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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
22
Classified listing from Graettinger Iowa dated May 27 1983 offers rubber heel and sole repair by W Stevens at 1 Stevens, Graettinger with tomatoes and tobacco plants for sale and a note about Mrs T Sullivan selling some items.
NIGGER A brick stallion of Belgian breeding known as the Larry Conway horse will stand the season of 1920 at the J W Kiser barn in Graettinger Terms are 16 to insure standing colts 12 to insure mare in foet due care will be taken to prevent accidents but should any occur I will not be held responsible Service fees become due and payable at once if more is sold or removed from county
Bige high grade Belgian stallion will stand the season of 1920 with breeding at Graettinger on Saturdays in April and Wednesdays and Saturdays in May and June. Remaining time at the breeder farm. Service terms 12 dollars with 16 dollars to insure live healthy cost. Care not responsible for accidents. Stallion weighs 1800 pounds and is in excellent working order.
Lawrence Thoresen markets Hamlet, a black 1900 pound pure bred Percheron imported to Illinois, with solid papers and Dr. Ashley of Emmetaburg validating soundness. He offers to breed mares for $15 to insure a standing colt, $12 to insure mare in foal, with service fees due at once and travel to Mare locations as last year.
Estray notices report two small pigs missing from a Graettinger home and another stray pig weighing about 160 pounds. Listings include pasture offers by Andrew Mong and D J Fitzpatrick, with contact details, plus sale of hardware store assets in Hardwick Minnesota and various livestock requests nearby.
A farmer advertises a high quality breeding jack named Lewis offering affordable service fees. The message emphasizes the rarity of the opportunity and urges farmers to take advantage of using this premium stock to raise productive mules for farm work.
Multiple small ads indicate eggs for hatching Rhode Island Reds priced at 76 cents for 15, and various poultry egg offerings from Mrs Earl Moraine near Graettinger. Also noted are a stray red bull calf notice near Graettinger and land for sale 320 acres near Hardwick with terms 4000 cash and 16000 March 1 1921, plus wedding invitation stock and farm equipment business listings.
A collage of late 19th to early 20th century notices includes Royal Neighbors meeting times on the second and fourth Tuesdays with names Edith George Oracle Jemma Shaver Recorder and notices for medical treatment for rheumatism constipation stomach trouble and related ailments. Also ads for land listings farms in Groottinger Iowa and a district court notice in Palo Alto County Iowa about the estate of Isabelle Craven with a hearing date and petition to sell real estate to satisfy claims.
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