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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
8
Fragmentary verse praising naval guns and victors, referencing Keating, Vizcaya, Cadiz, and Spain. Mentions projectiles, hits on ships, and soldiers under a national banner. Several garbled phrases mess the text but repeatedly honors courage and naval warfare.
An old advertisement notes a sale of cards by B. C. offering five and a half cents per card or a dozen at five cents, with payment in money and listing J. Agaton as a contact.
An Educational Meeting is planned at Graettinger for Saturday Dec 17 inviting teachers, school officers, parents, and all interested in youth education. The program features discussions on public schools, need for apparatus, high school preparation, compulsory education, citizenship training, and related topics led by local educators and officials. A social gathering and dance follow, with the session closing as West Bend hosts the German Congregational church event.
A fragment of a general directory listing city officials including clerk and superintendent names, council members, street commissioners, and several church denominations with service notes. The readable items include E J HannnDnG, clerk, Anna Donovan, superintendent, LeRoy Grout, and B S McClarey as a city official, plus a list of council members and pastors.
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