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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
9
A reader mocks modern architects and the use of United States public school marks in stone. He laments how English style appears altered and degraded by grand displays and flashy, pretentious design. The piece, signed Drinter’s Ink, argues for sober, substantial civic forms over gaudy, empty show.
In Miss Garnet's Greece reminiscence a Grecian hostess gives a birthday tea for her son amid guests. The narrator notes the hostess’s generous hospitality toward locals while she and a companion receive little tea or cake. The writer explains this variance arises from local customs. The London Chronicle later compares English hospitality to Greek manners.
The article recounts a late eighteenth century French plan to kill Napoleon using a homemade bomb by Chevalier a government worker with expertise in explosives. The device built from a barrel contained powder bullets broken glass and white arsenic intended to explode under Napoleon’s carriage in Paris but detonated too soon.
The text explains how wild deer made scrapes by digging holes in English forests. Travelers stumbled into these holes at night, often covered in mud. The phrase later spread to Cambridge students and people who got into trouble, evolving into the expression get into a scrape.
In winter the earth is about 3,000,000 miles farther from the sun than in summer. Heat from the sun depends on ray direction. summer rays are more vertical, making days warmer, while winter rays strike at a slant, reducing perceived heat.
Chambers Journal notes that many insects have highly concave eyes allowing broad vision behind and to the sides. The essay argues human development could gain similar corner vision, with both potential drawbacks and benefits such as better pickpocket detection.
A historical note explains how water contracts to 40 degrees then expands when frozen as ice crystals are less compact than liquid water. It states nine cubic inches of water become ten cubic inches of ice, illustrating the expansion during freezing.
Dialog from Yonkers Statesman notes a brother learning to drill in downtown Yonkers. The exchange asks if he will be a soldier and the answer clarifies he will be a dentist.
Farmers and dairies note carrots fed to cows color milk and butter yellows but do not increase richness. The practice adds pigment from livestock feed rather than improving taste or nutritional value.
A fragmented line invokes reassurance about death with a classical reference to Plautus noting no evil will come to the good in life or after death. The text appears as a quotation or aphorism in a damaged source.
A fragment discusses American estate outcomes for the deceased, noting that sixty percent die without any estate and only nine of the remaining thirty-four leave estates over five thousand dollars. It cites reliance on kin, friends, or public aid for daily needs and compares thrift norms with European nations.
Stephen Mather of the Sheen development Work recalls a strange sight from August last year near Yosemite Falls. He describes a distinct shadow cast by the moonlight on the ground, the moon behind him, trees, and the falls forming a silver-lit scene likened to two Niagaras stacked. He notes the moon’s glow creating a clear silhouette on the grass.
An old satter explains the correct way to use a life preserver in water. He warns that grasping the ring and pulling it over the head sinks the swimmer and fills the lungs, while pressing up on the side nearest you lifts the ring and allows rescue.
US Congress appropriated 520000 on March 14 1814 to build a steam war vessel shaped as a seating battery designed by Robert Fulton. The craft intended to fire scalding water and balls at the enemy and was launched October 4 1813 with Fulton later acquiring the vessel after the designer’s death.
A garbled OCR passage describes a supposed dialogue with phrases about a beautiful woman and a question about tasks and marriage. The text is highly distorted with numerous misspellings and nonsensical segments, offering little clear meaning or context.
A fragment discusses whether the world should have adverbs or talkers differ and features a pedaxox-like figure arguing about free legal advice versus paid service. The dialogue contrasts talking loudly with talking softly as a test of authenticity.
A traveling salesman chasing a train asks a street car conductor to speed up. The bell ringer replies he can go faster but must stay with his car, illustrating the duty and pace of urban transit service as described in Harpers Magazine.
A brief quotation notes that true friendship thrives when two people share happiness without words, citing George Wilot as its source. The dictum emphasizes nonverbal harmony and mutual contentment in companionship.
A Dartmouth Jack o Lantern excerpt shows playful frosh pranks with a punning voice. The lines joke about a father’s chest and a veteran’s leg in lighthearted campus humor.
A fragmentary line suggests a political joke about a presidential candidate and his wife dictating salary, cited by Spokane It view. The text is fragmented with unclear names or precise events.
The article explains that for 700 years every prince of the house of Reuss has been named Henry with two numeration systems. One line restarts after each hundred Henrys. the other line counts across centuries. The two territories cover about 400 square miles split into Anto-Rentes Sehlelz-Gern and Reuss Greta. The branches joined the German Confederation in 1815. Greta aligned with Austria in 1808, and the elder line largely avoided incorporation into Prussia.
A fragmented summary of Spain's 19th century political shifts from the 1808 revolt and provisional government to the 1870s monarchy and the rise of Alfonso XII. It notes the 1860 Cortes monarchy vote, Amadeus acceptance in 1870, and the 1873 republican interlude leading to Alfonso XII’s accession.
A historic note explains how accidental mercury exposure to heated phthalic acid created a faster conversion to artificial indigo. The event, observed after years of research, led chemists to claim a commercial compound indistinguishable from natural Indigo Loaden Standard and boosted synthetic indigo’s viability.
An OCR fragment discusses Berlin’s so called pew palace built under Frederick the Great to cloak wealth amid wars. It mentions depictions of three women including Catherine the Great and Maria Theresa, mocking enemies and creating controversy over royal propaganda and court artistry.
A fragmented ancient note hints at a book lover entangled with a bank, shelves, and buyers by the yard. It references a man luring folly, a lieutenant, and works like Beadshaw between Venere and Modern Balnt in London Clune, amid a chaotic literary scene.
A New York newspaper notes that freezies, coms foal Cercies ga bri rhe and bridges full, yet tunnels remain forever. It argues that among man made earthworks, plain earth mounds are most enduring and that a properly built tunnel is essentially a work of earth and nearly as permanent as the globe.
A dated snippet notes men advising marriage before women grow more emancipated. It contrasts marital status with social changes and uses colloquial phrasing like old boy and chum. The piece reflects early 20th century views on gender roles and matrimony.
A brief, stylized line from the Loulavilie Courier Journal notes a playful exchange about marriage and perception. The fragment, though terse, hints at affectionate mutual regard and vanity in a lighthearted tone.
A fragmented dialogue references romantic truth and love as all or nothing. Practica Pete notes love is not like a sheriff who takes anything. Dubbins asks for directions facing south while Alubbins suggests the north pole as a likely place. The text then wanders through garbled phrases about virtue and extinction in latinized lines.
A DIY note explains making a glue brush from elm bark in a furniture shop or hardwood yard. Cut bark to brush size, soak one end in hot water, press and bend over a support, and repeatedly moisten to shape a durable, inexpensive brush that shed-free.
A reader recounts a theatrical performance with vivid, if tangled, details. The narrator notes the heroine’s dramatic entrance on stage, a dagger scene, and the hero’s rescue in a tense moment. An onlooker recalls the audience’s intense engagement and a hat moment during the performance.
The article discusses Servian folk songs as a rising force to carry the Servian muse worldwide. It notes love, death, harvest themes, but emphasizes patriotic outbursts conveying a strong Servian spirit. Agriculture is the principal industry, influenced by mountainous terrain and Swiss patriotism.
A fragment describes Cape Town enforcing sumptuary laws limiting display and dress to the governor and inner circle. It cites prohibitions on luxury, restricting fashionable items to a small elite and banning certain wives or council members from public adornments. The text also notes limits on possession of walkways or umbrellas to about fifty residents.
A garbled clipping reports on a sequence of phrases about Mr. Dabwedte controlling a phonograph and a notable silvertiser. It mentions Max Dubwaite, a Coventry context, and a scene with a pine tone and a one shilling fee, all in a fragmentary airline of words from the Birmingham Age Herald.
The garbled text recalls a noncredible description of a unicorn from various mythologies. It suggests there may be a supposed shag horned horse in remote tales, but the passage is unclear and likely unreliable as a historical record.
A fragmented note from the New York Globe asks about a sequence of events involving a wife a daughter and a media related timing puzzle. The text suggests whether one event will occur before another but the sentences are garbled and unclear.
In a St Louis patch, rumor says Bigtow’s daughter will wed a millen aire. The exchange notes Bigtow allegedly sought to borrow $10 yesterday, claiming the gossip as cause.
A fragmented dialogue shows a son seeking independence and ownership while a mother contemplates the implied desires. The exchange hints at family tension and generational expectations within a household context.
A fragmented voice reflects on time and the members of a circle, referencing opposition and emotion. The text presents incomplete phrases suggesting a discussion of plans and relationships within a group.
Missouri bred Jack stands 16 hands tall weighs 1000 pounds and is praised for disposition. Mark Jianna examined by veterinarian Die Lindsey and pronounced sound. Note offers terms, insurance to stand and stick, Kreeder covers service fees if disposed of more, owner RB Lilkird Graettinger Iowa.
MAUPAS, certificate No. 8515, a 15 year old pure bred Percheron stallion weighing 1.84 tons, will stand the 1916 season at my Graettinger barn. From Wednesday through Monday, northeast of Graettinger, fees are 15 dollars to insure the colt and 12 dollars to insure the mare with foal. Breeder covers service fees if mare disposition occurs. Care will be taken but no liability for accidents.
Paddy, state certificate number 375, is a pure bred coach horse coming four years old. Weighs Lou pounds and will stand the 1916 season at my barn in Grachtingrer across from Gammon's lumber yard. Owner Lars Egesos.
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