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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
6
A quirky exchange features a boy reading excuses and a Gridiron remark about ten yards around the left end. The dialogue shifts to a recall idea while Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup is referenced. The text blends slang and garbled lines with a line about a 20m bottle and a cautionary note on wills and wealth.
A vintage ad explains how to obtain a fireless cooker by collecting coupons from Mother's Oats packages. Ten coupons earned the cooker, with one ad per customer. The cooker cooks meats and vegetables unattended, turning dinner ready when you return home.
In Cook county Minnesota the author and companions undertake a moose and deer hunting expedition guided by Gilbert Gilbertson. After locating fresh moose signs they bag three bulls and a cow, plus a deer, with vivid camp life scenes from Grand Marais to the Gunflint road. The party praises the countryside, guides, and hospitality while detailing hunting day by day, gear, and meat preparation.
Citizens express disgust at overcrowded theater crowds for an improper play. Spectators report selling out the house for three weeks straight, with one person unable to buy tickets despite attempts. The debate centers on public morals versus access to entertainment.
A fragment recalls a student’s claim that her father urged a domestic science course. She questions the value, asks how to bet, and suggests dropping the course if suspicions prove correct, demanding the father fund a hat with tuition. The dialogue hints at parental pressure and youthful defiance in a domestic arts setting.
In a frontier settlement Broncho Bob comments that gathering 12 jurors would spark a fatal argument over issues unrelated to the case, signaling a breezy dismissive stance toward jury trials in the small town. The exchange highlights local attitudes toward formal legal proceedings.
A quirky dialogue fragment mentions a queen bee boss named Johnny and a joking reference to a presidential bee. The brief exchanges hint at a comic or anthropomorphic insect theme without clear narrative context or additional participants.
Eugene Forbes of Lebanon Kansas writes he suffered from catarrh hearing loss and poor health. After trying medicines and a trial elixir he improved after three bottles of Hood's Sarcaparilia and claims a complete cure with no return. Product advertised as a magical permanent remedy in chocolate tablets.
A fragment shows Marie and her aunt discussing blessings and a former sweetheart. The aunt blesses Marie’s beloved, while Marie explains they are mad at each other, and a judge is referenced in dialogue.
An early 20th century ad offers free sample 2x4 postcards from Art Post Card Club in Topeka Kansas. Includes colorful imagery and patriotic themes. Also contains a medical claim for Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and a humorous dialogue snippet.
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