29 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
1
The Times launches a free voting contest inviting local young ladies to enter for $600 in prizes. Rules are published. readers urged to share and grow the paper’s circulation to boost local trade and real estate values. The editor promises fairness and effort builds character and town ambition.
The breakfast bacon special stops at Graettinger Thursday October 6 at 5 40 p m sharp The Rock Island Lines offer a free trip for Iowa Agricultural College to present seven car special train lectures and exhibits on profitable hog raising pork products and by products Seven experts from Town Agricultural College and Rock Island Lines Agricultural Commissioner will lecture Two lectures feature domestic science teachers with thirty minute stops at 187 The people at each station seated in cars will hear lectures and demonstrations open to all residents and children of the state
A review of B C Whitney's famed musical spectacle Isle of Spice praising its lavish scenery, effects, and cast. The production arrives at The Iowa in Emmetsburg for one night only on Monday October 3 with color, music, dancing, and a celebrated principal cast.
Stock care advice urges regular exercise for hogs to build marketable meat and recommends seasonal feeding. It advises giving horses carrots apples or potatoes several times weekly to keep them healthy and plump, and keeping cows sheltered to maintain milk production and avoid costly losses.
A gasoline stove toppled in the Jake Nyborg residence while Mrs Nyborg ironed last Friday. She attempted to carry it to the door, inhaled fumes, collapsed, and burned severely as the house caught fire. A man brought water for the threshing crew, Dr Baldwin treated her, and while she is alive, recovery is uncertain. Flor’s face fared less badly but hands and chest are badly burned. The family has broad sympathy.
Fragmentary OCR describes a crown built in 1808 by command of the queen. It mentions jewels from old crowns and other furnishings, listing numerous pearls and diamonds alongside ambiguous terms. The text is garbled with many unreadable words and mis-spellings.
Mr Aurry W Horstran and Miss Carolina Duus wed yesterday at 10 am at the bride’s parents home west of Graettinger. Rev W A Winterstein officiated. The couple will operate a hotel in Sanborn after a quiet ceremony attended by close relatives.
The Estherville Enterprise laments turning down forty five dollars in Montgomery Ward and Co ads last week. It argues loyal local merchants should advertise locally to keep the home paper financially healthy, noting The Times also declined the offer and echoing the same sentiment.
The Times announces a free voting contest starting September 29, 1910 to find the most popular young lady. Votes counted October 27, 1910 at 4 PM. a $10 gold prize will go to the top vote getter. Editor promises fairness, square dealing, and no graft as the paper seeks to bring the Times into more homes.
Darney, the dairy commissioner, has issued a notice requiring all milk dealers in Iowa to obtain a state license immediately or face prosecution. The law covers anyone who sells, delivers, or handles milk or cream to hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, or depots, mandating a state permit.
Fragmentary dialogue lines mentioning a garden patch and chickens appear, but no clear event, person, or organization is established. The source text is too incomplete to form a factual, named item with identifiable entities.
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