Graettinger Local News Highlights and Obits
Mrs Theresa Mitchell visited relatives in Jefferson Iowa while Sheriff Montgomery attended Michael Quinns funeral. Many Graettinger residents and relatives traveled from Emmetsburg Armstrong Humboldt San Diego Chicago Mallard West Okoboji and Goodell to attend or host events tied to the Quinn death and local gatherings. A new clerk at Mitchell Grocery Mrs Forrest Perdue and nurse Miss Serene Myhre are noted along with births and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Mitchell
Ambrose Mitchell
Jefferson, Lown
B. F. Montgomery
Emmetsburg
Michael Quinn
A. R. Mauratad
Frost
Minnesota
A Hansen
Henry Schmidt
Frei, Armstrong
Lois Rags
Methodist Hospital
Sioux City
D. M. Hates
Graettinger
Andy Johnson
Humboldt
Art Lowenburg
Goodell
Iowa
Lowenburg
Wm. Gallager
J. J. Sullivan
Mr. Galleger
Sullivan
Alice
Mildred Chrestiansen
Estherville
O’brien
Times
Vivian Sullivan
Chicago
Forrest Perdue
Mitchell
Karl Ditsworth
Town City
Carl Spies
Grenadine Nielson
Athalyn Erickson
Jensen Drug Store
S. R. Stedman
P. H. Stedman
Haimersburg
F. TL. Kaserman
Little Rock
Arkansas
Kaserman
H. Br.tjaden
Betty
Mary Lou
Highland Park
Illinois
H. BR. Fink
Tjaden
Fink
Raymond Hummel
Newton
Emmetshire Hospital
Hummel
Lois Graettinger
Belle Latson
Town Falls
R. J. Latson
Social notes from Graettinger and surrounding towns
Local residents and visitors are listed including Miss Margaret O Connor Manson Miss Thelma Jeppe Newton and Miss Kay Graettinger Miss Ruth Young and Mrs LeRoy Blom in Glendale California where he trains at an aviation school. Names of families traveling to Mason City George Iowa and Iowa City are noted along with community events and a reference to the U S Constitution Article III Section 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret O Connor
Manson
Graettinger
Thelma Jeppe
Newton
Kay Graettinger
Troy
Waterloo
Joseph Gabrielson
Ruth Young
LeRoy Blom
Blom
Glendale
California
Ursula Marley
Maurine Kelly
Alice Marie Fitzpatrick
Ayrshire
United States
Earl Sturdevant
Fort Madison
Gracttinger
Sturdevant
Clarence Christianson
Leo Young
Pocahontas
Leo
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
John Rathman
Marjorie
Bessie Howard
Charlotte
Mason City
Kathman
Howard
Hamilton Business School
Amos Egeland
Ed Rolfson
James Allen Jensen
George
Iowa
Jim Jensen
James Allen
Andrew Jensen
Knows When to Bow Sage of China Town Quotation
Hi Ho, the sage of China town says he knows when to bow as a well bred man. The remark highlights social cues and discretion in behavior.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Biscuit Name Origins and Fire Worship Notes
Biscuit name derives from two French words meaning twice baked as biscuits were baked twice to become hard and dry. The article notes fire worship among primitive tribes in Africa Asia and America.
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Africa
Asia
America
Shakespeare and Falstaff as rogue anatomies
The Rocky Mountain Herald argues Shakespeare needed no foreign crime influence as he drew from English beggar books and contemporary life. Falstaffians are uniquely vivid. while Spanish and continental writers view society through the rogue, Shakespeare anatomizes the rogue himself.
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Shakespeare
Rocky Mountain Herald
Oxen favored by Ohio pioneers for timber and farming
Many Ohioans used oxen rather than horses or mules to haul timber and clear forests for cultivation. When an ox wore out for work, it was fattened for beef.
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Ohio
Strength of Hearing Range in Human Ear
The human ear can hear sounds from 16 to 40 000 vibrations per second in some cases.
Supreme Court closed 14 months in early US history
A 1801 act rushed through Congress directed the Supreme Court to convene only once yearly on the second Monday of February, suspending sessions for 14 months until February 1803. The note contrasts with a description of Vandyke brown, an earthy color named after the Dutch master, noting its bog origin and iron bitumen content.
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Vandyke
Supreme Court
Congress
Iron levels higher in southern oysters says New Jersey AG
Oysters from southern waters contain less copper but more iron than those from North Atlantic states, according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
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North Atlantic States
New Jersey
Tiger Wedding Test Brids Patience in Zoo Matchmaking
A zoo manager describes arranging a tiger wedding as a hazardous task. The process hinges on observing the couple before their meeting to gauge mutual interest, highlighting the uncertain dynamics in matching a bride and groom of royal predators.
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Mitchell’s Food Market
Rose of
RINSO
Velvet
Prince ‘Albert
Bologna, Ib
Zbc
Peter I. Hendricksen Graettinger
J. M. Robinson
Clare Meyer
Arnold Masters
W. H. Noble
Iowa City
Oakdale
Mr. Noble
Noble
Robinson
Iowa City Hospital
John Leffler
Grundy Center
Joan
Lake City
TerVene
Margaret Lancaster
C. A. Jensen
R. M. McDowell
U. S
McCarty’s Grocery
Monarch
Plaid
Anderson Grocery
Bliss Coffee
Kieffer
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