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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
3
One year in advance 1.60 six months later at the post office in Graettinger Iowa as second class mail Tatler. Free advertising for meetings that are free to the public. Cards of thanks resolutions of sympathy 1.00 verses of poetry 1 per line.
A Missouri editor muses on love words while another jokes that subscrip tion notices also charm. Congress shortens homestead residence to 21 months and grants five months annual absence. The change aims to spur western settlement this fall and curb Canadian emigration.
Mr and Mrs J W Oakes of Hoping with Mr and Mrs John Mowitt autoed to South Walnut and visited friends G C Smith family of Osgood. Mr and Mrs Kirby of Emmetsburg spent Sunday with the Schaney family. Mrs Clara Thompson is home from a southern county visit. Fisher of Emmetsburg mourns loss of infant son. Mrs A A Wells returns to Iowa Falls with Elmer Wells. A new song titled An Ode to the Morrist appears, with a farmer and corn in a humorous jingle.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Thorson host relatives from Illinois while Sam Roseland and T B Duhn tour western Minnesota and North Dakota seeking land investments. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Anderson. Miss Mable Bondhus visits Graettinger. Mrs H Hague visits sister Mrs Tom Brekke near Graettinger. Thorson family visits Fenton. Mable Thorson expresses strong fondness for St Olaf. Hants Daus begins a new silo on his farm.
Dr Staggs the eye specialist from Estherville will make his next regular visit to Graettinger on Tuesday October 8 to examine eyes for glasses returning every two weeks.
A comment piece questions the third party candidate's memory of mistakes and his supposed control of the country. It cites reactions from Harlan Republicans and various newspapers, noting support for free trade with Canada and critiques of Roosevelt. The argument contrasts political bosses with the candidate's supposed independence and nonpolitical stance.
Multiple small ads list wants and offers including trading town lots for a small farm in Graettinger before May 1, selling a house and two lots in Graettinger, trading a Maxwell runabout and a piano for a 1100 lb team, stray notices for estray ponies in Palo Alto County with brand marks EF and 2, posted April 1912 officials J P Conway and J Conway with J R Martin as county auditor and P J McCarty justice of the peace.
The piece argues third parties cannot win in Vermont and Maine, urging Republicans to stay with the progressive Republican ticket. It lists past GOP achievements from tariff reforms to conservation, Panama Canal, and direct election of senators, while noting new voters need guidance on GOP accomplishments. B. T. Osher of Estherville went to Canada Monday evening to supervise threshing.
Notice announces shift from per load pricing to weight based gravel sales. Pit run priced at 20 cents per ton and screened gravel at 30 cents per ton. Weighing to be done at Farmers' Elevator Settlement can be made at Graettinger Tile Works offices.
A local supplier touts scarce adsred expertise in lumber selection and drying methods. They claim to offer sincere guidance to builders when orders are genuine and emphasize the superior life and durability of properly dried stock, contrasting baked and slow dried lumber and inviting customers to prove quality by shopping.
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