Church Going and Corn on the Cob in Summer Etiquette
A Graettinger newspaper page mix describes churchgoing as an old fashioned habit amid modern changes and humorously critiques sermon simplification. It then extols corn on the cob and watermelon eating as a democratic summer ritual, praising shared buttered morsels and a sense of equality across eaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Waterbury
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
Charles Evans Hughes
Spreads Infantile Paralysis by Mail Order Packages
James Byrne argues in the Des Moines Register that infantile paralysis and other epidemics spread via mail order packages. He cites sweatshop products contaminated with disease and shipped nationwide, noting cases in Berwick and Ames with unclear infection sources while urging health boards to scrutinize mail order distributors in New York City and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bryan
Des Moines Register
Berwick
Iowa
Ames
Byrne
Honorable Health Boards
United States
Mexico
Black Belt
South
M. O
New York City
The Artistic Temperament And Border War Defense
A newspaper column mocks the euphemism artistic temperament used to excuse a border killing. It argues such temperament signals provocation and urges confinement or hard labor as preventive remedies, including severe discipline and quarry work under a competent foreman to curb alleged homicidal impulses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Angelica
Algernon
Merry
Hades
Public caution against mail order parasites and disease risk
A reader warns Iowa parents about mail order houses failing to guarantee cleanliness or fumigation of shipped packages. The letter frames purchases as a hidden health hazard, urges vigilance, and laments potential paralysis to children from tainted goods. It stresses that perishable disease can spread from packages and that savings from ordering may prove ruinous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
M. O
United States
Wildey's Cash Store Letter Highlights Cash Payments
In Oshkosh Wisconsin a manufacturing firm and sales manager Toombs feature in a hardware trade piece. The author argues that the average farmer pays heavy interest to gain time, urging dealers to show customers how to save by paying cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh, Wis
Toombs
A. H
Graettinger
When Artistic Temperament Needs Restraint
The statement argues that a fully developed artistic temperament requires restraint, comparing it to a fool driving a car and implying that such temperaments should not be left unchecked or acting freely. It highlights the need for controlled behavior despite artistic flair.
Two Fools Spark Harsh Gossip Between Themselves
A Columbus Dispatch excerpt warns that two foolish individuals spread unkind remarks about another and retaliate when confronted. It condemns such gossip as entertainment for listeners, noting that those who constantly engage in it are despised and that apparent popularity is only tolerated chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Dispatch
For Sale in town 400 buying assets and house
Dray line in town of 400 offered with horses, harnesses, wagons, eight room house on two lots. Barns and electric lighting. Ill health forces sale. Will sell at a bargain on easy terms. Address Mack Clay Hardwick Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Clay
Hardwick
Minnesota
Prices for harvest gear at Farmers' Grain Co
Farmers' Grain Co advertises low prices on harvesting machinery and binder twine. The notice emphasizes affordability as buyers compare options before purchasing.
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Ttinger Times
de. Sullivan
Graettin
Farmers & Merchants Bank
IGWA
Te SL da
Rae Ember le Sa She
Man
Wildey
John Jones
Credit Systiom
Jim Jones
H. Leslie Wildey
T. D Collins
Sterwin-Williams
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Graerttinger
A. R. Cuthbert, Graettinger
Alyona
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