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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
6
The Rock Island Lines Safety Bureau warns that crossings, trespassing, and near train movement pose fatal risks. It urges stopping listening and looking before crossing or boarding moving trains, and to prohibit children from using rail right of way as shortcuts. John Larson, agent, lewa.
A loyal U.S. citizen born in Germany challenges wartime food shortage reports and the blockade as a factor in peace. He recounts twelve years in Frankfurt, noting his father’s wages and his own frugal diet as proof Germans endure rationed living. He argues Germany can live on the stated rations and has done so for some time.
A German coal shortage prompts civilian sacrifices as Berlin urges relief impossible. The Kaiser cites front needs for coal, while Austro german civilians grow restless amid transport failures. Coal the mining districts face shortages, with gas and heat reduced and towns adopting cash-only trade to ensure essentials.
The Whittemore Champion notes merchants still shunning cash on delivery while Bancroft records report M. Sandt selling eleven hogs for 790.66, weighing 6020 pounds at 15.75 per hundred. Sandt, long a hog raiser, says it is his first time selling so few animals for such a large sum.
The Food Administration warns wheat shortages in France grow weekly with 20 percent bread cuts likely. Denmark eyed further wheat ration reductions. Cereal harvest final tally about 62 million bushels, 20 million less than 1916 and 10 million below summer estimates. Switzerland faces severe limits with sugar at a pound two and a half monthly and bread at about half a pound daily.
Wartime easing widens eligibility for the Army Nurse Corps by waiving some standards. Nurses aged 21 to 46 and graduates from hospitals under 100 beds are eligible. Registered nurses are preferred but not required. Traveling nurses receive a first class ticket and Pullman accommodations, with daily expenses capped at $4.50.
Miss Hannah Roseland returned from Witherville where she had been visiting with Mr and Mia. The item also notes several local residents including Martin Limengon Theo Thorson Walter Matsen and Mrs Hausner at Emmetsburg on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Sam Roseland entertained for Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs H H Sandvik Mrs Johanna Sandvik and Mr T B Duhn of Vining Minnesota Walter Matsen and Sister Grace spent Sunday at the Sheffield home Mrs Baedko and son August were at Graettinger Monday Mrs Sheffield entertained Monday Mrs H H Stindvik Mrs Sam Roseland Mrs Levi Sandvig and children also sewing for the Red Cross Society of Lost Island Mr and Mrs Ernest Petons family toiled with illnesses Bertha Hauge has been ill Will Show visiting from Lamberton Minnesota with her parents Mr and Mrs John Bondhus and sisters Joe Worby at Ruthven to bury his infant son who lived seven days They live in Kossuth Co near Algona.
The Wallingford column notes Rev Noss of Camp Dodge led a crowded Sunday evening Lutheran church lecture while Rev Paulsrud preached Sunday morning. Local residents visitants include H G Sando from Jackson and E B Sando from Estherville. Attendance at the Ladies Aid, a new baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Jno Plath, and a racehorse injury incident are among town happenings. Several plan to attend an Estherville lecture on war conditions and food administration with the government.
A historical note questions whether Marat was a veterinary surgeon or fashionable physician. Memoirs recount a papal envoy’s experience where a medicine given to him was for a horse, showing Marat’s misapplication of a doctor’s signature and suggesting a misidentification of the patient at a stable where he practiced.
A Boston painter recalls Julia Ward Howe’s cautious nature. He recounts urging her to pose and her witty reply that she seeks mercy, not justice, from his brush. The anecdote highlights Howe’s famed modesty amid social praise.
The New York Post notes a baseball player was out at home, challenging the old saying that a man cannot be in two places at the same time. The remark playfully acknowledges royal fans’ dislike of the moment.
The Yonkers Statesman notes that New York theaters charge higher prices than street cars yet assures readers that getting a seat is still likely. The piece contrasts theater demand with transit costs and hints at market conditions for entertainment venues.
The excerpt shows Mrs Grammercy debating a needed gown for her attendance at a lecture on domestic economy. A judge quote about honor and a Burke line appear, indicating dialogue on propriety and refinement within a social setting.
Local items report a successful sale at Gunderson's auction with Grodland as auctioneer, school leaders changing due to health, and several lost items. Also listed are livestock for sale or lost ponies, seed corn testing offers, and township road work bids due February 28 1918 with trustees reserving the right to reject bids.
Qualified electors of the Independent District of Graettinger Palo Alto County Iowa are notified the annual meeting will be held at the Hawkeye theater on the second Monday in March 2018 from 1 to 6 PM A director will be named for three years to succeed E A Baumgartner three years to succeed Chris Jensen one year to succeed C A Vanney and one year to succeed C G Harrington and a treasurer for two years to succeed J B Lambe The meeting is for business as may legally come before it By Order of the Board John O Jertson Secretary February 21 1918
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of J. H. Gammon deceased late of Palo Alto County Iowa. All persons indebted to said estate should promptly pay and those with claims will file them with the Clerk of the District Court duly authenticated for allowance. Mrs J H Gammon Administratrix of said Estate by Davidson Burt attorneys dated February 6 1918.
Notice in Palo Alto County Iowa March term 1918 shows T D Collins registered pharmacist applying for a permit to buy keep for sale and dispense intoxicating liquors in a frame store and basement on Lot 7 Block 8 Graettinger. Hearing set for March 11 1918 at Emmetsburg courthouse. Applicant: T D Collins. County Attorney John Menzies notified.
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