10 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note mentions services every Sunday and a church related time 1010 a.m with unclear wording. No stable names, places, or events present to solidify details.
A Philadelphia newspaper recalls John Wanamaker or a similar surname who ran a dry goods store selling socks for 39 cents. He spent 86 dollars with the Ledger to advertise once and failed, losing nearly all goods. Merchants warned him advertising wouldn’t pay, yet sympathy led to poor outcomes as his business expanded in error. The piece also notes a new atlas published jointly by Northern Pacific, Burlington Route, and Great Northern Railway, detailing state statistics and geography for a dollar.
The Reel Island System offers a fare rate and one third on certificate plan from all points in Iowa for the Iowa Christian Bodeavyor State Convention in Newton from August 25 to 27. Call your nearest ticket agent for full information.
The Grand Army special train to Denver under Rock Island System departs September 4 with Capt. H. M. Pick of Des Moines in charge. Consists of chair cars and Pullman sleepers from several towns, joining solid for Denver. Mrs. Nenor J. Hawk of Colfax and staff accompany. Inquiries to Capt. Pickel, Mrs. Hawk, or John G. Farmer, Cedar Rapids.
Isabel Gordon Curtis offers suppressions to ease housework in her serial The Making of a Housewife. The issue also features distressed crockery tips, diverse recipes like Delicious Cream Jellies and Decorative Color Salads, plus guidance on finishing hardware and indoor bulb growing by Kellogg and Macleod.
The Rock Island System announces a special train from Davenport to Portland with Pullman Sleepers and dining car. It departs Davenport at 7:00 a.m. August 16, travels via Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and Tacoma to Portland, stops at Lewis and Clark Exposition en route, returns to Davenport September 5. Inquiries to T W Carter Davenport Iowa S J Boyd Davenport or Jno G Former Cedar Rapids.
The Rock Island System offers round trip fares from all town points at one fare plus 50 cents for the shore occasion, except where fare and one third cause a loss. For full information contact the nearest telegraph or railway agent.
Four good milch cows offered by Mrs. J F Malonny. For Sale or Rent a house barn and four lots in Graettinger. Poultry wanted with highest market price offered by A J Jonson.
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