Postcard features a photograph of Main Street Marshall. Postmarked December 4, 1918.

For this column, I often share social news or the gossip columns from the old newspapers. The social news is always fascinating to read and a lot can be learned of local people and events from the communities in Lyon County. For this article, I’m going to share the classifieds from one of the newspapers. The classifieds are interesting to read as well. Here are a few from the News-Messenger of Lyon County on March 15, 1918:

A ST. PATRICK’S DANCE will be given at the Assembly Hall on Monday evening, Mar. 18. Thorburn’s Orchestra will furnish the music. Everyone is invited.

YOUNG LADIES of the Lutheran church will give an oyster stew supper on Friday, Mar. 22, in the old Brantman building for the benefit of the Red Cross. Will serve from 5:30 until all are served.

HOME GROWN Timothy Seed for sale at Watson’s Hardware. Joseph Stanley.

ATLANTIC HOTEL BUS LINE — Now owned by F.S. Cook and managed by John Montgomery. Calls must be made to No. 14, at the Atlantic, when prompt attention will be given.

CALVES STRAYED to my place Sunday night, March 3. Owner may have same by paying for this ad notice and identifying property. Henry Whitman, Phone 15-F-5, Amiret.

FINE MODERN HOME For Sale. Eight rooms; soft water; hot water heat; 401 S. Fourth St., across from Tom Davis’ residence; 3-4 acre of land also garage and chicken house and fruit trees. J.H. Wagner, Marshall.

FOR RENT — Store building on Second St., second door from the C & N.W. Land office. Inquire of C.C. Johnson, Marshall.

GOOD FULL-BLOODED SHORTHORN Durham Bull with papers, For Sale. Leon Versaevel, 9 miles northeast of Marshall.

NO.1 DELAVAL Cream Separator for sale. Also Emerson planter. Henry Rode, Marshall, Minn.

HORSES, CATTLE and Brood Sows, For Sale. My stock is all first-class. Come out and look them over. J.B. Wyffels, Marshall, just west of Fair Grounds.

SOMEWHERE there is a man that wants to buy your farm. List your farm for sale with us and let us find that man. Office over First National Bank, Marshall, Minn. Llewellyn & Son.

The photograph featured this week from the Lyon County Museum’s collection is a real photo postcard of Main Street in Marshall that was postmarked in 1918.

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