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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
An electric taxi incident near the Majestic theater ends with a young woman driver fleeing a man whose trousers are torn. The Madonna debates the loss as she escapes, promising to buy new pants while the man laments the damage. A later weather gag and a stray Birmingham mention close the piece.
On a remote island Monty Blainey endures a brutal fast as Lucile Green and Frank Bopp tease and tempt him. Water only, no food, a looming challenge tested by a restless night and the arrival of Bopp, who bets and mocks while Blainey battles hunger, fatigue, and social pressure.
The State Board of Health tested 17 university drinking fountains and found most inadequately designed to prevent contamination. The main flaw was vertical discharge forcing mouths to touch the nozzle, prompting a new fountain type that avoids water returning near the orifice.
A clipped obituary critique recounts explorer William Baffin’s death after a wristlike shot at a castle in the American Gulf. The piece notes press stylings, quotes a contemporary letter, and observes how crime reporting trends shape modern coverage.
A dubious advertisement touts an ounce of Othing-double strength ointment to remove freckles, promising dramatic skin whitening and a money back guarantee. The fragment includes a joke about dry towns and photographers, with incoherent dialogue and odd spellings.
An old advertisement promotes Cuttours Btops Itching and a soothing ointment for skin irritation. It claims fast relief for itching burning and related symptoms with references to product numbers and quantities. Bold by druggists in the catalog style of the period.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses dates and solar noon, mentioning the day of year and observer positions. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to form a concrete news item.
Partial readable text references Hatton Germany and Bay with unclear phrases. No complete names, dates, places, or events emerge to form a coherent news item or significant summary.
A stray scrubby dog clings to a soldier’s heels as a unit moves down a Chicago street toward a train station. The dog’s fate remains uncertain yet a companion role among the departing troops is proposed, with a hopeful note about future use in catching rats or guarding the camp.
A late 19th century advertisement claims backache and kidney bladder disorders respond to Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. It touts quick, proven relief and availability at local drugstores with option to mail for a sample bottle from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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