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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
18
A reflective piece by F A Walker urging readers to persevere through hardship and ambition. It extols discipline, endurance, and faith as keys to rising higher, praising those who overcome temptations and fare forward with resolve. The essay links effort to moral growth and future reward, invoking steadfastness and parental trust.
The excerpt traces the Delano family surname from French origins to its likely medieval roots. It links Philip de la Nose to Jean de Launey and notes Plymouth arrival in 1621 aboard the Mayflower. It recounts societal links to English colonists, religious affiliations, and later moves through Leyden, Duxbury, Bridgewater, Dartmouth, and Middleborough.
A quirky verse critique on debts and thrift from a McClure Syndicate piece. It contrasts living debt free with saving for a rainy day and buying bonds as a path to financial security. The playful, slightly dated tone mocks impulse spending and praises prudent money management.
Fragmentary text ties a 19th century figure to General Ulysses S. Grant and a prominent Beittamy family. The subject, known as the Iron-armed, earned a nickname after losing an arm in battle and having a replacement from different sources to hold reins on horseback. Residence near a pit noted. Master notes reference McClure Syndicate.
A fragmented cookbook page from 1941 offers notes on buttermilk uses and dishes like Cheeves Balls and Roquefort dressing. It references cottage cheese blends, cabbage dishes, and a belabored list of ingredients, with garbled OCR that mentions melons and lettuce sandwiches.
A fragmented OCR item mentions “the young lady across the way” amid garbled phrases about paper and country. Readable context is minimal, with no clear event, date, or identifiable persons beyond the recurring phrase.
A quirky survey of average men and what captures their attention. BL, Jock, A Bob, Henry, George, Pete, Clyde and others each reveal trusted preoccupations from golf and religion to politics, meat costs and fashion. The piece hints that intelligence may hinge on what a person values most.
A town dedicating a new concert hall held a lavish ceremony. A visitor complimented the acoustics, but a town father quipped that the florist’s bill would raise taxes for everyone.
Two elderly men, both very deaf, meet on a country road. Dave has a pole in his wagon and halts the horse when Jim asks if they are going fishin. Dave corrects him, saying he is going fleh in, clarifying the mishearing with humor.
Mr. and Mrs. Bacon debate why roosters crow at dawn. Mrs. Bacon reminds Mr. Bacon of a morning he once crowed about, while the couple muses on the birds and the purpose behind their early wakefulness.
A terse exchange centers on a man who claims to have defended a weak person. The dialogue identifies the defender as "Meself" and questions who the other party is, suggesting a confrontation or accusation underlying the brief interaction.
A nostalgic verse playfully contrasts a bygone simple show with today’s grand display featuring three or more rings, capturing the evolution of spectacle and the ephemeral nature of fame.
A student shows his mother around the campus trying to appear knowledgeable. The mother asks about polo fields, expressing curiosity and attempting to understand the surroundings as they explore the university setting.
A brief child guidance exchange records a mother asking about her daughter's behavior and a correspondent noting general behavior concerns. The dialogue references Princeton Tiger and a Wyoming setting, implying a local advice column style exchange without specific events or dates.
A fragmented text presents questions about burial and marriage involving the speaker and others. It mentions engagement, a possible wedding to Jack, and unclear directions or misstatements about writing and vows. The piece reads as a garbled, early 20th century style exchange with multiple named references unclear.
The provided text is unclear and nonsensical, mentioning golf and a goat in a fragmented quote. No coherent event or entities beyond vague references to a 9 game golf event and individuals named Tia, Yale, and a goat can be identified.
English is taught in public schools across Japan with volunteers among schoolboys as interpreters. The piece notes that future generations may treat English as a second language for Japanese and describes how Japanese consonants are followed by vowels, altering words like beer, glass, and hotel into phonetic forms such as beeru, garu, and hoteru.
The text recalls George Bernard Shaw, famed vegetarian, stressing his public stance while revealing a humorous lapse. A follower questions him about eating beefsteak and Shaw quips that he never feels able to enjoy such a meal, highlighting wit and ambiguity in dietary identity.
Report from druggists shows Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a successful remedy for kidney conditions. An insurance examiner notes many applicants are declined due to kidney trouble they do not suspect. The product is sold in two bottle sizes. a sample can be requested by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. and naming the paper.
Water for Morocco City Malilla now under Spanish control for over four centuries is about to gain a public water system. Workers are laying cement pipes from the Yasmnen to deliver drinking and hygienic water, with municipal authorities aiming to serve residents soon.
Articles discuss using paper in air plane fuselages to replace wood in order to cut weight, with naval tests showing promise. The passage also advertises talcum powder and Outicurn Toilet Trio products.
Minneapolis and St Paul flour mills together reach a daily capacity of 00,000 barrels, signaling strong regional production. The report notes the industry's robust scale amid evolving market dynamics. The source contrasts this with a quip on talkers who say nothing original, reflecting a sharp editorial aside.
Mrs Emma Brandenburg of 87th Street Milwaukee reports severe weakness from a run-down condition improved after using a tonic and a vegetable compound. She gained weight and strength, noting friends also observed her weight increase and vitality.
A jumble of customer testimonials and advertisement copy touts Paterson's Ointment as a cure for running sores, healing in days and easing piles and skin irritations. The ad cites a user from Reed Street Pennsylvania and markets the product through druggists at 86 cents per box, praising dramatic results and urging bail orders.
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