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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
6
AAV ad copy mixes critics and shoppers with stray lines about movie cowboys and a mounted policeman. The skincare offer promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum with promises against pimples redness and itching.
Two hold up men describe their plan after a heist with a boastful exchange. The New York Sun quotes one saying the haul would let them become wealthy, while a partner adds they will grow their operation and profits.
A parental guide urges mindful parenting as a duty to futures generations. It argues children reflect inherited tendencies and urges parents to model care, gentleness, and firm guidance to shape honorable, beautiful lives.
Poem reflects on a tranquil lake at night and the illusion of perfect peace. The speaker urges lifting the eyes to see a sky full of stars, warning that a breeze or tempest can erase the lake of stars and darken the scene. The piece emphasizes perception and the fleeting nature of calm.
An instructional piece urges workers to be honest in every task. It argues that wasting time, slurring details, or neglecting instructions undermines personal integrity and job value. It concludes that loving one’s work and building skill leads to a worthwhile life and career.
The article traces the term blackmail from its medieval roots to its modern sense as hush money. It explains the word’s origin from black and the French myaille, describing forced levies by highwaymen and the shift to a bribe for silence.
Fragmented OCR of a 1921 newspaper feature on a mother's cookbook with pasted runes and rough recipes for liver paste and mock pâté de foie gras. Instructions mention prunes, walnuts, and Chinese ingredients, with odd typos and garbled lines throughout. Copyright 1921, Western Newspaper.
A brief piece contrasts character and reputation, urging clear distinctions between inner virtue and outward perception. It cites Abbot on character versus reputation, noting character endures while reputation suffers from slander and defamation, even from a false accusation.
Weary Willie trudges into a pawn shop and asks for the value of a faded overcoat. Isaac riles him with a stubborn appraisal, offering four dollars. Willie insists it’s worth ten dollars, then accepts the four dollar price and jokes about how long the coat might have been worn outside the shop.
A fragment discusses whether a terrier can tell time after clocks were moved for daylight saving. It cites a parrot’s reputed wisdom and a terrier that habitually wakes its owner at seven, then proves the clock read seven even when it was six. The question remains if the dog counted clock chimes or understood the time shift.
A wife tells a dinner guest that her husband doubted whether she would allow them a little game, implying limits on the evening’s activities. The scene centers on domestic tension and social propriety during an unexpected visit.
San Martino, the world’s smallest republic, plans to double its armed forces to six soldiers, increasing its defense capacity in a symbolic move.
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