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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
4
A fragmentary OCR line from 1887 Street and Smith publication references copyright notice. The readable portion repeats a note about copyright and publication origin with no coherent event or person details.
Grace Clendenon confronts personal loss as her husband fights in France. The narrative tracks her inner despair, shifting faith, and quiet resolve amid memory, widowed sorrow, and a society of duty. Captain Clendenon leads French forces while Grace seeks solace in religion and charity.
A damaged excerpt portrays a mourner on a floor in deep reverence, eyes raised, hands clasped, kneeling in weary devotion as a whispered petition to an unseen guardian or angel rises as a seraphic blessing.
A market scene features a woman with a market basket asking the clerk for tea. The clerk quotes ten dollars a pound and the bargain hunter notes the price is steep, while the youth answers that that is what people pay for tea.
A traveler for Sellem & Co anxiously awaits a letter at the general delivery window. The clerk replies that no letter has arrived yet and the man fears instant dismissal as he travels for the company. The exchange captures a tense moment in transit and employment pressure.
Child Gertrude asks if Chicago is full of temptations. The father confirms many temptations exist with a sly remark about not mentioning it to her mother. The piece relies on a humorous, double entendre about licensed millinery shops in the city.
The Washington Star quotes a persuasive agent praising a gilt edged vestment while Farmer Corntessel notes the gold brick seems fine on the outside but hollow inside, a delusion and snare.
Fragment shows dialogue about fish in a restaurant with dialect spellings. Mentions possible fish types like basa and bass. Lacks full names, places, dates, or clear事件.
Burnham and young Topsy wander a blazing uptown on a sunlit August day. They chase a polar bear memory, confront Aunt Dale’s sour moods, and end with a quiet ride home amid heat and small, stubborn reconciliations.
A Sunday School narrative recounts the biblical clash of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17, detailing Goliath’s challenge, David’s refusal of armor, the five stones, and the rock’s fatal verdict. It notes divine aid through "the name of the Lord" and the army’s subsequent victory, with reflections and related quotes from period publications.
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