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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
1
The paper withdraws last week’s claim that Mr. Wildey sold adulterated oil. The charge was that he sold oil below standard, possibly unknowingly relying on a supplier to meet government standards. The publishers apologize and seek to set the record straight.
A Wednesday morning fire at Arnolds Park destroyed all the beachside shops and contents. The blaze began in the lunch room and caused about 4000 dollars in losses with 2000 dollars insured. Plans are to replace the old structures with a two story building.
A Pocahontas Record note warns area papers about two men who claimed Chicago Feather Mattress Co ties and cleaned feather beds here. They ordered a half tone cut and business cards, promised payment, vanished, and are labelled deadbeats. One wore a three link Oda pin. Public warning urged.
An OCR fragment presents a reflective, ironic verse about perpetual longing and shifting desires. The speaker notes how wishing shifts with circumstances such as rain, sunshine, marriage, gender, appearance, and even hog prices, concluding that human nature remains never satisfied.
A fragmentary note references a merchant named Mihoig and a persistent preaching stance against malt, captured as a brief archival text.
A Hale township German farmer abuses his family and forces children to work on the farm, keeping them from school. A teen daughter wades muddy roads in a sun bonnet to assist her father in cattle driving, prompting neighbor outrage and calls for just punishment, though mob law is rejected.
A newspaper note marks a day set aside to honor fathers, praising Dad as a neglected yet essential figure. It contrasts the frequent mother focus with Dad’s quiet sacrifices, early rising, steady work, and steady support for family needs and finances.
The Maseena Iowa Echo reports government actions on rural routes with a Corning route discontinued and a near Macah Missouri route suspended for three months. Officials promise review if bad roads persist, noting rural delivery is a near special privilege while patrons must travel to offices and pay for boxes.
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