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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
5
A candidate declares for the nomination for state senator from Iowa's 47th District in the June 5 1916 primary. He states the slate should operate as efficiently as a private corporation and pledges to the will of Republican voters in the district.
J W Jackson announces candidacy for sheriff of Palo Alto County on the Republican ticket subject to the June 1916 primary. He seeks support from party voters and stresses would uphold law and enforce standards.
L O Wigdahl announces candidacy for the Republican primary nomination as representative from Palo Alto County in June. He seeks votes and support from party members ahead of the primary election.
A candidate announces intent to run for sheriff subject to the June democratic primary. The statement signals campaign entry and relies on the primary election process for formal action.
Fourth District supervisor candidate Hans Westergard files for the Democratic primaries in June. The entry notes his candidacy and party, indicating his pursuit of the seat in the upcoming election.
The speaker announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Fourth district supervisor, subject to June primaries.
The essay warns against wishing to know the next ten years, arguing fore knowledge would bring misery and ruin by revealing sorrow, death, and broken ties. It asserts sufficient evil and happiness exist for each day, and that foreknowledge would drive the world mad, leaving life worth living only if lived in the present.
A reflective line from the Marshalltown Times Republican hints that some future grief is knowingly concealed within daily reporting, underscoring a somber, thoughtful tone about impending sorrow in a historical paper.
The article argues invasion fears are rising in England as German naval activity increases. It cites torpedoings of merchant ships and claims Germany aims to neutralize observers in the North Sea. The London Daily Mail is quoted on the strength of the German fleet and its potential preparedness for action.
In a Chicago Medical Society paper Dr. Albert H. Burr notes women live longer than men due to lower tobacco use. Insurance data and census trends show higher male mortality after midlife, with women leading ages 70 to 100. The talk surveys rising life expectancy, heart disease deaths, and broad civic spending including missions, motion pictures, candy, gum, roads, churches, tobacco, and liquor costs.
The Department of Justice states that checks under one dollar are legal. The ban on small amount checks existed only during the Civil War period, not in modern times.
Early dawn and dusk fire near Emmetsburg as pursuit of Villa moves west and north. Censor withholds details of the bombardment.
In Iowa with dry weather and gasoline at nineteen cents a gallon, residents complain about the rising cost of living. The report highlights concern over price increases and the impact on household budgets.
Those seeking change and rest should avoid California where hotel keepers gain change while waiters receive rest, reflecting state labor and service dynamics in a concise social observation from archival prose.
The phrase frames the media as a steadfast partner and engine of progress. It likens journalism to a gasoline engine or an electric motor, suggesting dynamic force behind public discourse. The wording emphasizes press power as essential to societal advancement.
A compilation of satirical snippets from multiple papers mocking slow presidential action and political maneuvering. Mentions Felix Diaz Theodore Roosevelt T R references and comments on figures Bryan Allan L Benson and Allan Benson. Notes on Von Tirpitz case and rhetoric about military mobilization.
Four Shenandoah men sue Henry Ford of Detroit for 9000 dollars claiming injuries from a car accident caused by a defective auto. The suit alleges the maker bears responsibility for the damage and seeks compensation for medical bills and damages.
Mrs Dan McCarty called at Stewarts Monday Blanche and Myrtle Olson visited Mabel and Alice Ressell Sunday Mrs L A Larson attended teachers meeting at Estherville Miss Earth Iverson assists with housework at Will Donoghue s Miss Flossie Zenor left Monday for St Paul to visit her father Mrs S A Young was an Estherville visitor Monday Mrs O O Ressell and Conrad were shopping in Estherville Monday Anton Christensen and Terman Larson spent weekend with L A Larson Alfred McCombs spent Sunday at home Mrs O O Ressell and Olga visited Basta Jacobson Sunday Miss Blanche Gilbertson sewed for Mrs O O Ressell Friday and Saturday
Hopeing and North Vernon residents note visits and travels with Cedar Rapids trips and Illinois connections. Local families such as Rowe Crumline Wahlicheck Moore and Suss are mentioned along with a Jenkins family moving west of Graettinger and a Neilson funeral attended by many from the vicinity.
The river reached sixteen feet at Dubuque the highest in twenty years. In a quiet primary, 76 votes were cast with 40 Democrats and 36 Republicans. On the Democratic ticket Marsh beat Dunn for national committeeman 18 to 13. Cummins and Wilson remain the statewide Democrats’ picks. Marsh edged Dunn in the state by about three to one. A harsh note on a cheap circus claims it deserves little patronage and criticizes its advertising.
A Kansas family tale recalls an elderly woman who bore and raised many children while tending a farm in western Kansas. The narrator notes the social scrutiny she faced and reflects on the relentless labor she endured from childhood through marriage, farm work, and motherhood, highlighting resilience and gendered expectations.
The obituary passage lauds a grandmother who cared for many, endured hardship after her husband died and the farm was sold, and lived with relatives while remaining uncomplaining. It ends with a separate classified note advertising a good seven room house with barn for sale or rent in Graettinger Iowa, via E B Merriman.
Advertises all you care to eat for 25 cents with board and room options at 4.50 and 5.00 per week. Also promotes a shop with groceries, soft drinks, ice cream, candy, tobaccos and cigars, plus home made bakery goods for sale.
Shire stallion Jim certificate No 3534 weighs 1850 pounds and is a bay. To stand at farm west of the Kelly schoolhouse on the south side of the road. Terms ten dollars to insure live colt eight dollars to insure mare with foal. Breeder liable for service fees if stallion moves away. Owner D B Ellis notes care but not responsible for accidents.
Jensen and Boistad Seed Corn, Wimples Yellow Dent and Silver King, 1914 crop, $4.50 per bushel in ear, tested under Emmetsburg Commercial Club auspices by Prof. M. A. Houser. All grown in Palo Alto County. Orders to A. T. Horton, Emmetsburg, Iowa. Also for sale three Poland China sows and high grade Holstein bull by B. Elsenbast, Graettinger, Iowa.
MAUPAS, a Percheron stallion with state certificate WO 8515, weighs 1,84 units and ages 15. He will stand at Graettinger barn in 1916 from Wednesday through Monday, with northeast time balance. Stud fees set at $15 for live cost insurance and $12 to insure mare with foal. Breeder bears service fee if mare disposed. Care due, liability disclaimed for accidents.
State certificate No 8375 describes Paddy a pure bred stallion weighing 1400 pounds and a five year old coach horse. He will stand the season at Lars Egesos’s barn across from Gammon's lumber yard in Graettinger with terms as described above.
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