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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
24
The note compares the 1644 1737 maker Antonio Strail virius who produced 1118 instruments. Of these, 612 are known to exist today and the Strada yioting now commands high prices.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair by reversing dandruff and itching with immediate effects. It claims hair thickens, regains color and youth, and leaves a non greasy finish while mentioning a 85 cent price. A second note describes an airveyor pipe loading system moving grain at 4,000 bushels per hour.
Advertisements tout Allcock's Piasters as invaluable for aches at home offering inexpensive, pure and effective relief. The text warns against wrongdoing, stating harming others or misappropriating property is wrong, and suggests a good deed aids mutual understanding.
An Antwerp carpenter purchased a painting from a second-hand dealer for a small sum. The work shows the subject "Jesus Baptized in the Silver Jordan." An Antwerp art expert found the date 1640 and Rembrandt's signature on the painting. The piece is said to be worth about 2,000,000 francs.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as part of the renowned Cuticura Trio. The powder, soap, and ointment are promoted for face skin baby and dusting needs, priced at 25 cents each and available everywhere.
A reflective note discusses a person who rises early by preference rather than obligation, highlighting how voluntary morning discipline marks personal resolve and identity more than mere duty. It contrasts motivation, routine, and the sense of purpose guiding daily life.
Advertisement notes Cascarerts or Cascarets for liver and bowels priced 10 cents per box. Claims include curing biliousness constipation sick headache indigestion. Mentions drug stores and retirement. Text also contains stray reflective prose about friendship and the sea.
An old advertisement touts Brandreth Pills as a safe vegetable laxative. It promises easy relief when taken at bedtime and targets young men seeking wealth before they can earn much money.
An old advertisement touts Dandelion Butter Color as a vegetable butter product sold in drug and general stores for 85 cents. The ad claims widespread use for 50 years and ends with a quip about men and understanding women.
Snow removal on key transit routes becomes increasingly vital each winter. The Bureau of Public Roads shows much road mileage remains usable only if cleared. In Connecticut, 1,010,688 net tons of goods moved in three months from September 1922, with much traffic on short hauls. Rural motor bus travel grows. Ohio has 450 routes, Pennsylvania 283, and many others rely on road clearing, sometimes at corporate expense.
A survey of freight traffic in Connecticut is under way by the state highway department to consider restricting truck weights on state roads. Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald indicated no definite program yet, but talks of limits reflect concerns over heavy truck volumes. No restrictions are planned for Rhode Island bound routes beyond the 25,000-pound state limit, though the department can act if highway safety is at risk.
A Ames Iowa test by the Horse Association of America shows pavements cut pulling power needs. A horse on concrete can pull as much as four on average dirt roads. The study used a Paratita device by OG V Collins of Iowa State College.
M. Johnson, general director of the Lee Highway association, returned to Washington after conferences with governors and highway heads of Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and others. He urged support for completing unfinished links of the Lee Highway program.
The Automobile Club of Southern California plans to mark the entire transcontinental highway from Los Angeles to Washington D C and Baltimore Md. Landmark markers will begin to be erected by May 1924 along a route about 8 280 miles long.
An elderly guest thanks a young performer for songs that evoked childhood memories on her father's farm. The piece contrasts with other items including a giant Dix River dam project near Burgin Kentucky and curious hotel misadventures in East Anglia.
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