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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
27
A collage of humorous snippets from Estherville and Donnelson life includes quips about a new maid, sickliness of not calling a doctor, farm gear for sale, a poet's jab at a press slogan, a New York morning paper’s bedtime tales, and auctioneers seeking fanciful milk yields. Witty exchanges on shopping, surgery costs, and household economy cap the slice of local wit.
A local merchant recalls a sale gone missing as a foreign woman returns oversized overshoes claiming they are too big to fit. An elderly woman laughs at a merry go round ride while contrasting spending with the rider Ras tus Johnson. A note on moving pictures and a joke from Attorney General Gregory closes the sketchy column.
A grocer tells a debtor planning to leave the town that pursuing the claim may not be worthwhile. The exchange notes doubt about collecting the unpaid balance and signals the move to avoid further action.
A collection of rustic anecdotes and verse extols merchants who lend a hand in hard times and the moral costs of debt. Tales range from a pawned suit misadventure and a shopkeeper’s jests to a Paris tomb anecdote and the Merchant’s role in everyday fortunes.
A collage of witty quotes and snippets recounts a tall tale about a man in a steel receptacle and a grand hotel manager boasting of former service men as staff. The piece also cheekily promotes classified farm sale advertising through the Graettinger Times, showcasing rural humor and local spirit.
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