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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
2
London Graphic notes a heated exchange where Mr. Novise challenges the claim Tornado would win easily, while Toot concedes it became a running race despite initial expectations.
Penfield runs The Custard Can a converted barn dwelling with tenant Mrs Horatius Weatherstone as her unseen patron. She supports herself by laundry duties while caring for boys Drink and Thad who call her Panzie. A strange man seeks her under her maiden name. A tenant assigns her a package. Drink finds a girl named Lettle, who earns an invite to join the household.
Mrs Penfield and family prepare a simple meal while Lettie arrives as the new capitalist figure. Thad, Drink, and Lettie exchange names and roles as they midly debate food, shelter, and belonging in a modest household setting. Lettie’s sharp gaze signals changing dynamics for the family.
Lettie declares she will remain with Mrs Penfield forever after a meal, a promise described as a profound tribute. Mrs Penfield accepts with quiet modesty, ending the scene with a note of subdued triumph.
In a Custard Cup kitchen scene Mrs Penfield meets Uncle Jerry Winston, her long-estranged half-brother, who left Oregon lumber camps to reconnect. He recalls family past and hints at staying or moving on as neighbors gossip about Gussie Bosley and Thad and Lorene Percy discuss an upcoming Mount Diablo trip.
A partial OCR line discusses Adventiin te really tha art of ex tracting. The readable portion hints at a best gut of Ute and discusses extraction as an art. Incomplete text provides little clear context or attribution.
Thousands of girls in homes offices stores and mills work while unfit for duty and suffer derangements of their systems. Testimonials from Carolyne Mangels Milwaukee and Sheela Webster praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine for improving health enabling them to work again. Free booklet offered upon request.
The article describes sandstone quarries south of Like Green and near North Amherst and Terai, noting their depth to 165 feet and large production of quarry blocks and grindstones. It compares quarry walls to tiered seating like ancient Colosseums and explains the cutting method using wedges, steam drills, and channelers to separate blocks.
In a playful exchange set in Boston, vendors and passersby joke about beans and prices. One character quips about “giring beans” while a shopper presses for value, noting the beans are high-strung and requiring a sharp teller to avoid forgetfulness.
Time Saver and Cuticle soap ad offers a simple skin care routine. It promotes gentle cleansing with hot water and Cutleura soap, promising smoother skin and relief from redness roughness and itching. A small banner promotes Cutleura Glut muent at 25e each.
At a seaside resort, announced experiments show ozone can be measured accurately by exposing blotting slips to iodide of potassium and starch solution. Papers, kept away from sun and rain, color in varying shades of yellow proportional to ozone, with deeper yellows indicating higher ozone levels.
A fragment shows a servant resisting accusation of serving a countess and claiming a new maid position. The speaker jokes about a garland and shows a ring as proof while addressing Sans-Gane.
A brief reflection on virtue, noting that true courage is proved by facing temptation with steadfast honor and resolve.
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