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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
6
A critical meditation on how people misread the Savinae and mock the crucifixion, questioning when the cross darkened Christ's path and why humor is found in sacred scenes, while noting the tension between reverence and ridicule in moral discourse.
A. O. Granian, an attorney from Greenville, Ohio, describes suffering from a chronic face eczema in 1882. After failed treatments from leading physicians, he used Cuticura Remedies Resolvent Ointment and Soap-Ter wash, noting rapid improvement and no relapse for over twenty years. He endorses Cuticura and offers a free sample by mail.
A Cleveland Leader reader recounts a Sunday school lesson from Matthew about the ten virgins. Miss Miste Gelinsch, a wheel teacher, narrates the tale to pupils describing five wise and five foolish bridesmaids. The bridegroom arrives at midnight and marries the five prudent virgins.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a deceased sister described as kind and salt of the earth. Villagers praise her charity while recounting tangled lines and misread quotes about kindness and virtue.
A muddled excerpt shows a mother and child discussing tomorrow's plans while a music master offers vague guidance. The text mentions chickens, meals, activities like horseback riding, and social crowds, all in a garbled early newspaper style.
Des Moines report notes that Thomas Watson, inmate at Fort Madison State Penitentiary facing a brief remaining term for first degree murder, was denied parole by the parole board. The board rebutted claims that photos of his legs were fakes, suggesting possible deception by unknown parties, while Watson said he was unaware of the images. Receivers seek to vacate the Mort Dodec, Des Moines & Southern interurban line, with opposition from property owners and state authorities. Governor Carroll endorses a national divorce law, citing rising divorce rates and interstate legal disparities. Winterset residents petition for a new Chicago Rock Island depot, citing inadequate facilities and high passenger receipts. Several new incorporations filed in Des Moines area.
Polk, Dallas, Boone, Webster, Guthrie, Greene and Scott counties show a drop of 750,000 tons in the coal yield for the year ending June 30, 1911, per state mine office statistics. Inspector Edward Sweeney and Secretary Louis B. Stumm released the figures, noting Janner county’s move to another district. also mentions Molden charges and state board actions, dairy quality probes by Engineer Lafayette Higging, and Des Moines Power Company plans with A G Millar as director.
Two Missouri men patent a harness to curb kicking by restraining hind fetlocks with ropes attached to the stall. When a horse rears and kicks, movement is limited and repeated attempts tire the animal, eventually breaking its kicking habit.
Instruction on making a marsh land horseshoe with toe and heel out feet. Use two thicknesses of half inch hardwood bottom, crossing grain to avoid splitting. Slots cut for toe and heel. staple of three-eighth inch round wire threaded three inches. Prevents slipping on the horse’s foot.
The guide explains tying a tanle to a board by threading ends through drilled holes, bending a three-eighth inch rod to fit around the horse’s seat, and bending ends to secure into a staple. It also instructs forging an eye on a bolt to fit over a rim and attach to the board.
Advice from a historical bulletin notes sheep need water access when available and should be watered daily if no pasture stream exists. It warns midsummer fly activity and nasal bot eggs, causing distress, and suggests tar as a remedy.
Ship shewanna Indiana farmer M S Yoder designed and built a unique cement barn with a polygon 12 beams, no wood framing, concrete roof and walls, and a hay conveyance device powered by gasoline. The ground floor holds cattle and horses, the second floor serves as a threshing area, reinforced with recycled iron and old bridge wire. Cost totaled 1700 dollars.
Strong teams are in demand as power on farms exceeds pre machine days. A well managed herd, including brood mares and a good sire, ensures crop safety and self sufficiency. Young, tractable geldings train quickly, enabling efficient field work and early breaking at two years old.
The passage discusses sire selection, mare quality, and crossing feasibility in horse breeding, emphasizes dairy cattle destined for mill production, and notes the foal's digestive needs. It advises early docking and castration of young stock, highlights sow quality for prolificacy, and warns against excessive dam fatness. Hog fattening guidance suggests careful feeder choices.
Fragmented dialogue reveals characters Evelyn Myrtle Harold and Williat in fragmentary scenes. Insufficient context hides plot, setting, and outcomes. readable portions include references to color imagery blue and talk of a daughter and an old gentleman with a brief vestibule scene.
Fragmentary text mentions a throw on the flagr and a girl starting out, but lacks coherent events, names, places, or dates to form a valid news item or identify entities. The readable parts do not establish a complete report or outcome.
The readable text presents a disjointed account about food supply, fuel, and body requirements. It hints at struggle to obtain power and nourishment, with mentions of poor fuel and a patient’s stomach being thin. Names, places, or clear events are not established.
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