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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
5
The article contrasts lingering use of branded Mixed Wheat Flour with home bakers who rely on lard butter and sugar to raise dough in a warm room, noting that Royal Patent is milled and available for baking.
An immigration agent invites readers to travel July 2 and September 16 to see thriving crops and cheap food prospects in Oklahoma. He touts fine homestead lands still available and urges immediate action to avoid rising land prices. Names James S. Pletcher of Estherville and agents for several railroads.
A compilation of local social and business visits, moves, and travel. Names include Charles Mathews, L A McAffee, Postmaster Wiginbotham, A M Jefferia, Percy Fullenwider, WI Rhodes, Frank Allen, S N Swenson, Dr J G Bertrand, Mrs H L Mendelson, Misa Pearl Wetherell, Nel a J Lee, Alex Johnston, W A Lesher, Chris Hosenberger, Chas C Heer, Prof A J Hoffman, Mr Peck, Mrs Harry Godfrey, Mrs M N Stott, Brakeman McCarthy, Art Maxwell, John Bagan, John P Anderson, and others with destinations such as Cedar Rapids Des Moines Denver and Oshawa. Includes notes on land and business visits, family travel, and a few county notices.
Gideon minstrels return with a Saturday program at the opera house. Charles Mathews has leased the Iowa House and will open it soon. Community notices list millinery openings and a Lutheran wedding, with plans to settle near Superior. A.O. Myhre marries Mrs. Mina Wall and new housekeeping begins. Ladies League to be entertained at Presbyterian church Friday. Forty pages note bridge and river flood events causing train delays. A Miss Higgins near Des Moines dies by suicide after leaving letters.
A 19th century advertisement by Dr Staggs promotes treatment for catarrh eye and ENT disorders. It lists symptoms such as discharge nasal obstruction sore eyes cross eyes and headaches. It urges proper glasses fitting and warns that eye issues may signal other serious diseases.
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