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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
2
Akron writer recalls Plymouth county birth, LeMars shops, and 1870s grasshopper swarms. Describes 1856 pest, 1873 hopes, barn sledge ride to fetch materials, and 1875 harvest woes. Notes rising credit, high interest, and sheriffs reclaiming chattels amid pioneer finance pressures.
An account from Plymouth County describes a log house blown apart by strong winds. Jesse Lange’s family sought shelter in a cave or outside cellar, uninjured. The dwelling stood on section 22, Johnson township. the land later passed to a Burrill boy. The writer notes Lange left the country and wishes him well. Plus Baptist church notices urge local youth meetings and mass gatherings led by Minister Wesley Fletcher.
Gustafson and Finton offer a public auction with no reserve on Friday January 16 at the Mohan farm west half of Section 9 township near Ruble. Items include 13 head horses 4 per head cattle 45 head Duroc Jersey hogs farm machinery household goods 200 chickens 10 tons clover hay 10 tons wild hay 40 bushels potatoes with ten months time and lunch at noon. Sale begins 11 o'clock. J d Avlis auctioneer H Shoulberg clerk.
An Akron pharmacist promotes Adler-i-ka as a simple mix of buckthorn bark and other ingredients. He claims that just one dose relieves sour stomach gas and indigestion instantly, asserting quick action for those with stomach or bowel trouble.
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