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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
3
The Graettinger Times notes farmers face lower prices as foreigners enter the market and money flows abroad to support foreign factories. It cites Ford car price cuts, a state levy reduction, and European war impacts, urging readers about patriotism and economic shifts.
The Missouri State Experiment Station and dairy experts show yellow milk color mainly comes from cow feed. Pigments from plants, especially carotin and xanthophylls, determine the hue, influenced by rations within limits and partly by breed.
A Washington dispatch quotes an expert warning the United States could be drawn into conflict by contraband cargoes and blockades. It discusses foodstuffs as contraband, Italy’s stance, and potential clashes in Asia, including Japan’s role, with canal disruptions and Pacific access at stake.
Analysis explains how green grass and plant pigments affect milk fat color and butter richness. It notes carotene and xanthophyll in feeds influence yellowness, with Jersey Guernsey fat color prompting no beef prejudice, and mentions an ordinance amendment adjusting Graettinger Iowa speed limit to fifteen mph after publication.
Guidance for alfalfa planting in Iowa soil stresses soil prep with manure lime and drainage. Recommends 10 12 tons barnyard per acre disked in and deep plowing to form seed bed and fine mulch. Adds 400 pounds soil with bacteria, sow 18 20 pounds seed per acre on a well prepared bed.
Graettinger failed to appear, canceling the scheduled ball game against Fenton. Crowds who paid a quarter expected a refund. Report notes some claim the unrevealed game would have been better than a prior Fenton Whittemore match.
Miss Carmen and Mrs. Laisy rode through a canyon in the Buttes when a family of nearly grown coyotes emerged. They spurred their horses to safety, chasing the animals into a white clay washout. After seven coyotes were driven into a den, the women entered the hole to retrieve three pups and to smoke out the others, which were found dead. The event ended with the women posing for photos with their firearms, saddles, and the coyotes at the dens.
The Iowa Council of the Incorporated town of Graettinger Palo Alto County Iowa amends section 1 of Ordinance No 31. The text specifies changes to the ordinance provisions as adopted by the council. Further details are not readable in the excerpt.
The record notes William Penn as mayor and E M Thompson serving as clerk pro tem with official designation. It lists the acting leadership roles in the municipal government.
Timothy Hellferan, wealthy farm owner of Ellsworth, died in a Saturday morning auto wreck six miles southeast of Pipestone when the runabout he rode in turned turtle. His neck was broken, chest crushed, several ribs fractured. Death, no doubt, came instantly.
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