This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
8
A general knowledge quiz asks which American naval hero became a rear admiral in the Russian navy, McGuffey’s field, the Indian population in the U S, the country of a persistent spider lesson, the role of a prestidigitator, and who spoke the long dedication address at Gettysburg on November 19 1863.
John Paul Jones is named as item one and education is item two. About 350000 Indians live in the country. Scotland references Robert Bruce. Sleight of hand tricks describe item five. Edward Everett is item six.
The line mentions three chairs representing solitude friendship and society attributed to Thoreau. It frames a reflective idea about life spaces and relationships in a concise literary thought.
A Thackeray quotation notes the world as a looking-glass that returns the reflection you give it. Frown and it looks sour, smile and it becomes a cheerful companion, emphasizing attitude shaping perception.
Notes of a New Yorker recounts Fort Wayne Indiana erecting a plaque for Jane Peters, touches on Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper's Oscar chances for Sgt York, and recalls Cooper's college rejection from Grinnell. It surveys Broadway and London, Goebbels, Lindbergh letters, and a Pershing anecdote amid wartime humor and mixed commentary.
A religious education lesson discusses I Peter 4 12 19 urging Christians to expect fiery trials as tests of faith and to endure without shame. It cites Isa 53 3 Matt 6 5 and James 4 6 10, notes Satanic temptations and urges humility and reliance on Christ for peace and strength.
An appeal guides readers to write sprightly letters to keep a soldier’s attention during a year apart. It promotes a 32 page booklet with 24 model letters across friendly, social, and business types and offers ordering details.
An advertisement from Reader Nome Service at 635 Sixth Avenue New York markets a publication titled Good Letter Writing Made Easy. The copy requests enclosing 10 cents to obtain a copy, with unclear misreadings and garbled names in the text.
The saying divides readers into three groups: those who read without judgment, those who judge as they read, and those who judge while enjoying and thereby reproduce the artwork. The latter class is noted as very small.
A compact reflection on leadership and influence. The quote attributes world-shaping power to thoughts and spiritual force over material strength, echoing Emerson's belief in inner principle guiding outcomes.
A compact quotation item noting that labor reveals design and performance challenges, attributed to Johnson. The line frames a reflection on effort transforming complexity into usable outcomes, with a focus on design and execution.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.