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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
8
The article explains cramps are muscular contractions not drowning and panic worsens them. It prescribes turning on the back, gulping air, then slowly exhaling underwater while pushing the legs straight and extending the body to regain buoyancy, resuming swimming once the cramp subsides.
A confused exchange unfolds as questions about a dropped item trigger quick, comic attempts by several passengers to locate the object. The section centers on a narrator asking about a specific item and a passenger eventually producing a button after fumbling for it.
A fragmented text presents a dialogue about gender roles and perception with lines about experience and a mistaken elevator in an department store. The excerpt reads like surreal rhyme and hints at a shoplifting metaphor within a retail setting.
The text advises early recognition of hog cholera and swine plague and outlines containment steps. Separate affected hogs, avoid moving animals, and disinfect yards, feed floors, and housing. Use portable hog houses, provide dark quarters in cold weather, and spray hogs and facilities with a 2 percent formalized disinfectant to curb spread.
Water access for hogs in heat reduces disease spread from muddy wallows. Build wooden or concrete wallows, dug shallow holes with concrete sides and floor, add drainage to renew water, and cover surface with oil to kill lime and fleas as pigs swim.
Bot flies are a major summer nuisance to horses. They lay yellow eggs on the hairs near the mouth and throat. Larvae enter the horse and attach to the stomach lining, causing irritation and consuming some of the horse’s food, with spawns entering a dormant stage until spring.
Early reports warn of a decided shortage of sound mares matching suitable stallions. Breeding takes years to reach market, and demand is expected to grow heavy in coming months as owners rely on horses for farm work and other power needs.
A Whippoorwill pair and their two young nestlings live in deep woods. A curious boy traps a bird for a pet, learns the whippoorwills sing only in freedom, releases them, and they return to their song. The story notes the birds’ insect-eating good for trees and shrubs, then closes with a reflection on freedom and reunion.
A quirky dialogue features Utte Bisle arguing about names in the Bible. Ruth claims her name appears in scripture, prompting a playful debate with a mother as they joke about divine references. The exchange blends humor with familiar family banter.
A hot bath with Cutleura Soap followed by Cutleura Ointment clears skin or scalp in most eczema rashes and itching cases for children and adults. Make Cutleura your daily toilet preparation to prevent troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston, sold everywhere.
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Pages from a bygone issue recount a five year old Mary eager to join in all activities, a minister’s party life, and a child’s quest for a usable treasure. Separate vignettes show a club discussion about card players Parker Perkins, a watch damaged by a cow, and a stray line about Yonkit’s Statogmuari.
Fragmentary copy describes a naval scene with figures arguing about turning swords to plowshares. References a naval reert and a deck-crew member, suggesting a wartime setting and an air of duty questioned.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an Als, a faegthuself and glasses dropping. The readable facts are minimal and unclear on person, place, or event. No coherent events or sources can be confirmed from the snippet provided.
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