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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1920
Page
3
A column urges readers to hold onto jobs, notes wage pressure, and explains how falling prices benefit consumers but harm farmers and merchants. It criticizes profiteering, defends printers and publishers, and praises local businessmen for fair dealing and supporting local trade.
Review of postwar printing economics. Printers and publishers urge fair prices to cover capital, labor, and intelligence while acknowledging a higher, postwar market. The piece urges publishers to protect margins and avoid patronage losses, noting closures from lack of support and urging action to preserve livelihoods.
A cautious editorial condemns a publication titled Labor as a divisive, Bolshevik-leaning rag that foments discord between workers and employers. It argues that prosperous employers provide jobs and urges unity and mutual benefit for both sides to sustain employment.
Last week a restaurant in Sioux Rapids burned swiftly after two girls kept an oil heater in a second story room. The burner malfunctioned and oil spilled on the stairs, engulfing the building in flames. A girl inside died from severe burns after her clothing caught fire.
Last week the Ladies' Aid hosted a supper at Maple Hill schoolhouse, drawing a large crowd and about $200 in receipts. A beauty cake went to the most popular young lady, won by Esther McKain. Also noted: Halfa girls beat Maple Hill 28 to 6 in basketball, Maple Hill boys lost 84 to 12 to Armstrong, with named players listed for both teams. Mr. and Mrs. Hatch made a trip to Des Moines. Ad section promotes RAT-SNAP rat poison with buyer details.
Berard Williams and teammates led Maple Hill in a Tuesday night performance featuring the lower grades staging Bonnyhell or CINDERELLA'S COUSIN with Daisy Spoons as Alice and Ruth Williams as Clara. The high school presented Deborah's First Luncheon with Esther Gage in the cast while Knutson starred for Armstrong.
A fragment lists attendees and speakers including Mrs Teavers Mina Bervvin Elizabeth Grace Gilbertson Mrs Cartwright Eather McKain Mrs Warfield Edun Vedan, indicating a local social or support gathering with several women of prominence.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Anette and Gertrude plus a reference to a Mary chambermaid and Bana Verdin. A Victrola appears, suggesting a domestic scene or device listing. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
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