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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
6
An old tale retold by Mother Earth speaks to her children the flowers and seasons. She explains where snow and rain go and why she drinks and nourishes the roots, urging them to rest and prepare for tomorrow.
In a snowy scene, a group of flowers and birds discuss weather, roots, and how to learn the world beyond their frost. The Talk involves the Owl as a wise guide, while the Little Sat Lite flower laments being buried and unable to reach the distant wise bird.
Mary Marshall Duffee offers travel etiquette for shared carriages and public transport. The guidance urges consideration for seatmates, avoiding intrusive behavior, and respecting others space and comfort. It emphasizes courteous conduct as the rule of travel.
The article traces pencil origins from chalk or clay marks to modern graphite. It notes early English graphite pencils manufactured in 1664, then US expansion to a leading position in the field. The piece highlights naming confusions caused by historic use of the metal.
Facts on name origins and meanings with historical notes on Sarah variants across languages. Discusses biblical links, Irish forms, French forms, and American usage. Mentions lucky day and jewel, and beliefs about amulets and talismans for children.
Unclear OCR text mentions a young man seeking a pair quickly and references a site named Dogton Troneeript. Context and details are fragmented with no definite event, date, or organizations.
The piece discusses proper use of the word grand meaning imposing or impressive and cites examples from St Peters and Gladstone. It notes common misuses like grand for enjoyable and suggests accurate adjectives such as enjoyable or delightful where appropriate.
In spring fashion, blouses rival hats as designers showcase georgette, organza, and batiste in pale creams, jade, and bisque tones. Overblouses with elbow sleeves lead, while high necks and collar detailing prove stylish options. A georgette bisque piece features jade satin trims, front panel embroidery, and a delicate bow, highlighting new sheer fabric color trends.
The piece describes gowns in lace over satin or silk with metallic laces and dyed silks, highlighting colors white brown cream and black. It notes underskirts overdrapes pointed hems, beaded bodices, sashes, bouffant bows, and a long overskirt reaching the instep. The goal is stylish dinner or ballroom wear with waist manipulation via ribbons and a short bouffant train.
The old packaging urges taking Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin only as directed by physicians over 21 years and used by millions. It warns against substitutes and lists ailments from colds to toothache, noting small tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
H A Knight states in Iron Age that about one tenth of nails are cement coated. The process uses a hot tumbling barrel with a cementing compound of rest o to create a thin tough coating. The cement bonds to wood as the nail is driven, increasing grip and preventing slip.
For years druggists have watched Swamp-Root, Kilmer’s kidney liver and bladder medicine, praised as a physician’s prescription strength aneur strengthening remedy. It helps kidneys liver and bladder work as nature intended and has stood the test of years with many friends. Buy at druggists and start treatment. send ten cents for a sample bottle if you wish to test the product first.
A nature writer recalls housing a pair of opossums in a home cellar for most of winter. They produced unexpected grunts at night and appeared to deter rats, with the author feeding them chicken heads apples sweet corn. The tale emphasizes unusual wildlife in a domestic setting.
A fragment discusses historical figures and opinions about the Garden of Eden theory and places Ohio as a notable garden spot in presidential timing debates. It mentions Fletcher of Garden Spot and a Boston geologist philologist claiming Eden was in Ohio, reflecting the Brooklyn Standard Union tone.
An old advertisement promotes Halu’s Catarrh Medicine for catarrh claiming it cures a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. The text asserts internal use clears mucous surfaces and improves general health, with J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio listed as the distributors.
Fragmented OCR text includes an Arkansas Consolation snippet and a jumble of ad copy for Cuticura ointment and talcum. The readable content references skin care claims and a few scattered phrases about propriety and eloquence, but no cohesive news event or clear narrative emerges from the legible portions.
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