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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
6
County residents and visitors fill the week with trips to Estherville Emmetsburg and Jackson while local notices invite farm listing and charity events. The Estherville Enterprise expands to seven columns as the Allens upgrade the plant.
George T. Smith states he will relocate to Graettinger on Monday April 18 and begin practicing veterinary medicine from that date forward. The notice indicates a professional career change and location.
Tom Nivison, seeking office, mingled with farmers in Emmet township and handed out nomination blanks. A farmer, recognizing him, confirmed the encounter and asked for a blank, as Nivison continued distributing cards and gauging backing.
Mr. H S Prescott suffered a broken shoulder and multiple rib fractures after a bull he was feeding in the yard charged without warning. The attacked man was knocked down and trampled but survived, according to the Roland Record.
A bold raid on three Laurens business houses occurred recently with small sums stolen. The M. W. Shaner lumber yard office safe was pried but yielded no money. Lane Moore lumber company and Farmers Elevator Office each lost cash, about 13 dollars. Entry was through windows. No clues yet, but locals or someone familiar with the premises are suspected.
A Sioux City schoolteacher is accused of applying the so called third degree to a boy, with critics split on whether the chastisement was justified or excessive. The discussion centers on whether the beating was calm and deliberate or abusive, amid broader concerns about brutality in schools and public reaction to such punishments. The Times-Republican notes that teachers, especially men, may degenerate into harsh discipline, while women are viewed as less prone to such actions.
Mrs Millyans climbs society by money and tact, with a quip about her bridge losses. A witty exchange highlights social maneuvering and the role of tact in acceptance.
A 1825 excerpt from Bea's dictionary notes women shopping from shop to shop. It says they buy little articles perhaps not yet always haul large quantities of goods, reflecting period attitudes toward female consumer behavior as reported by the Boston Transcript.
The earliest authentic record of sewing machinery cites a 1775 patent in England by Charles F. Welsenthal. This initial effort marks the first known formal recognition of sewing machine design, signaling the dawn of mechanized textile sewing.
A quirky note recalls how spiders worms and snakes were once used in charms and remedies. An English shopkeeper recalls a request for a nut to attach a spider fin to cure a baby's whooping cough. The old prescription suggested incluged spiders in a put and hung around the neck to ward off disease.
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