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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
4
An elderly widow dreams of a town where a bank collapse shakes her life. She awakens certain her money is gone and plans to withdraw funds, later learning three granddaughters sent aid and ask her to stay with them as the bank’s failure worries ease.
In a quiet tale from a McClure Syndicate paper, Laura Nelson discovers a white voile dress stored in a trunk. The garment once belonged to Aunt Bess who wore it the night soldier sweetheart Robert Kingston left for service in 1861 and died at Gettysburg. Laura wonders if the dress could influence her future with Roy Benton as her mother recalls past sacrifice and memory.
In a 1918 McClure Syndicate piece, Nella, a nurse, weighs babies and comforts a foundling named Billy. She saves him from a speeding fire engine, confronts the neglectful babysitter Tina, and vows to help Billy while pursuing the father’s address. Nella resolves to care for Billy despite social barriers.
Jennie Dever, vacationing with Beth Moore at Salisbury Beach in August, nearly drowns after underestimating a powerful undertow. Tom Hurd, a Castle Mona clerk, rescues her with a life-saving boat, earning admiration as she recovers in the hotel. Beth laments waking late. Jennie later shows off a sparkling ring as the old saying about the early bird proves true.
Ellen schemes a vacation to escape her grumbling husband Hiram and the heavy burdens of unpaid housework. While he stays, she leaves, returns to test his neglect, and he discovers the gap between complaint and care. Their reconciliation unfolds as he learns to share duties and appreciate Ellen.
The Iowa state garden clubs report a surge in enrollment despite wartime strain. Des Moines has 2000 more gardeners signed up than last year, and in 107 cities 97 already employ paid garden club supervisors for the summer, more than double last year’s total.
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