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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR reveals a Gracitin ger Texas post office note listing second class mail matter and subscription rates set at $2.00 per year with a date of Thursday June 6 1924.
An earnest tribute describes the sacred influence of mothers, urging readers to honor their mothers with renewed devotion. The piece envisions a cortege at a grave and invokes gratitude for the tireless, aged caregiver, urging repayment of even a fraction of duty.
A business man recalls charging off unsold goods to loss and notes the wisdom of marking worthless items as written off. The speaker counsels forgetting past sins and fears, urging communities to drop bitter memories and live lighter, happier lives.
A fragmented local column blends nostalgic homebound verses with civic notes. It recalls longing for home during winter storms, then shifts to a humorous local dealer blurb about Sears Roebuck and the advantages of home stores, contrasting catalogue prices with real store benefits. It ends with a peculiar five gallon can puzzle and a sheriff’s reference.
The fragment discusses lubricating oil and a courtroom style deduction about filling compartments with water and hootch, suggesting a plan to sell five gallons at a reasonable price. The dialogue mentions Mr Jensen and dubious claims about cana and current conditions.
Graettinger Town Council paid bills totaling several items dated June 2 1924. Northern Town Gas Electric Co claimed 49.62 allowed 48.62 Peter Hanson grading 23.60 allowed 20.60 Ray Rosberg hauling gravel 12.50 Murray hauling gravel 21.75 Matt Parrott Sons supplies 3.44 Graettinger Telephone Co gas 10.18 W G Foster gas 10.18.
The record lists John Paulsen with salary five dollars and A Fleming with seventy five dollars. J B Lambe Clark appears in association with the entry, indicating a payroll or stipend listing from the period.
Church notes report no services next Sunday June 8 at Graettinger with the next German language service on June 16 at 2 15 p m guests and invitations extended. Methodist notes list Sunday School at 10 00 Childrens Day program at 11 00 Epworth League 7 15 Evening worship at 8 00 featuring Helping the Helpless and special music with Odd Fellows and Rebecca lodges as guests. Lutheran notes describe Baptism and services at 10 30 a m Lost Island and 2 30 p m English service with guests from Odd Fellows and Rebecca lodges. Bible study Thursday 8 00 p m on John 6 Choose to emphasize. Obituary notes Bishop J Stuntz death in Omaha Nebraska and succession by Bishop Frederick T Keeney.
Rev S C Sande conducts services in Ottoxen with a 9:30 a.m. Bible class and Sunday program. The Luther League holds its program with Bible study and questions weekly. Pastor Rev 5 O Sande.
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