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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
6
Foyqu resists the call of industry in a youthful burst of defiance. Parents plead for reasonable work and steady effort as the poem traces disillusion, change of heart, and the struggle to sing in tune with family hopes across a century old moral frame.
A scattered excerpt urges reducing focus on unknowable mysteries and instead pursuing practical knowledge. It argues that effort should align with reachable aims, guiding scientists to pursue productive directions and continue work within the mind's capacity.
You arrive and spark a sudden joy that lights the spring garden as blossoms bloom anew. The world becomes a vibrant garden until your departure leaves the roses withered and dead, a tender memory of love and loss.
John Tilake argues that focusing on known, useful knowledge yields greater wisdom than chasing unsolved mysteries. He urges mastering the fundamentals and imitations of a subject to reduce confusion, reserve effort for what expands the world’s store of wisdom, and enrich one’s own understanding.
A quirky home guide lists recipes and stray musings, including cornmeal cake, date bars, and a meat base soup. It merges domestic hints with whimsical lines, mentioning Tilak and a universal water metaphor while detailing steps for cakes, breads, and a hearty tomato meat soup.
The text warns that palmistry may reveal predispositions toward self-destruction. It lists signs such as an exaggerated first phalanx of the second finger on a weak hand, an exaggerated Jupiter mount with the head line joining the health line, and a star on the moon mount as indicators. It notes these signs have been seen by practitioners as warning signals.
Luella notes the belief that every woman ought to make a fuss over her husband. Mae counters that it might be natural for some women, but she has never been one of them and has no intention of making a fuss.
The report lists prices across grains, feed, dairy, and fruit markets with specifics on timothy hay, prairie wheat, feed oats, butter, cheese, and various corn and wheat grades. It includes livestock figures for hogs, cattle, veal, and sheep, with prices and wholesale ranges from Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, and other markets.
A Seattle nurse and 8th graduate of the National Temperance Hospital, Chicago, Mrs. I A Borden, promotes Tanlac as the perfect remedy. She cites seven years of exclusive use for charity patients, noting improvements in stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, with two anecdotal cases of restored appetite and strength. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
A clipped exchange shows a woman exclaiming about missed opera while waiting for a game and a man replying with a cautious correction. The dialogue hints at anticipation and impatience as readers are drawn into a domestic scene from the era.
A fragment from the Kausaa Chir Star features a dialogue about marriage and gender roles, suggesting that family and social expectations shape women’s views. The speaker notes boys in a family tend to learn housework, reflecting dated attitudes.
Washington on September 5 the commissioner of Internal Revenue submitted a preliminary report for the year ended June 30 1923. It shows the government has refunded about 424 million dollars in legally collected taxes while many millions more refunds remain in dispute or unsettled. Excess profits and transportation taxes account for the larger portion of the revenue decrease.
Gaylord M Saltzgaber of Van Wert Ohio was legally elected commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Milwaukee shortly before Thursday after a nomination had been made earlier but election was postponed until Friday due to a warning.
Drugstore notices claim kidney trouble is common and often undetected. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy with a long success record. A life insurance examiner cites insurance denials linked to undiagnosed kidney issues. Bottles are sold in two sizes with an option to sample, by mail order.
The United States Railroad Labor Board announced wage increases for Denver and Rio Grande Western maintenance of way and merchant department employees. The raises add to the company's annual payroll of about 735000 dollars and range from one to eight cents per hour.
A ten year old boy named Hilby Vates from Ned Oak, Iowa, was held by police on information linking him to cracking a safe in an implement store. Authorities seek further details to confirm his involvement.
Friends of the dead in China seek permission to display pasteboard images of men and cattle at the spot of a Mead We ceremony. The ritual aims to pacify departed spirits, while an ad promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio as skin care and toilet preparations.
Innes whispers of a phrase today without permission. Switchmen face missed chances as wit fails to align with needed actions.
A veteran recalls a World War I moment when Pershing urged Washington to ship tobacco as essentials. He details how soldiers in France faced dire rations, the impact of morale boosting tobacco, and long afterglow memories of a simple comfort amid hardship.
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