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Newspaper
Lime Springs Sun
Location
Lime Springs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
5
Time table excerpt shows going easy and going west service with passenger and freight departures and agent J F Gosta. Includes Sunday exceptions and specific times like 1055 am and 433 pm for freight.
Sun Reams reports hot weather with 98 degrees in the shade yesterday. Cresco visitors include Times Siemer and Mr. Geo H Wallace with Afr K W Davis and families. Ed Hall AY Rose and Fred Flick depart for Minnesota by team. Hammocks advertised by Jove Bros and Love Bros. A horse hitched to a cart caused a minor street excitement.
Se r eyes Miss Mildred Rand who has been the guest of Miss Belle Nash returned home at Gresen Tuesday evening. The cast bound passenger was about six hours late Wednesday due to a washout near Faribault and a wrecked freight train. Jonah Davis near Howard Center suffered a painful accident while shingling, dislocating his shoulder. McKinley tariff and sound money. Nichols and Shepard threshing machinery advertised as best and cheapest. For prices write to Thomas Frankson Lime Springs or York Minn.
The notice thanks patrons for liberal support and reports better than expected sales. It announces July 1 as the date to extend the offer with a few more plumes available while they last.
Four to five fabric pieces offered for making a cheap dress for ladies or children. The material wears longer than three or four dresses of print. Priced at 12 4c. previously 20c each.
Duck fabrics priced at 9 and 10 cents with value up to 15 cents. Dimities range 8 1/2 to 10 cents, worth 12 to 15 cents. The Grocery Department promises complete stock and competitive county prices, inviting shoppers to compare.
An ad touts Griggs Cooper Co's Gas Roasted Coffees with prices from 12 1/2 to 30 cents. The seller promises equal or better quality than competitors and invites customers to come and sample.
Bargain sale listing multiple lots of ladies shirt waists in sizes 32 to 36 with prices from 25c to 49c per lot. Includes a striped linen detachable collar worth 75c offered at 50c and a batch of Persian fabrics in assorted sizes. Also notes 144 boxes of toilet soaps with 3 bars per box priced at 5c per box.
An advert for Derhakes Castor Oil Axle Grease offers 1b and 3b pair packages. The copy claims the grease resists gumming melting or running in hot weather, asserting it lasts longer than competing products.
Miss Carrie Lerson visited Cresco friends last Tuesday. A wide open saloon was reported Saturday. Tea goods promoted by Jones and Thomas. O F Shaw went home to Wisconsin with his father last Thursday. County Auditor E J Williams visited Lime Springs for a celebration. Hazle's Headache Capsules advertised as effective. Large turnout for Rippling Bros show in Austin. Mrs Will Wildman of Cresco visited here early week. Thomas Brosbay moved into new quarters. Hay sling praised as a daisy.
Local notice describes a grand Temperence Rally at the M E church this Sunday. Several items recount community happenings including visits, street improvements, and upcoming events at Cresco and nearby towns with notes on local businesses and farmers.
Quick relief claim for Foley's Honey and Tar on asthma. A note of thanks for strawberries from Bonair. Doctors purchase rights in counties to treat Hernian Fidelity Method. Mrs Brocksome dies near Lime Springs. funeral at Presbyterian church. Hazle's Headache Capsules praised for headache and neuralgia by Dr C H Johnson. Austin, Minnesota, August 13, 1894.
Market listing from Lime Springs shows weekly corrections for grain and livestock prices. It lists Thnothy See Clover per cwt and a broken line of commodities including flax seed eggs butter potatoes onions beans hay coal plaster lime and glue with various unit prices or per unit notes.
Fragmentary notice describes Foley’s Cure and a trip offer from Lime Springs to Cresco. Mentions a Love’s drug store and a second hand gasoline stave for sale. Includes a gallery appointment to view cabinet photos and an offer to pay fare.
A humorous note recalls how a donkey helped locate a famed Cour d'Alene mine in Tolabo. The incident, cited by Northern Pacific Railway’s Wonderland, shows how minor clues can yield major discoveries. The book also covers Yellowstone, Alaska, and cattle raising, offered by Charles S. Pee for six cents.
John Loughrey died at his Lime Springs home on July 1 1887 at age 64 after a paralysis. Born January 22 1823 in Lick Ohio he moved with parents to Town later married Caroline Walke in 1854 and served in the Colorado Cavalry. He lived in Colorado Minnesota and Iowa before settling in Lime Springs. The family thanks neighbors for support during the illness and after death.
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