Minnesota Railroads Slash Tourist Fares Amid 2 Cent Policy
The Minnesota railroads enact a flat 2 cent passenger rate for all intra state trips starting May. All mileage, homeseeker, church, charity and merchants excursion fares are canceled. Mileage tickets sold before May 1 remain honored only at flat rate value, not mileage coupon value. Anamosa and other Iowa towns boost trade through aggressive newspaper advertising, showing rural areas can compete with mail order houses.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Minnesota
Anamosa
Iowa
Angmosa
County plans countywide pupil contest on acorn and farm skills
County Superintendent Pingrey announces a contest among county pupils to be held in adjoining counties. The main feature will be acorn growing with prizes for domestic arts. Boys focus on corn growing, girls included for various branches. Preliminary work possible this year before July 1. Geo Grems of Center township offers a bushel of seed corn to entrants.
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Pingrey
Lows Lake Township
Geo. Grems
Center Township
Gadar Rapida Republican Farm Tease
A fragmentary OCR note mentions a republican stance tied to a farm and a te ae that the farm. The text is unclear and lacks concrete details or names.
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Gadar Rapida Republican
An Age of Hasty Conclusions
A college president laments that modern people think shallowly due to constant haste. He cites newspapers rushing editions, publishers demanding endless copy, and readers skimming headlines. He warns slow verification risks wrong conclusions and foresees mental and physical strain from such rushed living.
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The
East
Audh
Graduating Class at Bytherville High School Sets Record
Eighteen students including Vere Galloway Neva Bigelow Mildred Stephene Mable Miller Jennis Rhodes Grace Miller Maud Bowser Sue Brown Hattie Vestrum Gertude Teid Man Griffith Emma Nichols Neumi Atwood Huldah Peterson Luelle Peterson Melville Brown Harry Reymore and Walter Gavin graduate, the largest class in school history.
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Bytherville High School
Vere Galloway
Neva Bigelow
Mildred Stephene
Mable Miller
Jennis Rhodes
Grace Miller
Maud Bowser
Sue Brown
Hattie Vestrum
Gertrude Teid
Man
Griffith
Emma Nichols
Neumi Atwood
Huldah Peterson
Luelle Peterson
Melville Brown
Harry Reymore
Walter Gavin
Protect the Home and Home Trading for Civic Life
A Northfield News inspired piece warns that a city’s health depends on keeping money circulating locally. It argues wages earned locally should be spent in the city to sustain commerce, employment, and civic vitality, insisting on reciprocal flow of money through home trading.
Passing the Crest of the Wave in Prosperity
Minneapolis Tribune argues the nation has passed the crest of a decade long prosperity. Prices rise then ease. high costs threaten industry. Interest rates stay high, then commodity prices begin to fall, with some indices already reporting declines since 1906. The piece warns against artificial prolongation of prosperity.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Truste
Federal Bureau of Labor
Saustbeck
Europs Ae Beadatreet
Dun'ware
America
School Board Re-Elects Staff. Mishler Maintains Salary
At a special school board meeting on Tuesday, Prof J L Mishler was re-elected as superintendent earning 1100 annually, Faith Brown as high school principal at 75 per month, and several teachers received a 2.40 per month raise. Most of the current corps were re-elected with two intending changes. a list of names includes Bertha Helier Amanda Rohwedder Elsie Riebauman Mabel Cratty Belle Akre Dora N Larson Toby Pingrey Perl Bemis Margaret Taylor Faith Brown Ida A Davis Grace Aitchian Henrietta Frank Viola Vander Las Birdie Trimble Bessie Wickersham Esther Ridley Mayne Fitting Gracila Kinney Jean Patterson Beasie Ward.
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J. L. Mishler
Faith Brown
Bertha Helier
Amanda Rohwedder
Elsie Riebauman
Mabel Cratty
Belle Akre
Dora N. Larson
Toby Pingrey
Perl Bemis
Margaret Taylor
Ida A. Davis
Grace Aitchian
Henrietta, Frank
Viola Vander Las
Birdie Trimble
Bessie Wickersham
Esther Ridley
Mayne Fitting
Gracila Kinney
Jean Patterson
Beasie Ward
Rural carriers to gain pay hikes based on miles traveled
The 46,000,000 salary increase for rural free delivery carriers passed by Congress is nearly ready to implement under Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De praw. Individual raises will range from 9 to 24 percent, tied to miles traveled. Carriers traveling twenty four miles or more will reach a maximum of 900 dollars per year.
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Depraw
Grocery Firm Change Hands in Lincoln and Seventh
Lawrence and Lyman sell their grocery store at the corner of Lincoln and Seventh Streets to Tromp, Son & Sweet. Possession passes immediately to the new firm, described as hustling young men with promising prospects for success.
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Lawrence & Lyman
Lincoln and
Seventh Streets
Trompson &Sweet
Elizabeth Davis Passes Away at Ninety One
Elizabeth Davis died Sunday morning at her son BE R Davis’s home three miles south of the city. She was ninety one years, seven months, and twenty eight days old, a pioneer of Emmet county who moved here in 1868 with James A. Davis. Funeral services were held at the Edward Davis home, with burial beside her husband in East Side Cemetery, conducted by Rev TL S Core. Also noted is the death of Mrs Rebecca Wellington Randall at Hotel Orleans after a stroke, age seventy eight, with funeral services in the hotel and burial in Davenport, joined by family. Additional items report ash burning experiments in Altoona, a local ink supplier ad, the Juvenile Band’s first public appearance, and news of a newborn boy to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sawyer.
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Elizabeth Davis
BE. R. Davis
Davis
Ove
Wm. H. Davis
George Davie
Edward R. Davis
This County
Alfred Davis
Glenwood
Iowa
Emma Musselman
Henderson
Edward Campbell
The
Presbyterian Church
Davenport
Knapp
Alex Johnston
Worth Randall
John Randall
Estherville News Note and Local Updates
Hurrah for the Estherville Business College. Farmers discuss weather for corn. A. J. and F. L. West have a new assistant for Pate. Miss Maud Creig adds an east side addition to the Naylor farm house. Miss Maud Richards recovers from mumps and Erwin Rice is also sick with mumps and contagious.
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Estherville Business College
A. J
F. L. West
Pate
Des Moines Woman Wins 16000 Verdict in Street Car Case
Mrs. Win Kern of Des Moines formerly of the city, a slater of the Brockway boys, secured a verdict in district court for 16000 against the Des Moines Street Railway Co. for the death of her husband who was run down and killed by a street car about a year ago. The trial occurred in Polk county last week.
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Win. Kern
Des Moines
Brockway Boys
Des Moines Street Railway Co
Polk County
Taxes too High H Coon considers delaying big building
Estherville's tax situation draws complaint from property owners as city council keeps valuations high. Citizens urge reductions to align city property values with county levels, arguing current rates threaten business viability and reflect outdated prices from years past.
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Estherville
Elty
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Hegale
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