Sugar beet harvest begins as farming notes fill brief
Brief city items report the sugar beet harvest starting Monday. Other notes mention old settlers’ social at Superior tomorrow, tax deadlines, weather, school term start for Mrs. Sadie Kent, and local newspaper plans for Algona. Also details on coal prices, seed concerns, lake season, rail stops, and a county property tax inquiry.
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Superior Teonerrow
Sadie Lo Kent
Wecker
Algona
Merritvac
Ttib
Baumeraburg Democrat
Baumenburg
Festive Club Nights at Armeury Airport Event
A busy spell unfolds with social gatherings Thursday and Friday nights at the Armeury. Mrs Helen Weaver of Fonda arrives to assume duties at the State Bank building. Local weddings, church services, and community drills accompany announcements of upcoming meetings, school, and rail progress.
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Armeury
Roy Snene
Mise Helen Weaver
Fonda
State Bank
Weather Summary for Week Ended Sept 22 Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines area reports abnormally cold September with heavy cloudiness and showers across five days. Average daily temp about 7 degrees below normal, light frosts in exposed places but no damage. Corn maturing slowed yet 68 to 76 percent beyond injury by light frost. needs ten days warm weather to be safe. Silos filling, corn in shock, rain hindered threshing. grain shocks and stacks damaged in places. Plowing and seeding progressing. pastures and late potatoes doing well. Estherville Produce Co seeks poultry car and butter fat at 27 cents per pound.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Doe
Strangest Weapon? Umbrella Fatal Stabbing in 1908
In October 1908 at Chiswick High Street a man named Ernest Smith was found dead with a punctured eye wound that penetrated to the brain. Doctors agreed the fatal injury was caused by the steel ferrule of an umbrella.
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Ernest Smith
Chiswick High Street
Finland
Man's Power In Nature Study Reflections
A quoted fragment reflects on human power over nature and mastery of truth. It emphasizes man's role in revealing truth that cannot be seen, portraying victory over things as central to human dignity and capability.
Canary and cat tale from grandma's canary joke
A lighthearted family anecdote recounts a child freeing a canary and a cat catching it, with grandma humorous about the animal mischief and the dog Towser nearby.
Bil and Bartenders Vente Sign Shuts Downtown Window
From the Boston Globe comes a brief note about a sign in a downtown window reading Bil and Bartenders Vente. The snappish display hints at an upcoming event or sale connected to local bar services.
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A &Lik
Bil&Bartenders’ Vente
Boaton Globe
Personal notices from Spirit Lake and surrounding towns
Purely personal notices list residents traveling visiting and social activities across Spirit Lake, Emmet County and nearby towns. The items mention visits to Omaha, Tarlock, Armatrong, Graettinger, Jackson, Cedar Rapids, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Albert Lea, Des Moines, and Waterloo, plus lectures and local events.
And Then Silence Mrs Grump on a mistaken marriage case
A light exchange reveals a tale of a woman marrying a man she believes is someone else, highlighting a mix of irony and social commentary about mistaken identity in relationships. The cartoonish dialogue underscores gendered reactions to such errors.
Marking Wood How to ID Your Items With Pyrograph
A quotation shows a nerve specialist noting a patient regressed after a bill. The cartoonish exchange mentions a sharp bill shock and renewed nerves. A wood marking tip suggests using pyrograph to brand hockey sticks bats rackets and other sports equipment for lasting identification.
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Air
Mosquito Tales From the Naturalist and Farmer
A naturalist remarks that mosquitoes feed mostly on plant nectar and not much on humans. Farmer Curntossel responds with a wry quip about human delicacy being poorly advertised as mosquito food.
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Curntossel
Our Touch of Vanity Among Companions
A reflective note on how charm fades as preference shifts from partners to their own discoveries, echoing a Grevillean sentiment about vanity and affection.
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Greville
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High Lake
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Estherville, Iowa
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Sea Green
Fedeaoton
Presbyterian Church
Painier County
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United States
Conor
Ortoler Path
KC. Mitchell
Mere. Purritin
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Porritin
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Henry Stade Sp
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Petersburg
Minn
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United
Rock Island
Tarder Ware
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Dori
George Wood
Spencer
Will Jones
Grand Jury
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Jay Johnston
Lloyd Anderson
Doo- Hite
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Mise
Janet Vannov
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Lobe Theatre
Laat
Euinier
Middleton
Abe
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Commercial College Notes
Rather Ackerman
Rapid City
S. Dak
Comercial College
Avemer
Ave
George
Dunnell
Commercial College
Packard
Kenwick
Hazel
Felix Guallaxson
Bode
Alma Gilbert
Wallingford
Estherville
Estherville Vieduce Co
Old Post
Heffelfinger
Templar Wark
Carl Jeginm
Spirit Lake
P. Turner
Tuesaday
Omaha
Rowe
Tarlock
California
Knipe
Armatrone
Fetherville
Thueraday
Clem Petergon
Armaig
Thiureday
Mra. C
Mra. Cole
Jackson County
Jackson
Loren White
Game Wamer
Pueaday
Wim. McArdle
Fat Callendar
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Fletcher Howe
West Union
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Vancouver
Geo. Shadle
St. Louis
Poole
Morris Buck
Morris
Tlinois
Ivan Cotayt
J. H. Cramer
Tucpsey
Minneapolis
W. J. Warner
M. A. Staggs
DeWitt
Dr. Staggs
Jas. Lovell
Geo. Letchford
Charles Reinhardt
Waterloo
Jack Bauere
Albert Lea
Hfof
Mrs. Garrison
Sargant
Fort Dodge
John Gifford
Jas. Howe
Ford Connely
Victor
Connelly
Frank M. Bristol
Pres Methodist Church
M. Hogan
Buylsen
Old Hoo. RR
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Iowa Falls Sentinel
Emnimet House
South Third Street
IK Vres
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Will
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F. M. Shadle & Sons
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