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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1867
Page
4
Wheat prices and wholesale rates listed for winter and spring wheat corn oats and flax along with note on market activity at Chicago Market network. Prices show multiple vendors and retail equivalents with broad variety of grain and meat items and totals in dollars.
A jumble of notices, ads, and notices from a small town paper. Items include barters for corn and hens, a lost silver pin, Dr. Fuller's dental trip to Denison, a marriage in 1807, office moves, local business chatter, weather prompts, a thanksgiving service, temperance union meeting changes, and a firm name change for D Northway Co.
A note says W. R. Hoberta, formerly of Indianola, has bought the Aftonville office, promising a strong union county press. Also, a warning on crossings over the Coon River bridge cites dangers and potential liability for accidents, with local residents traveling to Cedar Falls and Goshen for various tasks.
U S Bail, official paper of the Post Office Department, stresses that prepayment of postage is the sender's responsibility and clerks should not routinely affix stamps. Posts note that only in specific cases may a clerk assist, but not as a regular practice, referencing past arrests of clerks for violations.
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