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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
4
A lavish notice praising Rupert Sargent Holland and The Pirate of Alastair as a modern, glamorous Atlantic coast romance. It highlights a mysterious ship, a beautiful Barbara Graham, adventurous exploits, and a gripping, well devised plot ensuring wide reader appeal.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a hidden coastal retreat near Alastair accessible by train from Boston to a country wagon, with a forgotten wreckers’ cottage, a vacant ancient chest, and a magnetic figure rising from the sea. August skies, gulls, pine scented air, and the lure of mystery frame the narrator’s reflective, dreamlike escape.
A shipwrecked encounter unfolds on a secluded beach at Alastair. A lone writer and a curious visitor discuss piracy, hidden chests, and a cliffside harbor while debating ways out of being marooned. The woman reveals dreams of buccaneers as they glimpse the ship and its mysteries, promising to continue.
A Washington Post observation notes left handed barbers are rare and share quirks. A customer recounts how a left handed barber favors the left and avoids bumping into right handed colleagues, highlighting dexterity and habit in the barber’s chair.
Dun's Review of Trade notes progress in Chicago with a rise in April bank payments and higher real estate and stock investments. Mortgage activity increases though some manufacturing sectors still idle. Failures in the district fall to 21, new liabilities over five thousand dollars total four, compared with prior weeks and years.
Bradstreet's notes irregular trade and crop reports with cautious optimism from springlike weather. Wholesale demand remains between seasons as milling and distribution shift to fall prospects. Iron and steel activity rises at lower prices. pig iron dull. Coal is stable after averted strike, bituminous weak. shoe and leather trades quiet with fall orders sparse. US failures total 204 for week ending April 1, versus 226 prior week. Canada 23 failures.
The report lists livestock and grain bids from markets in Indianapolis, St Louis, Olean, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and barley with ranges and quality notes. Strong entities include city names and commodity types.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a 15 year period and dividend matters, with mentions of the Hatburg-American company, earnings, and possible depteaaton notes. The readable fragments suggest a historical business item about dividends and financial performance without clear dates or figures.
A sprawling storm spree from Mississippi to Ohio and Ontario left nine dead and dozens injured. Homes wrecked, schools damaged, and telegraph lines down as the system swept through Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin. Towns report widespread destruction and large property losses with over a hundred thousand dollars in Detroit alone.
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