This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
4
A vintage ad copy touts a hair grooming jar priced inexpensively. It claims the product leaves hair greaseless and stainless, with a natural feel that makes unruly or uncombed hair appear well groomed for business or social settings.
Washington February 17 The senate approved the debt funding pact fixing interest rates and term for the 4 billion dollar loan to Great Britain after a solid majority vote. The measure, ratified by 70 Republicans and Democrats with 13 opposed, saw two amendments added in the house and accepted by Senator Smoot. The changes require congressional approval for future foreign debt funding and expand the U S delegation to eight commissioners with three from the minority party.
In Luxor Egypt on February 17 authorities opened the mortuary chamber of King Tutankhamen. The inner chamber featured a richly painted cat statue standing sentry over the sarcophagus and a chamber filled with splendid furniture and several gold chariots along with ivory ebony boxes and alabaster vases.
Essen remains the Ruhr storm center as friction between French and Germans rises after two French soldiers are shot by security police in a brawl. General Fournier ordered a battalion of French infantry to occupy the police barracks, the chief was arrested, files seized, and the police disarmed.
Moscow report states 42 individuals were shot and 1,202 given various prison terms after a three and a half month crackdown on bribery. Prosecutor Nikolai Vassillovich Krylenko announced the verdicts from the supreme revolutionary tribunal.
Allied high commissioners in Constantinople refuse the Turkish insistence that allied ships withdraw from Smyrna Harbor. The dispute is revealed in a joint note to Turkish representative Adam Bey. The report appears amid other government notes and budget news from Washington.
Washington February 15 President Harding rebuked Senator Capper of Kansas for using what he called unfair and misleading tactics in detailing a poll in Capper's Weekly, a farm paper. Capper said the rebuke referred to the paper, not him, and described the tone as good-humored. The clash followed a Saturday conference with senators on the car shortage and the ship act polling disputed by Capper's publication.
The uninvited French mission pressed for permission to use German railways in the British occupied Rhine area to move reparations coal and troops. Ministers Le Trocquer and General Payot returned to Paris to report failure and consult Premier Poincare on the next step.
Representative Harold Knutsen, Republican whip, in the house, blamed French military operations for the failure of American farmers to sell a large food surplus. He urged the United States to take an active role in settling reparations.
In Constantinople on February 14 a clash between Greek troops and Bulgarian regiments over a planned passage through Thrace to the Aegean left one officer and eight Greek soldiers dead. Two Bulgarian soldiers were wounded. Reports cite Turkish sources. In Adrianople, a separate fire at Point Marion, Pennsylvania caused extensive damage to the business district and railroad property, with losses reportedly surpassing $800,000. The Lithuanian Memel sovereignty decision was issued by the ambassadors, restoring control to Lithuania over the Memel region previously taken from Germany.
Nine vessels wrecked or drifting, fortunes damaged, crews perilous. Ships grounded on rocks and driven aground off Vancouver Island. United States destroyer Farquhar rammed and towed into port.
Paris reports the French parliament voted a 400000000 franc loan to Poland amounting to about 26000000 dollars. The aid aims to improve Poland's financial and economic situation so it may resume its place in the European concert of nations and fulfill its historical geographic role.
Dublin February 1 The concentration of Free State troops around a district about 26 square miles in the Arigna mounting County Cavan where irregular bands under leader Bofin have converted into a stronghold began an advance on all sides. The Free State column faced eager, enthusiastic inhabitants as the operation commenced everywhere.
Washington reports the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will soon execute bonds totaling four billion dollars for the Belah government the largest issue in finance history. The treasury notes progress impacts U S financial dealings and signals a major government debt milestone.
The report lists Chicago cash grain prices for No. 2 red winter wheat at 1.98, No. 2 hard winter 1.23, No. 2 mixed corn tha, and No. 2 yellow corn Tit, with regional farm averages in Iowa Kansas and North Dakota. Livestock and fruits prices are given for Chicago markets, including steers, cows, veal, lambs, dairy products, apples, onions, and other commodities with varied per unit rates.
Secretary of War Weeks ordered a new comprehensive audit of all war contracts and war claims against the department. The move aims to clear suspicion on contract honesty and ensure honest contractors are treated fairly, despite prior settlements by the War Claims Board.
Paris reports the French government sent a note to Great Britain declaring France will refuse any mediation offer on the Ruhr situation. It also stated that France will not consider any German proposal unless it entails complete capitulation.
German envoys met President Harding in Washington to discuss postwar trade and naval terms. Otto Wiedfeldt and Wilhelm Stesselbach attended, along with a German delegation seeking clarity on ship allocations and reparations. The talks touched on shipments to Africa and the Pacific routes.
Mrs A Van Arnam of Davenport Iowa credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with alleviating severe midlife pain and improving health after her last pregnancy. She says nine bottles kept her strong through the climacteric and she remains as healthy as thirty years ago. She invites inquiries and a trial bottle from Dr Pierce’s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
A fragmentary exchange describes a hand tool hung near a furnace and a joking remark about janitorial use. The abridged note hints at maintenance talks and possible improvised use in the workplace. This item captures a snapshot of daily routines and humor within the facility.
A fragmented ad copy sells items like Portsmouth gelatin mix and fruit juice with directions and cream. It also promotes Cuticura products for babies, including soap Ointment and Talcum, priced at 25 cents, with garbled text about an eighty year old Athens resident diverging to no green old age.
A vintage advertisement targets women with kidney and bladder concerns. It touts Dr Elmer Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy obtainable at drug stores and offers a sample by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York with a reminder to mention the paper.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Hall Catarrh Medicine as a two part remedy. An ointment provides quick local relief while a blood tonic component acts through mucous membranes to rid the system of catarrh. Claims of long use and endorsements appear from Cheney & Co of Toledo.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.