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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
The piece urges a twenty three year old listener to quit waiting for a perfect plan and to start toward a definite goal. It compares youth to seeds and warns that there is no second season for opportunity. It exhorts self reliance, setting a port, steering by a compass, and acting quickly to seize winds toward success.
Graettinger hosts Hon. Chris Ottosen of Ottosen and L J Mayne editor of the Emmetsburg Reporter as Ottosen canvasses the district. He is praised for integrity and ability and seen as having strong chances in the June Republican primary for a Tenth district seat. Mayne previously ran against Woods six years ago and backs Ottosen.
The United States government declines to reimburse farmers for livestock killed to curb foot and mouth disease. Farmers nationwide reportedly lost livestock valued at 113 million dollars since the outbreak began.
The Ayrshire Chronicle backs Mr Wildey as a progressive, wide awake candidate for senator, stating he is capable to fill the office with credit to himself and the voters of the district.
A fragmented notice from Wildey’s Cash Store touts a low price on a fancy screen door and mentions standard screen stock. It notes near-term road repairs, offers pig feed at 1.55 per sack, a burner oil stove at 9.25, and chocolates at 2 pounds for 88 cents. It urges readers to compare prices with a big paper, promises the same guarantee as a rival, and promotes NuWay Street suspenders as a new hit.
A Calhoun treasurer recently paid out eight thousand dollars to a wrong charity amid questions of honesty. The crooks claimed authority to collect the funds, and the banks in Sheldon plan to close at three o clock on Saturdays during the summer months.
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