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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
2
A London Tit-Bits writer notes anniversaries are linked to metals from iron for year one to diamond for sixty, with silver at twenty five and gold at fifty. debate persists on exact materials for several early and mid milestones, though silver and gold are universally fixed.
The article contrasts North and South Poles from Britannica. It notes Antarctica covers over 5,000,000 square miles, colder due to high elevation, with no permanent human inhabitants or trees in the southern hemisphere region, while the north hosts over a million people and extensive forests and industries.
The gibbon is the most two legged of the anthropoids with an upright gait close to humans in proportion and leg length. It can swing 40 feet between trees with precision, roosts in a tree crotch, clasps its knees, and drinks by wiping its lips with the back of its hand as a sponge.
The Washington Post notes American frogs outjump European frogs with trained leaps. Frogs routinely practice croakers into longer hops. temperament causes some to refuse performances. The sport flourished in early Western mining camps where prospectors wagered large sums on a single leap.
The Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland housed Francois Bonivard between 1530 and 1536 per Collier's Weekly. The cell drew countless visitors and many left inscriptions, naming Byron, Lang, and Hugo among the noted visitors.
The statue Lincoln at Prayer by Herbert Houck of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, kneels on a leaf blanket in Washington Cathedral, presented by his sister Mrs William T Hildrup Jr of New York. Houck was inspired after hearing his grandfather recount discovering Lincoln on his knees.
A Carnegie Institution expert explains rock evolution as a chemical process driven by magma crystallization. From a basic primordial magma to basalt and granite, minerals form in stages, with iron lime and magnesia-rich rocks appearing first and silica-rich rocks last, suggesting possible reversion among types.
A London An swers magazine account recalls Peter the Wild Boy found in a Hanover wood in 1725. An estimated 18 year old, he walked on hands, lived in trees, fed on grass and moss, and spoke little. Brought to England in 1726, he impressed King George II and received a pension. His senses were said to be keen, he reportedly understood birds and beasts, and he died in 1785.
Bermuda islands showcase curious flora and natural oddities including a thornless yellow thistle edible to small animals, the travelers tree yielding drinkable water, the monkey puzzle tree with a thorny trunk, the air Pine vine growing on boards and tin, a vine used as tea substitute, dried calabash hung as home ornament, and wrens attracted to it.
The name Vincent means conquering tying to Latin origin and Italian variants. Historical figures named Vincent include St. Vincent Ferrer a preacher, St. Vincent de Paul a patron of the poor, and artists Vincenzo Chtena Vincenzo Gampi and Vincenze Hapinel among others, noted across Europe and England in various periods.
The text outlines mammals as the highest class of animals marked by nourishing their young with milk, having paired body coverings, a phage with an onions dig and a phragm separating heart chambers, and red blood cells without nuclei. It describes their distinct abdominal cavity features and overall mammal characteristics.
The Farmers & Merchants bank building was completely destroyed by fire early Monday. Local residents including John Show, Wm. Sullivan, and Art Henningsen returned from service or travel, while Tom Allen was elected to the school board. Several obituaries and civil notices appear as the community recovers from multiple incidents.
A quirky mix of humorous lines and exchanges appears, featuring a mind reading tease between Bridget and a bridge admirer, wry contrasts about trouble and learning, and snippets about furniture, explosions from theories, and clever retorts. The jumble includes notices for police positions and estate administration with names and dates.
Notice states the Graettinger Town Council will hold a hearing in the Town Hall at 8 pm on a date in April 1989 to issue Town Improvement Bonds totaling 2543 dollars to fund paving on Robbing Avenue.
Notice to consider the Town Improvement Fund levy for bond payments at 8 pm in the Town Hall on Friday in April 1929. The file shows yearly tax levies from 1939 to 1948 for bond payments, with no income other than taxation and no prior expenditures in 1937 or 1938. C. E. Norris, Town Clerk.
In Palo Alto County Iowa the administrator announces a private sale of the southeast quarter of section 38 township 98 range 8 west to Freel R Gruettinger for 6000 dollars with 500 down and 1500 cash on April 1 1939. The court sets a hearing for March 27 1939 at 10:00 A M in Emmetsburg to approve the sale unless objections or higher bids are presented.
The State of Iowa Palo Alto County notices that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Hans Wertergaard, deceased, was produced opened and read. The day set for proving the will is Monday April 17, 1939, as witnessed by the official signature of the clerk.
Sheriff Montgomery announces a public sale of undivided one sixth interest in the Southeast Quarter and East Half of the Southwest Quarter in Palo Alto County Iowa. The sale follows a January 24 1988 judgment for 128.89 debt plus 8.80 costs and accruing interest. Auction to be held April 7 1934 at the Emmetsburg courthouse between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, with sale to start at 10:00 am, to satisfy the debt and costs.
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