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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
10
Robert Hollis anchors a perilous yacht rescue as Vera and McCann survive a sinking craft. Aboard, tension with Hollis, Grannish and others builds amid a muttered warboil. A boat escape unfolds with Vera revealing identity and courage guiding a fragile party toward safety.
In a storm tossed dinghy a castaway narrator, Miss Vera, and two men face wreckage after the Esmeralda sinks. They salvage tarpaulin and rope, jury-rig a sail, and plan a course toward safety while noting a missing passenger, Carrington, and suspecting Fergus McCann’s truthfulness as they struggle to steer with improvised gear amid a gray dawn.
The man Hollis takes command after a storm leaves the crew adrift near Gong Island. McCann proves brutal and distrustful while Veras, exposed to danger, observes and supports Hollis. Food is scarce and discipline tightens as the trio faces an uncertain voyage and the threat of mutiny.
A fragment mentions switching players and a coach warning the squad about tactic changes. Names like Mag and Bobby Woll appear, with other unclear sports context and training imagery. The note hints at a lineup adjustment and onfield decisions.
An advertisement extols Western Canada as a destination for displaced farmers from the United States and Canada seeking new lands. It notes generous terms, cheap farm equipment, free entry of sheep and cattle, and easy access to seeds, tractors, and housing. It highlights high yields, profits at $2 per bushel, and government support to place land under cultivation with favorable costs.
A fragmentary line reports concern over valued possessions on the islands and mentions destruction and encouragement related to western hemisphere affairs. The text is incomplete and hard to verify.
An aged advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a remedy for coughs throat inflammation and throat irritation. It claims soothing sleep relief and easier mornings with expectoration and building up the body to throw off lung trouble bronchitis and related diseases.
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