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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
5
A fragmented market note lists various prices and items such as hogs, meat products, and butcher stock. Named locations and entities are not clearly readable, but references to vendors and prices suggest routine commodities trading and stock observations within a local market page.
In a lighthearted note, the local barber announces services including a shave and haircut with playful branding. Al. Fall leads the shop and keeps customers refreshed with quick, friendly grooming.
Martin Jr NaworD county Treasurer Humboldt county warns debtors to settle before June 25 1897 or his books will be sent for collection. He cites a deficit of about 20000 and urges payment to save collection fees. Also mentions visitors Mr and Mrs T S Hays of Armstrong and a church service by Rev J D Swalestuen at the Good Templar ball.
State Superintendent Sabin will speak Friday at the Court House Wall in Emmetsburg with free admission. a collection will defray his traveling costs. Saturday features a full program by the Music Association and education topics led by local teachers, starting at 2 p m sharp.
A jumble of short notes recounting market moves, travel, and social events. Bergeson & Perryson traded hogs, J Z Watson and Miss Wallace visited banks and Emmetsburg, and many locals traveled to Jackson and Estherville. Diphtheria claims several Superior deaths while revival meetings draw crowds. German Lutheran services plan, and the Won A C Rankin plans Fargo move. A Rye specialist visits Emmetsburg for clinics.
A fragmented OCR item lists January weather, farming tasks, travel plans, livestock movements, hunting reports, and several adlike notices. Names include Sam Weland, Will Jones, Harry Morrison, A O Berge, Carl Christopher, Peter Holland, Mike Christophearsen, Nels, Jack Creek, Walter Jeffers, Emmet Moore, Gustav Olson, Longfellow, De Witt, Wichert, and others. Also references to a bear hunt in Arkansas, shipments to Chicago, poems, medical ads, denture cures, and overdue account notices.
In a garbled excerpt from a 19th century column, readers see snippets urging duty, temperance, and faith. Quoted authorities include Pope and Wordsworth while contrasting trials with true temptations, noting political papers and a sense of public reading demand emerging from a local paper page.
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