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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1881
Page
3
Personal visit updates and town items including Mrs S Williams in Storm Lake and land sale to a Belle Plaine party. Social proceeds aid LeMars Band. New council desks and a plan for dog licensing. Commentary on local papers, travel, and upcoming Republican county conventions. Several notices about residents and business moves, plus jokes and editorials.
A community notice invites residents to a Band benefit on Mr Woodard’s lawn featuring performances by Mr and Mrs F A Seaman, Der Broken-heart ed, and a reading by Miss Sarah Gallagher. Coffee and treats will be served as part of the social event.
A July tornado swept north and east of Troy with a train derailed at Hoosac Falls after a landslide. Lightning wrecked barns and buildings while crops suffered heavy rain. Horses and cattle perished in Wells and surrounding areas. Injuries reported at the West Point quarry as trees fell and structures collapsed.
Market list shows prices for cattle wheat oats barley butter potatoes with figures such as 3.50 for cattle, 2.50 for wheat, and 0.80 for potatoes, plus other unreadable entries. The note assures accuracy for the day.
A damaged fragment indicates prices for local classified notices set at five cents per line for each insertion. The source lacks further details on duration or publication terms.
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