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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
15
The piece reflects on foretelling troubles and journeys into 1926, noting expectations of many holidays and Friday observances the 18th day pattern. It discusses how 1925's holidays clustered at week starts or ends and the impact on work periods, with a casual view from a Washington context.
The Times notes calendar irregularities with Memorial Day and other holidays shifted and renumbered dates. It cites garbled references to Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Eve and Lent, then mentions a dispute over two teachers returning from northern Iowa and smallpox exposure concerns raised by a Clarion girl.
The 1924 report from Miss Anna Drake of the public health nursing bureau notes about one nurse per county, a roughly thirty percent increase in publicly funded nurses since 1922. The report cites figures from 1992 and the year just prior, detailing growth in public funding for nursing services.
A Des Moines report notes a chaotic gathering with rye supplied to several figures including Jorgen Anderson and Ole Norris. A nearly fatal typewriter sales pitch sparks talk at the convention while locals discuss civic projects and a Mayo Clinic bulletin warns of rising insanity cases. llama
A farmer in a Missouri town stops in front of a store with several sacks of potatoes. He volunteers to unload them himself saying his father, who loaded them, is 104 years old. The merchant, a man about fifty, wonders if help can be found.
The German language Lutheran service will be held next Sunday afternoon at 2 80. A message from God for everyone will be shared. Pastor Rey Olls Lang invites all to attend.
The Methodist Church offers Sunday School at 10:00, Morning Worship with sermon The Power of Sentiment, Communion at 11:00, Epworth League at 6 46, and a later sermon Gods Larger Purpose. The Muscial Me ws Chorus will sing, Bible Study meets at St Nobie home Thursday at 7 30, Isaiah chapters 3 4 5 to be studied. Ladies Club meets at George home Thursday Feb Std. Hosts Mrs George and Mrs Fidler. The religious play Last of the Road postponed to Sunday evening Feb th. Musical Men’s Chorus to provide music for next Sunday’s service. Rev CG J Mekkelson urges attendance.
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