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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
16
A call for daily acts of kindness to ease the burdens of strangers. The author urges readers to offer a friendly word a helping gesture and hopeful tone to weary passersby, arguing small kindnesses can lift lives and move society toward a brighter, kinder world.
The article traces the Warren name to a keeper of a Kane warren and discusses competing origins including the French Guerin and German War meaning protection. It highlights Richard Warren of the Mayflower voyage, his status as a person of good birth, his role among the colonists, and his marriage to Elizabeth Warren who came later to the country.
A reflective poem asks whether success truly matters if achieved through selfish paths, or if real value lies in easing others' sorrow. It contrasts wealth and fame with acts of kindness that help the needy, pondering whether personal triumph can be counted as success if it lacks moral virtue.
The obituary notes Richard Warren as head of the Warren family with two sons and no daughters. It mentions she remained active in widowhood after her husband’s death and is cited as an example within the New Ruaghind colonies at Gatthie Ricl ard Warren.
A fragmented cooking column offers menu ideas for thrifty meals. It suggests serving large roasts to groups, tomato sauce with sliced meat, and creative side dishes like buttered turnips and green peppers. An emergency dessert with fruit custard and prune ice cream is described along with a basic prune ice cream and frozen dessert instructions.
A fragmentary item notes a young lady across the way and a reference to Doctor Lorenz the bloodless surgeon. The piece, attributed to McClure Newspaper, hints at a healthy old gentleman and contrasts heartless behavior.
Wayne D. McMurray notes Ben Jonson, contemporary of Shakespeare, famed for wit and lightheartedness. His celebrated works include Every Man in His Humour. despite royal poet laureate pay and London pension, debts worsened his life, ending in his death in 1637 and burial at Westminster Abbey.
The fragment cites Moltke refusing laughter, calling it unbecoming, with contrasts to quotes about Charles Sumner and observations from John Martineau and others. It references Lord Chesterfield, German general Moltke, and American statesman Sumner in a discussion of humor and restraint.
A bronze statue of Samuel de Champlain, known as the Founder of New France, is unveiled in Orillia to mark Ontario’s three hundredth anniversary of white settlement. The 30 foot, 110 ton monument by Vernon March was unveiled on Dominion Day by Speaker Lemieux. The piece depicts Christian missions and fur trade at its base and links Champlain to broader North American history, including conflicts with the Iroquois and the shift of influence between French and British empires.
A fragmented historic note links Norse and Roman calendars through weekday names and deities. It recalls the Tapanere earthquake of Setar ber 1, 1023, detailing vast destruction, hundreds of thousands killed or missing, and extensive property losses totaling about $15,000,000, with widespread casualties and damage.
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