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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
13
An impassioned plea urges a simple kindness a kind word and a breath of cheer for exhausted travelers and the consumed by sorrow. The author calls for humane greetings and gentle consolation to brighten weary lives and move hearts toward gentler, hopeful thoughts.
The article traces surname forms Warrene and Warin to French Guarin elements, cites Ledger origins in Plymouth and Mayflower lines, notes Rich Warren as an early settler with upright character, and mentions Elisabeth Warren and later descendants. The piece highlights name derivations linked to protection meanings and English colonial associations.
The poem questions what true success means questioning whether personal wealth and power count if they bring no kindness to the needy. It contrasts avoided hardship with genuine impact, asking if achievement is real when it serves only the self. It reflects on fulfillment beyond material gain.
A fragment notes that Mistress Ware Ren was called with great respect after her husband’s death she never remarried, seen as a rare instance of continued widowhand in the New England colonies. It mentions Richard Warren’s seven children, five daughters and two sons, and references Warren family traditions and a McClure Newspaper Syndicate source.
Guidance on economical roasts and simple dishes from a vintage cookbook. Includes tips for beef roast slicing, tomato served meats, turnip preparations, croquettes, and a fruit dessert using soaked cake with jellied fruit juice plus a prune ice cream recipe. Ends with a light quip about a doctor and a surgeon.
The piece sketches Ben Jonson as a witty yet poor contemporary of Shakespeare. It notes his jovial nature, his best known work Every Man in His Humour, and his recurring debt troubles. It mentions his 1679 appointment and pensions, ending with his burial at Westminster Abbey.
A fragmentary survey cites Moltke the German general doubting laughter as a low unbecoming act. It recalls lordly figures like Chesterfield, Sumner, and Kingsley in various quotes on humor, with references to Charvies Sumner and John Martineau. The text is a disjointed antiquated reminiscence with uncertain attributions.
A massive 80 foot bronze Champlain statue by Vernon March marks Ontario’s 300th anniversary of white settlement. Unveiled on Dominion Day in Orillia, the monument contrasts Champlain as explorer and missionary ally, with battles and fur trade shaping Indigenous history and later North American conflict.
The text discusses how English weekday names reflect Norse gods and planetary associations. It notes Day of Mara as rowan war god becoming day-Tin, Mercury’s day as Woden’s daeg, Jupiter’s day as Thor’s day, and Venus’s day as Ifroyn Venus. It mentions uncertainty over Saturn’s day and confirms Sun and Moon days. It adds that over 1,000 people in the North peninsula are engaged in Daking.
The report notes the September 1 1923 Japanese earthquake was not the severest but caused vast destruction. Area affected was one degree square with nearly 1,000,000 houses destroyed and over 126,000 partially collapsed. About 1,008,881 people died, 48,478 missing, and 103,788 wounded. The Suez Canal yields an initial drop of nearly 625,000,000.
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