20 May 1897
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
1
Classified line items advertise blue flame safe stoves and cheap poultry netting with brief mentions of sales by a seller named Gil. The notice emphasizes affordable pricing and assorted styles for home and farm use.
Webster City May. Judge Birdsell in district court holds it a legitimate right of the railroad to compel passengers to show tickets before entering a train. The case involved L. S. Baker suing for damages after being ejected for not displaying a ticket to the brakeman prior to departure.
The firm lists goods including rice 5c per pound, nails 8c per pound, jelly, corn, canned apples, dried apples, flour 90c a sack, syrup 50c a pail, honey for Me, Uncle Sam oysters 10c a can, and Millet seed. It promotes Uncle Sam brand canned goods, new stock of paints, spring hats, and shoes. News notes mention W.J. Moody buying Nashua creamery stock, proposing on farm cream separation, Osage creamery adopting similar, and J.C. Bennet's creamery article in the Waverly.
The Progyorous HC. and N Waterloo Reporter notes President Ives of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern rail road has completed the railroad's twentieth annual report, detailing progress and milestones for the line.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary problems. It claims sediment in a bottle test proves kidney issues, notes back pain, frequent urination, and scalding, urging readers to request a free sample by mail from Kilmer & Co.
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