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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
5
Unclear OCR text lists various items and numbers including references to grains such as Wheat and Barley, plus multiple stray terms and dates. The legible data points are sparse and do not form a coherent report or identifiable entities.
A long life ends for Mrs Ingleborg Osher of Wallingford Emmet County aged about 80. Born in Norway November 1816 she and Nels C Osher homesteaded in Dane County and Emmet County before 1870. Funeral today at Ferron Lake with Rev Hanson officiating. Eric Azra dies at Graettinger at about 30 after pneumonia. Born in Norway spring 1866 he moved to Graettinger in 1892, married three years ago, leaving wife and child. Rev Engblom leads services.
Fragmentary local notice records a baptismal or infant death reference for Mr and Mrs Lingon, mentions a firstborn and a death angel, and hints at a shipping or sale item from a trader. Comes with stray names and garbled phrases including references to Berndorfner, George Bros, and Jacobson in dim context.
Qualified electors in Graettingar independent school district Graettinger Palo Aute county Iowa are notified the annual meeting and district election will be held on the second Monday in AfaredoA at the official polling place from 9 AM to 7 PM for election of officers and other lawful business. Secretary Wat Mueller Gravtlinger Iowa February 22, 1607.
An old style advertisement by AL Palb the barber touts daily clean shaves and smooth hair cuts. It also markets Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and cure for rheumatism and Blood's Pills as a gentle reliable family medicine.
The undersigned will sell at public auction on the Dr Graettinger farm 44 miles east of Graettinger on Saturday February 27th 19 temp at 1 p m horses gear farm machinery hay grain etc Terms of sale sums of 5 00 and under cash over that amount on good bankable notes with 8 percent interest from date 5 percent discount for cash Also notes that A M Smith of Lost Island attended Farmers Institute in Emmetsburg and will stay until it closes. Ben Meredith sold 5000 bushels of corn and plans to feed stock. Rev T Y Bassett will preach next Sunday morning on Christian Activity and Steadfastness with an expected large attendance.
A rustic record recounts a birthday party for Mr. ID A Ment hosted by Miss Cora Christopher in Jewell Iowa, with Grace Bergeson along. Neighbors discuss travel for Tarai er's Institute, shipping stock to Bergeson Bros, and visits by Mr. McWee from Story County. Local election tickets emerge, with Republican and Citizens’ candidates for mayor, recorder, and trustees. Also noted are moves to Holstein, schoolhouse questions, and various neighbor visits and farm plans across East Walnut Creek area.
The note describes grippe symptoms and recommends Scott's Emulsion to both strengthen the body and support the nervous system with cod liver oil and hypophosphites. It claims the product lifts despondency, heals throat and lung membranes, and helps prevent grippe when used to improve blood, strength, and nerve resilience, urging buyers to get genuine Scott & Bowne.
Miss Janes of Cylinder visits her sister Mrs N W Reid. Miss Tamborn, sister of Mrs C H Mix, calls on Mr and Mrs CoH Giddings. H S Dickinson and J M Bannan attend Good Temptists entertainment at Grachtnger. J A Ketchen visits Hoping with his parents. Guerdette ships two cars of cattle to Chicago. Gus Richie ships oats to H C Darrah. Spies and Son showcase red cedar shingles from Wooley Washington. Several locals ill, P Bremen seriously ill, W A Conway visits from Emmetsburg and hosts many visitors.
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