Fire damages home and bear bite case share notes
A fire destroyed the roof and home of a family in what residents describe as a major blaze. The morning cold and wind hampered extinguishing efforts. no injuries reported. Separately a legal case from Storm Lake involved damages to a child bitten by a bear, with donations approaching two hundred dollars locally and a court extending payment deadlines.
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Fionia
Mitzi
Sheldon
Terry
Pmherstein
R. Grasttinger
Storm Lake
West Bond
Sui
Des Moines Reglater
Community Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Events
Community Christmas celebrations include a Main Street tree with electric globes, Santa Claus giving away gifts, and a dance with a full orchestra at Wallingford on December 31. An oyster supper at Woodman hall on December 30 by the Glersers offers supper from five o'clock. Public invitation extended.
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Groetting
Main Street
Santa Clata
Wallingford
M.W. A
Woodman Hall
Glerners
Christmas Tree Program At a Hoping Church
A Christmas tree program will be held at the Tropzig church Wednesday evening December 24 at 8 p.m. A final program has been arranged. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend.
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Avary
Winter Morning Record Low Tally Confuses Weather
A garbled excerpt describes a frigid Friday morning with temperatures around twenty-two below zero. It notes discomfort for those outside and references sharp cold and general winter hardship despite unclear surrounding details.
Ruthven Victors Narrow Win Over Graettinger
Ruthven High School defeated Graettinger 18 to 12 in Emmetsburg Friday. The contest featured a tight first half 7-7, with Ruthven pulling ahead late. New Ruthven players Craven and Nane made strong debuts as Ruthven edged Graettinger by two points.
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Ruthven
Graettinger
Ridley
Craven
Nada
Nats
Craven Gudril
Peterken
Vin Hisenbast
Mastora
Keech
Weh Rehool
Ruthvei
Basieta
Fashien Annd Elsenbast
pGivettinger
Thanet Grin
Ruthvan
Lick
Story Of The Christmas Seal Story Of The Christmas Seal
A nostalgic account describes the origins of Christmas Seals created to fund tuberculosis hospitals in Denmark. It recounts the 1904 launch inspired by a post office worker who proposed stamps to support afflicted children, the king and queen's backing, and the seal’s spread as a charitable holiday tradition with ongoing funding for health.
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Bethlehem
Tom
Harry
Betty
Mary
Denmark
Ark
Tad Oluape
Bnelk
Thoga
Christmas Seals Appeal Fights World Dread Disease
A plea urges readers to buy Christmas Seals and donate through a cheerful health tax on letters. The piece links the drive to health, hope, and global relief, urging collective action for the benefit of all. It also reports a dubious Poultry Disease controversy denying a Midwest epidemic and notes a ship captured by Chinese bandits with $200,000 money aboard, later returned to the crew.
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Jon Vestfal
New York
Lowa
Avery
H. A. Rittenbender
Poultry Husbandry Department
The
Town State College
Midwest
Soya
Health Commissionsra of
Chicago
New York City
Farm Bureaus
Departments of Agriculture
Lost Island Creamery shareholders annual meeting notice
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Lost Island Creamery Company will be held at the Creamery on Tuesday, January 6, 1925, at 6:01 p.m. to elect officers and conduct any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
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Notioa
Lost Island Creamery Company
M. Anderson
Sebretany
Voting Contest Closes December 31 in Graettinger
The Graettinger business firms run a voting contest with final tallies on New Year’s Day at a free matinee. Readers are urged to examine lists of candidates in this week’s Times as shops issue extra votes on articles. Prizes include cash amounts from 4 to 50 dollars and ten 5 dollar awards, with votes earned per dollar spent and bonus votes for selected items.
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Graettingur
Times
Haein
Farmera’ Supply
Walt Yor
Businies
Wiegmann ‘Store
Cember
Bish
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