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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
7
An advertisement offers stone mason work by Jody Lyster and Collins & Co with claims of first class quality and reasonable prices. The text lists various services and promises, with instructed contact lines and references to health and wartime wartime-related items, though many phrases are garbled.
The advertisement extols Woyetlat's Boys Friend as a remedy for burns skin irritations and emergencies. It promotes Witt's Little Early Risers as small pills that regulate bowels and prevent dyspepsia headaches and loss of appetite. The Collins Co. firm markets these tonics and pills as safeguards against digestive and skin ailments.
The Emmetsburg Congregational Church lists a program on Friday at 7 30 p m led by P O Russell with scripture and prayer by Rev F M Case and exercises, a planned song service and other readings.
Harry Piffner and Miss Ola Bost lead a slate with Mrs E B Soper J Atekinson P E Gyling Dr Kidder Mrs Glara Jackson and John Men competing. The meeting centers on Song Book Pentecostal hymns with Mrs P O Russell also noted.
The Kossuth county creameries ship a weekly carload of butter to London. Geo Angus of Burt, representing a Chicago commission house, has contracts with eleven creameries to take all output until January 1. The butter is packed in Australian boxes of 1 pound and Angus’s firm offers 4.5 percent more than New York prices for extra western butter. London markets compare it with Danish butter, which sells higher, due to taste and salt content. Angus believes with care the county butter can replace Danish in England.
Four railroad workers were fired after Milwaukee company banned any liquor for employees on or off duty. Agents must report violations or be replaced. Officials say a single drink makes a man one tenth drunk and unfit for service. The ruling aims to protect the traveling public and railroad staff.
An Independence Bulletin Journal letter argues the state law protecting prairie chickens remains valid until September 4 but enforcement is lax. It states hunters trespass to shoot young birds, urging strict prosecutions to protect fledglings and fair sportsmanship.
A World-Herald letter argues against sending Western youths to distant eastern schools. It urges home education to preserve parental influence and state culture, claiming western colleges produce stronger, more reliable graduates and that local schooling offers better prospects for future success. The writer contends fewer resources are diverted from home education and warns against eroding community standards.
The notice notes a merchant offering $50 to release an owner and take back the building. Tim plans to move to Dows, seeking better luck elsewhere, while advertising and public recognition are emphasized as vital for merchants to stay remembered in town. A dance is announced at Reindorfuer hall on Friday August 27, inviting attendance.
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