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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
4
An aging Yale rowing captain recounts a regatta where the crew, after a tough stretch, found a new, unseen member who joined as stroke and led to a decisive win. The narrator reveals a surprising returnee who quietly organized the crew and shifted the race.
Henry Howe a young farmer near Lansing courts Ellen Wilcox and marries after a year. A jealous telephone scare sparked by a traveling agent leads to distrust. a thunderbolt during a storm destroys the house telephone, leaving the couple to reckon with the flames of pride and restraint.
An old showman recounts a carnival scam in which a hyena is painted and posed as a mythical creature named guynaticatus. Joshaway, hired to perform, talks for the fake beast while the painted hyena mimics a forest tale. A fruit seed causes the hoax to unravel, provoking a violent crowd reaction and the show's abrupt end.
A garbled dialogue fragment references Blaidon and a possible happy outcome. It mentions a strong doglike weight and a failing marriage with Blai gon, hinting at happiness or lack thereof, in a disrupted narrative from an early Birmingham Age Herald piece.
The Greater Iowa Association pushes using auto license money for road surfacing as federal aid of over $2,000,000 is expected in five years, with state auto license funds totaling about $15.6 million. The piece compares potential outcomes to California and New England practices, questioning if the funds would be better spent on gravel or paved roads rather than continuing the current underutilization.
A humorous essay by T. R. K. explores the roles of wives, marriage, and domestic life through witty anecdotes and historical contrasts. It defends wives as capable, courageous partners while reflecting on the dangers of traffic, fate, and near misses that shape life’s balance.
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