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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
2
In Pasadena a missing boy scouts meeting triggered a near disaster when an ammonia tank exploded. O Leary and Colton saved the youths by locating them in a dark post club room, preventing fatalities.
A fragmented report notes women leading a Kansas rally and mentions Mrs Crav escurl and others in a push related to work and support for dependents. The piece references military or organizational squadrons and a announced initiation of a program.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions enmity and pain in Ennington Croker, Wyoming, with unclear context and missing details. The readable fragments suggest a dispute or conflict but no concrete events, dates, or involved parties can be confirmed.
Hela Humphrey McBride former lieutenant colonel and district rehab committee chair cites government reports and calls for up to two modern hospitals in District No 9 Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska. She accuses General Sawyer of neglect and urges immediate facilities to treat and re assign 1,000 insane and traumatized veterans with accessible local care.
Jack L. Hamill of the Twenty third Infantry spent a year and a day at the Bucrad Heart hospital in Spokane Washington. Mrs Lowell F Hobart president of the American Legion. She and Mrs John H Neely department president of Washington arranged a tea to celebrate Hamill’s anniversary during his surgical stay.
Dr. Wilder D. Ban efort of Cornell University explained at the American Chemical Society meeting that iridescent colors seen on pavement and on peacock and hummingbird feathers arise from interference of light in thin films. He noted film thickness and surface oil influence color vividness and that pigments do not cause the effect.
In Vincennes Indiana a car carrying a supposedly dead opossum veered off the road and into a ditch after the animal briefly revived and leaned over the driver. The unnamed operator William W Cannell was driving the vehicle and escaped injury. Cannell reportedly struck the animal, believing it to be playing dead, before it stirred and caused the loss of control.
Fragment discusses changes in feather architecture, noting barbules are not flat plates. It claims this prevents brilliant colors from developing through dyeing, painting, or staining processes. The text is garbled and lacks concrete details.
The article tours Mandalay Burma highlighting the palace grounds, throne rooms, and the hill shrine with 400 steps for Buddhist pilgrims. It notes colonial visitors’ views, contrasts with American carnival imagery, and references Kipling’s poem about Mandalay. It also mentions elk and moose domestication discussions in the Far Northwest.
Big share of guests in the capital visit Mount Vernon the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. More than 3,000,000 yearly pilgrimages to Mount Vernon and the memorial plus 6,230,000 visitors to the Washington Monument top, with 84,119 July climbers and an elevator capacity of 85. The Lincoln Memorial drew 81,889 in July. visitors reach via car to Potomac Park. Mount Vernon notes about 20,000 July visitors and 256,000 admissions. The Lincoln house near Ford’s Theater, bought by the U S in 1890 for 80000, is another shrine for tourists.
Workmen excavating pier No 2 for a new bridge across the Missouri river at Boonville unearthed a vertebra believed to be from an ancient echinoderm now extinct. Carpenter foreman W J Crillwell polished the bone and intends to preserve it for proper identification.
An old advertisement touts Tonlac as a cure for stomach trouble and underweight. It claims Tonlac improves digestion, builds the body, and restores weight, citing Mrs. O. D. Fisherty of Lynchburg Virginia who reports gain and regained health. The copy urges readers to buy Tonlac at druggists.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a courtroom exchange about kissing a woman and possible contempt of court. The tone hints at societal tensions and legal purity failures in a historical Louisville setting, reflecting judge and lawyer attitudes toward romance and decorum in the era.
A garbled clipping references Diamond Dyes and claims a woman dyed draperies, a skirt, and a sweater. The text is incomplete and unreadable, but hints at a fashion dye incident or product claim. No clear person, date, or organization can be confirmed from the fragment.
The article lists principal naval battles including Heligoland Bight on August 23, 1914 Coronel on November 3, 1914 the Falkland Islands on December 8, 1914 the Dogger Bank on January 24, 1915 and Jutland on May 31, 1916 noting many other sharp engagements but few deserving the title of battle.
A garbled 19th century routine notes Dr. Pierce praised for curing women with his remedies. It touts Favorite Prescription and other formulas, claiming thousands of testimonials. It mentions Dr. Pierce’s Foreign and Domestic products and promises health benefits for nervousness pain and backache.
An old Irishman named Pat trudges along a hot road with a heavy bundle. A passing friend offers help by inviting him onto a cart, but Pat refuses to have his bundle carried, insisting he will manage himself and remains cautious about accepting aid.
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