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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
18
The Graettinger Times announces subscription details for one year with no advance payment. Mail rates, posting period, and advertising notes indicate public access content. Copy for advertisements must be received by Tuesday to ensure publication. All bills are payable on the first of each month.
The text stresses thorough binder preparation before harvest, warns against overharvesting by hail, and notes farm variety issues. It discusses small fruit growing, apple orchards as profitable, breeding sows at eight to eleven months, butter production costs, and dairy hygiene practices including cleaning and sterilizing utensils and keeping them dry and inverted when not in use.
Esthervills schedules eight daylong celebration starting September 1 to dedicate a Fort Delauce monument. A large barbeque dinner is planned for Friday and citizens are urged to attend the festivities with roasted meat and saltwater beverages on site.
The writer argues for scrutiny of merchants backing the parcel post and questions where bankers buy envelopes. The piece warns that government production of Stanpad envelopes threatens private printer business and urges inquiry into who profits from these services to ensure fair play.
Taken up as an estray by Theodore Dirks at his Walnut Township residence in Palo Alto County Iowa on a Sunday in June 1911 a red steer about one year old with a white stripe on its back valued at $12.00 as stated by Joseph O Conor and P B OConnell and witnessed by P J McCarty Justice of the Peace of Palo Alto County.
Local residents recount social events in Osgood and nearby towns, noting visits by Mr and Mrs J. Smith and families, a Saturday ball game, and updates on health and births. Eighth grade graduates include James MaQuilough, Gertrudy Bryan, Katherine Kon higksoo, Marie Davidson, Alma Kobl and Martin Rowe. Mrs Hattle Moore Mitchell gave a lecture.
Local notes report new bridges west of Osgood completed replacing old structures unfit for travel. Osgood Rangers played Hoping piue last Saturday in a fast game with 27 to 5 score. Juanita Wells visited Monday. Catholic Ladies Aid met with Mrs Schaney. Merriman family spent Sunday at the Wells home.
The text outlines steps for Croquettes like fried croquettes with creole sauce, and a lemon ginger mash drink. It details sautéing onions and peppers, cooking tomatoes, then a lemon ginger cordial mix with ginger root, sugar, water, and yeast, to be bottled, cooled, and stored.
The National Tribune prints a new Florida map by the National Cribuna of Washington, D. C. The map highlights Florida as a healthful climate with growing opportunities. It claims Florida’s population will double in a decade and offers the map for 7 cents in stamps via The National Tribune.
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