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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
3
Mrs Myers left Monday for Spencer after visiting her sister Mrs W Matters. Mr and Mrs George Hughes of Cylinder joined by Mrs Sid Howard and husband are noted. Father Lynch, injured near Whittemore a year ago, is again at St. Joseph's hospital in Sioux City for another operation. -Democrat.
The Graettinger Times covers community items including subscription details, meeting notices, and ads. It notes political comments about Congressmen and candidates, a mix of domestic anecdotes, forecasts, and local developments such as new schools and a Catholic cathedral near Emmetsburg, plus a frost event and property moves.
Fragmentary OCR item cites Jurgen Ruther cutting corn for Peder Knuts on a Sunday, with mentions of Mrs. Frank Sheffield and Irma, indicating a short social or neighborhood note rather than a full event.
Ruthven visitors Saturday included Agnes Berdin returning to Graettinger work. Numerous gatherings list Mr and Mrs Anton Bonstead Theo Thorson Nyborg Albert Thorson H H Sandvick Lewis Thorson at a Sunday dinner. Mrs Chas Jensen to entertain Ladies Aid Thursday. Henry Jensen boasts premier millet patch. John and Chris Wilkins loading machinery and horses to Howard County. Chris Norris and O J Norris attended Dan O Neill twin babies christening at Emmetsburg. Vipert Thorson and family returned from two weeks in Pequot Minnesota.
Osgood C. N. Clark finished sowing rye and winter wheat. Mrs. Philo Wheeler and son left for Ottawa to visit old friends. The union Sunday School was well attended. The Ladies Bazaar for the Good Will Society at the schoolhouse raised about 40 dollars, auctioneer C. H. Giddings. A short literary program, and car interest for hay and grain. A. D. Dickinson returned to Mason City. Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Dickinson's. L. H. Hanky traveled to town for business. a jig saw was added to J. Q. Scott's shop. Hanky finished threshing and felt satisfied with results. Grass seed sown around the area. Mrs. DePew reported failing rapidly.
A Russian report claims fruit vendors injected ordinary oranges with dye and saccharine to make blood oranges. A Bt. Paotoraburg mother bought a dozen and her child screamed in pain from a needle fragment found in the fruit. Investigation suggests a syringe used to enhance color and sweetness.
Illwood City Pa dispatch reports Edward Majors, village blacksmith, threw his leather apron to drowning youths. Rex Cooper, fourteen, used the apron as a buoy to reach shore, while his brother William, twelve, drowned. The blacksmith ran a quarter mile after hearing calls for help.
A lady's black plush coat disappeared on September 8 on the road between Kelly and Buchana schools. Please leave at this office or with Mrs. John Birkland in Hoping, Iowa.
Notice states a shift from volume to weight based gravel pricing. Pit run priced at 20c per ton and screened gravel at 30c per ton, with weighing at Farmers' Elevator and settlements available at either Graettinger Tile Works office.
The Ground Floor Studio in Emmetsburg Iowa announces fixed monthly photography trips to Graetinger on the last Saturday of each month. Special trips are available for family groups reunions funerals and other photo needs including homes farms stock and crowds. Call 390. Miss C M Johnson.
A local lumber seller touts free expert guidance to sincere buyers, stressing the value of proper lumber selection and drying. The ad promises high quality baked and slow dried lumber, claiming longer life and durability, and invites customers to prove the claim with a visit.
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