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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
7
Emmetsburg and surrounding towns report many visits and errands Tuesday through Monday. Residents travel for business and social calls, while land deals, auctions, and moves shape the week as accidents, weather, and illness touch families.
A crowded notices page lists visits and returns from Graettinger Cresco and Minnesota. Entries note births, illnesses, a ten pound boy, a funeral in High Lake, and condolences for a death. Also includes farm improvement, teaching meeting, and theater of fare from Wallingford residents. A short joke about popcorn closes the page.
Lars Roseland has been working for Leon Olson. Mr and Mrs Badke visited Chris Hanson on Saturday. Sheffield and daughter Ethel visited Estherville Saturday. Otto Peton and Frank went to Estherville Monday for treatment. Mrs Johnnie Simonson hosted her sister Cleminson from North Dakota. Sam Bondhus builds a garage. Hannah Roseland returned from Ottes. Mrs H H Sandvik and daughter came home after six weeks in Pequot Minn. Mrs Sandvik saw acres of potatoes frozen along the way. Mr and Mrs Ness Matsen and son Frank and daughter Grace visited Hawarden to see Matsens sister.
A clipped exchange shows Senator Sorg questioning why George Washington is described as first in war and first in peace. The reply suggests suspicions that someone sought to appease both the purchasers and pacifists, framing Washington in mixed terms amid a heated discussion.
A Baltimore American snippet touts new instantaneous heaters as a quick comfort solution. It claims they keep the whole family in hot water at all times, noting some skepticism from a wife about needing it. The ad urges readers to pay subscriptions today.
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