Post Office Listing From Graettinger Ta
Fragmentary notice records mail matter at the Graettinger post office as second class. The text lacks full context but indicates routine postal classification.
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Graettin- Ta
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
3
Subscription Terms In Advance Announced
The notice outlines subscription terms and pricing. payments are requested in advance. Details mention a monthly or yearly plan option and a price of 1.50 in the stated currency. Readers are advised to renew promptly to continue service without interruption.
Advertising Rates and Notices Card
Advertising rates listed: display advertising 15 cents per inch or contract terms apply. readers are charged 1 cent per word. Card of Thanks priced at 500 cents.
Blockade and campfire girls and Iowa politics mix in 1915 era notes
The column surveys diverse topics from wartime U A G and Sweden Denmark blockade tensions to Iowa politics and a new summer camp for Campfire Girls at Lake Okoboji. It covers Gen Villa quotes, Cummins’ presidential chances, Marsh as a Democratic governor candidate, and details on the Macbridge Camp program, guardians, ranks, and costs.
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Macbridge
Gentle Willie and the weeds in life’s hard loom
In a rustic monologue Willie fights weeds and labor as he longs for fishing. The speaker reflects on toil in workshops, marts, looms, and plows, urging acceptance of work as life’s stern call. Willie asks for an answer and others propose feigning joy in tasks to cope with daily burdens.
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Willie
Ike
Willie Boy
Beadwork and Camp Roles Highlight Girl Scout Attire
The article describes the regulation costume a girl wears, including a khaki dress with a beaded headband bearing her symbol and camp insignia. Each camp assigns a guardian to supervise meetings, lead cross country trips, and coach crafts earning honors. Members may write Miss Sadie Holiday in Burlington Ta or contact the Extension Division in Iowa City for enrollment.
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University of Iowa
Towa Lakeside
Lake Okoboji
Centre Campfire Organization
Okoboji
A. F. Ewers
St. Louis
Miss Allen
Chicago
Miss Farnum
Milwaukee
Wis
Miss Holiday
Sadie Holiday
Burlington
Iowa City
Iowa
Plant a Field of Alfalfa This Year Alfalfa as a Crop
Alfalfa, valued for feeding and soil enrichment through nitrogen fixation, offers high protein content and yields more per acre than clover or timothy. It can be sowed in spring or fall with successful stands reported across Iowa’s western central and eastern regions, and over 56,000 acres already in the state.
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Towa
Child Disappears Near Mason City Amidst Search
The three year old child of Mr and Mrs Oscar A Goldthrope vanished from their home east of Mason City last Friday. Thousands have searched for the child with no trace found. Authorities suspect kidnapping or fatal accident with possible abduction. The father, tending the garden, saw a car halt in front of the house but dismissed concern.
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Oscar A. Goldthrope
Mason City
Little Child Possibly Kidnapped For Ransom
The Goldthropes live in stable circumstances but there is concern after hundreds of cars pass the house daily. Authorities fear the young child may have been abducted and is being held for ransom.
Settlement Reached Over County Culvert Accident
In June a county drain culvert washout led Supervisor Wheeler to order a parallel slush culvert. Tom Wagner built it, July 8 work continued. On July 11 a Bancroft veterinarian, driving with a ball player and a girl, crashed into the ditch. Wagner paid 160 dollars. the board added 30 for a total 190.
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Tom Wagner
Ledyard
Wheeler
Tom
J. Lattimer
Bancroft
Liu
Wagner
Lattimer
Board of Supervisors
Algona
Swea City Herald
Auto Wreck Near Milford Injures Two Spencer Men
A bad auto wreck occurred last Friday on the road between Spencer and Milford just north of Fostoria. Two Spencer men traveling north halted as a southbound car signaled. A second car driven by a young woman swerved and struck the Spencer vehicle, wrecking it. Mr. Devine escaped with slight injuries while Mr. Lake suffered a severe chest injury, with a broken breast bone.
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Spencer
Milford
Fostoria
Devine
Mr. Lake
Injured Person Taken to Spencer for Care
Four or five ribs were broken and the man was brought to Spencer where his injuries were attended to.
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Spencer
Rainy Season of 1851 Des Moines Described in Autobiography
The piece cites Rev. John Nash's autobiography from the State Historical Society of Iowa describing a May to July 1851 rain span in Des Moines. It notes near daily downpours with fierce lightning and thunder, followed by a fertile season yielding enormous corn per acre despite late frosts.
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Iowa
John Nash
State Historical Society
Des Moines
Mallard Plans Warmers Picnic on August 21
The Mallard Commercial club met in City Hall and voted to host a Warmers Picnic with August 21 set as the date. A four-member committee, Dr H Keeney, Peter Mulroney, A F L Stiel, and GC Cowman, was named to arrange ball games and other sports.
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Mallard Commercial Club
Mallard
Dr. H. Keeney
Peter Mulroney
A. F L. Stiel
GC. J. Cowman
Tragic Drowning on Platte River Bridge
Mr and Mrs Frank Barton and their 83 year old daughter were thrown into swift Platte River when a bridge approach gave way as they traveled from Missouri to Hed ford. Mrs Barton 48 and their child died. Mr Barton was rescued and later both bodies were recovered.
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Frank Barton
Hedford
Missouri
Platte River
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Marsh
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Sweden
Denmark
England
Russia
Germany
P. H. E. Braendstrom
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Braendstrom
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N. J Merriman
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