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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
13
An editorial note argues that dogs should be kept restrained during the dog days to prevent roaming. The piece questions where an optimist finds relief amid a plague of mosquitoes, reflecting concern for public health and animal control.
An article extols crossroads as pivotal in global history, citing Washington and Meridian in Indianapolis, London’s Bank Street corner, Brad docks near Pittsburgh, and Paris as a continental hub. It argues major cities rise from being geographic crossroads, shaping trade, empires, and cultural exchange.
Seattle era details a historic seal poaching surge around the Arctic Islands near Atski and Qateh Harbor. It recalls Alec MacLean and the Sea Wolf era, four gunboats per nation, and the 1911 treaty limiting sealing with patrols by American cutters.
Rev. Arthur FL W. Ingram, bishop of London, has accepted the invitation of the bishops of the United States to address eight American bishops next year, signaling a high level clerical gathering to hear his address.
A drought tale surrounds Providence spring near the former Andersonville prison. Legend says a bolt of lightning created a fountain of water during the Civil War, saved thirsty prisoners, and a bronze plaque tells the story. Nearby Andersonville National Cemetery holds about 14 000 graves of the war dead.
A planned air mail service along the Faris Lonion road will use ground parachutes attached to mail bags. Machines will drop the bags by lever, the bags free fall to about 800 feet before parachutes unfold and guide them to waiting posts. Pilots will release mail early to ensure safe delivery at destinations.
A damaged report notes a shell found on a battlefield area tied to French casualties. The fragmentary text mentions individuals and locations, including a department and names that appear garbled, with uncertain attribution to a wartime incident.
A parade of town visits and county notes recaps encounters with residents in Emmetsburg Estherville Graettinger and nearby areas. Posts mention callers from Lugal Noble and J H Gammon to Bert Montgomery and Oscar Anderson taking jobs in Dunnell Minnesota. Several residents attend funerals visits bank on road trips and plan community events including a Christmas Eve program and a future beauty parlor opening.
A contrived paragraph collage jokes about fashion, illness, and social quirks. It mocks old phrases, laments modern habits, hints at radio's infancy, and ends with a wry note on beauty products amid its clipped, humorous style.
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