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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
5
Livermore Gazette reports the city council ordered the halt of aldawatks for traffic carts and trucks on walks. The ruling cites long standing abuse and pedestrian rights, noting a truck spotted on the road edge as an example and urging compliance to prevent inconvenience.
A ten year old rattlesnake in a Kimball saloon is used to deter inebriated customers. The reptile sits in a jar near the bar and is activated when a drunk patron appears, prompting a swift exit. The snake was brought by a nearby farmer for exhibition but serves as a symbolic reform tool.
At the Grand American Handicap in Chicago from June 20 to 26 nearly 590 trap shooters competed. D Upson of Cleveland won the amateur championship of America, Fred Gilbert of Splrit Lake Ia claimed the professional title, Frank Fisher of Eagle Grove Iowa captured the preliminary handicap, Gilbert posted the high average for all targets, and John R Taylor of Newark Ohio had the high average for doubles.
The notice from Marengo's mayor mocks spitting rules, banning spitting on sidewalks and church walls and joking about spitting in churches. Other satirical items note a drunken mayor and storm damage in Hamburg, Tennessee with thirty lives lost and the Iowa monument toppled.
A Seabrook New Hampshire resident reports weeks of La Grippe with head and eye pain and nervous sleeplessness. She credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and associated remedies for recovery, noting many friends saw benefits. The note cautions after effects can weaken the system and invite pneumonia. Miles Medical Co. advertises money back if the first bottle fails.
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