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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1919
Page
2
The column lists a flurry of local visits and calls across Estherville and nearby towns. It notes many residents visiting relatives in Algona Jewell Burt Sioux City Kenosha and Mitchell County, with multiple callers from Estherville and Swan Lake. It mentions Mr and Mrs England visiting J D Jamison and a baby born to Claude Cobb.
Halfa residents visit friends in town while Estherville visitors attend Ladies Aid. Miss Pearl Kent and Miss Meda Edwards spend weekends with relatives. Jefferson and Armstrong connections visit kin. High school girls begin basketball practice with Pearl Kent coaching. Ora Smith of Jefferson involved.
H H Hageman of Center township, breeder of prize Poland China hogs, recently purchased Mankato Staniford 302541 to head his herd. This hog is a full brother to Rainbow sold for 2500 and Chief Wonder bought for 3000, and a brother to Lady Wonder sold for 4000. Sired by Mankato Wonder and dam Dorothy Dix. Hageman plans a large winter sale with full report to follow.
First Trust and Savings Bank offers farm loans at low rates with easy terms. President F H Rhodes leads the institution in promoting accessible agricultural financing for farmers aiming to expand or stabilize operations.
Last week notes from Dolliver detail visits by Mrs. Smith Huntington to Mrs. Weir, Ben Redhead purchasing potatoes in Minneapolis, and Stillman youths entertained at Franzenberg. Electricity turned on in Dolliver Friday night, bringing lamp-free evenings for homemakers. Several locals, including Linus Stillman, Bernice Stillman, Novella Mitchell, Helen Bishop, Howard Sullivan, Donald Weir, Gerald Stillman, Lottie Pickell, and L. E. Pickell, are away at colleges or visiting relatives in Estherville, Grinnell, Ames, Iowa City, and Iowa Falls, with road trouble delaying some returns.
The Chas Logue children are ill with tonsillitis. S T VanEman visits sister. T VanEman made a business trip to Fairmont last Friday. C E Person of Estherville spent Tuesday with the Shannons. Ed Kirchner and family with George Kirchner at Dolliver. McGinns of Estherville visited A S Reed. Ole Anderson and family visited Minnesota relatives. Strawberry Point crowd helped Mrs Anderson and son Clarence celebrate a birthday.
Win Luikatt Clarence Anderson and Mr Schults are putting in electric lights. Mr and Mrs Raymond Whiting spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hager west of Estherville. Mrs S T Van Eman stayed with her daughter Mrs Lyle Schultz east of Wallingford last week. Mr and Mrs A S Reed plan to visit Perry later this week to see relatives. Lightning last Sunday killed a team of horses owned by Nick Koenecke and a cow owned by Ed Kirchner. Mr and Mrs Connie Peterson are moving back to South Dakota after a summer visit with Mr and Mrs Ben Peterson.
The Iowa Governor proclaims October 9 1919 as Fire Prevention Day urging officials schools churches and citizens to observe with thorough cleaning and safety rule promulgation. The campaign to educate on fire causes and prevention runs nationwide while prosecutions target arson for gain or vengeance. Des Moines September 12 1919 signed W L Harding governor Attest W C Ramsey secretary of state.
A brief, dated quip exchange about detecting the end of married bliss. Oldham jokes that the honeymoon ends when a wife shifts from sharing news to posing questions. The remark reflects playful marital banter.
A brief dialectal line features Uncle Eben advising restraint and not grabbing everything for oneself, ending with a hopeful but cautionary note about greed.
A brief, fragmented entry discusses the study of biography and its relation to affectation and concert, referencing David Pryde in a curio of ideas. The readable parts hint at an academic exploration of biographical method and its stylistic connections within literary history.
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