13 May 1897
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
1
We are not to blame for ancestral dispositions yet we must prevent diseases from heredity becoming fate. Pook's Sarsaparilla is touted as a true blood purifier erasing disease germs and enriching blood for health and happiness.
To the Patrons of the Graettinger Schools this notice outlines year end exams to determine advancement, review time for absentees, and attendance rules. Students must attend regularly and be present for review and exams to be promoted, with exceptions for illness or excused absences if class average meets 50 or above.
R G Dun & Co reports April sales across leading houses east of the Rockies fell about percent from 1892 but rose 6 percent versus last April. Among 357 reports from fourteen cities, overall trade shows gains despite price declines and floods. Failures decrease in most manufacturing sectors except cotton. five New Bedford mills drive higher liabilities. Iowa fish law case at Clear Lake ends with law inapplicability. private marsh ownership cited. Also notes on catarrh cures and patent medicine ads.
Promotional travel notes tout cheap visits to Toronto and Magara Falls with a one fare round trip and a Cedar Rapids train, urging readers to contact BCR & N agents or D. Morton, GP, & TA Cedar Rapids for details. Also mentions local farm and stock news and sugar beets experiments.
Fragmented lines describe a family scene where a father is urged to return home to finish house cleaning, with chores, broken furniture, and scant meals. Jumbled notes mention October effects on Chicago wheat, a Rev. McDonald sermon, and local society events with Norwegian entertainers and church fund proceeds.
An advertorial describe how to test for kidney disease using urine and claim Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer fulfills every wish for back pain, kidney liver and bladder relief. It cites night-time urination relief, urges purchase from druggists for fifty cents and offers a pamphlet by mail from Dy. Richner Co. Binghamton NY.
All warned not to purchase a note that was paid and given to H Jebswold in March 1894 and last Monday, April 19 1869. Amount of note 150 dollars. It was signed by Martin Jenswold and C Jenswold.
A scrambled item notes a girl delivering a message at T. S. Hays, mentions Des Moines beet sugar factory starting this year, eastern capitalists hesitant to invest before laws guarantee beet quality, and Gov Drake’s claim to a second term amid opposition.
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