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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
5
Tuesday visits and trips fill the week with social calls. Dr. Smith and Clara Larsen travel for visits while chautauqua events unfold. farmers report fair oat yields and early threshing. Notables include Mayor Penn praised for crowd control at chautauqua and local family news from Wallingford, Ruthven, and Spirit Lake regions.
Harmon Lippold is here visiting his brother Lewis this week. Miss Mary Bosold visits her aunt in Grachtinger. Martha Duer returns to Vernon township after studying in Ames. B F Lillard and daughters Alice and Bernice visit Emmetsburg. Nettie McCullough visits her parents. Lloyd Lippold returns home after a month with relatives in Ottawa. The Mr and Mrs Wardell visit the B F Lillard home.
Mrs NSH Mortensen called on Mrs A C Jacobson one afternoon last week. Mr and Mrs A C Jensen spent Wednesday afternoon at H B Osher's. H Larson and Marta Jacobson called at A C Jensens Friday afternoon. Pia Amdahl, wife and little one were mentioned in the fragmentary notes.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the U S president, lies at the point of death after months of illness including nervous disorders and Bright's disease. Four months of debility have drained her vitality as doctors say recovery odds are slim with three daughters beside her and relatives summoned.
A Washington report states no Americans may leave Germany during mobilization. The German order etches a ban on foreign departure for men women and children to prevent flight of those eligible for military service. The measure also aims to curb the spread of sensitive information by families abroad.
A large party of Norwegians from Iowa who traveled to Norway for the Norwegian Centennial of Independence faces possible embarrassment due to the European war. Included were Knut Iverson from Graettinger and many from Emmetsburg and nearby areas. Interference with Atlantic shipping and issues cashing checks and drafts are expected to cause delays returning home.
The piece recounts Thomas Morris born 1794 in Wales who says he lived through the presidencies from Washington to George V, witnessed Nelson at Trafalgar and Waterloo, and notes his age near 120 while detailing his long life, apprenticeship, health, and social observations from a country paper column.
The Northwestern central Luther League held its 138th convention at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Ryan Lake from July 24 to 27. About 150 delegates attended, representing ten local leagues.
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