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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
13
The Grastinger Times states one year subscription price and payment terms. Notices indicate annual rate, postage as second class matter at Graotinger Iowa, with deadlines for copy and billing timing listed as monthly in advance. Advertising notices will be published for meetings of public interest. copy due by Tuesday for that month.
Local rural news notes a series of social events. Mr and Mrs M V Mortenson celebrate a baby boy born Thursday, two sisters from Oagood attend graduation, and families from nearby towns visit for athletic day and village gatherings. Names include Mrs J G Vabdelol, Dr Bossingham, and Supt Lordal.
Practical notes warn thorough binder overhaul before harvest and careful thinning. Emphasizes separate fruit and general farming, proper breeding age for brood stock, butter quality costs, feeding and feather condition, and stringent dairy utensil cleaning with warm water and boiling rinse before air drying.
The town announces a September 1–2 celebration to publicly dedicate a Part Defiance memorial. Roasted haves and a grand barbecue dinner are promised. A call urges attendance and community support for the event. The editorial criticizes parcel post policies and urges investigations into business practices related to envelopes and bank products.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a stray taken up as estate with a residence in Fout and a one year old pony valued at 12/09 by Joseph O Qou mae Dh O'Connor. The text shows misspellings and broken names, suggesting a historical local notice of animal or property allocation.
Osgood boys led by the Oswald team beat Moorng alae 27 to B in a Saturday game. Community notices list visitors, church events, and residents planning trips to North Dakota and Iowa. Several families visited friends, and stock buyers shipped hogs to Chicago while others prepared for upcoming fairs.
Public notice by authority of dissolution passed by the Board of Directors on July 24 announces a special election for Hin Indu Pindsat School District in Grasttingar Palo Alto County Iowa. The vote will be held August 25 1911 at the Hawison building Graattinger from 1 oclock to 6 oclock p.m. to decide whether the district may issue bonds not to exceed 4500 for a clay brick school building adjacent to the present school, per proposed plans.
The piece touts a new iMtap of Florida by The Natisons Trikvas of Washington D. C. claiming Florida will grow rapidly, doubling in the next decade. It notes data from the Government survey and Postal Service, promising free maps via The Nationsl Tribune for postage stamps, as a fundraiser and promotional pitch.
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