The Bridegroom Looks At The Wedding Present
A Graettinger Times piece reflects on how marriage transforms spending, with brides and grooms drawn to ads in the newspaper as wedding purchases multiply. It notes advertising’s role in guiding future buying and links the Farm Bill veto to political alignment across regions. President Coolidge vetoed Farm Aid, hindering its passage and signaling party shifts.
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Graettinger
Times
Coolidge
Congress
Political chatter and local industry notes mix in midwest paper
The Ringsted Dispatch items discuss Al Smith as a potential president, local oil and mineral water claims, and a Ringsted man’s agency. It also covers poultry expansion plans for Graettinger, a fire department meeting in Emmetsburg, rough spring roads, and a 1915 vs present electricity cost comparison, with causes tied to plant efficiency and usage.
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Devereaux
Humboldt
Ringsted
Montana
Nebba Noxage
Rinderkneon
Ha Han
Ringsted Dispatch
Quote as Stage Metaphor Reflects Human Tendency
A line from Shakespeare’s monologue highlights how many prefer performance over labor. The witticism captures a universal view of human nature linking leisure and spectacle to daily life. It remains a timeless reflection on social behavior and ambition.
Be sure and get our cash price before selling
We also pay tap price for cream and Poultry. The note urges sellers to insist on cash terms and mentions a tap price for dairy and poultry products.
Sunny Florida letter reports mild winter and hurricane rebuilds
A Florida letter from Miamas dated February 18 1927 describes warm weather with rare cold snaps down to 40 degrees. It notes a large contract at Coral Gables dredging canals and filling lakes near Bisayne Bay, concerns about hurricanes, and renewed construction after a previous storm. The writer Lewis Jacobsen sends regards to Graettinger and mentions home news.
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Edistor Times
Graettinger
John
Coral Gables
Bisayne Bay
Miamai
Northwest
Iowa
Lewis Jacobsen
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First National Bank
the Graettinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Postoffics
Graettinger,In
Hawkeye
Paramount Picture
Um. Robinson
Oe Ve Bormann
al Smith
United States
White House
Emmetsburg
Grady Produce Co
Swift & CO
Bert Anderson Phond
Sunny Florida
Miamas
Florida
G.H. Peterson Grandin
No. Dak
G. H. Peterson
Amdahl
John Williamson
Gudrid Nane
Tevereey
Mary Fogde
Ruth Raleigh
Grace Peterson
Arline Sandvig
Pienie Cvieseees
Seteereer
Verna Grodland
Nina Sevdy
Esseeseeesees
Martin Myhre
Duhn Bros
McKibbin
Oxfords
Osher
Department Store
AMES
Royal Lumker CO
A. N, Jensen, Mgr
Noth
Farmers Supply Co
Graettinger, Iowa
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