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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
5
In dull times people still buy essentials and prefer sellers who promise availability. Advertisers reach the thinking public by placing ads in local columns of The Bod Count Ben, guiding future purchases when times improve.
Community notes cover loans at State Bank for Farm and local business ads. Reports of wind damage, creamery milk prices, new hires, social events, auctions, and road travel fill the page with names like Ayres Plumbe McKissick Parden and businesses such as Knapp’s Pharmacy and Doherty Healey.
In Worthing South area a market figure John Veldeboom and family report health improvements and a successful journey home. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Geo Faho celebrate the return of their truant son Dan after months away, having traveled and worked elsewhere while preserving family hope for his steady future.
County Fair organizers of the Sioux County Agricultural Society held a meeting to set dates for the fair on 21, 22 and 23. The board discussed building new stalls damaged previously and encouraging volunteers to prepare the exhibit, grain and animals. Secretary Lohr urges all to remember the dates and lend support for a better event than last year.
A fragment from a local page notes a small evening event featuring bands in the state and an air concert lineup. Readers are reminded of performances and the schedule for the show.
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