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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
8
An old newspaper tale describes ether surgery misadventure and a later report touts a new kidney disease remedy. Testimonial claims Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured a Rural Route 3 resident after longstanding trouble.
Fragmentary OCR style passage mentions Lipcon Amphas and various names and phrases. References to consuls, merchants, and a deal or obligation appear amid garbled terms. The readable portions hint at a distorted advertisement or contract-like content with names and places such as Toledo and Vinne Trax.
A historical examination of 1890s marriage law reforms showing protests by women like Tiley Stone and Henry Tackwell against legal arguments that deprived married women of independent legal status. The text highlights demands for personal independence, equal rights, and partnership within marriage, citing protections on guardianship, property, and legal decisions during matrimony.
Port Huron reporter recalls a mother's testimonial praising Grape-Nuts as the perfect food for troubled babies. She recounts doctors' doubts and a remedy involving crushed cereal, grape juice, milk, and sugar, swaying toward a strong healthy child.
A fragmentary poem questions the journey of life from dawn to night and asks if a place of rest exists for travelers and the weary. It envisions doors, waiting rooms, and beds as symbols of comfort for those who seek labor and shelter on their way. The author notes the persistence of darkness and the need for aid through the journey.
Misa Dexter boards with Mrs. Morton to escape city life and hates a lively neighbor, Bobby. She searches woods for him, finds Robert Maitland War ram, mishearing Bobby’s lunch tale, and he helps her return with a new acquaintance. Their boating plan begins a quiet romance that blossoms as fall comes.
A reticent editor’s retirement triggers a complaint by a manager about rumor sourcing. A reporter recalls being told to see Mr. JeMorion with his story, and a mysterious returned card reads Me Torre don tras celieod. The exchange leads to a curious scene with a veteran actor and a twenty year old Rip Van Winkle reference.
A gang stole about 2000 in silver from a post between Milwallen and Oaxaca. Santos brothers and Tiburcia Santos plotted, shared spoils, and bribed kin. Police recovered 1700 and jailed culprits for up to eight years nine months. Judge sentences reflect regional crime in Oaxaca.
A garbled OCR fragment reports mentions of a person named Tandy and a widow status. The readable words reference fog and voting, but no clear event, date, or organization. The text remains fragmentary with no solid facts to summarize.
Sunday School quarterly reviews the era from Samuel’s judgeship to Saul’s rejection, David’s rise, and the beginnings of the monarchy. It covers Saul’s disobedience, Samuel’s prophetic role, David’s anointing, battles with Goliath, exile, and the reign of David in Judah with Hebron and the later unification after Ishbosheth’s death.
Fragmented OCR text shows stray phrases about a home yacht and names like Ida and Yda. Content is garbled with no clear event, date, or concrete facts to summarize into a coherent news item.
A Washington DC reader cites endorsements from S Nicholson US Minister to Guatemala and W G Hunter MD and ex Congressmen S S Brown highlighting Peruna as a cure for catarrh. The letter praises widespread use, urges others to write Dr Hartman for more information at The Hartman Sanitarium.
A Kansas City Journal item from a rural county recalls a Sunday romance gone wrong. After a bold attempt to kiss his sweetheart, she threatened to tell her father. He pressed the affair, kissed her, and she fled. The father retrieved his new gun and fired a blast, sending the suitor fleeing through four broken panes as he ran bareheaded down the road.
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century advertisement era column quotes Eugene E Tarlo of Denver referencing Dean's Kidney Pills. It touts kidney relief backed by trial offers, price 60 cents, and mentions other remedies and domestic notices with scattered misspellings.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a communication to Madam M. Pad about complying with a request. It references hair and a cook named M. Po and suggests uncertainty over who supplied or prepared the hair dye. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or outcome.
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