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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1922
Page
12
A fragment hints at boosting Pickwick noted by Train Boy and a brakeman. The dialogue mentions boosting a native town and an old-fashioned hick referencing Pickwick papers. A Japanese bride is seen calling on neighbors while others rely on friends.
Lieut. M. L. Gelsenberger aided Natchez after flood refugees crowded in. The American Legion, with Red Cross support, organized a tent city when government tents arrived late. Legionnaires, led by Gelsenberger, set up sanitation plans and housed over five hundred people in initial days, earning nationwide praise.
The American Legion Weekly weighs in on New Zealand press usage of legionary to mean an American Legion member. It argues legionnaire best fits, noting legionary evokes a embattled Roman while legionnaire signals American Legion affiliation. The piece ends with a movie director quip about risk in a scene.
The American Legion Weekly laments that song writers and performers who shape doughboy sentiment should face harsh discipline. It urges 1-A classification and six months intensive K P and sanitary detail training before composing country songs. It warns any writer or singer of such sentiments risks death and midnight deployment with lanterns.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions vocational trainees and cattle with unclear context. It references a phrase Itteʻa Great Life and hints at themes of memory, effort, and dairy or poultry farming. The fragment lacks coherent facts to form a full news item.
Ohio notes that Fairport's mayor Amy Kaukonen, war service veteran and member of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps, is a standout local leader. She supports the American Legion Auxiliaries, praising the organization for its apolitical, service‑driven ideals of liberty, fraternity, and manhood.
A plan by the Argonne association to care for French war orphans is functioning well and may inspire a U S program. Formed in 1918 by Americans helping French orphans, the group operates homes, a community school, playgrounds and a vocational training center. Three centers in France provide staged training to the children.
Ernest R. Hall, Arizona acting governor in the absence of the chief executive, welcomed Marshal Foch during his U S visit as a guest of the American Legion. Hall, once a corporal in the Twenty-seventh Engineers, previously wore an issued uniform and later served as state legislator and chaplain of the Frank Luke Jr post.
In Tyron Neb the American Legion dedicates a $2,800 hall. Massachusetts posts raise funds to install radio receivers in five hospitals. Oklahoma posts receive free traveling libraries. Commander Hanford MacNider endorses Legion posts adopting boy scouts or forming troops. He calls Scouting essential for educating future citizens and supports efforts promoting youth programs.
A Department of Agriculture circular explains late blight of potatoes, which rots tubers and tops. It can be controlled by spraying Bordeaux mixture and using disease free seed. Regions across the country are at risk under cool moist growing conditions, with guidance on spraying and storage to limit decay.
The first essential in cocklebur control is to prevent seed maturity. In corn, cultivate to kill all plants with the cultivator and finish the rest by hand or hoe. Thick crops like Sudan grass sorghum soybeans and clover reduce the weed. Mow and burn badly infested areas and inspect fence rows and waste places for stray plants to prevent seed production.
Rat killing yields profits when boys, men, and dogs are organized to dig rodents from holes and clear straw and rubbish. After initial removal, follow up with traps and poisoning to wage a sustained campaign against the fleeing rats.
The amount of dockage and foreign materials present at inspection and grading greatly affect the wheat’s value. Improper seed, weather conditions, and handling can introduce foreign material, increasing milling costs and affecting flour quality. The USDA notes careful seed selection and thrashing reduce dockage. report copies of Farmers' Bulletin 1211 from USDA Washington, D.C.
A 20 ft lumber load was moved when no long wagon was available. A light automobile and a hand truck borrowed from a grocery were used to mimic a wagon. A rope from the car’s rear axle pulled the truck, lifting the lumber off the ground for transport. Edwin L. Camp, Tuntington Park, California, in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The article explains that hens need animal protein for efficient egg production, with high vegetable protein feeds only partially substituting meat feed. USDA tests favor cottonseed meal for egg yield, followed by peanut meal and bean meals. Limiting cottonseed meal to one tenth of mash helps prevent yolk spots and quality decline.
The article warns against grazing alfalfa when only young shoots appear as crowns may be permanently damaged and the plant killed. It advises against heavy pasturing through the season and recommends allowing growth for at least one hay cutting.
Mrs. Prank Wilkie of 220 Cedar St Syracuse says Tanlac cured eight years of stomach misery. Once unable to eat, she suffered heartburn gas and disturbed sleep. Now she enjoys a strong appetite sleeps well and can eat most foods. She praises Tanlac and notes it is sold by all good druggists.
In Chiggersville a delegation of lady voters pressured the editor to write on women’s power in policies. The editor reflects that such voters may indeed be a force in politics, noting their entrance and departure impressions.
Cumberland Maine shows a testimonial from Mia Johnares age 86 praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from pains and fatigue during years of childbearing. The letter notes improved rest, ability to work, and easy childbirth. The ad promises to publish letters advising other women who write for guidance.
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