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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
7
In a playful dialogue, Mr Blykins and his son Johnny discuss classics and a refreshed take on the Sphinx riddle. The boy suggests updating the ancient puzzle to modern mobility from baby carriage to tricycle to bicycle, tying the tale to aging and progress.
A noisy exchange in a town store reflects distrust of trusts as a grocer laments rising tobacco prices. A Georgia man faces domestic charges after a judge questions his many marriages, while Professor Dubard links disease transmission to cold-blooded animals in Dijon.
A compilation of odd stats including Bermudas onion exports at 17 million pounds annually, London omnibus carrying 2 500 weekly, Loanton density 38 000 per square mile, Italy theater ratio high, a blue soap invention, Swiss time 21 oclock proposal, crisis reports in Denmark 1885 to 1805 with May and June peaks, and three-fifths favoring hanging. Telegraph office claim in London with 3 000 operators, batteries noted, Russia leading military spending at 258 million, Argentina census placing Buenos Aires at 663 854 in population.
In a Georgia courtroom a justice considers a case about a patent medicine claim tied to Hood’s Sar saparilla. The judge jokes about timing and farming chores, implying a practical, rural setting as he hints at delaying the decision until harvest.
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