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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
23
Fragmentary copy describes Huskers reseating, a young farmer fouled a orn an Wels man, mentions a glove and plate, and a worldly project with metal sides. Details are unclear due to damaged text but imply a mechanical or seating issue connected to a sports or agricultural context.
The text outlines drainage planning fixes for soils and land, detailing inches depths, main versus minor drains, spacing, and slope. It discusses whether to relay or lay new, the need for deeper main drains, periodic cleaning, and the impact of site weakness on entire drainage schemes. It also notes outfall placement, flood risks, and practical ranges for yardage and acre coverage.
A fragment describes engaging a lawn technique to strip down a surface. It mentions ensuring progress, evenness, and pulling the husk or outer covering down by hand. The text is incomplete and reads as damaged OCR with unclear context.
Beekeeping note endorses a paper covered hive top for year round use. Elmer Wade cites Gleanings in Bee Culture recommending a flat inner top and a multi-piece outer top, with the ridge protected by sheet metal or roofing paper to prevent end boards splitting.
Use two old shovel handles cut to length and angled as shown to lift a barrel. Attach on opposite sides with secure screws. For a top, mount a large thread spool in the center with one screw. Keep any barrel containing liquid covered.
An alfalfa hay club formed by students at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska plans to exploit alfalfa meal and flour. They claim to have produced palatable gems from the product.
Readable tips cover cellar ventilation clean dry storage crates and bins for fruit vegetables seed potatoes kept cold and dark, notes on barn window panes and drainage tiles, plow rust prevention with axle grease, avoiding frozen potato storage, lime wash for barn interior, and general autumn harvesting work to improve next season yields.
The British Medical Journal notes humorous verdit accounts where death is attributed to medical evidence. It cites select committee remarks about odd verdicts including a man dying from kidney stone swallowed while drunk and a three month old found dead with no evidence of birth. An upstate paper once spoke of a murdered man’s post mortem statement.
A fragment notes a hurried remark about Christmas shopping in November with a playful interjection about Mrs Snail and urgent plans to go to town. The text reads as casual dialogue and lacks verifiable facts or a clear event.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care and hygiene. It claims cleansing prevents pimples, blackheads, redness, and roughness and suits infants from birth. The notice notes worldwide sale and offers a free 32 page Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. in Boston.
Seven year old William owns a pet pig and insists on caring for it himself. After weeks the pig fails to thrive, his father cautions that it is not fattening. William replies that he will wait until the pig is as long as he wants, then will widen him out.
A jumble of quotes and notes from the Detroit Free Press covers a political run, a street duel tale, and medical remedies from a Buffalo ad. The snippet mentions a failed election result, pneumonia danger from ordinary colds, and Pettit's Eye Salve advertised by Howard Eyos. An anecdote about a lady entering an office adds local flavor.
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