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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
5
Corrected listing shows wholesale rates for flour and meal per sack, butter per dozen, salt, potatoes per bushel, and grain prices including wheat and barley. Cattle prices appear incomplete but indicate a local livestock market post.
Marred by OCR errors the item lists residents and visitors: Miss Mary Freewst returns from Wisconsin. Rev J A Shardes of Ohio preaches at U P Church. Mr B Morgan from Pierre visits friends. Mrs Borges of Gaspar visiting. Mrs Welle in town. G W Froelich sells Hawarden Sentinel to E R Bradley. Calton Dr A Py Owens of Treton tackles threshing delays. fence maker Sisgle & Co promotes wire and picket fences. Slagie & Co appoints Dacab Kerhm as manager. Dayton to set up barber shop at Citizens Bank. Edward Green to lecture on American citizenship. Qwea Post builds new house. WC T U attendees enjoy a picnic.
Prof. G G Washburn of Hawarden is mentioned as a Republican superintendent candidate. A new railroad timetable may be delayed no major changes. Burial of Ed Edgerton's four month old child, cholera infant death cause noted. Sioux County Farmers Alliance meets Sept 2 at Orange City with State Lecturer Sargent. Epworth League supper planned Aug 25 with 15 cent admission. Teachers attend Institute at Orange City. Republican clubs urged in nearby towns. Rev A Dommann and Rev E Riedel attend Iowa German Evangelical Lutheran synod meeting. Supper at M E Parsonage nets about 54 dollars. J A Shrader buys 24 acres in Center Twp for 25 per acre. now owns 400 acres. Hawarden notes: Beckwith visit, Ireton resident and Chandler on business. Drowning of two Klein sisters near Rock Valley while plum gathering. Milwaukee order warns coal dealers to stockpile for winter. railroads expect car shortages and possible fuel famine.
A local notice invites readers to visit K. B. Foster's furniture store to learn how Ssloman's Celebrated Six Wheel castors can improve health and facilitate mobility by enabling easy movement of furniture, stoves, printers tables, and chairs.
Perkins Herald argues fruit culture can thrive in Sioux county under adverse conditions. It notes Bows Dutchess apple trees in local orchards show good yields, with varieties like Hylops Powers Ear ly Red Whitney No 20 and Transcendents performing well when protected. Encourages farmers to grow apples for personal use and sale.
A Wednesday night storm caused fire from lightning on O C Moffet's oats near Center Township damaging crops and burning four large stacks. The same night lightning struck Louis Pleugger’s stable three miles northwest, killing three hogs with no further injuries reported.
The seventh annual fair of the Sioux County Agricultural Society will be held on the society grounds in Orange City on September 22 23 and 24. Officials urge all interested to begin preparations for exhibits. Premium lists and information are available from secretary A J Lenderine Orange City Iowa.
Norma Institute Herald reports the seventeenth annual session begins in this city Monday under County Superintendent Grisell as director with W Deane of Sioux City conductor. Instructors include C W Deane didactics J F Hirsch LieMars grammar philosophy literature M A Mishler algebra Town civil government U S history zoography natural history physical geography G F Washburn Hawarden arithmetic ge graphy M H L Kluckhohn Hawarden synthetic reading physiology and grammar Prof A Nykerk unable to attend due to illness. strong faculty promises solid work.
The piece contrasts memory types by a press voice, noting some cannot remember anything and stumble in darkness. It describes others who remember only immoral or trivial details while forgetting good deeds, and it highlights classes that forget benefits or never forget wrongs, calling memory a varied specialty.
American Express Company begins delivering trees within city limits on all shipments to consignees starting August 17. Mr Terpenving will oversee delivery service and shipments will be called for on request. Kennedy signs as agent promising satisfactory service.
A colonial advertisement touts Shilom's Vitalizer as a cure for consumption loss of appetite dizziness and dyspepsia. It lists prices of 19 and 25 cents per bottle and is labeled UG F.
Maurice Minutes and A E B Thompson visited relatives in Sutherland last week returning Monday. Mensivk made a business trip to the Twin Cities. Several royal fans prepared to attend a ball game then found no game due to schedule changes. Kanfuian and Sexton led recreation teams with a 222 to 80 score misread by scorers. Joe Dayton of Treton seen on the streets as he plans his own business. Our boys plan to go to Orange City tomorrow to show them how to play ball. Ina Jackson back at the Post Office after a long vacation. Institutions cited for saloon actions and calls for switching to legal enterprises. Mrs Hensinkveld and Mrs Sherman visited Treton. Heald, County Surveyor, in town Thursday.
On August 25 to September 29 the Chicago and North Western Railway offers Harvest Excursion tickets at very low rates. Destinations include northwestern towns in Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Wyoming Utah Toledo Colorado and Montana. Contact Agents GC NW Ry for full information, rates, and travel plans.
To Borrowers, Bank OF Northwestern Town had plenty of money to lend on both long and short terms for all kinds of approved securities.
An 19th century advertisement asserts Shilohs Core relieves coughs bronchitis and dyspepsia. It promotes C F Hoffman & Co as the seller offering immediate relief. The copy targets chronic liver complaints and general stomach issues with a guaranteed cure claim.
An advertisement extols Shiloh's Cure for hacking cough and croup with a money back guarantee from C. F. Hoffman & Co. Also promotes De Witt's Sarsaparilla for poisons skin diseases and rheumatism and Shiloh's Bitters for constipation and headaches. Prices listed for Shilohs perfume at 25 and 50 cents.
A local notice warns residents against habits that drain home enterprises. It urges buying locally, courteous speech, loyalty to home businesses, and traveling via the Sioux City and Northern Railroad. It directs readers to Fas. V. Mahoney in Sioux City for full information.
The notice promotes Electric Bitters as a purer medicine for liver and kidney diseases pimples boils rheum malaria headaches constipation and indigestion. It guarantees satisfaction or refund and lists price fifty cents and one dollar per bottle at C G B Hoffman & Co Drugstore.
Burlington Ohio resident Frank Huffman reports two prominent physicians called his case consumption and incurable. After using half a dollar bottle of Dr King s new Discovery for Consumption he regained strength and now enjoys good health. Free trial bottles offered at C F Hoffman & Co Craig Store Perfect Nation and Perfect Health, and Little Early Risers by Hoffman & Co.
Ad fragment notes price points 10 cents 50 cents and 1 dollar for Shiloh's Cure from CL FL Boffulan & Co. No clear date or full context provided.
The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer of Bourbon Indiana says both he and his wife owe their lives to Shilohs Consumption Cure. The testimonial highlights a life saved by the remedy.
Classified note seeks a dealer for a property at 185 and 197 Wabash Avenue Chicago. Details on qualifications and terms not provided in the fragment.
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