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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
8
A rambling column describes locals chasing curiosities, with mentions of Hobart and Franklin front, a Dr Martaby Female Pills ad, and a veteran tale of a river trader. The piece blends auction chatter, shop talk, and personal anecdotes about collecting and sales.
A stranger asks about a teething remedy for children amid a noisy tram scene while a letter to the editor in the Usre Oak Herald laments poor schooling. The writer recalls grammar lessons and advocates direct practice over formal study to teach a girl to speak and write clearly.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Na conudential friend fearing imprisonment. The Ahandal magnate responds with a stern command to his agents to unleash punlehia country forces, signaling a harsh and ominous stance.
Mia Finch of 2171 Malin Street Newton recalls a sudden back pain and severe kidney symptoms. After doctors failed to help, she began Bono's Kidney Pills and says her life was saved. Sold by Foster MUBurn Co Buffalo NY for 5 cents a box.
The back view of this tittle dress draws attention with a distinct jackety tab at the waist and a knot of the girdle that crushes up to it. In front the overskirt ends in a deep point, highlighting the garment's distinctive silhouette.
A Salisbury Missouri woman writes of relief from cramps nausea and vomiting after using Grape-Nuts food. She says old stomach troubles disappeared with continued use and now eats freely. Her husband reports strong sales to physicians and a growing county trade.
Charles K Hamilton, famed aviator, completes a record long flight in a biplane from Governors Island to the outskirts of Philadelphia in 113 minutes covering eighty six miles. He crosses the Delaware River and tracks the speed at about forty six miles per hour, with the train traveling nearby at times. The journey follows towns along the route including Trenton Princeton and South Elizabeth drawing crowds including students from the old college town.
Congress introduced bills to apply the Retirement Law to Justice Moody of the United States Supreme Court. Moody, who has served a year, is reportedly unfit to return to the bench this fall. The move would create a third vacancy to be filled by President Taft.
Pennsylvania Representative McHenry proposes extending NOAA service to rural districts by equipping every rural mail carrier vehicle with a weather prediction flag. Wagons would display the forecast each day as they depart, guiding farmers and residents on the next twenty four hours.
Reports from Washington indicate Canada tightens alien labor rules at the northwestern boundary, allowing Americans only, causing many Tatl road laborers and project workers tied to Alaska works to be shut out. Some American railroad builders report exclusion of all nonwhite laborers, with exceptions for crews from northern areas and select nations.
The article details graphite mining in Ceylon with over 20,000 local workers using crude methods. Ladders, bamboo platforms, and barefoot ascents characterize the deep pits as natives ferry graphite up in baskets while floods force lower-level pumping by workers.
A historical extract discusses perceived Jewish physical traits and health resilience. It cites variation in height linked to environment and occupation, notes shorter frames among certain trades, and highlights lower death rates in Jewish-majority slums. The piece attributes vitality to long-term persecution and selection pressures.
A verbose English bishop proclaimed he would divide his speech into twelve heads at a grand audience. The Marauls of Salisbury asked to interject with a brief anecdote about a friend returning home past St Paul’s. An intoxicated man nearby tried to read the clock as it struck twelve and cursed the slow toll.
A Baltimore American snippet humorously questions a nephew about a wife who can cook a stew and cash well. The scene shifts to an ad pitch for Cuticura skin and hair remedies from Potter Drug and Chem Co, highlighting cleansing, antiseptic uses, and a 12 page booklet offer. A cross-town tram line remark closes with light chatter about crowded cross looting passengers.
A frayed brochure from the Grand Trunk Railway extols the Lake of Bays district in Ontario Highlands as a charming resort. It mentions a new hotel at Norway Point called the Wawa and offers copies via W B Cookson in Chicago. Also a fragmentary exchange hints at social acquaintance and an odd remarriage remark.
A fragmented OCR item mentions eye salve brands and a note about murine eye remedy. The snippet includes stray words about a big black bug on the ceiling and a character reading while giving a casual instruction to step 90. No coherent event or date established.
A garbled New York dinner anecdote mocks marital sympathy with a quip about a wife and a sack. A misread passage, filled with mis-spellings and odd punctuation, preserves a few example phrases and names but remains largely unclear.
In Bloomdale Ohio a woman reports relief from terrible headaches backache and nervous fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims the remedy treats the root cause of female ailments and invites readers to write for confidential free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
The Overland sales claim record daily earnings of $200,000 and praise for ease of use. Advocates state pedals control the car, requiring minimal learning, with reliability shown by long engine runs and postal service use. Pricing ranges from $1,000 to $1,400 depending on horsepower and body style.
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