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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
4
A fragment describes a remedy claim for indigestion and dyspepsia linked to female physiology. It asserts the product relieves ordinary indigestion without medicine, promoting a tonic effect on the stomach and daily function, with a mention of a compound price.
A garbled OCR note references medical treatment under a doctor for a solid sore. It suggests improvement and possible cure, but lacks clear names, dates, or places. The fragment hints at patient recovery following clinical care.
The Indianapolis News critiques wasteful American consumption from soil to forests, notes Japan as opposite in thrift, and argues for a rational, optimistic view of ending tales. It suggests that a "happy ending" can align with mature judgment and option for happiness over gloom.
The New York Press challenges the Census Bureau view that modern life drives mental illness. It argues the data show 80 percent of the insane worked in routine labor, farming, transportation, or manufacturing, suggesting dull daily duties may not harm sanity as presumed.
A Bookman discussion critiques the rising use of happy endings in novels. The author argues such conclusions spoil art, calling them inartistic and immature, citing Black and other sources who note readers demand lighter conclusions yet observe many stories succeed with sad endings.
The Indiana State Board of Health bans kissing in public schools and posts notices in every classroom warning against mouth kisses. The piece notes bacteria in the mouth, advocates cheek kisses by physicians, and cites a study where a taboo reduced infectious deaths by about 3.5 per thousand over ten years. It argues the order should be taken seriously to save lives.
Rostesvensky confessed to surrendering the gunboat Bichovy before a Cronstadt court martial. He asked to spare his staff and navy officials, claiming their loyalty to him and his command clouded judgment. He shouldered most blame, accepting the harsh penalty that awaited for hoisting the St. Andrew’s Cross on a hostile vessel.
Baptiste Delormier, a notably frugal man, insists on value and careful spending yet narrates a memory. He requests a packet of seed with a nickel at a grocer’s counter while locals tease about his spendthrift limits amid village chatter.
Washington Star reports Consul Rayndal in Dawson says a new era of gold dredging is dawning in the Klondike. Dredges handle thousands of cubic yards daily and several vessels are in operation or being installed across Forty Mile and Birch Creek districts. American dredge makers dominate, with rising interest from California, Montana, Idaho and Colorado. Alaska’s output is projected to rise sharply, with 1906 incomes near twenty million dollars amid a pattern of prosperity following major finds.
Colonel William S Cody recounts a temperamental dog in his show who guards a bone hidden in a hole under the ticket wagon. The dog’s nightly bone buries across towns and Europe frustrate him as he digs everywhere, believing the bone stolen. He has suffered many losses due to his behavior.
In a featured piece by de Clares, sparrows display unexpected generosity. Four to five birds visit a roof corner daily, feeding a blind fledgling kept hidden from the others. The lone sparrow trusts the writer, allowing a close approach as the rescue unfolds.
A church lesson links Jesus distress to divine love and human rejection, noting the priests plan to condemn him on religious grounds and Peter’s denials. It contrasts Jesus silence with the charged trial, while touching on early wireless tech and anti trust cases in brief notes.
Census bureau findings show New York City, with double Chicago’s population, spending four times as much on current expenses. Philadelphia and Boston also run lavishly, with Philadelphia’s 1904 expenses exceeding Chicago’s and Boston’s expenses about triple Baltimore’s despite similar size.
In a compact portrait of European royalty, the text notes King Alfonso as among the best royal riders. A local joke about the town’s police protection contrasts with a boast by a man who credits Harker as the sole night officer who supposedly sleeps on someone’s front steps, highlighting civic humor.
A man describes nervous troubles from heavy breakfasts of wallleg, butter and meat with gravy. After switching to Grape-Nuts and stopping coffee, he gained 15 pounds in six weeks and his nervousness vanished, praising Postum and the book The Road to Wellville.
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