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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
4
The editorial argues the farmer remains central to national success with strong corn yields in Iowa. It predicts robust harvests will push local economies forward as the farming sector powers town prosperity and regional growth.
Chas Rocker of Lyon county was declared guilty by the district court of Gseecia county. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after the jury heard testimony of his assault while under morphine. The victim’s former wife, now married to Rocker, had previously obtained the Enap. The supreme court granted a new trial before a final sentence was decided.
A late 19th century newspaper voice contrasts Uncle Geo Perkins with Horace Greeley, noting Greeley’s political maneuvers to gain votes and his loss of support as public sentiment shifted. The piece laments Perkins’s impact on his own paper and emphasizes lasting damage to his reputation.
Notice is hereby given that on the lth day of August the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate of S H Carr deceased by the District Court of Sioux County. All indebted persons must pay the estate and those with claims must present them to the court for allowance. Contact A H Heinrich administrator. Also a bank loan offer and a lost spectacles notice appear with advertising.
Phillipsburg Ban dealer Sam Rerdall promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick cure for barns boils and various skin issues. The ad claims relief for sore eyes chapped hands and feet with a 25 cent price and guarantee from E. E. Waite & Co.
A maiden with sunlit hair rests as a youth eyes her and asks for kisses in the shade. She resists saying “twenty three” but they marry after a year. A baby arrives and a pepo jokes about wealth. A comic, old dialogue ends with a forceful outburst and door slams.
A brief item notes a newly married Kansas girl deciding to cook rice for dinner. The report mentions domestic plans and household routines typical of a local society column.
A garbled note covers quips about two kinds of chumps and a goat version of a quote. It references college degrees and satire from South Bend Indiana. The item mentions twins born after an ice wager, Fioredorsa girls, and a cheeky line about home drinks and transportation.
Ex excursion tickets will be sold for a forestor round trip October 10 to 12 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of International Christian Convention. Apply to agent C. and N. W. Brg.
Low excursion fares to Chattanooga Tennessee offered by North Western Life from September 15 to 17 with favorable return limits on the second Reunion Anniversary Battle of Chickamauga. Apply through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
A rural tale recounts a woman boiling rice from a large dish that swelled rapidly, filling pots, a dishpan, and washtubs. She locks the cottage and phones her husband as the rice threatens to burst the windows. The couple chat briefly about spring fashions and city life before resuming their friendship.
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