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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
The Graettinger Times notes dairy cows suffer fly annoyance in summer, reducing milk output. A homemade spray recipe uses coal tar dip, fish oil, coal oil, whale oil, oil of tar, and laundry soap dissolved in water to yield an 80 gallon mix. Cows should be sprayed twice daily after milking and during barn time to keep flies away and protect hair.
An old newspaper item describes an unsold advertising space offer and a wolf encounter near Milford where four wolves threatened sheep. Chas Heldridge fought off the wolves after one attacked his throat, aided by his dog, with no further injuries after the wolf was driven off.
A collage of light humor items from a 20th century page, including exchanges about a cautious plumber with polished floors, hot Arizona weather jokes, moral quips on keeping up appearances, a playful verse urging persistence, a misfire about shooting ranges, a Plunkville cartoon caption, baby antics with parental ties, and a diner bill pun about price and sharper knives, all in a compact comic tone.
A vintage ad listing bargain prices on a range of staples and hardware at Wildey’s Cash Store. Items include galvanized bushel baskets at 1.17, EthAn Allen flour 4 per sock, fancy family flour 5.80, condensed milk tall 0.17 a can, Van Camp’s beans 0.20, Army & Hammer soda 0.07, casings and tubes from 5.05 to 18.60, and paint closeout at 1.50 a gallon, emphasizing penny savings to reach dollars over time.
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