The Graettinger Times and the Lindbergh Kidnapping
Charley Ross kidnapping fifty eight years ago is recalled as readers remember the Lindbergh case. The piece contrasts early brief reports with today's rapid, detailed coverage and notes advances in newspapers and machinery. It discusses how modern papers like the Graettinger Times deliver more news and calls for tax reduction debate in Emmet and Palo Alto counties.
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The
Times
Charley Ross
Philadelphia
Infanit
Lindberg
New York Tribune
Boston
Lindberg Baby
Newark
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Graettingerimes
Tax Savings Proposal: Merge Palo Alto Emmet Counties
The letter argues duplication of services across Cossuth and neighboring counties. It cites five courthouses and two sets of county officers as wasteful. The writer urges merging Palo Alto and Emmet counties, with Graettinger as the proposed single county seat, to reduce taxes and consolidate administration.
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Emmet
Palo Alto
Cossuth
Graettinger
Titherville
Emmetsburg
Florida land boom echoes in Miami sale tale
In a period of economic adversity a humorous flash recalls a Miami land boom. Two business section lots sold for 11,500 with a 2,000 mortgage, total 3,500. The chain saw five resales from 4,000 to 90,000, while the original 2,000 mortgage remained unpaid.
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Florida
Miami
Montgomery Popular in County Sheriff Campaign
Bert Montgomery known as Butch among baseball fans garners strong countywide support for county sheriff. He projects fitness, judgment, and peace officer demeanor, aided by a broad circle of friends and supporters.
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Bert Montgomery
Graettinger
Butch
D. L. Johnson
Johnson
Prophet Gloomy Weather Forecast for 1882 Crop Year
Lawrence Doolittle predicts a cold damp spring and a wet summer with poor corn yields since 1916, good hay and cool weather crops, and mixed prospects for livestock. He cites March equinox patterns, cycles of wet and dry years, and questions government weather forecasts while noting deaths and local notices about deaths, elections, and community events.
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Lawrence Doolittle
Truman
Minne
Nota
Fairmont Sentinel
Mississippi Valley
Des Moines
Iowa
Stright
Mississippi
Fragmented Clip From Registers and Jokes About Economy
A mosaic of phrases references Finnie and Purr iy rout Mich is Enough, stock market slump, Cincinnati Enquirer chatter, cheap custom hatching, silk stockings history, and a quirky sequence of everyday vignettes. The text swaps between headlines, jokes, and ad-like lines with scattered names and events.
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Finnie
Church Notes at St Pauls and Walnut Church Services
St Pauls Lutheran Church notes Sunday school at 0 15 and services at 11 30 with evening service and Danish service at 2 o clock Walnut Church holds service at 9 45 and Sunday school at 14 002 mm The Ladies Aid Society will be entertained Wednesday April 20th
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Grachtinger
Walnut
Ladies' Aid Sociery
Lutheran Church Notes and Community Weekly Events
Sunday schools and services listed for First Lutheran and Lost Island churches with Choirs, confirmations, aids, and missionary society meetings. Lutheran and Methodist notes cover upcoming concerts, plays, and youth programs including Waldorf college choir, sacred concert, and Luther League activities with leaders and locations in Eatharville Morgan Tonderum’s home.
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Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Waldorf College
Choi
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Luther' Aid
Hans Sandvig
Fragmentary quoted lines on kingdom and possessions
Fragmentary OCR text mentions David Livingstone, a resolution, and a religious figure, with unclear context. The passage references placing no value on possessions except in relation to a kingdom, plus names such as Dutt, Reve M, Mandsnger, Pastor.
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Kingdom of
Chiat
David Livingston
Reve M
Mandsnger
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John. J.sullivan
Graettin
Grand Theatre
Estherville
Tarzan
SUN
Big Scream
George
Charlie Sidney Murray
Cohens and Kellys
Hollywood
Montgomery
Chicago Stadium
Rudy Motor Co
A. C. Jacobsen
West Bend
Clarion
Hawkeye Theatre
Minnesota
Carroll
Walher Kelly
Father Bradley
Carroll Territory
Marvin Wikert
Marvin Wilkart
Rolfe
Olson
Pato Alto
Frank Elsenbast
G. H
Leon Olson
W. P. Weisbrod
P. B. Jy
M, J. Béiensteinar
Tester
Aber
Death
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Wilbur
Woodman Hall
MusicBy
Browns Vagabonds
Boc
Aladdin Wick
Maytag
Wilson Capital
Charley Jensen
Bisguri
Presley
Coder
James P. Christensen
Hatherville
Ander
Miss’ Mann
Eatharville
L. L Luther League
Thompson’s Grocery
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