Betherville and Emmet County Official Paper May 22 1917
The May 22 issue notes Taft’s challenge in a large field of contenders in Ohio previewing a possible race scenario. It mentions Estherville hosting a joint meeting of the Upper Des Moines and Corn Belt Editorial associations on August 8 with a strong program. It discusses Missouri and Kansas tax and transport tweaks, a centennial British act against slave trade, and Minnesota’s 2-cent passenger rate causing rail revenue drops due to stagnant ticket sales.
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Upper
Minnesota
Wheat crop prospects push prices toward 1.25 a bushel
Analysts warn the wheat crop will be millions of bushels short next year, likely driving prices up to about 1.25 dollars per bushel. The piece notes gamblers may seek quick profits if their judgment is sound, aiming for a financial “cleaning up” on easy street.
Billy Sunday Attacks Audience With Bitter Sermon
The report notes Billy Sunday opening meetings in Mt. Pleasant with harsh rebukes aimed at scoffing attendees. It contrasts critics who call such tirades religious while paying him to speak, likening the rhetoric to a barroom loafer.
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Billy Sunday
Mt. Pleasant
Shelby County Republican on Roosevelt standpatters
The Shelby County Republican asserts that real Roosevelt men are standpatters. It notes the Iowa delegation in Congress and two cabinet members as staunch supporters of the president's policies. The president has expressed confidence in all of them and has given the.
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Shelby County
Roosevelt
Iowa
Congress
Watch tariffs and trust profits draw critique in Forest City
A letter argues that high tariffs and a strong watch trust inflate prices, enabling cheaper European imports via dealers who reexport. It notes foreign purchases, duties, and undersells at home, urging price relief for consumers while praising domestic Elgin and Waltham factories for reducing costs and boosting innovation.
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Europe
Forest City
Waltham
Elgin
Switzerland
Germany
Elgin and Waltham
Ames College Graduates in Demand Across Agriculture Fields
Graduates of Iowa State College at Ames are in high demand across farming, forestry, dairy, engineering, and veterinary fields. The college reports strong placement in state and national roles, with salaries often generous and opportunities plentiful for graduates entering civil, mechanical, mining, electrical, and soil science sectors. Enrollment this year totals 1595 regular and 2261 with short courses, with continued growth expected.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Department of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
British India
Walso
Department of Apriculture
Civil Service
Department of Soils
Government Forest Service
Washington, D. C
United States Dairy Division
Washington, D. G
Missouri
Oregon
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
New Hampshire
Ohio
Oklahoma Agricultural College
Weat
United States
Division of Engineering
Cure Deafness By Constitutional Remedies Promised
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The Toledo, Ohio firm F. J. Cheney & Co. promotes the remedy with circulars, and notes sales by druggists for 76 cents plus Hill's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hill
Neighbors Fooled by New Discovery Cure Ad
Mrs. Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Indiana recounts a severe cough nearly keeping her bedridden. After trying Dr King’s New Discovery, four one dollar bottles restored her health. Williams and Anderson’s druggists guarantee the remedy with a free initial bottle offer.
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Dr. King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown, Stark Co
Ind
Williams & Anderson
Pianos for rent and old house with horses offered
Pianos to rent. Frank Albro offers pianos for rent. For sale: house on south eight street and three heavy work horses. Phone 177.
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Frank Albro
SaLu
South Eight Street
Electric Bitters Cured Boy With Eczema Says Patient
N A Adama of Henrietta Pa reports his five year eczema case in a boy improved after trying Electric Bitters. Initially doctors offered no hope due to lung involvement. After several bottles the child was cured. Sold at Williams Anderson Drug Store with health tonics and blood invigoration claims.
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N. A. Adama
Henrietta
Williams & Anderson
Narrow Escape Cloyd Credits Arnica for Thumb Injury
G W Cloyd a Plunk Mo merchant recounts a narrow escape four years ago when a jimson bar pierced his thumb. Doctors wanted amputation but he refused and used Bucklen's Arnica Salve to heal the wound. Sold at Williams and Andersons Druggists.
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G. W. Cloyd
Plunk Mo
Williams & Andersons Druggista
Price of Health in Malari District Advertisement
In a hazy health ad Elia Slayton of Noland Arkansas touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The copy claims the medicine cleanses gently and imparts new life and vigor to the system. Prices listed at 5 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed or druggists.
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Dr. King
Elia Slayton
Noland
Ark
Williams & Anderson’s
Langbusch Self Closing Ink Well For Sale
The Langbusch self closing ink well is presented as the best on the market and offered for sale by the Vindicator and Republican Co.
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Langbusch
The
Vindicator and Republican Co
Baseball Season Offer from The Daily Register and Leader
New subscribers can receive The Daily Register and Leader through October 10, 1907 for 1.60 or Daily and Sunday for 2.25. The paper provides all baseball news and gossip for Iowa fans each morning with full box scores from Western and Iowa leagues. Subscribe now to score a home run. Des Moines, Ia.
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Daily Register and Leader
Register and Leader
Iowa
Register and Leader Co
Des Moines
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F. Schard, Jr
Geo. A. Nichols
Tha T
Matherville
Town
Bethervilla and
Emmet County
Taft
Foraker
Cannon
Fairbanks
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Britain
Van
A. Malnge
Keda
V. A. Staggs
W.H. Davis
Estherville
Zephyr
Estherville Jewelry and Music Co
South Eagle Clothing Store
Estherville, Iowa
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