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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1939

Page

3

Knitted Rag Rug to Make in Soft Colors

Readers learn to knit a rag rug in soft colors using %-inch needles and color changes every ten inches. The note invites obtaining Rug Leaflet with tips on decorating and sewing, plus two Mrs Spears books priced at 25 cents each.

Ruth Wyeth

Rooftop Romance and a Doctor's Jest at Halcyon Camp

In a sunlit camp near New York, Rex and Joan navigate teasing clearly and growing tension as Doctor Crosby treats both Bert Kneeland and Joan Kneeland. Rex discovers odd nocturnal milk visits and plots to keep tabs, while secrets and suspicions mount about Joan's health and motives amidst fragile relationships.

Rex Joan Stuyvesant Hale New York Bert Chicago California Nick Crosby Crosby Kneeland Jove Joan Kneeland Halcyon Camp Casper Kneeland Crosby Bert Kneeland Rose Jane Spencer Forbes Miss Hosanna Ainsworth Halcyon

The President's Salary and Household Allowances

The President earns 75000 dollars yearly plus 25000 for travel. The First Lady receives 25000 for housekeeping and can obtain extra funds. The government covers salaries for head butler, housekeeper, valet, and the wife’s secretary. The President's wife can call upon army and navy officers as social aides.

United States Army Navy

Brandywine Island Formed From Wreck Nucleus on Mississippi

The six hundred acre Brandywine Island near Memphis stems from the 186? wreck of the big sidewheeler Brandywine. A river junction near Arkansas Tennessee borders shifted channels, with Brandywine chute sometimes awash in summer. The wreck killed 155 people and the towhead grew into the island over years, now about 600 acres.

Brandywine Island Mississippi River Memphis Joseph Curtis Memphis Commercial Appeal Tennessee Arkansas Brandywine Beef Island Centennial Island Brandywine Chute

Gaelic heritage and language origins in Celtic regions

The text outlines who Gaels are as Celtic inhabitants of Scotland Ireland and the Isle of Man and notes that Gaelic can mean Celtic. It explains Goidelic speech in Scotland from Dalriadic Scots, differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and mentions the Gaelic League founded in 1893 in Dublin to preserve Irish.

Scotland Ireland Isle of Man The Gaelic League Dublin Irish Free State

Safety Talks on Crossing Roads Stresses Unsafe Pedestrian Habits

The National Safety Council analyzes records showing a third of rural pedestrian deaths and 40 percent in cities occur away from intersections. In 1937, fatalities from these crossing classifications surpassed 6,600, highlighting dangerous crossing behavior and the need for safer road practices.

National Safety Council

Crossing Paths at Sea and Honest Greeting

A brief reflection on maritime encounters urging sailors to hail each other and offer supplies if needed, as Henry Ward Beecher notes that men meet in this world and should acknowledge one another before parting.

Henry Ward Beecher

Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a sleep aid remedy

An ad-style suggestion promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia to relieve acid indigestion and upset stomach after overindulgence. It advises taking two tablespoons in water at bedtime and two more with orange juice in the morning, claiming quick relief and widespread use.

Magnesia

Patience Brings Peace Philosophical Quote by Painleve

A succinct aphorism from Paul Painleve states that patience should be the primary trait of anyone who loves peace, underscoring restraint and calm as foundations for harmony.

Paul Painleve

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