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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
17
Local notes record Olene Jacobson and Lars Eeses visiting Emmetsburg for calls, with Oscar Craven and Lawrence Thorson also listed as business callers. Several residents, including Mrs. Horswell and Mr. Dulin, are mentioned with health and farming changes, auctions planned, and holiday travel.
A humorous courtroom moment unfolds as a young Irish prisoner parries a clerk’s question about challenging jurors. He jokes about needing training to spar with a burly spectator, adding a light touch to the legal scene.
A man tells a butcher he wants five of the biggest trout to tell his family he caught them. He jokes that though a poor fisherman he is no liar. The dealer is amazed by the request and the tale behind it.
A Swede in a saloon asks for squirrel whisky and is offered Old Crow instead. He jokes he only wants to hop around a little. A Sunday school superintendent asks the children to rise for heaven, but Sammy Scruggs remains seated saying not yet.
Mr Bore says he is living just across the river and considers Miss Smart a near neighbor. Miss Smart replies she hopes he will drop in someday, signaling a cordial social exchange between two locals.
A quarrel erupts between a furious father and a decorator when a wife places paper on the wall. The father challenges the decorator's authority, then cools, admiring the result as pretty.
A brief anecdote from Bindery Talk about a sinking boat during a fishing trip. Brown asks for a prayer and Jones volunteers, while others prepare life belts. The line captures humor and teamwork in a tense moment.
The first cargo from the new Cuban sugar crop, totaling 24,000 bags, has arrived at New York harbor. Trade officials record the shipment as a notable start to the season, signaling renewed sugar movement from Caribbean sources into the U.S. market.
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