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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1891
Page
9
Fragmented OCR lists grain and feed staples like flour per sack oats barley and corn. It notes prices and sale timing tied to a general merchandise event, with unclear vendor names and quantities. Strong entities are grain types and price figures, though many words are obscured.
Local items from Sioux County Iowa cover weather with a 100 degree day, typhoid cases, a summer fair to be held in Orange City, and plans for stock buyers and new meat markets near Ireton. Notables visit, farm yields cited, and the fall term of the Sioux County Normal Institute opening in Orange City.
The Lt. region reports Rev J A Shhrader from Cleveland visiting with land interests in Canter township while Pastor Riedelumen and family arrive southeast of town. Updates note threshing accidents near Hawarden, a broken arm of young Vers Sargent, and Mr Parsons moving to Akron to start a newspaper. A tramp near Alton dies after a train incident. The Parker South Dakota club tours Iowa, and a Mo Mol near Center Center suffers a severe binder mishap with spinal concerns. A clothing mystery near the river involving Clarence Deal draws townsfolk curiosity.
Maurice Minutes reports cholera claims a child in fanton as residents note new sidewalk work on Third street. Attendees at the Mites pow wow include Moran Quigley Luke Fits and Brower family from Osilione visit Whitfeld. Osilione trader Chenoweth hawarden resident Jobe and Jobe's talk fuel town chatter. Mieras buys a bicycle to chase records while Everhart handles Orange City business. Prosser visits family in West Superior and Preston tours local relatives. Beloit magnate Carpenter stops in town amid rail traffic.
The Good Templars announce a public temperance program at the U P Church on Friday evening August 14. All are invited to attend, with a collection to be taken at the close.
Notice for a Harvest Home Supper on the lawn of the M. E. Parsonage Wednesday August 19 hosted by the W. F. M. S. Tables will be set under a tent, supper served promptly at six, 25 cents for adults, 15 cents for children under 12, with ice cream and lemonade extra. Everyone urged to attend and support the cause.
Bank advertises substantial funds available for long or short term loans on all kinds of approved securities.
An ad claims SHILOH'S VITALIZER cures Consumption Loss of Appetite Dizziness and dyspepsia symptoms with bottles priced at 10 and 25 cents. A San Francisco Chinese newspaper sues for libel by a negro and an Indian. Da Witt's Little Early Risers touted for constipation biliousness and headache. An Australian in St Louis calls boomerang stories fiction. The weapon described as a native tomahawk is dismissed as harmless.
On August 25 and September 29 the Chicago and North-Western By Company will sell Harvest Excursion tickets at low rates to points across northwestern Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Wyoming Utah Idaho Colorado and Montana. For full rates and arrangements contact Agenta C and N W Ry.
Milton B Miller aged 37 years 6 months 21 days died at his residence on Tuesday August 11 1891 from consumption. Born in Jo Davis County Illinois in 1854 he moved to Iowa in 1883 married Mrs Anos Johnsten August 30 1888. A member of the United Presbyterian Church his funeral was held Wednesday afternoon Rev M Qilebrist preached the sermon. community offers sympathy to the bereaved wife and relatives.
Neighbors found John Thiessen, a 46 year old German farmer five miles southwest of Hall, dead by hanging from a rafter in his dwelling. A hired man and neighbors removed the body. investigations yield no clear cause. Mrs Thiessen, visiting at her sister three miles away, had earlier attempted suicide with Paris green but is recovering under a doctor’s care.
A catalog note promotes Soloman's Celebrated Six Wheel gasters for saving health and money by attaching to any furniture stove printer’s table or light chair. Available for sale at R. B. Foster’s furniture store.
Dominion Illustrated presents two Joliette Quebec pages and images of the Coliseum at Rome Bishop's Cove Grand Manan Newfoundland a fishing beach Quebec dry dock Iona Cathedral Berthier Manor and several military views The issue also concludes the Cuthberts of Berthier history Mrs Curzon recounts Lunds Lane battle The Belle of the Settlement a Northwest story The Sagamore on boodle De Witts Sarcparilla claims cures for scrofula eczema rheumatism and promotes Hoffman products priced 25 and 50 cents.
Instructional note urges readers to avoid bad habits and stay loyal to local business and family. Encourages buying locally, speaking kindly, and honoring commitments. Promotes Sioux City & Northern Railroad and directs readers to Jas. V. Mahoney in Sioux City for full information.
An old advertisement promises a money back guarantee for Dr King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs, and colds. It claims epidemic success, offers trial bottles at one dollar and large sizes at five dollars, and urges fair trial with a refund if no benefit is seen.
An old advertisement explains appearance reflects health of the liver stomach and kidneys. It claims Electric Bittera as a great alterative with Tonis acting on vital organs, promising clearer complexion and cure via a tonic sold by FF Hoffman & Co at 500 per bottle.
An old advertisement claims Shilohs Cure will relieve croup whooping cough and bronchitis with a nasal injector offered free with each bottle of Shilohs Catarrh Remedy. The ad vows perfect action and health from De Witt's Little Early Risers as a related remedy.
A fragmentary note mentions Shilohs Cure with an immediate relief claim and a price of 50 points and $1.00. F Hoffman appears in the text amid unclear context and attribution.
The Bev Geo H Thayer of Bourbon Indiana reports that both he and his wife owe their lives to Shilom's Consumption cure. The claim appears in a testimonial style notice from the advertisement column of the period.
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