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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
3
An OCR read touts the Thermo Way as the best method to wash clothes, claiming quicker results with less wear. It urges readers to replace work over a washboard with this modern appliance and hints at up-to-date features and efficiency.
A garbled 1926 newspaper page offers witty quips and social observations. It touches on mortality, marriage norms, technology, and culture with brief jokes about celebrities, economics, and everyday life, reflecting a dated humorous miscellany tone.
A humorous, garbled column riffs on fashion and era quirks. It jokes about stockings, London outfits, and a Nebraska man with a cow with a wooden leg while poking fun at misread headlines and social trends of the time. The piece reads like a collage of absurd claims and satirical observations.
Church notes list English services at Methodist church next Sunday at 8 46 am led by Rev Otis Lang with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 sermon The Supreme Religion Evening worship at 8 Rev Axel M Andersen pastor Lake Okoboji Lutheran Bible School runs Aug 12 to 22 with devotion Bible study and evangelistic meetings daily Three tent services Sundays focus on youth First Lutheran and other Lutheran activities noted Confirmations and Y P L L events planned with sermons hymns and readings plus missionary address by Rev M Mandsager Aug 19 at Rier Halverson household plans and dedication of choir and instrumental performances
I have taken over the insurance agency formerly handled by Vincent Kelly at the Pnarmies and Merchants State bank. I will handle insurance of all kinds including life fire hail tornado liability workmen's compensation. I am an agent for Bankers Life Des Moines and appreciate your patronage with prompt careful service.
A roundup of local social and courtesy events lists visits, bidwell parties, and farewells. Notables include Lloyd Lippold traveling to Chicago, Mrs. Samting hosting Round Lake kin, and Mrs. J E Gammon’s California plans. Community members attend dinners, bridge, and PTA and Royal Neighbor gatherings with refreshments after.
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