels in Pennsylvania and the U S. Mrs Henry Ludwig of McCallsburg visits her daughter Mrs Kahrs. Art Thompson builds a new garage and plans cars. Special meetings led by Rev Pruitt every night this week. Born March 3 to Mr and Mrs Willbur Hill a daughter. Reed makes a business trip to Austin Minnesota. Dwight Merriott of Superior visits aunt Mrs A Pickell.
Miss Minnie Kettleson arrived from Sherburn to visit Sunday. A surprise party honored Mr and Mrs Claude Jackinan Saturday evening. Guests reported a fine time as the Tuichen Aid Society met.
Mrs Chris Hougland and Mr and Mrs Martin Atanwick hosted a social at the Opheil home. Nearby youths attended a Bringle school social. Residents attended events in Estherville and Spirit Lake. several moved, visited relatives, or went to Chicago with stock. Rev Hor swells of Evanston Illinois is set to speak in Armstrong March 27. Lectures by Lafayette Young were enjoyed in Armstrong and other local outings occurred throughout the week.
Armstrong and area residents are listed in a long column of visits and social updates. Numerous names appear including Ward returning from New York, Atwood and Hess from Chicago, and others visiting Estherville, Buffalo Center, and St. Paul. Local events mention purchases, pregnancies, and a Ladies Aid meeting, with Movable notes on residences and travel.
Virginia widow Aunt Mary Barker, famed for attending many funerals, debates whether to attend Deacon Botts funeral or an upcoming circus in the neighboring town. She has never seen an elephant and weighs which event offers more interest, ultimately planning to attend the funeral as the more significant occasion.
A Victorian style note warns that a cold followed by pneumonia is a common fatal sequence. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable medicine that stops the cough by addressing the cause, soothes inflamed air passages, and checks the cold, urging to keep substitutes away.
A scientist warns that fair hair is fading as people darken, predicting few truly blond women in decades. The view links modern life to darker hair trends and suggests declining blonde populations could affect civilization’s progress.
In a trend among city women including Mrs Arthur Iselin, miniature cacti fascinate a segment of society. Enthusiasts with limited gardening space cultivate long namesake plants in narrow boxes, then transplant to pots. Some maintain small conservatories and use cacti as substitutes for shrubs, reflecting a growing urban hobby.
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