The Graettinger Times Satirical Front Page Bits
A 1924 Graettinger Times page column offers a rapid-fire collection of quips on fashion, politics, and everyday life. It jokes about straw hats, stockings, umbrellas, and raincoats, plus playful lines about educators, gas prices, and sunburnt complexions. It also notes women in politics, army worms, marriage, and the coming election year with light, urbane satire.
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Washington
Ringsted Celebration Plans Amid Weather Delays
Ringsted voters hear September 11 community celebration details with Rep Dickinson speaking, planned ball game between Lone Rock Armstrong Spencer, and a vendor orchestra. Rainy weather might shift the date. threshing weather affects event timing and silo filling.
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Ringsted
Dickinson
Lone Rock
Armstrong
Spencer
Silo
Watch Yourself Go By From Twenty Five Years Ago
Verse reflects on rumors and appearances, advising caution and empathy. The piece notes how perceptions shift when unseen, urging restraint and kindness toward others in all life aspects. It references a 1899 column with local names and travel notes about T. D. Collins and Frank Johnson traveling to Emmetsburg and Mrs. D. C. Tipp visiting to meet her family.
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Japan
Sone Field
Fort James
Mah- Jongg
China
A. Burtis
Linn Eounty
Mr. Tipp
Canada
Jack Molison
H. G. Harrisons
George
Marie Reno
Emmetsburg
Lodema Cameron
Hemmetsburg
Art Thompson
A. Baumgartner
T. D
Cedar Rapids
Henry Bumb
Gracttingor Partners
Wells Strove
C. W. Richardson
the Times
Trom
T. D. Collins
Frank Johnson
D. C. Tipp
Wmmetsburg
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