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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1897
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text shows a Graettinger Times masthead with author byline EF Klugkhorn and garbled format about subscription rates and issues. The readable portion notes price details and term options though specifics are unclear.
Local notes report Graettinger Fire Co officers elected AH Anderson Chie John Brick Franik Berndorfner John Graettinger Lee HJ Dalen Teas and other village items The Good Templar election results and plastering work at Spies House Twelve Mile Lake are noted plus a church bell installation and upcoming English services. The band boys improve and HN Osher transacted business at the county seat Thursday.
A collage of quotations from Philadelphia Bulletin Indianapolis Journal and others, mocking bloomers and bicycle costumes with gossip and street talk. Mentions beards, disguises, and social judgment amid brief local notices of people traveling, attending dances, and town meetings. The piece blends satire with sparse obituaries and local scenes.
Fragmented text discusses poisoning trends in India, noting education, deadly compounds, and a poor understanding among residents. It references European perspectives and mentions men and children as victims, with unclear statistical details and a focus on safety and law responses.
Regional rail specials offer two dollar and thirty cent round trips to Northern Western and Southern cities on select dates, with brokers advertising low rate excursions every other week for six months. Also reported are a county work program for tramps, a court ruling on subscriber arrears, a Missouri Valley wolf hunt, and Chicago relief struggles with a large hunger aid bill. Local births, family notices, and physician death certificates noted.
Town of Graettinger demands removal of all corpses from the old cemetery southwest of town by February 23 1897. If not moved, the town will relocate them to the new cemetery north of town under Mayor Henry Bunn authority.
The people's meeting will be held next Sunday evening at 7 00 O clock and will continue Sunday evenings at that hour until further notice replacing Wednesdays. Wil Mueller built a corn crib on his lot last week. The Good Templars are practicing hard and will soon present an entertainment likely to be a season hit. Ht G Harrison was a passenger to Emmetsburg on Thursday.
The text urges readers to treat a cough as a warning of illness and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver as both a relief and strength builder. It claims the product aids the body to throw off disease and offers a free book on prevention upon request.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Westrotian Tube lining and promises cure through a constitutional remedy. It offers a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by entarrh that cannot be cured, and promotes Halls Catarry Cure with free consulta tions and nationwide sales through GEUISNEY & CO. Toledo.
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