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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
3
Graettinger Times notes Iowa State College experiments show corn as heat is costly and inefficient. A home heating 10 acre yield would be needed for winter, corn moisture was 8 percent giving 7600 BTU units and 40 percent efficiency. It would take 141 pounds of corn to match 100 pounds of Iowa coal.
Engineers compare energy from corn to coal noting Iowa coal with 20 percent moisture yields 11 000 BTUs per unit and 40 percent efficiency, while corn requires 47 bushels to equal a ton of coal and warns against wasting feed. They favor burning moldy corn or other wood waste when coal is inaccessible.
d. A Spies and son Charles were business callers at Emmetsburg early this week. Miss Gladys Cuthbert returned to Estherville after visiting her sister Mrs A H Cameron. R E George, son of Mr and Mrs ER George, has moved from Chicago to New York to work on a large automatic telephone system. The project will take five to six years with many workers. Mr George will help by operating testing machines to ensure accuracy. Previously with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, he is only twenty four and already rising in his field. The Times records Graettinger youths' success. Miss Alice Dodge of Town State College advises choosing lights carefully for homes. chandeliers suit large halls but not small rooms, side lamps offer even light and softer atmosphere. Indirect lighting emphasizes ceilings and may obscure home features. If electricity is available, properly placed lamps create a homier feel than a central chandelier. Insulate hot water tanks to reduce losses. 30 gallon tanks at 180 degrees F lose substantial energy, costing 27 to 70 dollars annually depending on heating method and fuel. Washington Democrat notes Christmas spirit nearing for wayward youngsters heading to Sunday School.
A joint Minnesota committee investigated editor W. E. Schei of the Lamberton Star over three years of conflict stemming from his pro war editorials and loyalty stance. It found he acted in loyalty to country. many local advertisers and subscribers fled to the rival Lamberton Independent, but the panel credited Schei for truthfulness and urged loyal support for him.
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A 1921 joint committee resolution commends a manly stand at Lamberton and urges influence with the State Editorial Association and the American Legion to endorse the committee’s findings about W. B. Schei. The motion, approved October 12, 1921, was signed by Chairman William Brinkman and Secretary J. H. Marshall.
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