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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
2
A New Windsor hotel advertises a large airy dining room with first class service. It touts attractive rooms for travelers, daily rates, fountain specialties, and beverages, with private tables and child-friendly options. The aim is to be welcoming and pleasing to guests.
The page blends subscription and advertising rates for Graettinger Iowa with local commentary urging readers to inspect and improve the district school house. It includes civic notes on schooling and the Arnold Herald style admonitions about community care, plus a humorous travel anecdote about a cow touring the nation in an automobile with twins aboard.
A fragmented column voices bleak reflections on promises and the war as the cause of troubles. It wryly notes that gloom seekers find little brightness and hints that getting acquainted is easy. It ends with a weary remark on vanity and the limits of brains and energy.
An eye care notice invites residents to a free examination on Tuesday Sept 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. It promises to fit glasses at moderate prices to relieve headaches from eye strain and notes over 100 Graettinger patients as best advertisement.
The text notes that many American farmers pay heavy interest to obtain time, while dealers claim they can save customers like Mickey by offering cash payments in two minutes.
A noisy sales missive touts self service and unorthodox pricing at Wildey’s. It contrasts the “Cash Way” with a credit system, touts cheap $2.79 shoes and $4 value items, cites ammunition and apparel price shifts, and urges customers to visit Saturday while mocking credit terms and wholesale envy. It includes passive riffs on government and politics and ends inviting readers to come in.
A fragment from Alto County notes prices and items associated with elves. The readable text is incomplete but indicates price details or listings linked to a seasonal or literary feature.
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