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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
20
A scrambled Rock Valley page shows ad copy for oysters and crackers, sidewalk repairs, a Thanksgiving dance, an auction, and town news. It notes a new town named Klondike near Maurice, a chemist’s warning about wasteful living, and a stray public-service reminder on removing horse carcasses.
Unclaimed letters at Rock Valley Iowa post office dated November 13 17 include Nellie Byerly Mr Gr Henrikhaen and others. If not claimed within two weeks they will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington. Callers should say advertised James Parry postmaster. Auction notice fragment ends.
A reader column argues against universal female suffrage, claiming it would erode the home’s foundations and disrupt natural gender roles. It cites Wyoming’s 30 years of suffrage as evidence against equality and critiques the idea that legal parity would alter intimate relationships or societal progress.
Rev Miss Henrietta Q. Moore will speak at Hawarden on the evening of Wednesday Nov 24 to organize a Political Equality Club and discuss women's welfare. The report notes misgivings about taxation and gender roles in suffrage debates.
Agricultural column urges careful seed selection and drying while praising cotton and Kansas crop values. It critiques cheap labor, foresees sugar independence, and argues for higher farm funding and honest measures in soil fertility, fertilizer, and fall plowing. Warnings about a rural mill scam are included with a local note.
Public notice offers names and addresses of three performers for a mail order set of ten pieces of full sheet music in popular waltzes and marches. Respondents provide ten cents in silver to receive the music by mail. Ardresa Vormlar Manie Pub Ca Indianapolis Ind. Also mentions fresh oysters daily at the Qa Try, onsates wt Erion.
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