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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary dialogue discusses crucial timing for marriage, age limits, and estate plans. It references a fiancé and a desired partner, with mentions of heirs, secrecy, and social pressure. The text shows a restless narrator weighing personal freedom against obligations and romance.
The Interborough Bulletin recounts a British habit of issuing kissing tickets at major stations. For a penny, holders gain access to the platform to say goodbye with friends as trains depart. Rail chiefs faced lost revenue from platform crowding and eventually charged ninepence for platform admission, a plan deemed a grand success but unlikely to work in the United States.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat item recounts how Dresden China clay, crucial to translucent porcelain, was discovered by a chemist Boettcher prompted by a vanity driven by a foundry owner. A muddy road led to white powder used for fashionable wigs and court dances, ultimately linking to centuries old Chinese porcelain.
A North Western street car conductor recalls a long running Canning Scheme by a north side resident who avoids buying tickets. He pays cash while an acquaintance with tickets offers to cover both fares, allowing the rider to save more than the price of tickets. The scheme highlights how fare avoidance accumulates savings over time.
A classic nature legend described in early Europe, noting Tartary travelers' tale of a shrub whose ripe fruit yields a vegetable lamb with flesh and bone inside and wool outside. The story explains cotton pod ripening and bursting to reveal white cotton resembling wool, with raw cotton still called cotton wool.
A Washington Star reader asks about a boy named Josh and whether his behavior is within his rights or norms. The note reflects concern over parenting and local expectations.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Ona Khayyam, Beard of the stock, and Boston with unclear dialogue about hearing a quote. The readable text is highly fragmented and lacks a coherent report or identifiable events.
A touring tramp laments growing wickedness and deceit as he recalls incidents from his travels. He describes how families urge him to lie about crimes, how a farmer’s wife ruins a village’s reputation, and how a schoolteacher and children witness his precarious, misunderstood life. He recounts a tense night when a mob with weapons gathered at a farmhouse, spurred by fear and rumor.
The Department of Agriculture warns against soaking oysters in water to swell them from four quarts to five, a process that hides undersized or adulterated shellfish. Official guidance states such oysters are adulterated under the food and drugs act, since water substitutes part of the product.
The article explains that a thrown ball carries the thrower’s forward motion and its own upward motion. If moving forward when releasing, the ball lands ahead. if moving and releasing while stopping, it lands behind. It notes Earth’s rotation also affects all, and compares motion perception to train speeds. The Philadelphia Press note reinforces these ideas about relative motion.
A historical note recalls eighteenth century criticism of hoop petticoats. The essay references a 1745 English pamphlet titled The Enormous Abomination of the Hoop Petticoat and a 1754 Connoisseur remark describing hoops that could fill spaces of six men and expand to three hogsheads in circumference.
Fenelon, once almoner to Louis XIV, reports the king found a sparse crowd one Sunday. The king asked why only timwelt and the priest were present. The prelate said the notice aimed to reveal worshippers of God versus flatterers of the king.
A Washington Star quote features a speaker stating they have decided to train memory and seek a system to remember what to forget when interviewed. Senator Sorghum is referenced in the exchange as part of the dialogue about memory training.
Death on the Croge describes ancient methods of execution, noting crucifixion as a common practice among old nations and highlighting its use in Assyria Carthage and the Roman Empire.
A casual chat from the Buffalo News reveals a quirky exchange about a medical visit and payment. One speaker says it was their treat while noting a 62 dollar cost, highlighting a light hearted slice of local life.
Executor of Ole Knulson estate offers for cash the south half of the southeast quarter of section 12 township 97 range 34 west St P M Palo Alto County Iowa totaling 80 acres. Farm with buildings though house burned recently, lease to March 1 1917. $2000 down, balance in 60 days, abstract title provided. sale July 1 1916 at 2 PM on premises. McCarty McCarty Attorneys Emmetsburg Iowa.
Notice to non-resident owner and agent John R Waller that Fence Viewers will meet July 22 1916 at 3 p m on the described land in Palo Alto County Iowa to order a partition fence along the north side. Objections must be made at that time. Dated Graettinger July 6 1916. Rich Aylward Township Clerk
For sale a bee collection comprising 20 stands of Carniolan stock in 10 frame Langstroth hives 41 extracting supers one 600 pound honey tank queen excluders bee escape boards two frame reversible extractor and related items. Average $10 per colony over four years with favorable weather. Bargain sale by Wm C Axelton Graettinger Iowa.
Property listing from P F Conlon of Worthington Minnesota offering land for sale or trade. Willing to match trades including residence or merchandise with Southern Minnesota land and invites interested parties to present offers. Dated April 27.
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