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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
8
The University Leader argues pastors fail when they fearfield fitting into a local church rather than guiding it. It calls for deliberate training: one year in pastoral formation and three years in character and service, producing adaptable ministers suited to the community’s needs and souls seeking better conditions.
In a summer colony residents name homes by plant and style. A newcomer, after studying the area for a week, adopts the Rhubarbs label for her house amid cottages like the Rim, Wisteria, and Lilacs, reflecting local naming traditions.
L White Bushay, secretary to the former Speaker Cannon, explained that the speaker did not smoke as much as people thought. A party member suggested he gets away with about 20 cigars a day, to which Bushey replied that he eats half of them.
Vague, largely unreadable OCR describes a horse racing claim involving Tommy Murphy and a horse named DistoyeEe CURD. It mentions remedies for coughs and a medical company in Goshen Indiana advertising a bottle, with garbled figures and dates.
A witty exchange features a young heir, son of a prominent millionaire, boasting about his preparations for a rainy day. He mentions a toudatar and a luxurious limousine as proof of readiness and bravado in a light, period-tinged tone.
A fragmented ad style passage touts Castonia as a safe remedy for infants and children and claims it bears a signature. It references a long history of sales and implies a warning against unreliable investments and medical claims.
A fragmentary early 20th century piece surveys doctors and researchers in hospitals and laboratories studying death and the soul. It details Duncan MacDougall experiments weighing the dying, Kilner and O Donnell aura demonstrations, and Baraduc photography of luminous emanations around the body as possible evidence of a life force or soul.
A Sunday Magazine piece recalls Congressman Underwood visiting a Bibb county settlement to solicit signatures for a petition. An elderly farmer urges passersby to sign, promising the congressman will never know the difference, while Underwood explains he is not a local resident. The scene highlights political persuasion among rural constituents.
A testimonial from Migetta Narbor of Spring Lake Michigan says Cuticura Remedies cured four years of eczema on her hands after ineffective treatments from three doctors. She reports rapid improvement after three days and notes ongoing relief with one complete set. A free sample offer for Cuticura Soap and Ointment is also promoted by mail.
The fragment mixes quotes by John W Gates about pessimism with quirky post card ads and old time remedies. It mentions a stock exchange caption about nursing hopes and regrets, then advertises beauty post cards, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and a dull note about striking oil.
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