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Patchwork Notices From Rural Newspaper Row
A fragmented rural column reports births and deaths, local sales, visits, and social events. It notes a baby born to Elmer Elwood family now in Lakota, families visiting kin, a two week visit by Mrs. Harm Tulpp, and school and community gatherings including a basket social at Lincoln Juniors and a phonograph sale. Proceeds from a tag day support children’s needs, and local trade offers include Rhode Island Red rooster cockerels and hog waterers. Continuous garbled OCR yields scattered names like Olson, Awe, Hum, Buckeye, and Harris, with distant references to towns such as Buffalo Center, Algood, and Mason City.
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Awe
Dell
Liv
Mason City
Buffalo Center