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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
14
Iowa farmers have spent heavily on drainage since 1904 to reclaim swamp lands. Officials estimate millions added to state wealth as tens of counties modernize with open drains and tile ditches. Cost projections include public drainage bills of about 90 million and owners spending hundreds of millions.
Carl Kuehnle of Detroit Iowa law partner of former Governor Leslie M Shaw and a prominent lodgeman will announce his candidacy on return from Europe. He says friends urged him to run and he has received encouragement during state travels. He will speak at a Press Club meeting in Des Moines after his trip.
The report notes Jimmy Doyle of the Cubs passing through a phase of adjusting to Hal Niemeyer or Zimmerman like duties at third base. Doyle shifts after Zimmman, taking over territory once held by Evers, with rumors that star shots are awkward in form. Doyle’s move is framed as a chance to prove himself beyond officiating as a bench presence.
Cardinal manager Roger Bresnahan expresses strong confidence in his lineup to challenge the Reds in the National League race. He praises Lowry pitchers, expects Herman to have a great season, and notes Golden as a hard luck pitcher while Steele and Landermilk are expected to win many games.
An old Philadelphia recollection details the famed baseball figure Robert Edsall, known as Rube, and manager Connie Mack, dining with Waddell and others. The narrative recalls a supper interrupted by a playful incident, backstage adventures, and a dramatic stage moment during a melodrama.
A fragmentary note describes a potato known as bluenose from the Cornyuailia valley. It references original settlers and a shipment of the variety in large quantities. The passage suggests locals valued the tuber and connected it to a regional name, with unclear spelling and quotation marks.
A fragmentary account references Hiram Carpenter’s claimed psoriasis cure. The text shows garbled narration about prayers, bodily symptoms, and a patient’s waking condition with unclear chronology and outcomes.
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