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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
14
Upton Sinclair at Pasadena extols truth telling as a rare virtue while criticizing modernist divisions and journalistic fabrication. He recalls a hack writer admitting he makes up facts, highlighting tensions between truth and sensationalism in early 20th century media.
New Diamond Dyes promise permanent rich shades for wool linen cotton or blends. Directions included for coloring ribbons skirts waists dresses draperies and coverings. Ask your druggist which dye suits the fabric and material.
Washington action on tax reform includes repeal proposals for publicity provisions and changes to federal, state, and inheritance taxes. Committee voted to retain estate exemption, reduce top rates to 20 percent, widen credits, and repeal the gift tax while adjusting corporate and earned income taxes.
The jury is seated as prosecutors begin presenting witnesses in the murder trial of Dr Harold Blazer accused of killing his daughter Dee W. The defense describes the victim as a human husk while prosecutors call her a spark of humanity. Autopsy details include the victim described as a female over thirty, about four feet tall, weighing around ninety pounds, and fairly well developed from the top, with under development noted. Roy Bishop, son-in-law to the Blazers, testified concerning the victim's clothing and personal needs.
Rome. Premier Mussolini quelled a crowd bent on revenge after a near assassination escape. Police detained Tito Zaniboni, Gen. Luigi Capello, and Guiseppe Quagiia amid a bumbling plot linked to socialism and Catholic Democrats. Masonic lodges ordered closed. anti Fascist organs suppressed. Police say the plot emerged from a socialist and Catholic bloc opposition. A sharp shooter rifle was found on Zaniboni during arrest.
The French franc drops to about 9,9844 cents, nearing its March 1924 low of 3.89 cents as speculators and French buyers push conversions to sterling and dollars. Much selling originates in Paris and London, with French interests wary of the franc’s future.
Dr. Samuel Dickie, president emeritus of Albion College and a near half-century figure in its life, died suddenly at his East Bye Street home in Albion. He led the Prohibition party as national chairman starting in 1888 for 12 years, shaping the dry movement nationwide.
The Department of Agriculture reports ample turkey supply for Thanksgiving, with crop around four percent above last year. Production rises across most states including Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and California, despite some declines in a few regions.
A fragmented OCR note describes a Coolidge era property sale in Boston for about $1,000,000. It references a tavern and a hotel, with mentions of Willa and a tavern keeper, hinting at a historic transfer or reconstruction linked to notable figures.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Towa and buses with unclear names and places. No clear event, date, or outcome available.
London reports two French reverses near Damascus as Druse and Arab forces cut lines to the city. Derat and Moungélfil are cited, with Damascua under fire. Insurgent Ramadan Pasha Ibn Sheilash proclaims provisional military governorship. Nessib Bey Bakry named civil governor amidst French regrouping.
Two Florida land development schemes drew federal and state action as investors in Gardendale De Soto county suffered losses. The Bradfords sued in circuit court for 31 000 after buying 50 Gardendale lots later deemed unfit for habitation. Separately five principals of the Florida Lloyds International Lloyds faced warrants in a separate late Guinaaville fraud.
Three enlisted men died when a plane crashed near Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Technical Sergeant Aaron Porter from Henrietta, Oklahoma. Star Sergeant Henry McCracken from Wilmington, Delaware. and Private Fred Smith from Graham, Virginia were aboard as the aircraft spun at about 1000 feet and plunged into trees opposite the hospital area near the peninsula.
In King Tat Ankh Ahmen's tomb, careless funeral libations leave a platinous deposit. Workers face a difficult job removing successive sarcophages and coffins now tightly bound by congealed wine layers, complicating the exhumation.
In Benton Harbor Michigan a White jury returned a verdict of nine to two in favor of the House of David against Chicago attorney Jerom Robbins. Judge O D directed the verdict and the suit sought two hundred thousand dollars, alleging the attorney blackmailed the plaintiffs.
American visitors contributed 150000.60 dollars to Canada in 1925, an amount equivalent to nine quarters of the Dominion’s wheat crop, according to government estimates.
The Parmers and Merchants Bank of Huron was closed by state authorities, marking the fourth bank in Huron to shut its doors. Officials did not immediately disclose details of the closure or the appointment of a receiver. The event follows a wave of inspections aimed at stabilizing the local banking sector.
National Jefferson Centennial Committee announces next year will celebrate the centennial of Thomas Jefferson’s death nationwide. The 150th anniversary of the Declaration’s arguing is noted in the public plan. The statement frames the event as a national observance synchronized with the nation’s historical memory.
Asa Chandler of Atlanta, a Br beverage maker, was removed from a home to a hospital suffering from a stomach disorder described as a severe abdominal issue. Authorities report the case as an acute medical emergency requiring immediate treatment.
A fragmented ad style item cites a quote about burns and a nut stone, mentioning Sayer Carbali valve and Buldruggiata, asking 30 cents to Thea, We Care Co in Rockford Illinois. The piece references Shakespeare and a warning that a small fire is quickly trodden out and cannot be quenched.
A historical note explains flying fish becoming efficient gliders to avoid larger predators. They gain speed in water, launch into the air, glide for up to an eighth of a mile before returning. The piece links wind and leap momentum to escape threats, alongside an unrelated advertisement for Cuticura products and a stray line about treaty gun elevation.
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