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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
21
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate piece urges readers to discard hate as a toxin hidden in pockets and tongues. It warns hate destroys homes, families, and nations, and calls for immediate action to preserve character, peace, and the soul.
The passage surveys David Hume as a historian and philosopher, noting his disbelief in sensual pleasures, his major works the Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals and the History of England, and his career including secretaryship to General St. Clair and travels to Vienna and Turin. It credits him with earning royalties and a government pension, with dates pointing to 1711 birth and 1764 publication milestones.
A fragmentary text lines echo a portrait of a flower hidden in a crannied wall quoted with fragmentary verse from Tennyson and a playful miscue in the heading. The passage suggests a garden or nature image rather than a full news item.
A fragment lists fresh pineapple as a desirable addition to menus when in season and not in market, suggesting lettuce hearts with diced pineapple and a French or mayonnaise dressing. It also outlines a pineapple fritter batter using flour, bulking powder, salt, eggs, milk, and shredded pineapple.
Poem urges care with words around strangers and loved ones alike. It warns careless phrases may wound those close to us, while kind speech can nurture love and friendship at home. The piece emphasizes duty to protect feelings of family and friends from hurtful talk.
A train of pineapple based recipes is described detailing frying pineapple by spoonfuls, using pineapple with cheese, center lettuce wraps, and dressing with whipped egg filling. It includes a pineapple dessert with ice cream cone garnishes, a pineapple cake with whipped cream filling, and a frozen pudding custard mixture with silk cream, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and almond flavoring.
Henry Seaton immigrated from Scotland to Glenewater County Virginia and wed Elizabeth Codd. The Seaton line produced notable figures including John Anthoir gon, a cousin of Patrick Henry and early American journalist, founder of the Dallasian church, who defended Washington. The family name suggests origins tied to townships and marriage.
In a clipped note, a young woman contemplates government income from taxes and bond issues. She doubts taking in as much as before, expecting funds to rise only after the next bond tag is paid off.
A Washington Star item chronicles a proposed radio segment where speakers vow to discuss the Ideals of modern culture, with one party reserving the right to skip the broadcast and instead attend a hotel orchestra performance.
A brief note emphasizes that sports have their proper role in school programs, reflecting support from a student's father who approves opportunities for student athletes to study while pursuing athletics. The item frames sports as part of education and family endorsement.
A brief item notes Johnny Fonkeri turning a corner and not having a honker at a place nicknamed here. No further details or context are provided about event or location.
Dialogue narrates a comic wedding mishap where a bridegroom kisses the bride after the ceremony and is accused of breaking a custom. The exchange notes the kiss occurred two years after the marriage, provoking astonishment and a humorous dispute.
In a terse note from Stray Stories, Amy chides her partner for not bringing the engagement ring tonight. She asserts the other woman has not returned it, underscoring a breach of trust and a rift in plans for marriage. The missive captures domestic tension and unresolved romantic doubt.
A fragment from Paris L'Instration quotes a sculptor claiming the public statue of Peace is too beautiful. The conversation notes a tension between artistic ideal and public reception, with remarks on the statue's appearance and inspiration.
In a brief exchange aboard a Boston outing, a professor urges calm with a vow to "pruse" while his wife agrees. The moment hints at a tire puncture heard during the trip, capturing a small domestic tension aboard.
Scientists claim humor and weight gain are linked in humorous debate. Mrs. Senles counters that laughing and dieting cannot coerce fat growth, sparking playful exchanges about appetite and health.
A fragment shows a line about a “perfect gentleman” and a playful reply about a barber shop scene where a man compliments a lady. The garbled text hints at an exchange highlighting manners and social tone. No clear entities or dates are recoverable from the fragment.
A compact verse noting the cycle of spending health to gain wealth and then spending wealth to recover health, presenting a moral about balance and prudence. The piece emphasizes cause and effect in a reflective tone.
Fragmented observations describe wind moving through night and dawn, with scattered imagery of clouds and order in nature. The text weaves in a literary line by Alice Meynell and references about African butter trade and supplies for natives, though the meanings shift and blur.
A heated speaker denounces food profiteers while praising homemade bread as wholesome for children. He ridicules rising prices, cites exaggerated profit margins from various goods, and urges scrutiny of price gouging as he derisively laments a 60 cent two pound rump steak.
In Sarah Bernhardt The Art of the Theater she recalls a farewell performance in New York. She describes crowds at the stage door stopping her every step and fans pressing gifts and even scissors for a lock of her hair as detectives had to intervene.
A novel wind turbine sits in a New Jersey meadow with a vertical axis design. Canvas blades lift to the wind edgewise, held by metal clips, releasing in strong gusts to protect the frame. Each blade tier forms a unit and reportedly generates five to six horsepower per watt with a 25 mile per hour wind, aided by automatic brakes to control speed.
A Regent Street shop in London showcases a rare collection of pearls gathered from Ssherlea worldwide. White Asian pearls gleam with silvery sheen, best suited for pale blondes. Magnolia tinted Ceylon pearls suit warmer complexions. golden brown pearls from Red Sea depths flatter darker skin tones. rare Gulf of Mexico black pearls come from pearl fishers seeking black mother of pearl.
A fragment from a seedsman’s catalogue in the Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman affectionately describes a remarkable pinot from a single seed. The note imagines a garden bursting with color and life, set against a bright sunlit scene and a playful domestic moment over a twopenny packet.
Josepaylor, head of the stores department at Middlesex Hospital in London, has reportedly been on duty at 5:80 oclock every morning for 87 years without tardiness, maintaining duties from 100 to 112 hours weekly during that period.
Fragmentary dialogue shows individuals named Jones Mikey Will and Henry Pack discussing divorce. The readable text hints at reactions and reassurance but lacks clear event details or context to establish a full news item.
The average per capita current expenses in city schools for 1923 24 rose 7 28 over 1921 22 in cities of 200 000 plus, per Statistical Circular No 4 from the Interior Department Bureau of Education. Smaller cities show smaller increases: 2 75 in 200 000 to 106 000 range and 0 18 in 10 000 to 30 000.
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