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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
6
In Emmetsburg Iowa notices of estate settlements and related legal business are summarized for prompt attention by heirs and creditors. Official listings include names and forthcoming filings in local probate matters.
The notice notes Sunday night film showings at Ceylon. It also hints that the back yard may become the most valuable portion of the property this year, suggesting plans or expectations for yard improvements or market value.
A Britt Tribune piece laments the demise of the familiar keg once common in Iowa. It recalls the green and brown pony stamps and the bunghole cobwebs as barrels falter, rails lose harmony, and platforms hold fewer kegs. The poem paints a nostalgic scene of picnics, cleanups, and head-ache relief fading with obsolete stock.
A humorous verse by Walt Mason chronicles the woes of a motor car owner who roams seeking pleasant scenes yet meets endless repair troubles. From out of gas to dry radiators and broken steering gear, mishaps follow him as the high cost of motoring gnaws at him, yet he endures with a wry smile.
An old classified style notice promotes dental care by Al J Reidy D D S. The ad urges timely examination and treatment for satisfactory results, noting Graettinger Iowa as the location.
An aged observer recalls a march of wagons loaded with hogs bound for market. He speaks of hog prices from $2.50 a head to $60 for top lots, old butcher days in Illinois, prairie fences, and the grind of moving 75 to 100 hogs along a rough road, with vivid reminiscences of past civil unrest and future prospects.
An Oldest Inhabitant recalls hog prices from 14 dollars per hundred during the Civil War era to fluctuating values through the Spanish American War and into the 1910s. The piece notes hogs as a farm staple turning economy, rent, and packing industry, with remarks on price cycles, market shocks, and a tribute to the hog’s institutional role.
A patriotic verse extols US landmarks and urges Americans to prioritize domestic travel and exploration. It contrasts American wonders like Yosemite and the natural bridge with European locales, urging readers to “See America first” and praising native destinations. The piece frames travel as national pride.
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