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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
3
A fragment discusses buying Defi water starch for home use to save costs. It notes packages of 16 ounces and the benefit of reduced travel expenses for merchants and industrious persons. Mentions self addressed envelopes and a National Act in Chicago.
Local items from Tre Wallingford report business, farm sales, and social events. Public sale of M V Kehoe estate farm set for December 30 near town. Woodmen hall hosting mask ball with prizes and a M W A installation and dance. Election of M W A officers for 1905 announced. Various farm activities and trades noted including cattle shipments, corn purchases, and creameries. Eskers on crime and muskrat hunting mentioned along with temperance sentiment and saloon debates. Merry Christmas and happy New Year wishes conclude the column.
An advertisement lists travel options via the Minneapolis and St Louis line to California Oregon Washington Idaho Montana with sale periods September 15 to October 16. It notes Thursday tourist cars to San Francisco and invites agents to inquire for rates. Also promotes house and jets with bar and food for sale at bargain, via Hugh Stewart. Inter Ocean annual and Hicks Almanac 1905 promotion follow, highlighting astronomy and weather study, Word and Works subscription details, and ordering information.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad offers homeseekers round trip excursion tickets to Northwest West Southwest South and Southeast destinations at one fare plus two dollars. Return limit is twenty one days from sale with stopovers permitted. Call on agents for details or address A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis. Order 1904 calendars at The Times office.
Fragmentary notices indicate reduced fare travel for reward trip tickets on a rally road with events in Boston and other cities. Details are unclear but reference October and multiple routes, with tickets valid for outbound and return travel.
An offer bundles multiple farmer publications with our paper at a total yearly price of $1.50. The Iowa Homestead, The Poultry Farmer, The Spavist Farmer Institute editions, and our own paper are advertised as top West titles, aimed at practical farming and general news for county and local readers.
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