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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1930
Page
8
Phonograph choirs in some German churches threaten to replace regular choirs and organ music. Two records played simultaneously on synchronized machines magnify sound through loudspeakers. Also noted are grain and forage seed prices and a cooperative farming notice from North Dakota with agents wanted.
A witty line exchange frames Forte as tragedy and Forty as the source of sorrow in a Detroit News item. The brief remark highlights theatrical or literary quips tied to performers or public figures.
A vintage advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a perfect anticacid for sour stomach breath and discomfort after meals. It claims medical endorsement and notes the product’s long history since 1876 under the Phillips name with a registered trademark.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers trace phony disease in Georgia orchards to a root-residing virus. The virus spreads via grafting diseased roots to healthy trees. symptoms include stunted internodes, many lateral twigs, dense foliage, and reduced fruit quantity and size. A campaign for eradication and the search for resistant stock are underway.
Pruning advice covers proper timing for gooseberries and currants, with emphasis on early spring just before growth starts. It explains keeping two to three year old wood for fruit, removing thrifty but nonproductive old wood, thinning thick bushes, and managing new sprouts for larger fruit and higher yields over ten or more years.
In Morrow County Ohio a 20 year old orchard yielded over 4000 bushels of first class apples after raking and burning dead leaves then applying a spring spray program. Owner followed Prof Wendell Maddock of Oslo State University advice, spent about 100 dollars, and advertised locally to sell much of the crop.
Spring mulching provides major benefits for strawberry beds. Apply four to five inches of loose straw or rye before ground thaws in spring to control weeds and protect plants. Avoid late fall timing and focus on spring application for best results.
Cornell professor W B Hart argues tractors can be sound or wasteful investments. Depreciation dominates cost, fuels and other items split thirds. In New York a tractor costs about 86 cents per hour at 460 hours yearly, or $1.97 at 20 hours. Horses still handle lighter tasks and hiring saves labor but tractors excel in heavy plow, harrow and disking work. Farmers should calculate if tractor use justifies purchase and if funds could earn more elsewhere.
Nitrogenous fertilizers are entering the market and farmers are urged to buy more for wheat land. Most are ammonium sulfate or nitrate of soda with some new forms appearing. The text advises delaying general use until experimental tests show where they profit wheat, and recommends farmers conduct their own testing.
The county agent lists seed sources and advises early certified seed buy. The text notes blue stem grass as winter bug habitat, urges grass inspections for pests, and mentions USDA device to grade honey. It also discusses manure value, timely application, thinning for timber, use of cold frames for early beet or crop crops, and farm home improvements for better living on farms.
A Montreal Star remark notes that during a first night attendees mix roles with “stallites” meeting each other while critics call the gallery’s celebrity presence notable. It hints at social theater and actor participation shaping the mood of opening events.
Mothers praise California Wig Syrup as a proven laxative and nourishing helper for constipated children. A Western mother reports her daughter Roma Lucile improved quickly, gained color, and became sturdier after use. The ad urges seeking the genuine product with the California name on the carton.
The piece recounts Jim Fitch of Philadelphia who built a steamboat on the Delaware River long before Walton’s Hudson effort. Despite technical success, his social faults drew opposition and misfortune leading to years of wandering and death. Now his descendants plan a late celebration.
A gang in Norristown Pennsylvania dragged a heavy safe from an office to an alley and pried it open with chisels. The open safe revealed an eight card outlining exact instructions to access it, while the offenders left with nothing of value.
A brief Life column snippet shows a motorist and friend bantering about a garage. The motorist jokes that his wife went to fetch the car, highlighting a domestic, everyday moment with light humor and a touch of workplace or neighborhood setting.
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