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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
4
Fragmentary note suggests a wife altered her diet to improve digestion and bowel health as part of addressing husband related health concerns. The text is incomplete but indicates dietary adjustments were advised as a remedy.
An odd transcription notes Senator Hoar describing a planned vacation after an adjournment. He told a friend he would rest in his library and read Greek, imagining Canadian woodlands and tranquil study as his ideal retreat. The fragment hints at Hoar’s idiosyncratic sense of leisure amid political duties.
Mrs A Weellett, wife of a noted photographer in Champion Michigan, shares her story of long kidney related distress causing sleeplessness and crippling pain. After a course of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports marked relief, sleep restored, and renewed vitality, attributing her recovery to the remedy.
An old advertisement spotlights Allen's Foot-Base powder claimed to ease tired feet and sweating and to ease tight shoes. It promotes relief from corns and bunions, urging readers to buy at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The critic Castagnary praised Millet for depicting peasants not as pretty subjects but as God fearing workers in real toil. Millet’s seriousness shines most in black and white, with artistic greatness evident in his honest, unsentimental portrayal rather than in glossy color.
In a continued chapter the ill Squire and Russel Overshute discuss Grace Oglander and a hidden birth. They reveal a Romanesque plot about Grace not buried, a forged letter, and the codicil to a will. Luke Sharp schemes with Miranda to marry Grace and secure wealth, while Grace’s fate remains uncertain amid family intrigue.
In a domestic scene Mr Sharp presides at home after supper while Miranda vents patience about a tale’s suspense. Christopher returns to bed, Luke vanishes in a tense moment, and a London postscript reveals a codicil altering a will and a dignified contact, hinting at family intrigues and hidden fortunes.
Abraham Abelson of New York City unveils a gravity driven transporter system praised by Scientific American. Two towers anchor taut cables with counterweights to balance load and avoid lateral stress. Elevator lifts cars to tower tops, cables guide swiveled trucks down to opposite towers for gravity descent with adjustable speed.
A Sunday School reflection on 2 Chronicles 33 1 13 showing Manasseh’s fall and later repentance. It notes the dangers of idolatry, prop up righteousness, and likens ancient sin to modern temptations such as fortune tellers and spirit mediums. The piece emphasizes humility before God as the path to restoration.
A testimony from Joseph Boysson of Aix-les-Bains now San Francisco praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for curing dyspepsia and stomach distress after eight boxes. The ad urges sufferers to seek relief from indigestion vertigo insomnia and nervousness, notes available diet guidance, and lists Schenectady NY as the company location.
A humorous anecdote about Bret Harte and a boastful reader who praised Little Breeches. Harte replies that the reader has put the little breeches on the wrong man, delivering a witty critique of misplaced admiration.
Sidney Justus, a fruit dealer from Men Tor, Ohio, credits Doon’s Kidney Puls with curing a ten year kidney trouble that caused backache, rheumatic pains, dropsy, and painful urinary passages. After half a box relief and three boxes for a permanent cure, he reports full recovery and relief from morning stiffness and nightly urination. Wester-Milborn Co in Buffalo, N Y sells it for 60 cents.
A mean man jokes about being an ostrich while reading at breakfast. His wife retorts that if he were an ostrich he might have feathers for her hat, remarking she already wears the same hat for seasons.
Travel plan lists stops from Portland through the Columbia River route to Mt Shasta Sacramento Valley San Joaquin and Fresno areas. Highlights include Golden Gate Yosemite Valley Santa Barbara Monterey Santa Cruz and Paso Robles with mentions of Los Angeles and Union Pacific queries. Contact A. It. Curry, T. P. Ay in Omaha for details.
The fragmentary readable bits reference a quirky conundrum between Miss Bitkina and Miss Bifkins with a playful exchange. A claim about a cure for consumption appears attributed to Mrs. Oscar Tripp from Bis' Rock Illinois dated March 20, 101. The text includes stray lines about a girl unable to whip her own ideal and contenting herself with another's.
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