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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
4
A business-minded speaker ridicules high living while a local merchant notes silk shirt demand. He cites prewar prices and rising costs, while customers with modest means still buy or yearn for luxury goods. The piece ends with a hope for a return to normal spending patterns.
John Fuller, a 16 or 17 year old depot helper, was beaten by Frank Latimer in Bancroft after Latimer’s girl was jostled. Fuller remained unconscious for a time. Latimer faced an assault with intent to commit great bodily injury charge, with warrant sworn and the case sent to the grand jury.
A citizen broadside warns that broken promises and breached contracts threaten social order and government stability. It contrasts corporate evasion with farmer pledges, arguing dishonesty breeds chaos akin to Bolshevism and urges strict adherence to promises.
A renowned New York divine led a church in a small city and hired a physician on parishioner advice. The doctor impressed the young preacher with his service yet refused to bill. Concerned for his stipend, the pastor asked for a bill, and the doctor replied that they both claim excellence—he as a full doctor, the preacher as a capable if occasional, sparking a humorous stalemate.
In a Maine tale a father writes John Loy of Britt about a bear bite at a grotto. The letter notes the child’s recovery and a grim bargain offer. A second fragment recalls Tom Hunt and Jack Parsons during early prohibition seeking a cure from a Bangor druggist after misadventures with snakes and alcohol.
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