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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
4
Uncle Ben begins a moral tale for Polly Ann and Little Ned about a shrewd small creature surviving in the forest. He frames the animal’s life as a guide to clever choices and careful steps for youngsters listening to his forest lesson.
The Indians name the wood mouse Little Tookhees or the I raid One for its timid ways. Tookhees builds a mossy doorway to hide from enemies and peers watch for owls bears and weasels. He dares only brief exits at dusk, traveling with cautious hops while nests stay tucked and secure from predators.
A playful description of a circle game called Basket Upset where players jump and switch seats on fruit name cues. It notes quiltmaking for girls, explaining a simple nine-square patchwork quilt stitched to form a cross pattern and assembled by mother when enough squares are ready.
When mud dries under May sun children turn to hoop rolling after skating and coasting. A recent photo shows Elizabeth Goddard, a smiling young woman from New York, as a popular subject of the playful scene.
The article notes a shift from plain boots to ornate styles, led by the colonial pump in patent feather, black kid, or colored leathers. Buckles range from brown enamel to brass, with two color leathers sparingly used. Buckskin boots with trench heels suit street wear, while white buckskin and canvas sport shoes appear with tan accents.
A pale mustard and navy blue plaid outfit features a plaited fullness skirt and bias fronts with satchel pockets suitable for golf balls. A jaunty navy patent leather belt matches two novelty buttons, completing the coordinated ensemble.
A Washington agriculture department warning describes oysters soaked in fresh water to swell four quarts into five, making them look plump. It notes water inside the shells is undetectable to buyers and that half shell oysters may drink water, concealing undersized stock. The piece cites the food and drugs act, section 7, labeling such oysters adulterated.
A physics note explains that a ball thrown in the air from a moving body inherits the motion of the thrower. If moving forward and release ends, the ball lands ahead. if stationary and thrown, it lands behind. It notes Earth’s rotation and relative motion, with examples from moving trains. Source: Philadelphia Press.
Describes a durable tan straw hat with a turn down brim and navy blue velvet ribbon band. Left side features a colorful fruity cluster. Designed for everyday wear and suitable for a small girl attending school.
Lightweight crochet baby blanket pattern described with multiple row instructions and tone of a craft catalog. Includes yarn details, colors, and stitch abbreviations, noting pricing per ball and design steps for half the motif before completing the full length.
The exhibition showcases how women replace men on war jobs across home work, munitions, Red Cross tasks, and new career paths. A consulting engineer demonstrates aeroplane reliance on women workers. Glasgow trains women to drive trams to fill vacancies as men enlist.
The piece urges keeping gloves clean through spring and beyond. It notes soiled gloves are abominations and suggests practical steps to wash fabric, kid, and silk gloves to maintain spotlessness with minimal effort. Emphasizes equality in cleanliness across white and colored gloves.
A dainty boudoir cap can be fashioned from shadow lace and crepe de chine. Create a crown from the lace and gather silk, concealing the join with twisted ribbon and fly rosebuds. Gathered silk slips over the head, finished with a lace edge and long side ribbon loops to enhance the feminine look.
The guideline suggests firm butter resists creaming. instead grind it through a vegetable ricer to break into small pieces. This breaks texture for easier emulsification without warming, ensuring a smoother outcome.
A recipe describes mixing sugar and flour with salt baking powder or cream of tartar and soda. Add melted lard and sweet milk, two eggs, then beat five minutes. Bake in a moderate oven for about half an hour.
A brief horticulture note explains placing coarse muslin over pot drainage holes before adding stones and sod. This prevents soil from washing away and helps maintain proper drainage for potted plants.
The eighteenth century saw the crinoline known by another name and harshly criticized. A pamphlet titled The Enormous Abomination of the Hoop Petticoat. The hoop, often whalebone, was described as filling spaces of six men. A 1754 Connoisseur writer mentions hoops that could expand from a butter churn to three hogsheads in circumference.
In a tale about Louis XIV's almoner Senelon the king finds only himself at worship. The priest explains he arranged the empty chapel so the king could see who truly worships God versus those who flatter the monarch.
Senator Sorghum announces plans to train his memory seeking a system that helps him remember what to forget during interviews. The Washington Star frames the remark as a humorous take on memory and media exposure.
The article notes crucifixion as a common method in early civilizations, particularly in Assyria, Carthage, and the Roman Empire, describing its regular use across those regions.
Fragmentary item appears to parody a medical encounter with lines about a doctor and a patient. Names and places are unclear, leaving ambiguous who is treated and by whom. The piece reads as a humor column fragment or a stray chatty note in a broader page.
The Palo Alto County Food Conservation Commission calls on all citizens to join meetings and organize drives to boost food production. Leaders push gardens, seed quality, careful cultivation, and post harvest conservation as a patriotic duty alongside economy. Bert L. France serves as county chairman.
A satirical portrait of the crow portraying it as a dangerous, intelligent pest. It notes its diet of carrion and eggs, its daring during May and June, and its spread of diseases. The piece mocks politicians who eat crow, and urges measures to eradicate hog cholera by controlling crow populations.
Fragmentary excerpt describes vacant lots in towns overgrown with rubbish and weeds. It laments repeated neglect as autumn winds pass and suggests a plan to convert empty spaces by sowing something else, implying a call for action to improve unsightly areas.
Physicists at the State University outline planned war research including measuring projectile speed testing tensile strength of war materials explosives and signaling apparatus. They may pursue submarine detection through sound transmission studies with Drs Brown and Stewart leading efforts under government direction.
University of Iowa dietetics classes show one loaf of bread equals two cups cream fifteen eggs three and a third servings or one pound porter house steak thirteen and three quarters bananas one and one third pounds chocolate one cup uncooked or one quart cooked oatmeal eleven medium potatoes twenty five heads of lettuce The loaf yields 981.68 calories Miss Wilcox advises spaghetti and rice as potato substitutes in high cost living problems and notes rice can serve as vegetable and dessert in hospital menus with rice and cheese or custard of rice and peach as varied options.
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