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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
5
A scattered set of items covers weather hints, birthdays, local gatherings near Wallineford, and upcoming social events at Ladd school-house. Notices include church schedules and name changes, plus a wide array of miscellaneous facts and curiosities on places, people, and history from the era.
An aged newspaper fragment markets salted and smoked fish for Lent from Dalen's Restaurant and hawks various tonics and reform cures. It mentions complexion restorers, Rocky Mountain Tea, and a promise of refunds from Candy Catharile. Merchants are warned about unsettled accounts and dubious claims abound in the cluttered notice.
A fragmented excerpt discusses neutral nations under international law and neutrality acts. It notes obligations to stay out of conflict, avoid aiding either side, and references treaties and laws governing armed conflict, privateers, arbitration, and control of military supplies.
Scholars cite Chappell Chrysander von Fallersleber and others to confirm that Tenrs Carey wrote both words and melody and first sang St Louwell in London in 1740 at a Portobello victory celebration. The Rev. Samuel F. Smith allegedly borrowed the melody from German songs, shaping a view that the tune came from German sources, though it is argued to be distinctly English and reused in various national anthems across Europe.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway offers special low round trip rates for travel to Colorado in the summer. Tickets are limited to October. Prospective travelers should await official ticket agents and write Mr John Martner, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a booklet on Colorado titled Under the Purquoise City.
In a garbled passage, a professor named Wilson faces scrutiny from students as he allegedly makes curious claims about his qualifications and methods. The fragment references a reaction in the classroom and hints at a broader debate over legitimacy and teaching stance.
Cash prices for groceries and goods include sugar 17 lbs for 10c per lb rice 8c, new peaches roasts coffee from 8c, corn starch per pkg, salmon from 10c, herring 10c per lb, kerosene 10c per gallon. Dakota hard wheat flour $1.10, hand made shoes claim 25% savings. Credit prices same as cash.
The notice advertises substantially reduced one way Colonist Tickets for travel to the West and South on November 4 and 18. It promises low fares to territories and states including Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas, urging readers to write for full route and fare information. It features promotional language and references to travel agents and contact details.
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