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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
2
An unnamed speaker muses on human nature during travel revealing a cynical view of society. He notes ubiquitous deceit, the lure of lies from farmers’ families, and the tendency of people to judge by appearances. The piece contrasts war’s savagery with peacetime hypocrisy observed in everyday life.
A young man learns his uncle will leave him the estate only if he marries before twenty five. He pursues Jennie Tisdale, faces delay from her illness and a rival BeovilScoville, and turns to his cousin Kate Chambless for advice. In desperation he asks Kate to marry him to secure the fortune.
Manuel Fernandez a Spaniard drawn into anarchist circles faced a fatal task and, under his mother Senora Fernandez plan, faked his own death to escape an assassination. She arranged a corpse and a bomb setup at their home to mislead authorities while Manuel escaped to Gibraltar and then New York. The tale unfolds with the mother’s daring ruse and the eventual disappearance of the son from the anarchist circle.
Henry Howe a 22 year old farmer near Lansing and his 19 year old wife Hien Wilcox endure jealousy over a rumored suitor and a salesman. After heated accusations and a plan to spy on each other the storm strikes their home, destroys the telephone and injures none seriously. The bolt halts the feud and leaves the couple to reflect on trust and the lost talk of rivals.
An elderly man recalls the 1860s Harvard Yale boat race in which a sick captain could not row. A thin stranger joins the Harvard crew as stroke and unusually powers the boat to a decisive victory. The tale ends with a note of mystery about the stroke’s true identity and the captain’s fate.
An old showman recalls inventing a creature called the guyasticutus a hoax hyena made to entertain crowds. He describes hiring Joshaway to paint the animal and stage a dramatic tale while the public grew angry as the deception unraveled and the animal died in the staged performance.
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