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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
7
Golda A. Fossett leads the National Swine Show as secretary, guiding the eleventh anniversary event at Peoria Illinois from September 18 to 18. Hog men nationwide praise her role, calling the affair a milestone in American hogdom.
London officials report the Froth-Blowers, a charitable society led by Sir Alfred Fripp, boast about 6000 members and a plan to aid East London children. The group rewards rank with quirky duties and badges including silver cuff links. Jack Hayes heads the Grand Typhoon, credited with 1000 new members in six weeks. Funds come from subscriptions after stationery and cuff links costs.
Mrs Madge Kendal, longtime theater favorite, is made Dame of the British Empire and will be known as Dame Madge Kendal. She toured the United States in the eighties with W H Kendal in plays such as A Scrap of Paper and Marriage, gaining lasting fame in both nations. Born to theatrical parents in 1830s era, she made her British stage debut in 1854 and has appeared in dozens of Shakespeare and English classic roles over more than sixty years.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a transfer in a city context with unclear names and details. It references years and a disruptive event but lacks concrete people, places, or dates to form a clear event summary.
New York brims with maritime activity along the Hudson from uptown docks to the river’s edge. The piece describes vast ocean piers, rail lines beneath the river, freight transfers, and a bustling riverfront economy with ships, yards, and clubs along a dynamic port district.
A bizarre Lexington story centers on Pogast Tutiser, a 68 year old Kentucky mountaineer, who plans to be buried within a cliff tomb he built behind his house. He envisions his death and resurrection, with his body placed under a white shroud and a homespun coverlet, awaiting no coffin and a stone tomb atop limestone. The narrative notes the tomb’s location and Tutiser's eccentric views as he contemplates his own afterlife.
In a gulley on the Missouri's western bank a few hundred buffalo linger, remnants of the Beatty Jop herd that once supplied most buffalo to American parks. Fump_R, an Indian trader, began a ranch herd that grew to thousands, the era's sole wild or captive buffalo source in the U S. After Philips's death the herd dispersed, parks across dozen states formed own herds, and fall buffalo hunts draw visitors nationwide. Buffalo hunts fascinate South Dakota pioneers, though many fear extinction as the species dwindles.
A fragmentary ethnographic note traces Cleopatra and ancient figures tasting salads and garlic, onions, cucumbers, mustard leaves and sour wine. It links early tastes to later culinary evolution, mentioning Persians and Chinese amid reference to historic salad making.
Yakimi, Wasn Bata ink bewiee! The capture of a cat with wings aroused onlookers at a Washington ranch where Arthur Kingray, a rancher, displayed the creature. It weighs about twenty five pounds and shows four rows of thick flesh on its back forming a nine foot wing span when extended. The cat reportedly moves with remarkable speed and can unfurl its wings to leap fences and patches.
A fragmented report notes an Indian figure described as preferring a modern vanity case and make-up box over traditional items. It mentions a trinket box used to carry powders and a mirror, with references to an apparent change in personal grooming and cultural items.
Shaky OCR text suggests Sourdoughs aim at Asia and Siberia for trade, envisioning routes across the Bering Strait to north Asia, with plans to exchange furs and develop crossings. Details are uncertain due to corrupted wording and fragmentary names.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a film export topic mentioning Washington and exports. The readable portion implies a brief report on U S film exports and a lens or industry reference. No clear dates people or organizations are readable.
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