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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
4
At Graettinger Iowa the post office implements second class mail status for advertising rates. The notice lists rate details and eligibility for local advertisers and periodicals. The message indicates standard mailing classifications and cost considerations for promotional notices.
A report claims Colombia sought twenty five million dollars from the United States as damages for Panama secession. The piece alleges German bankers and the German government engineered the demand to sabotage the Panama Canal project and push us toward Nicaragua, aiming to block America's interoceanic route.
The piece argues the United States bears no responsibility for Panama's 1903 revolt against Colombia and condemns any proposal to pay Colombia or German interests. It notes Panama sought independence due to central neglect, and Roosevelt and Hay only leveraged the event, not caused it, while U.S. payments to Panama continue as annuities.
Mr and Mrs Fred Masters spent Sunday at the Petty Christiansen Grace Matsen returned home Wednesday after a week and a half at City hospital in Estherville where she underwent an operation for appendicitis Born to Mr and Mrs Gleason a baby girl last week Mr and Mrs Walter Matsen spent Saturday at Betharville Joe Hauge went to Batherville Saturday
Sunday visits and dinners fill the week as locals attend gatherings across Emmetsburg. Notable entries include Brag of Minneapolis visiting relatives, a Labor Day opera house program, and Norwegian Lutheran Ladies' Aid meeting details.
Tam offers good lunches at farm sales with satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable. Reports serving a number of sales last winter and invites calls or phone inquiries at 2.177.
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