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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
8
The church will again open for reception of members and baptisms as the current pastor nears leaving. Holy Communion will close the year with special services. Cantonment war relief gifts are sought next Sunday September 16 for a total not less than 250000 dollars.
A poem by C. W. Cummings criticizes public jeers at khaki soldiers and praises the soldiers' sacrifices. It contrasts public scorn with support and calls for genuine cheer for those in uniform stationed abroad. The piece defends soldiers against dismissal and urges respect for those defending the country.
Walnut Camp No 2762 M W of A extends sympathy to wife and daughter of Neightor William George Hutchings in their hour of bereavement. The charter is to be draped in mourning for thirty days and a vacant chair for the agpio period. Copies to wife and records, with notice to the Gradlinger Times for publication. Committee members Molison Wikert and Christopher.
The J. F. May store at Milford has installed a coffee roaster allowing customers to get fresh roasted coffee at any time and roasted to their preference. The Milford store is among Iowa’s large retailers, consistently advertising and backing its word with quality and fair prices.
Ames Tribune reports on a sensational tale of a car driven through Huxley with a rear gasoline tank, allegedly filled with booze from Minnesota. The item mixes editorials, war-time supply notes, and local incidents including a serious threshing belt accident near Jefferson and a Cedar Rapids cannery expanding to fruit canning for conservation.
Over 200000 bushels of seed wheat for sale in Iowa have been located and listed with the agricultural extension department of Iowa State College. To obtain a copy of the list for a county or state section, write to the extension department at Ames or visit the county agent who has a file in his office.
The article discusses historic diet issues and bread chemistry, notes about U S manpower claims, and details American turkey ranching. It analyzes German war aims, coal and iron districts in Lorraine, Saar region, and the occupation of Belgium, contrasting German rumors with French objectives and urging clarity on peace aims.
The piece recalls German claims of Belgian conspiracies to justify invasion and notes German press theories about U S entry citing the president’s son as a causal factor, reflecting wartime propaganda and shifting alliances.
The piece argues that Germany seeks to annex Belgium and subjugate Russian Poland while denying Serbia liberty. It says discussion of Germany’s crimes should wait until Germany’s policy clearly aligns with civilization and justice, and ridicules Germany’s charges of conspiracies against it.
The Globe mocks a German wartime bread named Fancy Bread. It claims the loaf contains 25 percent flour of unspecified grade, acorns and chestnuts, edible bark, lupin seeds, wood pulp, dried potato peel, and two percent residues. The piece notes dysentery in German cities and questions the loaf’s feasibility and potential as a peace argument amid embargo fears.
In July a bundle of clothing was uncovered beneath a sleeping porch at the Hirschl cottage on Miller's Bay. A complete cadet uniform with IS C Iowa State College markings and possible blood stains was recovered, tied to a student named Lewis Nichols formerly registered at Ames. Contact followed with Nichols' Somers Iowa address.
Inquiries to Somers fail to yield a reply as clothing reappears hidden under a porch near Milford. Rumors swirl about misfortune or theft and possible undisclosed crimes. Residents recall Milford natives who knew Mr. Nichols but have heard nothing from Somers to clarify the case.
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