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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a sleeping car train, the grand aconary in sid, a junction with the lew One, attached to the East Coast Express. Mentions leaving King's Cross London in the evening and passengers due to Wort Augustus the following turning.
In Valley North Dakota a Mrs. Matilda M. Boucher credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills with curing dizziness bilious attacks and sciatica after years of trouble. She recalls rapid restoration after three weeks of treatment and expresses strong faith in the medicines. The piece also notes Leopold’s imported Chinese house and a Georgian era fascination with Chinese motifs.
A Boston Tran script fragment shows dialogue where a girl questions a city man’s claim of transforming the old elm grove into a peach orchard. The father laments he cannot explain and mentions the Linker gals, reflecting social intrigue.
Aublin Why proposed to me last week while Mildred Shortleigh wooed me the week before. Mildred notes the pattern and recalls I refused him, prompting a threat of something desperate from Mildred’s admirer.
A Seward Nebraska wife recounts her attorney husband’s collapse after heavy coffee use. Doctors blamed coffee and prescribed Postum cereal which led to recovery. She also shares her brother’s similar misdiagnosis and improvement after quitting coffee for Postum.
In a continuation of the tale, Harle and Earle pledge swift return by October fifth for their marriage, while Elfenstein learns of his mother’s death and travels to Yonkers. There he reveals that his innocence is established and that he must face a new fortune as heir to Sir Fitzroy Glendenning.
In Chapter XXIV October approaches and the anxious Nevergall contemplates the unknown parent who must appear on the fifth. On October second a servant delivers a private missive, prompting the girl to retreat to her room to read it.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a mysterious letter arrives in Liverpool revealing a hidden parentage. A duchess and attendants await the arrival of a noble father figure who, after long separation, greets his daughter Ethel at Castle Gata. The moment ends with a joyful embrace as Tam is finally reunited.
An elderly Rockland County angler describes a method to catch pike perch or pickerel using geese as live bait. He ties a five foot line to a goose’s leg and releases it at the lake edge. The goose drags the fish ashore as it swims, allowing the fisherman to unhook the catch.
A reflective piece argues that seriousness is a common, worldwide trait seen in most faces and calls for more sunbeam in everyday interactions. It cites Ruskin on uplifting others and questions why all ages should not spread cheer along life’s path.
About a century ago an artist named Cranch in Axminster lived before a fire and burned a tile ornament on an oaken mantelpiece. He heated a red hot poker and sketched bold designs, turning this into the art now known as pyrography with elaborate wood textures and delicate shading.
A Detroit Free Press line questions a speaker about tobacco choice and quips that he never objects to “mine,” reflecting a humorous exchange. The fragment highlights a casual remark without broader context or names.
The Senate closed the extraordinary session and opened the regular session with prayers. The Cuban reciprocity debate continued as the House and Senate handled President McKinley’s message, the Canal Treaty was sent to the Senate, and bills on treasury investments, postal notes, McKinley Day, and naval funding were introduced. Debates over postal fraud and Cuba's reciprocity featured leading figures like Mr. Lodge and Mr. Teller, while measures to regulate commerce with the Philippines and develop the merchant marine moved forward.
An outbreak of smallpox closes Goodland schools and bans public meetings. A $6,000 waterworks and sewers bond measure fails in Turton. The battleship squadron heads to Honolulu for winter maneuvers, replacing Philippines duties. An Exposition agent sails to Africa to recruit Pygmies for display. Nitro glycerin blast at Emporium, Pa. kills John Morse and H Crulhank. one injured. St Louis court dismisses doodle charge against Counilor Mysenburg. further indictments loom.
A long OCR fragment lists classroom “ALPHABOT” lessons and poems about SAPOLIO soap across classes I to XI, extending into a moral meditation on happiness and a dialogue about a neighbor Mrs Peckham speaking languages. The piece mixes humorous verse and social observation with scattered quotes.
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