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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
10
The text warns on beekeeping success and swarm prevention while noting wax moth threats and colony weakness. It reports cow leasing at $50 per head for a Lewis County farmer and offers furniture care advice with ammonia on a damp cloth. It advocates corn silage and alfalfa hay as top roughages for dairy cattle and mentions fodder and timothy hay.
Danish Lutheran Church notices announce Sunday morning service 10 30 in Graettinger and 3 p m in Lost Island with Sunday school at 9 80 a m and Luther League at 8 p m. Welcome. Summer services and events described with missing details.
Methodist church notes list Sunday school at 10:00, morning and evening worship services, and a projection of Christian work phases. Lilies Aid serves hot midday meal Tuesday at Woodman’s Bath. Bible study Thursday. Ath. chapter of revelation lesson. Okoboji Wesleyan Institute runs this week with a vibrant program and greetings from young folks. Rev. C. J. Melkelson, Pastor.
Sheffield and daughter Mrs Milo Hausner of Mankato MN and Mrs Grace Williams visited Story City over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Tom Rierson and family were entertained at the HLH Sandvik home Sunday. Mr and Mrs ark Christiansen were Grachtinger callers Saturday evening. Mrs Martin Knutsen and Miss Venete Sandvik of Estherville visited the MH HL Sandvik home. Mr and Mrs Pete Jensen were at Graettinger Saturday. Mrs Hamline Sandvige returned home from Emmetsburg hospital after illness. Miss Gladys Verry of St Dodge visited Sheffield home. Mrs A B Gilbaugh returned to Grachtinger after nursing at the Juke Prick home. Mrs Pred Gest and sess Chris Knutsen and Miss Chatstena visited Ness Margon home at Wallingford. Mrs W J Matsen and sons spent Sunday at Sheffield.
Miss Nellie Ruby of Mallard visits sister Miss Manic Ruby. A surprise party for Miss Anna Mahan. Dairy study notes on corn fodder versus silage and alfalfa value. Iowa State College bulletin details roughages for milk production by A C McCandlish and Wart Leaver.
Ford C. Frick narrates the rise and fall of Juan de la Cruz, a medicine man who lured Indigenous tribes with gold and strange gods, built a cross and feast, then disappeared after a mountain fall, leaving a curse on the Lost Mines and warnings from chiefs about stronger spirits. The piece blends tall tale with scattered quips on modern life and humor.
Tourists marvel at Iceland poppies planted by Princess Louise at Lake Loutre a decade ago. The perennials cover acres at Lake Loutre and Banff, surviving winter and blooming from May to October. Deer frequent the areas while other greens arrive early, leaving the orange, yellow, and white varieties to flourish throughout summer into fall.
A puzzle like note hints at a domestic quarrel and cryptic line about a father and daughter. The fragment references a woman named Waela Tom and a Marconi style scribble about illness, letters, and a telephone. The text reads as a garbled domestic letter with coded phrases.
A compact item notes availability of box ball pool and billiards facilities with offerings including soft drinks, candies, and cigars for patrons.
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