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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
22
An editorial tirade attacks laxity and inefficiency among apostles of laxity. It mocks indolent colleagues, chronic disengagement, and misused time, claiming they hinder progress, breed discontent, and threaten promotions with blame, disloyalty, and unhappiness.
A fragment discusses caution in spoken language, praising precise word choice and self control. It warns against profanity and slovenly talk, urging readers to use correct speech in front of both friends and strangers.
An English professor recounts a student’s struggle with spelling and exam performance. The tale highlights how ideas and understanding matter as much as correct spelling, noting teachers grade on mechanics yet value genuine thinking over perfect typography.
A condemnation of profanity in youth urging intelligent men to resist bad language. Encourages straightforward, vigorous speech and warns that using oaths harms reputation. cites John Pike as author.
An extract from a Mother's Cook Book describing recipes such as a prune pie with cinnamon and butter, chocolate macaroon cookies with coconut and vanilla, and cabbage salad with olives. It provides instructions on soaking prunes, baking the pie crust, melting chocolate, and assembling the salad and dressings for a Sunday meal.
Poem emphasizing humility and quality in work. It contrasts grand glory with doing tasks well and highlights the dignity of honest labor. The verses urge unity, honesty, and consistent effort in building something worthy. A stray line about keeping milk fresh suggests advice to add horseradish when milk is new.
The article notes 1922 as a year of quiet achievement for Western Canada, with a large grain harvest and rising exports. Canada returned its currency to par after war shocks, bonds sold easily, and Winnipeg issued bonds at high prices. Western output and livestock dairy products approach a billion dollars in value, though some disappointment exists over total value. The piece predicts further upturn in 1923 as prosperity broadens and debt is liquidated.
A humorous domestic scene shows Auntie coaxing a child to call her Mrs. Jenkins while a question about marriage sparks pride and laughter. An ad blurbs Cutheura Baby care products as the scene unfolds with doll play and a doll with no holes in her nose.
A young French chemist named Mazarin has invented a new alloy resembling gold called areum. It reportedly possesses the luster durability and malleability of gold and could substitute it in jewelry and other gold uses though no composition details are disclosed.
A fragmented OCR page features an old Halus Catarrh Medicine advertisement promising relief from catarrh with a two part remedy and mentions J. Cheney & Co. It also includes stray lines about poor service a toll call and miscellaneous quoted slang about small stars and a would-be peacemaker.
A quick jelly recipe promises lemon, raspberry, or strawberry flavors from one box of Plymouth Rock Gelatine. Add a few drops of flavoring and a little sugar to make enough jelly to feed a large family. Advertisement.
A multimillionaire laments his son’s marriage to Judy, a chorus girl, after sending him to college. He calls the arrangement disappointing and says he expected his heir to marry someone else. London Mall. Digging well is cited as the only business where you start at the top.
A collection of light humor snippets references to fashion shifts in marriage, a hostess remark about a thin husband, a quip about King Tut pronouncing Turbo, and a note that Wednesday is lucky for marriage in old papers.
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