Local Society Notes and Town News Clip
Mr and Mrs WoHH Foote are happy grandparents of a bright baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Wallace Foote at Barry the lyth lives. Mrs Ann Donahue recovering after a fall at her daughter Mrs Otto Braun s home. B B Anderson s house on sands Ninth street sold last week to HL Lambert of Bradgate. Miss Ila Martin operated on for appendicitis at city hospital and recovering well. Tax deadlines loom before penalty. Vacant Monnet House store invites occupancy and town needs. Good Friday cold below freezing hindered potato planting. Shook of Mankato visited Estherville for first time in eighteen years to see former grocery site now Flite cafe. Snowkin now selling for Jon Geslie Paper Co. of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wohh. Foote
Wallace Foote
Barry the Lyth
B. B. Anderson
Sands Ninth Street
Person & Pitcher
HL. Lambert
Bradgate
Ila
Mee
J. He. Martin
OW. Shook
Mankato
Estherville
Flite Cafe
Mr. Snowkin
Jon
Cleaning Drive and Local News from Spirit Lake Area
Community notes describe a cleaning push in the back yard and front yard wall area. Mrs. Robert Penn underwent appendicitis surgery at the city hospital Monday. Spirit Lake fair dates target September 6. Heavy rain and a Sunday freeze hindered pedestrians Monday. A Minnesota district elected 14 teachers at salaries up to 105 dollars per month. Editor Nichols of the Batherville Vindicator buys a Guernsey cow and plans dairying with local officials. Zeeman may run for city treasurer against W Walker. Hinshaw, state game warden, authorized to purchase a fish tar and set up an office. Possible new building for his use. apron sale and supper planned by the Christian Church on March 28. German Evangelical Lutheran Church service at 10:30. Ladies Aid meets next Thursday at Mrs Tea’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Penn
City Hospital
Diekinnen
Spirit Lake
Zeeman
Zeemania
Batharville State Bank
Hleis
W. W. Walker
Four Savings Bank
Roth
Place
Hinshaw
Executive Council
J. ©. Davis
Gem Theater
Deiner
Flaralu
The April American Magazine highlights scientific management gains
The April American Magazine reports on concrete outcomes from Scientific Management at a government arsenal reducing mold costs from 1.17 to 64 and raising a molder’s daily earnings from 3.88 to 5.74. It notes other features including personal essays, literature by Ferber and Webster, prize letters on bravest deeds, and local notices about residents and real estate alongside advertisements for Foley Kidney Pills and a for sale eight room cottage on Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Morosu
Arnold Banunett
Edna Ferber
G.C. Muise
Albert Apple
Henry Kitchell Webster
American Magazine
Local residents and visitors headline a busy week
A string of social calls and short trips fills the week. Miss Maude Bowser visited relatives in Wallingford. Rev John Button attended a Spencer event. Misa Marie Murphy visited friends in Spirit Lake. Several residents traveled to Seattle Cedar Rapids Des Moines Armtrong and Northfield for visits study and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Button
Spencer Viattor
Miss Maude Bowser
Her
Misa Marie Murphy
Spirit Lake
Woo
Ageton
Emmet County News Skims Through Local Events
Twenty years ago water damage and wind caused severe effects in Enrmeets with reports of destruction at Follywates. The new bank building begins temporary use as the First National Bank relocates. Marriages, land sales, and a growing town outline the week as contractors foresee strong expansion, a $20,000 Clarion fire noted, and a law and order league forming amidst community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVW
Tormerly
Coniuey Land Agency
First National Bank
Harry
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Knights Templar Conclave Trip Plans Draw Interest
Rh O Sonte travel agent for Rock Island visits Estherville to promote the thirty second triennial Knights Templar conclave in Denver. A pullman drawing room sleeper will be provided for Kedraelou Commandery members and families with petitions for reservations in Estherville Emmetsburg Spirit Lake to fill the coach. Round trip fare Ratherville to Denver is 22.96 plus about 6 per sleeper berth each way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rh. O. Sonte
Iowa Falls
Rock Island
Estherville
Knights Templar
Denver
Kedraelou Commandery
Emimetsburg
Spirit Lake
Ratherville
Dolliver Savings Bank Statement of Condition 1913
The document presents the 1913 statement of the Dolliver Savings Bank in Dolliver Iowa. It lists assets including capital stock, deposits, and other items, and liabilities such as deposits, bills payable, surplus, and profits. L. P. Stillman, cashier, swears the figures are full and true to the bank’s corporate capacity with signatures of local officials witnessing the oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver Savings Bank
Tulul
Bayan
Brats
Luwa
Eumer
LL. P. Suttman
Castler
Ubu
Moral Work Not Laws Waterloo Tithes Republican
Moral suasion is valued over law in discouraging liquor use. The piece argues that example and employer restraint have greater moral impact than prohibitions, noting that many evade or resent laws while clinging to personal liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Sobriety and Law Yet Drive Hard Factions
A fragment discusses that many men will not be driven to sobriety by others demands or by a mere legal code. It argues that morality does not teach or spread drinking, and that a protest against evil does not compel virtue. The text reflects on agency and the limits of reform through law.
The Country Lawyer and His Harsh Service
A rural article by AE Mood Shepard critiques the country lawyer’s harsh burdens and subservience to clients. It argues lawyers are treated as property of communities, endure tyrannical clients, and lose personal rest while chasing fame or protection for clients. Prompt notes late visits, gossip, and early calls as constant pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand Whitlock
Shepard
Gallant Unto Death in Battle Aboukir Blanket Request
The dying Air Ralph Abercromby on the Foudroyant asks whose blanket supports his head. Told it is a soldier’s blanket, he insists on knowing the man’s name. The attendant reveals Duncan Roy of the Forty-second, and Abercromby commands the blanket be given to Roy that very night. The tale praises selfless soldierly care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Abercromby
Aboukir
Foudroyant
Ife
Duncan Roy
Ralph
Black Opals Revealed in Dark Gems of Shifting Color
Black opals appear nearly black with dark bodies yet reveal vivid spectrum hues. Some stones display harlequin, peacock, and formal patterns while others flash red blue green or purple that shift with angle. Cloudy and sunset-like effects evoke Turner and Ruskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Ruskin
A Rare Film Prompting Odd Royalty Inquiry
A Cincinnati Times Star item notes an unusual scene where a man asks about royalties for a moving picture reel showing his daughter involved in housework. The terse exchange highlights a rare, curious film concept and the journalist’s wry tone.
The Helpful Man Quote in Public Service Context
A reflection on a man who with sound thinking and hard work develops four productive industries, using good judgment to keep them profitable and stable, thereby conferring a widespread benefit to society, attributed to Charles W. Eliot.
He Told Her Dowry Joke Sparks Courtship Banter
In a quip from Meg Gendorfer Blatter, she longs for happiness with Karl while he suggests asking her father to double the dowry as a humorous custom line in their ongoing banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
An Old Joke Retold
A humorous misquote exchange features a public figure saying farewell to the stage and an actor replying he left due to disliking being bitten, attributed to Leaudon Stiodard. The brief dialogue echoes showbiz wit and a playful punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaudon Stiodard
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Ageton Brothers
Iowa
North 6Th Street
Thompson’s Grocery
Ann Donahue
Otto Braun
Crusade
Dack Ann
Minnesota
Nichols
Batheerville Vindicator
Republican
Ara Oa
Conner
Fininetatuirg
Judge Quartom
Algona
Emmetabarg
Lord Nelson
Alderney
German Evangelical Lutheran | Chureh
Eloolk
Aid Society
Mra. Tea
Foley
Ugardston
South Seventh Street
Ibusiness
S W. A. Lapp
Tlws
Y. VT
Lerdall
Jen Heidecker
Wallingford
Robert Hamilton
Qermanta
Job Qauwman
Craetttageerwaaan Batherville
Misa May Brown
Armstrong
Bryan Hone
A. Vanney
Chaettinger
Raine
Mark Paulsen
Alice Jaft
Seattle
Washington
M. FH. Secloeman
Cedar Rouids
Norway
Misa Osher
Qraettinger
Dr. R. Osher
Oscar O. Vestrum
Kersia Vandenburg
Armatrong
Hazel Ramis
Grace Ports
Siegelf Overholt
S. U. Gf
Hernan Oranaky
Des Moines
John Goodge
Will Colson
Armeatrong
Blt. Osher
Alma Gluin
Luella
Arlando Pasdhal
Northfield
Olof College
Jones
Eternia
Iyprand
Ventlomvan
Alina
Patterson
Wetherville
Contractore
Lathermen
Clarion
J.J. Klopp
Walter T. Coon
Laura French
Lifecomb
Ossian
Adil
H.C
G. N. Coon
Jarvis
Emmet Township
Charly Bartlett
Mr. Jarvis
Law and Order League
Jd. C. Fuller
Dlarian
Town
A. J. Pullout
Cuwniping
Binet County
Spenest
Lowa
Dolliver
Bnumel
He Vlosg
Businesd
Lewes
Sud National Book
Cola
L. P. Suiven
L. P. Stillman
Seui
H. Allan
Blacko
Bank of Estherville
H. Rhodes
Esthervilla
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