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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
5
An aged hen endures lean times after a bountiful era of worms ends. A pig counsels her to scratch for grub, restoring health. The tale ends with a moral: Scratch early. Also verses describe a mother waking at three in the night with a crying baby and finding quiet, reflective moments amid duty.
Caution urged for drivers on the west Main street hill near the first intersection as right‑of‑way and pedestrian traffic create limited passing room. The piece warns against speeders and notes the cost of accidents outweighs fame and earnings of movie stars.
A pocket book found at Hawk Eye Theatre is reported by Prad Spies. Ads offer grain at low prices from Farmers Grain Co and sale notices for Rhode Island Red eggs at 50 cents per 15. Also listed are plant sales for tomatoes cabbage pansies with flowers. An estray notice from Martin Stewart mentions a heifer needing owner proof and expenses.
A garbled collection of brief notes covers diverse topics from legislation affecting croals on Easy Street to a New York horse theft. It mentions medical claims about paper money not harboring germs, a prisoner found with three cents and 3500 Cuban lottery tickets, and humorous misreadings about ducks and prehistoric sloths. It ends with a Japanese taxi bill pun.
A speaker extols life as checks and balances while noting occasional notices of insufficient funds. The passage hints at judging character by how a man carries a baby and recalls a Chinese belief about mind resting in the stomach. It adds a quip about winter driving and radiator honey, and ends with a notion worth considering when the mind is clear before eating.
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