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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
18
A reflection on listening to elders and experienced pilots shaping a young man’s path. The piece urges youth to heed guidance from those who have traveled before, as learned through costly mistakes, while cautioning against ignoring valuable lessons. It notes the value of delaying judgment and using mentors to avoid costly failures.
A compact essay urges speaking truth with accuracy and strong principle. It argues avoiding empty promises, choosing honesty to build lasting reputation, and resisting equivocation even under pressure to seem agreeable.
A raw poem urges resilience against mockery and pressure to quit. It argues that true strength comes from inner drive and refusing to yield, even when faced with public doubt and temptation to surrender. The speaker notes that others may pretend boldness while inwardly wavering, urging persistent effort to become better.
A fragment from a Mother's Cook Book presents a recipe for Baked Scotch Apples using medium apples halved with boiling water, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and lemon juice, baked covered then uncovered. It also offers Bottled Cocoa instructions mixing cocoa sugar salt and water, to be boiled and served hot.
The United States Shipping Board fuel station at Blakely Island Mobly Ala has recently increased its pumping capacity by moving fuel from storage to ships. Three new tanks add about 1,800 barrels each, boosting on site throughput and efficiency for fueling operations.
Philadelphia report details Hostile John O'Brien a notorious safe cracker of the 80s era. Once roaming Europe and the Americas, he fled law, battled cancer, bounced between hospitals and gambling dens, and finally faced U S authorities in New York. His long chase ended with arrest and a stubborn vow of legality.
Paris articles report Andre Citroën, called the Henry Ford of France, returning from the United States with views on auto production. He notes France lacks a mass market, with 12 million U S cars versus France’s 800 thousand, and about 75 thousand French buyers, each purchasing a new car every three to four years. He contrasts French gas-saving, luxury crafts with American mass production and recalls Paris’ 90 thousand cars, 12 thousand private, 12 thousand on hire, in a city like Paris. He adds his caterpillar Sahara car caused no special interest, being seen as ordinary, and predicts Americans will crave French car novelty.
Helen Paulding of Salem wins gum chewing contest at Silverton high school alumni event claiming Northwest record. She beats Beracia Stand by half a stick length. Praid chewed 44 sticks and Stand 49 percent in the informal initiation contest.
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