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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
4
A former guard recounts a decade of catarrh relief with Pe-ru-na after failing medicines left him dizzy and bloodshot eyed. He credits ten bottles of Pe-ru-na with curing catarh and states he keeps it on hand for colds. The ad urges requesting original Pe-ru-na for catarrh treatments.
A brief humorous note from London Tit-Bits recounts a Sunday school scene where a small child, told that hairs on her head are numbered, pulls one out and asks the teacher what number it bears. The playful exchange captures a child’s literal interpretation of a Bible verse.
Uncle Eben jokes that his few spoken words in the debate sound slick and loyal, even if he gains little from them. He quips the remarks gluin' his credit for the hero party Binnet.
Washington reports President Coolidge urged creation of a cabinet level secretary of education and a National Department of Education. In a July Fourth speech to the Nihoud Education association in Central High School stadium, he pressed compulsory schooling and warned that ignorance fuels poverty and crime. He praised education as guiding republican government and called for sound economics taught in schools.
Reports of committees on resolutions and nominations were adopted at the session of the National Education Association convention. Resolution calls urged endorsement of the Sterling Reed bill, permanent tenure guarantees and pensions for teachers, approval of the elect tutor amendment and anti narcotic measures, tribunals for international dispute prevention, and regret over disregard for laws especially those forbidding liquor. Jesse H. Newton, Denver schools superintendent, was elected president.
Acting Mayor Sprague in Chicago urged Chicagoans to help Lorain Ohio rebuild after a tornado. In cooperation with other cities a relief fund of 800000 will be raised to cover relief needs and will be managed by the Red Cross.
Ned Howard Price, fifty, a farmer living east of Avon, killed his wife and four daughters then himself in their home. The bodies were found by rural mail carriers who discovered a note inside the mailbox stating the bodies would be found in the house. The four daughters were all under twelve years old.
In Eagle Lake Minnesota eight members of a single family perished when their automobile collided with a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train at a grade crossing. The sole survivor may not recover, leaving the family all dead.
The Forest Service orders closure of camping and recreation as fire peril rises across seven national forests in California. The restrictions affect outdoor activity to reduce risk while crews monitor conditions and advise the public.
Fragmentary text indicates Italian involvement and Serbian action, mentioning two airborne soldiers and an unfolding incident. Limited legible details prevent a full reconstruction but imply cross Balkan military activity and contemporary wartime reporting.
Washington reports charges of conspiracy and bribery against Fall and Doheny associates tied to Teapot Dome and California naval oil reserve leases. Secretaries and executives including Edward Doheny Jr. face indictments amid the scandal.
A Soviet trade delegation reports ongoing grain exports despite hunger in Latvia. An additional 6,000 tons of Russian grain arrived in Riga for Standinnginn buyers while crop prospects are described as pessimistic but exports will continue. A mine is mentioned in the Volga region as beginning to fail.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M Lafollette announces candidacy for the presidency as an Independent Progressive. He will not run as a third party figure and will list voters under independent elector names in every state. He urges party reform only after the election ends.
New York. Gaston B. Mouns, a venturer and former federal agent, received a two year sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to violate the Volstead act.Judge Wolverton fined him $10,000 and sent him to the Atlanta penitentiary for two years. Blaer WL Tarnecke, his former secretary, escaped with a $5,000 fine and two years in prison.
Tokyo reports that Taigyosha head Shintzul called for immediate war with America after the raid on the foreign colony’s pavilion at the Imperial hotel. He and a delegation to the American embassy urged a hard line as officials expressed regret over the flag's sacrifice.
A Pennsy Broadway Limited run from New York to Chicago wrecked one mile east of Lanewater Pa. Eight of the nine coaches left the track. two passengers and one crew member were slightly hurt. Local officials report no fatalities.
President Coolidge received the first radio message from Guatemala. The new radio station at Puerto Barrios was opened with a greeting from the Guatemalan president to Mr. Cavge, extending birthday wishes and Independence Day felicitations.
Greece Portugal Romania and Yugoslavia are extended invitations to the London conference on the Dawes plan, broadening engagement beyond the principal powers. The move signals a wider effort to secure support and implementation for the economic recovery program discussed.
Fire scorched northern Alberta destroying the Pacific hotel at Lake Lopigo and threatening tinbar andy, with losses estimated around 500,000. Authorities report rapid spread as winds drive flames through valuable timber areas and communities near Winnipeg.
Postwar fiscal report notes receipts exceeded expenditures by about 808 million, pushing the year’s ordinary revenue to over 4.05 billion while total expenditures reached about 5.07 billion. Public debt declined slightly by 1.0 million, with annual interest costs around 43 million.
Army worms are sweeping Du Page Kane McHenry and Boone counties causing extensive damage to rye, barley, and clover as farmers mobilize with plows derricks and poison. An aerial count reported up to 40 worms per square foot in rye stands, with few crops spared and sweet clover largely untouched. Authorities advise kerosene and tractor oil as remedies amid widespread field losses.
Indictments against Albert B. Fall, Harry F. Bindaly, Edward K. Deheny and Edward L. Doheny Jr. tied to the off-line oil scandal likely delayed until after the November election. Defendants travel to Washington to arrange bail set at 4,000 to enter not guilty pleas.
Chattanooga Tenn A vote by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South approved uniting with the Methodist Episcopal Church by a margin of 287 to 75. The resolution directs that the 1025 annual conferences vote on the union.
The Navy department has settled navy scrap claims tied to battleship and cruiser scrapping under the nine power treaty. Original demands totaled 2,221,180 dollars, but settlements reduce to 1,980,018 dollars, indicating a net loss of 208,008,018 dollars to the United States.
Mellon leaves New York on vacation as secretary of the treasury. He jokes about Engtadd Saturday and says he expects to return before September 1 to be present for the presidential campaign.
Six thousand hat and cap workers in New York City belonging to the Hat and Cap Makers' union walkout demanding technical changes to strengthen their contract with employers. The action involves 6000 workers and targets improved terms through bargaining.
A scattered Iowa State News recap covers Promised health content at the State Fair, a Valley exposition at Cadar Valley Grounds, and the Sioux City district convention in 1925. It notes a capital increase for The First National Bank of Sioux City, road improvements in Gat vahoe, and gifts from Prof Richard Jones of Camridge Mass. It reports training orders to curb Sunday movies, a July Town Fellowship conference at Ames, poultry and hog shipment figures, and state government costs. The piece also mentions rising horse and vehicle numbers, farm prosperity, teacher conventions at Town State College, seedbed prep, and ongoing harvest worries, with details on prison labor contracts and new permit laws.
A historic flag display marks Canada adopting a new national ensign after years of discussion. The emblem features the Union Jack altered with the crosses of St. Andrew, St. George, and St. Patrick, reflecting a redesigned national symbol.
A vintage ad notes Wey druggists praise Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims the product aids kidneys and liver, stands test of years, and is widely trusted. Readers are urged to request a sample by writing to Dr Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
A fragmented tale follows a mother visiting her daughter and her daughter’s husband, a man she had married in an orphan, as tension unfolds over abandonment and suspicion. The scene shifts to sobs and questions about desertion, with a mention of Antte and Pasquine Turla as names in the overheard drama.
Jinks, after finishing a Nature book, declares Natura marvelous and wonders at human insignificance. He contrasts with a sniff and quip about the limits of mankind while the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph chronicles the remark. An advertisement touts Cuticura beauty products for baby skin care and hygiene.
The longest line runs from Leningrad to Vindlyaatok covering about 6 600 miles. Canada’s largest system under one management totals over 22 000 miles. In the United States the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul system spans more than 16 000 miles.
Dutch New Guinea covering more than 77 000 square miles is to be opened for colonization and development of natural resources under the plan, aiming to expand settlement and exploitation of regional resources.
A fragmentary OCR passage hints at a rustic scene with a person named Allen performing a gentle touch on a worn item. The text blends disjointed phrases about walking, comfort, and a subtle, almost domestic tableau.
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