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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
6
An account recalls a mutiny at sea with Bolshevik sailors seizing a vessel then diverting to Murmanak before returning to Cukheven. Officers were seized, a mutiny ring leader was pursued, and a sailor named Kniefken faced charges. The piece links to broader Bolshevik activity and piracy reports.
A fragmented report from London notes Frances Duchess winning a large rain bet amid unsettled weather forecasts. The event links betting firms to a claimed payout as streets near an Am ted tower faced wet conditions with measured rainfall around eleven millimeters noted during the night.
In Pennsylvania a man named Poe-George W. Weaver is described as a 68 year old who has been married twice and is father to 18 children, with 13 surviving. His youngest daughter is older than his great-grandchild and his eldest granddaughter is married to Edward Askey, while relations include a long lineage reaching back to a great-aunt and an aunt figure connected to the Ind.
Mrs. Hamilton Wright urged Washington officials to back the League of Nations opium traffic report. American groups have sent messages to Geneva supporting action to curb opium cultivation. The report likely recommends contacting Chinese military leaders to end poppy farming and appointing a League commission to visit Chinese provinces to study cultivation and trafficking.
A seventeen year old American heiress, once known as Owen Gordon, vanished after a span of exile with Spanish and American relatives. Her uncles in New York and Oak Park pursue her at every turn, claiming a fate of wealth and protection from Spanish agents. The girl, last linked to Chicago, St Louis, and Boston ties, is thought to be in danger of being coerced by hidden interests.
In Lenoxburg Kentucky a turtle is linked to historical names from 44 years ago when farmer J T McClamotin allegedly named and released it after a scent sparked a strange event. Recently Peter Sheppard found another shell inscribed with his father John Sheppard’s name dated 28 years earlier.
Farmers Bulletin 1153 from the United States Department of Agriculture explains cowpeas as a versatile crop for human food and livestock feed, hay, silage, pasture, and green manure. It discusses growing, harvesting, seed use, and storage, plus best timings for cutting hay and integrating with corn, sorghum, and millet.
A rural teacher leads the Progressive Club of Washington Township with county agent direction. Members plan monthly meetings, farm home subject discussions, and sewing club work for girls, aiming to involve youths in local issues and farming. Demonstrations at state fairs and a push to recruit new members are included.
United States Department of Agriculture observers report the grapevine looper a green worm about an inch and a half long damaging vineyards in the Chautauqua belt along Lake Erie. The worm feeds from June into July. It can be killed by spraying a mixture of 144 pounds powdered arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water or with Bordeaux mixture. Spraying after blossoms fall targets the grapevine rootworm and grape berry moth and incidentally controls the looper.
Small fruits such as blackberries dewberries strawberries and grapes offer solid returns when planted on good soil and properly cared for. Even a small area dedicated to these crops can yield more revenue than the rest of the farm if a market exists for the surplus.
Striped green beetles that infest evermbers carry wilt bacteria to their Java plants. They move bacteria between hosts and survive winter in their intestinal tract, aiding transmission in spring, say plant pathologists at the U S Department of Agriculture.
Summary of the 1921 Sunday School lesson on Acts 9 verses 1 to 30, tracing Saul’s dramatic conversion, his immediate testimony, the initial suspicion by Jerusalem believers, Barnabas’ endorsement, his bold disputing in the synagogue, and his eventual retreat to Tarsus as danger rises, with focus on transformation and starting to witness. The piece emphasizes Saul’s shift from persecutor to preacher and the role of fellowship in confirming his conversion.
An excerpt cites Deuteronomy 4 80 urging turning to the Lord in tribulation. The phrasing echoes mercy and steadfast guidance as divine aid is promised to the obedient. The fragment reflects religious instruction and scriptural quotation.
A brief religious excerpt urges worship and reverence before the Lord. It references scripture and a call to tell others of spiritual guidance, echoing themes of praise, humility, and makerly awe.
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