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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
5
In a crowded wedding tea, the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom clash over expectations. They debate duties, dowries, and the burden of preparing Gertrude and John for married life, each praising or chiding the couple’s future roles while defending their own parenting styles.
Dr Mindell planned a sermon at noon Sunday. John Bosold and family attended, while Guabttliger Tast visited, and Malta advertised stock for October 20. Herbert Bryan and family visited parents in Armstrong, Tom Dunigan visited sister Pat Bannon in Palo Alto County, nursing a threatened blood infection. Velma DeLawyer and Velma Jeniine's family joined at Boyd Cromlin’s. W R Bryanport prepared for Chicago with bags and cattle. Pronk Masters and child visited from Graeplingar. John Conway and Bea DeLawyer won a prize at Tow's dance. East and west Hoping ball teams closed the season in Bryan's pasture. east won b to z as M Magner and Elwood were batteries for the east, with Vincent Biglay umpiring.
Mr GO, House and Stooley Cali ng spent Sunday at Spirit Lake. Mr and Mrs George Grems Jr of Grive Sundayed with the Prunie Grems family. Darwin Green and John Dills visiting at the George Kenline home return to Otho Friday. Hugh Rekenbrodt of Shanton Colo returned to Amm met county. Mr Peters of Traer visits Jens Harken. Mrs E Jones expected to arrive Wednesday from Wilcot Ind to winter with her daughter Mrs George Kenting.
Lost Island items mention Knut Ivers family visits by Ted Upton of Tyre rill and Mrs Garl Jogvald staying with her mother in Iborville. Mr and Mrs Lewis Paterson and children visited Graetlinger. Lutheran church mission meetings last week drew good attendance with Mrs Sheffield, children and Miss LeClaire as guests at the Duga home.
A disputed ancient map has been dated as about 1,700 years old. Reportedly drawn in a Byzantine church in Palestine, it purports to depict part of the Holy Land and is described as the oldest surviving map, though details remain debated by scholars.
Edward Martin laments a culture that mocks dignity while praising wealth, arguing that true success comes from guiding children born into poverty toward rapid, radical improvement through sagacity and prudent training. He stresses that humor at others' expense undermines moral progress and societal advancement.
The world’s best arranged library has opened in New York, with a reference department in twelve rooms. One room serves the blind with suitable books. The building holds 3,600,000 volumes, currently housing about one million, and cost about $8,000,000 to construct.
An uncanny incident occurred in Gold Run when a rattlesnake lay on Mrs. Charles Bitch’s front porch for hours as children played nearby. The snake appeared unconscious, prompting Mrs. Fitch to summon a farm hand who dispatched it. The rattler had nine rattles.
A farmer wandered into a lit theatre as doors opened in Indiana. The ticket keeper asked for a ticket while the Hoosier complained that operas should begin later in the day, expressing his dislike for the early start.
A humorous exchange features a waiter and a patron debating the cooking time of emes and the hardness of the water. The man insists on three minutes and a half, while the waiter counters that the water made the emes hard despite the precise timing.
Travel ad notes Rock Island Lines touring options from St Louis and Midwest cities to California and Pacific Northwest. Emphasizes comfortable berths, Pullman space at reduced fares, September 18 to October 15, 1918, with routes via Denver and Utah regions, and connections to Minneapolis St Paul Dubuque Des Moines.
A rural reader from Woodville Ohio testifies to relief from neuralgia using Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills. The letter proclaims the pills unbeatable, cites years of use, and urges others to try them, noting the product’s broad availability and strong cure record spanning a generation.
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