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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
5
A local store advertises a broad 15 to 33 1-3 percent discount on virtually all dry goods and millinery for several weeks. Cash-only prices, store hours, and deep cuts on dresses, silks, linens, laces, hosiery, undergarments, headwear, shirts, overalls, and assorted trimmings are highlighted to attract buyers.
The Fayette column records personal news from Mina Perle Kingman traveling to Oswell for six months of business college. Others, including Rd Jennings and wife, visit Dobayne, and Miss McBatea of New Hampton visits Uncle Ed Fennell near Wadena. A Klondike era note highlights Martin Kingman’s family updates and health improvements of Lizzie Kobler. Readers hear a Florida canal trip update and a vivid first-person letter describing tent life, water at 20 feet, a 10 by 14 tent, a Blue Flame stove, and a growing western town with 600 people, no sidewalks, and a new post office soon opening.
A fragmented read lists visits and family news from Rochester Minnesota and nearby towns. Names include Tom Parker, Karl Parker, Jim Rae, Jake Rae, and Slam Buss with health notes on Slam. A new police officer arrives unnamed in Rochester with a small newborn Patrolman Parker’s baby announced. Families share Christmas and New Year gatherings across locations including Fort Madison and West Union.
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