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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
4
A passage argues that old heat registers dust and sickness are replaced by fresh air and sunlight. It claims screens deny ingresso to flies and mosquitoes carrying disease, and that hospitals should be sunlit with ample air space measured in cubic feet for the sick.
The late Homer Lea, famed in theory though scarce in actual service, sought command in Canton province. In Canton Lea asked to be general, replying he was as old as Napoleon at Austerlitz. His youth and lack of battlefield record contrasted with grand claims reported by the New York Tribune.
An optical experiment uses ordinary incandescent light in a dark room. After gazing at the light and then extinguishing it, a perfect image appears with red strands turning purple and blue. The image moves right as gaze is kept fixed, lasting up to five minutes or more and reappearing faintly after looking away.
A historical note describes how Turkey's government imposed Muslim customs on foreign envoys in Constantinople. Diplomats and their wives faced public display limits and spouses could not appear together. Mohammed’s wine prohibition also extended to foreigners, with wine once shipped under cover of night to avoid contamination.
A fragmentary note recalls how the two great writers Henrik Ibsen and Bjornson were close friends before politics divided them. Strange fate later linked their families as Bjornson's daughter married Ibsen's one child, tying the line after a long separation at their children's wedding.
A rough notice from Iowa states that on December 3 the sheriff will offer for sale seventy head of cattle from a named individual to settle debts. The text is fragmented but indicates a legal sale of property as part of a proceedings process.
Multiple small ads list taken up spring calf ownership claims and sales offers. Entries include Dan Westergard in Wallingford and Jacob Brekke in Emmetsburg with Dec dates, land and livestock sales by P F O Rourke, J F Christensen of Graettinger Town, Anton Christoferson, and Peter Christianson. Also notices of sale for two cows and a full blood Chester White boar, plus a land listing near Graettinger Town.
Notice declares an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Ole P Sorensen was produced opened and read. The undersigned has fixed Wednesday the 3rd day of [month not shown] for further proceedings in Palo Alto County Iowa.
December 1913 includes a court hearing notice with official signature and seal. Witness T Fy Routledge, Clerk District Court, notes November 113 and references a fixed date for proof in relation thereto.
Message honors the upbuilding work of Gow's Kingdom and the church. It notes the community’s appreciation for good deeds and expresses intent to maintain a constant, supportive presence among members, promising ongoing fellowship and steady progress.
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