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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
4
Going East No 2 except Sunday 12 45 pm No 14 except Sunday 4 22 pm No 98 freight ex Sun 8 50 am Going West No 15 except Sunday 9 46 am No 1 except Sunday 5 35 pm No 7 freight ex Sun 2 35 pm
From childhood to theater days the writer recalls fascination with danger and daredevil acts. He describes teasing rattlesnakes, trapeze work, circus life, and hardship traveling between towns before moving into motion pictures with the Pathe company. He recounts stunts in Pauline and the perilous scenes with rats and danger in a cellar.
Dale Anderson of Clarinda spent Sunday as a Gravity visitor. The community is reminded of the upcoming Community Banquet Thursday evening.
O A Kysay appointed administrator of Nancy Keasling estate in Taylor County on February 26 1917. All creditors must present claims to the District Court for allowance and debts paid to the administrator.
The notice urges readers to catch Snow White at the Comet theatre soon, inviting children who enjoy fairies to attend. It notes ongoing wartime conditions and rising prices, but the Independent newspaper annual price remains $1.25.
A passage presents luck as earned effort not chance, citing rising early, living frugally, perseverance, punctuality, and self reliance. It frames luck as reward for hard work, discipline, and trust in God and personal resources, ending with the motto Help yourself and heaven will help you.
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