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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
7
An article discussion cites Father Joseph McNamee on Mayor Dever’s prohibition and its social effects in Chicago. It also notes a coal heat loss expert's claim that only a fraction of burned coal heats the home, with most energy escaping as gas and ash in the furnace.
J. W. Fitch, plant pathologist, warns Towa cabbages will be ruined by worms unless treated now. Recommends a dusting mix of flour to paris green or arsenate of lead, puncturing a can to apply. Cautions against washing with water lime ashes or pepper, calling the worms stubborn little rascals.
The Graettinger town council itemized August 4 1924 payments covering salaries for July 1924 John Paulsen 5.00 J A Fleming 75.00 Otto Appel 7.60 across street work Pegum 3.35 street lighting by Northern Iowa Gas Electric 49.62 gas by Community Service Station Co 7.70 telephone call by Graettinger Telephone Co 0.10 supplies from Matt Parrott 18.11 Emmetsburg Democrat budget notice 4.00 crossing work Ben Nichtern 3.50 and other routine town charges. In agricultural news Iowa State College entomologist Dr J Drake warns farmers to clean grain bins and remove old grain to prevent grain weevil damage advising bin cleaning and careful handling of old grain before adding new.
A jumble of remarks covers odd topics from grain bin fumigation to music licensing talk and a witty railcar epigraph. The piece blends practical warnings with humorous asides about passengers, rights of way, and a corny epitaph about being right.
A fragment cites Rastus Jackson avoiding life insurance, claiming he is unsafe at home. It notes a joke about a grocery clerk, then a jab at politicians confiscating wealth. A professor questions love at first sight and cites per capita wealth figures for the nation and Iowa, ending with a remark on combinations and cooperation.
A garbled OCR snippet shows scattered humor and political allusions. It mentions the French franc needing a tonic, fear of liberal ideas fading into old fogeyism, advice of counsel, memory lapses, radio programs, movie calls, dining chores, and odd language about radio vibrations and straw hats.
Want ads solicit poultry at top market price to be delivered Saturday or Monday. Also notes for sale of Maplesota flour and various feeds from Farmers Grain Co. Shoe repair by W I Stevens promises savings. Listings include cultivator, gang plow, drag, cream separator, wagons, hay rack, engines, trailers, and inquiries at First National Bank. Additional ads mention feed, new potatoes, and rental or pond-related items.
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