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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
6
The Graettinger Times lists John J. Sullivan as publisher and notes second class mail status. Subscription rates are set at two dollars for one year and one dollar for six months.
Hum bolt county notes report beet harvest nearing completion with five farmers yet to haul. Carloads average 25 tons, and 1600 hogs were slaughtered in October averaging 70 pounds. Sneak thieves are active in northern Humboldt, with chicken thefts and canned fruit taken from Mrs DeSmidt’s basement while the family was away. Local residents react to Republican voting and high living costs.
A local man Maurice Laughlin, studying in St Louis, was robbed after returning to his rooming house with a roommate. Two masked assailants demanded money and took Maurice’s cash and his watch, warning that their lives would be the only thing spared. The crime was described as a bold deed by reporting sources.
A narrator recalls a man who treated his mother as a burden and failed to help her with water and wood. After years of neglect, the son marries and the mother endures until death. At her funeral, the preacher extols her virtues while the son weeps, realizing the sin of careless neglect and its moral weight. The moral warns that harm caused by another’s lack of thought is a serious sin in the eyes of the Good Book.
A eyewear fitter advertises in city, offering glasses for all ages and scientific fitting to reduce headaches, dizziness, eye strain, and blurred reading. The message asks readers to mention the date of the visit to afflicted relatives or neighbors.
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