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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
3
Fragments describe Graettinger themes with references to a post office and poetry in town. Mentions include second class mail, resolutions, and streets as part of a regional dialogue. The garbled text suggests local civic and cultural elements without clear events or dates.
The excerpt outlines a compulsory attendance provision requiring a child subject to the act to attend a public private or parochial school offering standard subjects or alternate instruction by qualified teachers for at least twenty four consecutive weeks each school year after September 1, with possible extension to December, as determined by the board of school directors. It preserves historic language without modernizing terms.
A Grinnell Herald clipping relays a neighboring town tale about a hotel scene involving a smooth stranger, a clean housekeeper, and suspicions of crime. The story mentions inspectors, lodging rents, and residents considering safer quarters, with vague references to Des Moines and the Gould line.
A reflective piece argues that society labels fallen women harshly while accepting male transgressions. It urges readers to imagine an outsider judging Earthly morals and highlights how housing, finance, and political influence entangle women in vice. The author critiques double standards and urban corruption.
A farm paper editorial rails at societal scorn on fallen women and youth crime. It contrasts Christian charity with harsh judgment, decries city temptations, and condemns the state’s handling of juvenile offenders. It advocates work, discipline, and industrial schooling to prevent crime.
A September 9 report from Washington states M L Leidsness of this place was sworn into the capital force after being dropped weeks earlier along with other Republican policemen. He served on the Lorimer committee and Democrats recalled his service joining the Iowa senators in restoring him. Mike is again on the payroll.
Maquette Tribune-Frank Waller is portrayed as a singular, uncompromising figure who valued wealth yet left nothing behind. The piece condemns materialism, notes his solitary life and strict, law-abiding ways, and ends by stating he has passed to his reward.
The Story City Herald reports opening day at Wall Lake drew large crowds from nearby towns. Hunters crowded the shore forcing double filing as mud hens strayed into the lake were shot, described with satirical flair about President Huerta.
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