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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
14
In a forest tale the naked Great Trees face winter’s scorn from evergreens. Demands for aid lead to Fairy Queen’s promise and snow fairies with Jack Frost dress the Great Trees in diamonds and frost, outshining the evergreens through the long winter.
A distressed tenant describes a neighbor who plays a fiddle loudly at night causing sleeplessness. The other resident claims the tunes vary from folk to ukulele and football game tones. He considers moving after discussions with the landlord fail.
Mary Marshall Duffee discusses etiquette for RSVP responses to invitations. Prompt replies help hosts plan seating, catering, and events like weddings, dinners, or teas. Delayed or absent replies are rude and disrupt arrangements.
The piece traces the etymology and diffusion of Violet from Latin viola to Viola in Italy and England, noting Violante in early Europe, La Violetta and Shakespeare’s MA Winter's Tale, and links to virtues and a violet gemstone. It references Marys, Maria Theresa, and cultural spread across France, Spain, and Scotland.
A fragmented poem speaks of a steady road through joys and sorrows. The voice greets travel and burden alike, embracing movement and feet as a constant path despite hard times and uncertain hits and misses.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a Saturday afternoon when a mother left two young children with the narrator. A crying baby eight months slept while a four year old boy named John asked about the infant. The narrator admits not knowing the issue and quips about not receiving a book of instructions with the baby.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims rapid mild effects, calls it a gentle vegetable compound, and urges readers to start treatment now with bottles at drug stores or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY, noting to mention the paper.
A reader recounts a brief Irish anecdote about a Trish gardener complimenting a woman about a photograph on her center table. The gardener, Patrick, praises the image and says it would flatter her greatly to look at her as he does. The exchange, set in Boston, carries playful rural charm.
Constable Slackputter berates a driver in Petunia for zipping about streets in a new automobile. The offender says he has little driving experience and needs space to turn around, while the constable suggests driving to Torpidville six miles away to circle the public square and return for a permit to turn around.
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