27 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
1
City officials list includes council members and mayors with names like D W Cameron Larson Iverson and B Jolngis. The document notes positions such as marshal and other civic roles with several names placeholdered and garbled in OCR.
OG. Kroan, Pastor, provides weekly services at multiple churches with Sunday school and evening gatherings. Listings include 10:00 AM services, beaver and Norwegian Lutheran church events, and alternate Sunday activities, with any changes announced in this paper.
A Buffalo Contor Tribune item describes a gentleman displaying a patent chemical that supposedly prevents gasoline from spoiling. He claims small cans priced at fifty cents each contain enough chemical to treat about fifty gallons of gasoline.
The Palo Alto County Fair drew large crowds with favorable weather and northwest Iowa horses racing. Richwood won the Free for All in 20 17, while J N Phillips and B J Bergeson placed in beef merit. Des Moines State Fair week August 24 29 features Paris Ancient Rome spectacle, gala city, and Rock Island rail specials from Gruettinger to Cedar Rapids with five dollar round trips and return by August 31.
A wide ranging column cites a pamphlet satire on marriage norms and old maids, jokes about husbands and money, and a Missouri preacher who claims hell is real or not for salary. It notes social habits, housing, hair pins, and community memory. It closes with a plug for 1904 calendars from The Times office.
Property listing from Neary and Mendes in Emmetsburg Iowa offering roughly 700 acres for plowing in Ver Non Township. Potential buyers may contact the firm for terms and location details.
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