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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
5
A clerk earning seventy dollars marries Lucy, a volatile wife. A burglary ends with Lucy firing at a burglar from a garret window, a scuffle over a shotgun, and the couple salvaging furniture after neighbors replace the damaged pieces. They relocate to the city after their lease ends.
The narrator, a Newadt lawyer, recalls defending men accused of stage robbery. A London mining expert asked for a pass to travel by stage, and a forged note, written by the lawyer, spared travelers from robbery. Months later a defendant offered the forged pass as payment, and the lawyer accepted.
A Brooklyn man voices distress at roadside signs urging motorists to go slow arguing that changing adjectives to adverbs would harm national speech. He cites Shakespeare Milton and Johnson to defend slow as a valid adverb since 1500, urging resistance to new language rules.
Historical debate centers on Marat the terror figure and his profession with memoirs from a papal envoy noting a deadly medicine. The envoy recalls Marat saying the drug was "medicine for a horse" and recognizing the doctor's signature as mad, implying a misidentification of a patient at a stable where Marat worked as a physician.
A Boston painter recalls Julia Ward Howe posing for him, noting her extreme modesty. He urged consent with a jest about justice, and she replied that she sought mercy rather than justice from his brush.
A New York Post quip proclaims a baseball player can be out at home while being in another place, contradicting the old adage that a man cannot be in two spots at once. The witty remark underscores the game’s oddities and fan reactions.
A Yonkers Statesman reflection notes theater seats cost more than street car seats in New York but offers the certainty of a guaranteed seat and value for money in performance venues.
A playful exchange shows Mrs Grammercy planning a new gown for a domestic economy lecture, while a judge’s remark hints at a code of honor. Burke adds a line about the sting of dishonor, underscoring social expectations in refined society.
A historic note recalls the Goliad massacre during the Texan war for independence with figures and aftermath. The passage also reports local obituaries, visits, illnesses, and family movements in Estherville and nearby areas, including the death of Mrs Walden and funeral details at River Side church.
A man discovers a long ignored device in his home that unexpectedly performs many tasks once thought impossible. He realizes the machine can see hear speak walk dance write telephone and even breathe with a simple turn and plans to commercialize his astonishing inheritance.
The Romans used three applause forms: bombus a humming buzz, fmbrices clapping with hollow hands, and tegtre tapping flat hands. Hombus implied no explosion, but a decorous sound. The text notes uncertainty whether Romans actually clapped, though humming was the primary public form.
Mrs. Mary Peterson and her daughter drove to Estherville to visit Mrs. John Peterson at Anderson hospital. Mrs. Ed Oleson hosted the Ladies' Aid Thursday. Mary Peterson guests at Swea City. Jas Anderson spent last Saturday with Mrs. Mansekka in Estherville. J A Nelson visited Estherville Thursday on business. Mrs. Crim and her little son visited Graettinger. Attendees traveled to Graettinger for the Chautauqua and reported it fine. Rev Lee of Chicago had leaves us Monday evening. Miss Bessie Tow returned from Graettinger after staying with Mrs. Joe Swift. Our agent Bradshaw left Sunday for Virginia.
Official notice invites sealed proposals by the Graettinger Town Clerk on July 1 1917 for a sewage disposal plant outlet sewers main and lateral sewers. Plans on file and by reference. Location details cover plant tract northeast section 9 97 83 and sewer routes along Robins Avenue Washington Street Lost Island Street Elm streets Maple Walnut Van Gordon and Patterson with pipe sizes 8 and 12 and 18 inch and materials listed.
The Town Council of Graettinger Iowa announces sewer line specifications with 712 to 3230 feet of 8 and 10 inch vitrified pipe along Roberts Washington Cedar Brown Lincoln Cameron Jackson Olive Kent Robins Lost Island Patterson streets. Completion between August 15, 1917 and June 15, 1918. Sealed bids due July 31, 1917 with deposits of 1000 and 1500 dollars for separate disposal plant and main sewer proposals.
House for sale in the east part of the city listing SKOW property. Enquiries may be directed to F E Schurmann or Dr Lindsey for details and viewing arrangements.
Wool wanted at 5c for No 1 and 47c to 50c for No 2 per pound with contact options in Gracttinger Iowa. Property for rent 80 acres on section 20 Jack Creek by E. S. George. Lost items include mud chain and auto number found at times office. Farm for sale NW1 section 14 Lost Island township by Lars Johnson.
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