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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
16
A brief meditation notes that no art or skill can fashion perfect beauty or form from nature's rich fabric. It laments human limits in achieving true perfection despite efforts by craftspeople and artists. The reflection elevates divine or natural order over human ingenuity.
Snippet shows dialogue about a forthcoming marriage with blunt inquiries into age and knowledge. The terse exchange hints at social scrutiny and curiosity surrounding the couple, framed in a local newspaper voice.
In a clipped dialogue sequence set in Lystria, Tommy and Janet debate her marriage to Calypso and the patriarchs influence. Casimir arrives, tensions rise among Tommy's circle, and telegrams are prepared to involve nobles and foreign ministers as plans for a world conference and potential royal marriage unfold.
The narrator recalls Lord Norheys and Viola at Croyte’s Grosvenor Street library. Procopius Cabot watches with anger as Lystria hints at a distant drama. Troyte rekindles civility with Viola, while Norheys and Cabot plot in brisk, stagey dialogue.
The piece argues that some middle aged individuals choose to stay single for self independence and adaptability. It notes happiness may follow marriage yet stresses that enduring friendships and service to diverse people can be fulfilled by lifelong celibacy.
A Frenchman trying to send wedding congratulations in English botches the lines and curses the telegraph with a garbled wish while the English reader wonders at the intended phrase. The humorous miscommunication ends with a note about English workhouses and a stray remark about a woodworm or bird.
Miss Helen M Hoberta led recent explorations revealing the ukulele was introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese settlers in 1879. Her collection of traditional songs for the territorial government notes the term ukulele meaning flea and traces its naming to Edward Purvis, linked to King Kalakaua's court. Elder Portuguese residents of Honolulu aided in confirming these details.
Robert M Seebroe sues Missouri Press claiming a station mistress near Nearman Missouri caused a bucket of water to be thrown from a station door. The splash frightened a mule which kicked a nearby horse, causing a chain reaction with another horse rearing and a final wagon incident injuring a leg. The railroad defense argues the station was not liable for the sequence of events.
An old OCR fragment advertises Diamond Dyes at 15 cents per pack. It boasts easy tinting for women’s garments including silk and wool, with instructions to tell the pharmacist the fabric type and material before dyeing.
A patented vehicle extending support provides an adjustable mobile platform for elevating workers and materials. The unit folds when idle, takes little space, and can be moved by rail or electric power to any position or height without constructing a permanent scaffold.
Two friends discuss Dick and his growing enterprise. They debate whether he runs a big operation or merely a near mahogany desk side business. The exchange highlights skepticism about his true business scale amid casual banter.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura for pimples and blackheads, urging use of Cuticura Ointment with Cut Cura Soap. It suggests daily toilet use, mentions Cuticlea Talcum, and ends with a dubious line about divorce grounds and a quip about doctors.
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