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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Advertising rates listed for Canadian and foreign papers at $2.00 per year plus per column inch pricing. Rates include Per column inch .0006 for Want Ads per line . Local Ads per line .5. Contract Advertising 400 inches per year at .1244¢ per inch and 1,500 inches per year at .10¢ per inch. Continuous ads on pages two six or seven billed at .10 per inch. Rates based on pica measurement.
The Armstrong Journal warns farmers about pushy solicitors selling supposed free papers for 50 cents yearly to cover postage and mailing. Many farm papers rely on advertising revenue and may sue after years if you don’t pay. The column also notes district newspapers’ vindication of Senator Francis and Wildey after primary results and praises their honorable campaigns.
J. W. Goshlin resigns as editor of the Esther ville Democrat to take railroad work. The Times regrets his departure from journalism and praises him as a capable and genial newspaperman with many friends who wish him success in his new position.
The Ames Tribune, a Republican paper, bolts the party nominee and endorses E. T. Meredith. It praises Meredith for opposing saloons and vice, noting editor Will Williams of Kimmetzburg adopts a decisive stand.
Dimes quarters and half dollars of new design will be minted after July 3. For the first time since 1891 a change will be effected in these pieces and each piece will be of different design. The design of the 25 cent piece is intended to typify the awakening of the country to its own protection.
A man near Logan was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for stealing a glass of jelly from a farm home. The judge condemned the crime as hard hearted and suggested harsher punishment for rich thefts if education had prevented it.
Statistics compiled by Henry Ford in his Detroit factory show Turks as the best money savers and Americans as the most extravagant and most vocal about the high cost of living.
A Logan Iowa man unearthed a stone hatchet dating around eight millennia ago. He speculates the artifact reflects early anti suffrage sentiment as a primitive counterpoint to voting rights debates.
A local column surveys post primary politics and the town’s reform momentum, noting peace debates, the Progressive Republican convention quip, and a push to restore focus on civic issues. It mentions Senator Adams and a playful jab about voter literacy. It also mocks sensationalism in national and naval matters and jokes about pay to the order of riding.
Healthograms by Dr. R. R. Daniels discuss digestion and diet for summer health. Advice covers meal quality, raw vegetable salads, midday rest, and avoiding heavy foods to reduce heat and disease risk, noting Germany's bread aging regulation and links to typhoid risk in hot weather.
The summer period is crucial for babies beyond teething as it marks a time when infants are introduced to the dining table and exposed to a wide range of experiences and foods, shaping early development and feeding habits.
The article argues lighter meals at noon and heavier at night aid sleep, warns against drinking water after noon meals to avoid digestion disruption, and notes that weight gain does not indicate health. It emphasizes illness can cause weight loss and that increasing weight doesn't cure disease.
A short motto echoes the belief that life is real and earnest as the nomination stands as the central aim and driving purpose in the pursuit. The phrase frames a focused, pragmatic view of political or organizational ambition.
Fred Rubink returned to Emmetsburg Sunday evening. Charles Duhigg was up from Emmetsburg Saturday looking after business matters. Charles Spies returned from St. Paul Friday evening to spend his summer vacation at home after attending St. Thomas college there.
An old time advertisement notes grocery items and prices. Grape juice at 19 cents, flour at 1.55 or less, linseed oil seven cents per gallon, Fisk tires with a 8 cent per dollar discount, and Ingersoll watches priced around 1.50 to 1.75. The piece also mentions a painter’s sign and sales pitches for hats and canning pineapples.
Wamte Amdahl A D Taylor and Christopher Anderson install new lighting in farm homes this week. Miss Alela M Cuthbert arrives from Des Moines for a two week visit with Rev A R Cuthbert and family. Miss Mus Boyle visits Emmetsburg. John Luke extends subscription for another year. Ike remains ill, friends hope for summer recovery. Brekke family travels from Lake Crystal Minnesota for a brief visit. A fleshy Gold Meitai flour sign is painted on the Times building and a proposed sign at the opera house.
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