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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
6
Readable bits describe Coulie and Sareen visiting from the country on a birthday night. The children are tucked into bed as sobs are heard from the dark room. May's mother questions the noise while an aunt mentions peanuts and a peanut shortage in a tense family moment.
A testimonial describes relief from back and kidney pain after using a pill labeled Kidney Pills. The speaker, David Price of Corydon, credits rapid improvement and full recovery, urging readers to buy from the advertised dealer network. The message promotes the product as a remedy for backache and urinary discomfort.
Fragmentary OCR mentions community talk and a baseball fan, with scattered names and places. lacks coherent events or dates. Readable items include references to individuals Whe talke, Urowy, and Miss Granatan, plus generic mentions of Hearvocess and Norri Rivara.
An old advertisement notes a product labeled Bromo Quin ine by Daxativa Huomo Quinine. It claims to cure a cold and to be used worldwide. The text references a signature by H. W. Grove and a five cent price point.
An unfamiliar report discusses declining death rates in Condon and links public health to a shift in medical practice. It mentions concerns about public fear, germ control, and the role of doctors in routine care, while noting a campaign aimed at addressing alleged dangers from misinformation and broader risks to the community.
In 1842 a massive fire burned one tenth of the city, destroying merchants and homes. Later, 1842 and 18xx saw further blazes. 1902 marked another severe fire, burying 500 houses and leaving thousands homeless. Most recently a fire swept away 400 houses, underscoring recurring conflagrations in Mayti’s capital.
Iowa lawmakers weighed a motor vehicle tax for road funds and debated state highway funding, school building aid, and gender voting rights. The session considered reforms to railroad tax, state board of health oversight, and a Pedestal monument project while addressing labor and education bills and a memorial day prohibition on certain games.
In a midday session the California Assembly narrowly rejected the antiJapanese bill by 418 to 28 after a halting debate. Speaker Stanton and Assemblyman Leeds led the fight for the Dyew bill which failed, while Governor Gillett praised lawmakers for resisting pressure and asserted the state will protect national interests and Eastern capital.
George Busse, brother of Chicago official Bred A Busse, accidentally fired a revolver in Walton apartments. A stray bullet killed Mrs Lucius C Tuckerman at a dressing table. she was known as one of the Girard sisters. Brig Gen AC Girard, her father, lived nearby. Busse was with a maid when the gun discharged. relatives absolved him.
A late 19th century meeting in St Paul shows the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association backing salary baste and a proposal to lengthen county officer terms to four years. The event included leaders like President-elect Taft and prominent Southern figures as guests at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Historic account describes Washington's first oath on April 4 17BO at Wall and Broad streets New York City. The ceremony featured a regal flotilla with the Galveston and a military parade up Broadway. Washington walked from Cherry Street to Bowli ng Green and later to Petoval hall, where he addressed Congress as President amid cheering crowds.
A garbled OCR snippet shows a weary walker speaking in broken phrases. Voices interject with misheard lines about work, house, and tiredness, leaving a fragmented sense of a neglected domestic scene.
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