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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
3
The fragment mentions Ruthven Appeal editors Burrnger Anthoney and others, with Bro Lewis preferring D EB Collins to edit. A candidate Bachman is named for Senator, citing prior experience in the home county. The passage closes with a burned child and fear of fire.
The piece notes a shift from pure vertical writing to mixed slant forms, calling the trend a fading fad taught in trial schools. It then discusses Miss Donovan, asking if she is Republican or Democrat and reporting she was nominated by Republicans but ran on the Democrat ticket, prompting a quip about party labels.
In Palo Alto County Iowas March Term 1903 Mary LaVoy is notified her husband Philip abandoned her and their minor children Leo LaVoy and Frechaviok LaVoy. If she does not appear and defend by the second day of the March term the court will enter default and grant the relief requested by Phanudia in the petition for a divorce and control of the children. Dated February 8 1908. Attorney for Plaintiff is Couline.
20 acres of good farm and car town, all fenced with a water wall. Terms low. call G I Coolidge for insurance through Old Line and Mutual companies. A J Lande offers savings. Wholesale weekly inter event partners with Whitbee Weekly for a combined paper offer at $1.50 for one year, valid October only.
Governor Herriod signs a new insurance law that requires carriers to pay full face value and all premiums to policyholders, removing insurer discretion on property worth. The measure faces sharp criticism and a veto from Governor Shaw, drawing strong public reaction.
A Brooklyn teacher of writing asserts vertical writing in New York has been dead for years, criticized as a failed school trend. He cites a Waterbury speaker and local officials, arguing public schooling should avoid such methods and warning parents about teaching style in public schools. The piece mixes political barbs, health ads, and exclamations, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century newspaper style.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions core cancer or liver and bowel issues tied to a medical condition. Names and contexts are unclear, with garbled phrases hindering concrete facts or events.
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