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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
3
A brief item notes local commerce and civic matters in a small town. Officials discuss budget shifts and a proposed tariff on goods, highlighting effect on markets and households. Citizens react with concern about prices and access to basic services amid the policy debate.
Fragmentary report describes a man being hurled from a buggy after a frightened horse in Vinton Wisconsin. The passenger suffered a broken collarbone and a badly injured shoulder.
Market listings show oats barley wheat and rye with prices and ranges. Nearby, the Norwegian Lutheran church announces services according to the pastor's notice, indicating regular worship times.
A fragmented editorial argues for school savings banks to teach children frugality and money skills. It outlines a plan where on Monday roll call students give money to the teacher, who records amounts in a S B card and roll book, then deposits are tracked for credit.
Advertisement announces a limited time offer for new subscribers to receive the TIMES for fourteen months for $1. The plan costs about 7 cents per month and is valid only for new names not currently on the books. The deadline targets January 1, 1910.
The Canton situation grows dire as anti foreign sentiment rises after a coolie death on the steamer Falshan. British destroyer Hart dispatched amid fears of an outbreak against foreigners. In Chicago butter prices may climb to 1 a pound if pasteurization rules are enforced, dairy authority Samuel Ehilling predicts. Dairymen may resist until a test case arises.
Rev. Hicks Almanac 1909 offers astronomical year book with Hicks Weather Forecasts. Describes colorful old features and new parts, with notices of availability on newsstands and advertising by Word and Works Publishing Co. Agents sought to distribute the publication across St Louis and Amarillo.
The body of R. A. Jones a sixty year old bachelor and well digger from Kingsley was found burned in a barn owned by Mia Thibite. He was last seen alive around 10 pm while wandering near the barn with a lit pipe, evidently intoxicated.
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