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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
8
A garbled 1922 notice from The Graettinger Times discusses subscription rates and a humorous verse about rising prices. The fragment mentions a five dollar bill and a mock lament about consumer power, with damaged OCR text implying broader advertising content.
An Iowa State College home economics division expert, Miss Beth Bailey, promotes a method of canning pickles on the installment plan to utilize small garden produce. A cup each of salt sugar and mustard mixed with half a gallon of vinegar and half a gallon of water yields a ready pickle, ready in 7 to 10 days and storable through winter. Quart jars adjust to a tablespoon of each ingredient per pint of vinegar and water. The passage closes with a quip on immigrant happiness and freedom.
The financial statement for the Independent School District of Graettinger Iowa shows General Fund receipts and disbursements for the year ending June 30 1928. It lists payments to livery contractors transportation salaries supplies and utilities among others with total disbursements of 4186.24 and notes sworn verification by secretary John O Jertson.
The common stalk borer, a pest in rainy parts of the state, threatens Iowa crops. State entomologist C J Drake warns there is no fix for this year, but actions now and later can curb next year’s outbreak. Destroy infested vines and weeds this fall, and plow fields to kill overwintering eggs.
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