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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
10
Guidance on parcel post zones and weights explains calculations for zones 1 through 8 with examples. The piece cites a Chicago post office apiece and a humor column about various old ladies with a proposed Society for the Promotion of Distinctive Characterizations for Old Ladies and a slogan to drop the word dear.
London Mail notes soap may trace to the Celts from the word sebon and suggests early wanderers and nomads using wood fires could inadvertently create soap. It cites mineral salts in burned wood forming carbonate that, with grease, yields soap through simple curiosity in cleaning.
The London Times recalls Chateaubriand as a passionate defender of cats. It notes his remarks on feline independence and aloof charm, claiming he admired their habit of observing from a distance and scratching at will. The piece places him alongside other famous cat lovers like Richelieu and Hugo.
The Bulletin of Nations Geographic Society notes that pre-Pasteur death rates were about thirty per thousand, now about fifteen per thousand in progressive nations. Applying this to half the world could avert 12,000,000 untimely deaths annually and prevent over 25,000,000 illnesses, bringing health to 20,000,000 homes.
County agents urge all residents of Palo Alto county to join the movement despite late spring and poor roads. Township committeemen restate the push, asking people to contact their local committeeman by phone or in person to enroll and support the Farmers Institute effort.
The document names committee members by township including Independence Ludw ig Johnson Vernon Vernon misread as Vernon Township Harry Fernson and C J Stillman Walnut E J Newhall and C K Pierson Lost Island Andrew Suss and T W Hermanson Highland H M Harringer and Wm Geelan Emmetsburg W A Fife and James Sherlock Freedom Bert Salvin and L Canham Fairfield Edwin Anderson and Herman Norland H M Helgen Chairman I B Soper Jr Secretary Palo Alto Farmers Institute.
Ed Arnette and Frank Weir with John Smith and T. D. Collins were in Emmetsburg and Estherville Tuesday. A stove fire near Miss Hanna Mott caused $100 damage. Denny Mack’s wife died in Cedar Rapids. Bidders attended the school building contract letting. decision soon. Sheriff candidate J. J. Hand greeted voters. no opposition. Prohibitor editor Robert A. Blair faced a public dressing-down. A Fort Madison mausoleum reveal draws skepticism. A moralizing long column rails against white slavers and praises common sense.
A Des Moines sophomore recounts fleeing white slavers after a week away, returning home and exposing life under an assumed name. The Des Moines dailies summarize a tale sourced from a Joplin paper detailing the dangerous ordeal and its recovery.
A dog sat in midnight chill and howled at the moon while his singing lacked talent. He barked at the hours as bricks were thrown, the moon sank, and his voice split in two. People sought sleep as the creature’s bald pessimism disturbed the quiet.
The article questions why boys abandon school for early clerical work and argues the opposite. staying in school yields a stronger start. It notes many girls attend higher grades, while boys leave teens early to seek immediate earnings, falsely viewing schooling as a waste. The piece asserts extended study benefits boys in the long term.
A reflection notes education lays a base that can help a student surpass peers who left school years earlier, suggesting persistent study and skill development as key factors in long term achievement.
A narrator notes Miranda Mirandy’s behavior after emancipation shows no change in household duties or affection for candy reads fashion and daily hints. The piece asserts she remains as capable at home as before the vote while expressing quiet pride in her emancipation. Also advertised: Poland China sows and Holstein bidhi stock for sale, and a house with barn for sale or rent in Graettinger Iowa via FE. PB Merriman.
Seed corn from Palo Alto County tested under Emmetsburg Commercial Club auspices. Wimples Yellow Dent and Silver King, 1914 crop, $4.50 per bushel in car load. Professor M. A. Houser of Iowa State Agricultural Department approved the testing method. Orders to A. T. Worton Mer testing rooms Emmetsburg Iowa.
The piece argues that doubling wealth to twenty million brings no extra joy or leisure. The wealthy man faces constant trouble and danger, while the speaker enjoys simpler freedoms, fewer lawsuits, and steady meals. It contrasts long work hours for the rich with modest daily effort and reliable subsistence for the speaker.
The British government has placed a war supply order in Canada to Imperial Canneries Company of Montreal for 600 million one pound tins of beef stew. Each tin holds eight ounces of rice one ounce of beans one ounce of onions one ounce of carrots and one ounce of water. The project costs 91 million dollars about 15 cents per can and will need 300 million pounds of beef 150 million pounds of rice and several million pounds of white beans.
A newly incorporated Imperial Canneries will oversee the contract and has acquired a carting factory in Toronto where most work will be completed. The operation involves carrots onions and several hundred thousand gallons of water as core inputs.
Hopeing and North Vernon Lewis Lippold delivered his hogs in Ringsted Friday. Mr and Mrs Jay Libereal and family spent Sunday at the Lillard home. Mrs Wheeler visited the Ellis home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Lewis Olds visited the John Zoebler family Sunday. Misses Wheeler and Crumline were Graettinger callers Tuesday. The last sign of spring appeared Tuesday as a roan drag. Dale Peterson, ill with pneumonia, is improving. Martin Mortenson had a sick horse last week. H E Wahldrick attended a party at the Blake home Tuesday. Mrs J Jaden called at the Oxenford home last week. The Box social at the Kelly school house last Friday cleared $10 after a good program and many baskets.
In Jack Creek locality residents begin spring field work. Mrs. Fred Hurlbert returns from a Lee visit. Emma Luhman visited at home. Sundalls and Wolf families traveled to see friends. Leduc home welcomed guests. Will and Katie Lammers with Lucy Lammers attended events and work in Tevil. Andersons visit Briggs home. Henry Egasaw regains mobility. Lammey visits brother Henry Lammet. Ed Anderson hosts sister Anna.
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