24 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
1
Church notices list Sunday services at 10:00 AM and 9:30 AM at Norman-Lithgerald church under Pastor Knuei. Various congregations and location mentions appear with irregular OCR errors.
A reader notice reviews the Northern Pacific Railway annuls publication Wonderland 1905. It highlights nine chapters on the Northwest for tourists settlers farmers and readers of history. It praises usefulness for schools and general Northwest reading and notes features like the Minnesota Capitol, Isle Royale, Badlands, Lewis and Clark Exposition and Yellowstone Park with vivid illustrations. Send six cents to A M Cleland in St Paul Minn.
The article discusses the ICC’s mileage basis for freight rates, citing Prof. W. D. Taylor. It notes a politically empowered federal commission may rely on geography, with haul length guiding rates. It argues railways have largely ignored distance, enabling uniform prices like three dollar shoes across the nation, and notes future prospects for article based higher rates.
The Rock Island special tourist car will depart Emmetsburg at 10 42 PM on Saturday September 2 and reach Denver the following morning. Captain BL8 Orinaby leads the car and organizers expect an enjoyable trip for the Nation Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
In South Walnut J Hester produced an eleven foot eight inch corn stalk last Friday afternoon J B Graettinger brought two stalks twelve feet ten inches each They are noted as leading farmers and the contest for the big ear is expected to continue in the fall A street rumor claims stalks came from Guerdet and Hester fields but both farmers are believed to have grown them Rab for Hester and Ganottinger
The Rock Island System has arranged a personally conducted special train leaving Davenport at 7:00 a m on Wednesday August 16th for Omaha via Colorado Springs Salt Lake City to Portland and returning via Tacoma Seattle Vancouver through St Paul arriving Davenport September 5th. Contact T W Carter Jno G Former or F Boyd for details. One fare round trip to Des Moines Iowa State Fair August 25th to September 1st with Rock Island rates promoted as lowest.
Rail special for the Kalghta of Pythias meeting in Davenport Iowa from August 7 to 11. Rocky Island System offers a one way fare plus 50 cents from all points, with reductions where the fare and one third reduce the price. For full details, contact the nearest ticket agent.
A critical note exposes false wholesale claims by Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck, arguing their pages mislead customers into believing factory prices. The piece cites specific catalogues and furniture items to show genuine factory pricing is not offered, urging buyers to inspect goods in person and pay on delivery rather than upfront.
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