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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
3
Poem urging a young man to honor his mother, recalling a nurse’s care and a mother’s lifelong devotion. It mulls over the care given during infancy, sickness, and adulthood, reminding that time will come when her hands are folded and her eyes closed.
A chaotic mix of home tips and farm equipment pitches. It offers a pestilent poultry worm remedy with tobacco dust, notes on mold prevention for milk cans, and multiple advertisements for binders from McCormick Deering John Deere and Deering, plus fashion commentary on gowns and mosquitoes. Names like Leonard Brosys and Ed Beray appear amid garbled captions and product specs.
A poetic exhortation urges kind care for aging mothers. It recalls a mother’s sacrifices and companionship as she nears the water’s edge. The speaker pleads to comfort her, avoid demeaning labels, and to express enduring affection with gentle words and a kiss.
After six years of losses, fire insurance firms posted a small underwriting profit in 1927 and 1928. The improved results follow efforts by the National Board of Fire Underwriters to curb fire waste and align profits with expected returns of about eight percent. While two profitable years do not erase six loss years, the trend suggests a durable improvement if the public cooperates.
New York implements a new automobile responsibility law on September 15 that requires drivers found guilty of reckless or fast driving, drunken driving, or failing to report an accident to show ability to satisfy judgments up to 5 000 for one person, 10 600 for multiple, and 1 000 for property damage. Licenses are revoked and car registrations canceled if unable to meet these obligations, with suspensions for civil judgments until financial responsibility is proven. Experts hail it as strong accident legislation, avoiding chaotic compulsory insurance while placing cost and punishment on the reckless and incompetent.
President Hoover selects a diverse commission to study crime and antiquated law machinery. Over two years the panel, including Radcliffe College’s president and a former secretary of war, aims to reveal reforms and vigor in the justice system to curb criminal procedures.
A clever lawyer can exploit technicalities, and many trials focus on rhetoric over facts. The ten men and one woman selected by Mr Hoover represent every region of the United States and are well suited to handle the difficult task. Every citizen concerned with liberty, constitutional rights, and crime punishment wishes them success.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters plans to assist hospitals nationwide by offering engineering services to develop safeguards against fire and explosion. It invites the American Medical Association and major hospital groups to join a joint committee to improve hospital fire safety.
A food producer consolidates 48,000 manufacturing units under one umbrella to cut waste and boost efficiency. The company aims to reduce overheard and improve margins through mass production and distribution. It highlights savings in administrative and selling expenses, benefiting consumers.
A reflection on aging and the happiness of the elderly urging readers to remember their friends and family. It notes youth fading, the burden endured by older generations, and the call to bring warmth and remembrance to later years with kindness and action.
After a period of prosperity, some fellows grow tired of modern comforts and seek a playful throwback. They reportedly experiment with an old fashioned pantomime style jest as a novelty to recapture excitement.
Comment mounts over a widow's 87 cent bequest to her husband and how she valued it. The discussion ties bond issues and county bonds to a supposed progressive measure, questioning the fiscal logic and pondering subscription status.
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