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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
18
A historical note outlines the Stradivari violins from 1644 to 1787, noting about 1,110 instruments produced and 602 known to survive. It contrasts the modern fame and prices with the maker’s original earnings, stating that Stradivari never earned more than $60 for a instrument.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a 85 cent hair tonic that repairs itching scalp and dandruff, revitalizes thin or drying hair, and leaves a glossy youthful look. Claims include immediate correction of scalp issues and non greasy formula. Also describes a separate gas and wind powered pipeline system moving grain to a shipfront, capable of 4,000 bushels an hour.
A fragmented ad style notice urging readers to keep Altock plasters and warning against injuring others for personal gain. The text contains garbled phrases about wrongdoing, property misuses, and a stray line about a pond aiding understanding. The readable parts resemble an old local advertisement mixed with moral guidance.
An Antwerp earpetier bought a second hand painting for a few francs. The artwork, titled Jesus Banded in the River Jordan, bears the date 1640 and the Rembrandt signature. An Antwerp art expert states the piece could be worth around 2,000,000 francs.
An advertising note promotes Cuticura Talcum as an exquisite face powder and perfume. It positions the Cuticura trio Soap Ointment and Talcum at 25 cents each and suggests it renders other perfumes unnecessary.
The quote suggests choosing to rise early out of personal desire rather than duty. It frames morning effort as a voluntary, self-motivated habit that aligns with genuine intention and personal discipline.
Old advertisement promotes Cascarents and Brandreth Pills as liver and bowel aids. Claims include curing biliousness constipation and indigestion with vegetable ingredients. Mentions drug stores and retirement context with brief, quirky musings on genius and friendship.
An old advertisement claims a dandelion butter color product marketed for sixty years, priced at 85 cents in drug and general stores. The flawed text also includes a quip about men understanding women, reflecting advertising slang and garbled grammar.
The Department of Agriculture notes increasing winter snow blockage on key truck routes. Public road investigations show heavy short haul traffic remains vulnerable when highways ice up, with 1,010,088 net tons moved in three months in Connecticut. Rural motor bus use rises as snow disrupts rail service and some firms clear lines at their own expense.
The state highway department surveys freight and traffic conditions as possible load restrictions on heavy trucks loom across Connecticut highways. No definite program yet, though a 25 000 pound limit on Rhode Island bound roads remains in statute. The department can impose further restrictions if highway safety is threatened.
Ames tests by the Horse Association of America show horses pull four times as much on dirt roads as on concrete. Using Collings invention, researchers measured pulling capacity across horse sizes to argue hard surfaced roads cut transport costs for grain livestock fruit and other farm goods.
M dolingon general director of the Lee Highways association returns to Washington from conferences with governors and highway heads in Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. He reports progress on completing unfinished sections of the Lee Highway across those states and encourages continued effort in the association’s program.
The Automobile Club of Southern California plans to mark the entire transcontinental highway from Los Angeles to Washington D C and Baltimore Maryland. Work to erect markers along the route is set to begin by May 1924 and covers roughly 1 280 miles. The project aims to promote safe travel and highlight the nation's great road system.
A mix of short, disjointed lines notes a vast dam on the Dix river near Burgin Kentucky with two auxiliaries for 185,000 turbine horsepower. Interspersed are odd anecdotes about East Anglian villagers, a hotel corridor encounter, and a precautionary line about telephony woes from wildlife and spiders on wires.
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