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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
5
Reeves and Keator advertise as successful auctioneers for farm and live stock sales featuring pure bred hogs and farming equipment. A separate Larsen Sanitarium advertises treatments for rheumatism and various ailments with claimed painless remedies and hair growth promises.
The Terry Company presents Uncle Tom's Cabin as a major touring production now growing from a small troupe to fifty performers. From its 20 year start to top status, the show emphasizes energy, honest business, and broad appeal across schools pulpits and platforms.
A sequence of 4-12 personal notices announce runs for county attorney, state representative, county auditor, county sheriff, county treasurer and county supervisor in Palo Alto County. Signatories include E J Nefstead, John Berg, Raym ond Ay Whitmer, Leo Shea, J W Jackson, J J Martin, Then H Rierson, and Susa. Primaries to be held in June.
Fragmentary scan recounts Terry brand shows, concert bands, and a single May 72 street parade. It mentions Uncle Tom's Cabin at Greertinger, graduation at Croeltinger School May 26, and lists seniors like Tutira Thorsen, Alma Smith, Maynie Thompson, and others.
A collection of humorous snippets and short gags involving titled villagers, weddings, car mishaps, and playful wordplay. Jokes feature a barber, a wedding party, conjurers, and a Missouri editor, with punchlines about mistaken boasts, babies at weddings, and silly misunderstandings.
A fragmented Estherville region update lists social calls visits and hometown notices. Names include Vio Jacobsen A G Christensen and families at Sheffick Graettinger and Birney hospital with various visits to Forest City Estherville and Graettinger institutions. Esther Christensen passed exams while multiple residents travel for family events and local parades. A lighthearted quip closes with a joke about a husband who deceives his wife.
A fragment notes a jack formerly owned by Ben TF Reeves to stand the season of 1922 at the City Head shed in Grachtinges Perms with a standing cost of $12. It warns the seller is not responsible for accidents or security fees due if more is sold or removed from the community.
The dialogue fragment references money sources and a mechanic's claim about a machine’s knocking. A vague exchange mentions a doctor, rheumatism, and a prescription blank, with a humorous line about a dry fountain pen.
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