18 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
1
A notice states plans to leave on Tuesday and travel to Cedar Rapids after handling a laundry basket task. No further details on time or transportation are provided.
Proclamation to qualified electors of Graettinger Iowa announces regular town election to be held March 1 in the town council room. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm. Judges are H Bamb H N Osher and B A Baumgartner. Clerks A O Herg and H G Harrison. Witness dated February 10 1897. Mayor William Moruder, Recorder.
State of Lowa notice reads two instruments purporting to be the last will of Erle Inzac aon Nyhro filed and opened for proof. The court set the first Monday in March 1897 for hearing in Emmetsburg. Clerk RB Hartshorn officiates from Emmetsburg Iowa.
Advertisement notes price details for Skandinavet and The Times at two dollars and fifty cents in advance with a GC prepayment option, indicating a bundled deal for readers.
Mardi Gras schedule in early spring offers one fare round trip from New Orleans to Mobile with tickets on sale February 22 to 28 and valid to return by March 2. BC R and NLR agents promote certificate plan and special round trip pricing for travelers attending meetings in Chicago February 24 to March 2. Contact local agents or J Monon G P T A Cedar Rapids Iowa for details.
A vintage ad declares Ball's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood. It offers $100 to anyone cured and claims the remedy builds constitution while addressing the disease at its roots. Includes mail-order details for J Heneey & Co in Toledo and promotes Ball’s Pills as best.
A present council member states his hands are tied to secure equal distribution of city improvements for his ward. Demands for recognition meet replies that temperance supporters in his ward cannot receive anything due to expense. The editor urges Estherville to elect public spirited leaders who subordinate prejudice to public welfare.
Alderman Dooley pushes for city to install a lowa Gas Light and Fuel Co plant in Makon City brick building occupied by Smith and Benda and the Democrat. The $20000 project aims for completion by February 15, promising oil fueled lighting cheaper than electricity and requiring less machinery and upkeep. Citizens to inspect once operable.
The undersigned will sell at public sale on February 27, 187? at 1 pm east of Graettinger on Sametinyebruary 27th, presenting horses, sheep, farm machinery, hay, grain and more. Terms: cash under $5, credit with notes for larger amounts, interest, and discount for cash. Jacobson is the agent.
The undersigned will sell at public auction on Tuesday February 93 at 1 oclock two five miles southwest of Graettinger and one mile south of Lost Island Crearyivery featuring 93 horses cows and farm machinery. Terms: cash for sums $5.00 and under. Over five dollars credit with Notes at 8 percent interest from date. Discount for cash on time amounts.
An old ad fragment touts Hood's Pills as a blood purifier and cure for various ailments. It claims non familial cathartic benefits and hails Hood's Pills as effective, though the text is garbled and references dubious remedies.
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