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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
6
A collage of small ads and notices includes Wanted For Sale To Rent Trade and Round TM headings with rates like one cent a word and references to selling near the Presbyterian church. Mentions W A Ladd and J P Kirby, farm rental, and print services for Thanksgiving notices at The Vindicator and Republican offices.
Local advert lists 35 items including organs by Waterman and Pispoe with plans for sale. Mentions remaining quantities and price hints in a terse mis-spaced notice. Small-business card tone signals a liquidation style sale.
A brief local notice lists J I Glinte D D 5 and gives an address over Hobern's Dry Goods Store. The fragment outlines a business or residence location, typical of a small-town directory or notice page.
Ringsted Dispatch reports heavy tiling activity across the county with Ole Peterson directing crews and eleven contractors completing about 18 miles of tile work. Twenty five carloads of tiling have been used and many locals not listed are also tiling or contracting. Dikes and open ditches are being improved, with talk of a dredge on Black Creek to accelerate drainage. The project stands to add significant value to farm properties and supports ongoing improvements by farmers countywide.
In a note from the Arnetrong Republican the township receives commendation for public road maintenance. D Bunt is cited as delivering good service, with a comment on efforts and ongoing improvements.
Ringsted Dispatch notes roadmaking lessons for neighboring townships led by Ted Bunt. It mentions limited grain market activity, improving threshing quality, progress on an opera house project, and Armstrong’s hotel prospects surpassing larger towns. Nels Peterson builds a new farm residence. Jenasa becomes Ringsted party clerk. residents discuss rooting a new Armetrome hotel.
An old advert discusses home remedies for croup including hive syrup and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and promotes quick relief. It also advertises Nickel Plate Road rail fare for Thanksgiving travel with return by November 30 1903 and details on tickets, trains, dining cars, and ticket offices in Chicago areas.
A Chicago visit describes the New Northern Baths at 4 Quincy Street near State, touting Turkish baths and a furan of decor, with low rates, round-the-clock facilities, and a pleasant stay. Nearby mentions include a Michigan Minnesota football game in Minneapolis and a rail excursion offer. Also notes a Colombian malaria remedy and effects of alcohol vapors in London decks.
Obscure 1904 probate notice states Margaret William, deceased, with a will now opened. The document names heirs and executors, dated October 19, 1904, with reference to Emmet County and local officials. The fragmentary text mentions proof of will and a court proceeding regarding the estate.
An 1904 prospectus extols the Southwest and Indian Territory as ideal for farming, noting cheap land, long growing seasons, abundant cereals, fruits, and timber. It contrasts Oklahoma and Indian Territory with high rents elsewhere, highlights rock quarry and water resources at Addington, and advertises Rock Island travel and information services. It also includes court term notices for Emmet and surrounding counties and ditch surveying updates, presenting a mix of promotional land emporium rhetoric and official docket notices.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. offers two weekly tourist car lines to California this season. Scenic Line departs St Paul Thursdays at 8:00 p m via Omaha and Denver to San Francisco arriving Monday. Santa Fe Route departs Wednesdays at 12:00 a m via Kansas City to Los Angeles arriving Sunday. Fares start at 6.00 from St Paul and Minneapolis with reduced rates for other stations.
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