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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
6
A cash and carry shoe market opens as Swea City School honors veterans at Spencer Hotels. High School boys contribute 224 dollars to the YMCA fund amid patriotic displays. The sunniest men produce less hay according to a local adage.
The J C Engleman Land Company promotes irrigated land in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas with year round crops and favorable climate. A special train excursion from Minneapolis to the valley is offered with meals and sleeping cars, encouraging early reservations.
The column blends war statistics with domestic items. It cites U S army strength, France casualties, and immigration trends while noting licenses for explosives, a Stillwater prison sentence for Dr. Hatch, and local notes on fuel saving, prices, and community events. It references Rev Father McNally, a patriotic rally in Omaha, and a joking piece on babies amid varied local snippets.
A narrator recounts a chaotic railway car incident where a man helps a fainted lady by offering brandy. The thief grumbles and a bystander intervenes, declaring the bottle saved a life and questioning the crook's pallor and honesty.
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