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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
15
A fragment from Iowa State College extension notes discusses a simple oxattped method to manage rates on farms. The text is garbled but suggests extension guidance for farmers seeking straightforward, practical solutions.
Short damaged classifieds note a shoe repair business relocated across from Gammon Lumber Yard in Market Day Building with cash terms and a Square Deal offer. Also multiple sale notices for plants a 1918 Ford car and baby chicks, land and pasture rental, truck hauling services, and purebred Duroc Jersey sows upcoming farrow. Names include W I Stevens Lewis Lippold Penn Moraine Barrett Olson.
The document lists names W. A. Lodge and W. H. Coen with F. C. Weigman as clerk and official in charge, requiring meetings on the last Monday of each month. It reads as a municipal or organizational notice with standard monthly scheduling.
The Bythian Sisters hold their monthly gathering on the first and this Tuesday of each month at Woodman Hall.
Royal Neighbors lodge meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month. Edith George serves as Oracle and Emma Shaver as Recorder, with the group listing the named officers.
The article describes rat poisons and control methods including strychnine and barium carbonate, warns about risks to pets, and advises building concrete foundations and screens. It then lists official rules for a horseshoe pitching competition, detailing pitch area, equipment limits, scoring, and conduct.
The article outlines scoring for a shoe pitching contest. Points go to the shoe closest to the peg, ringers score, two ringers equal six points, and ties resolved by next closest shoe. Calipers measure distances. disputes go to the referee or committee with final jurisdiction.
Nels Christensen reports from Denmark that 7000 Copenhagen families lack means to live, supported by charities. Unemployment, high prices, and wage disputes cripple manufacturing as ships dwindle and trade stalls, leading to factory closures and widespread want. He contrasts with Humboldt County noting health and hunger concerns.
Iowa State College expert C L Witch warns that beetles devouring cucumber vines can be killed with lead arsenate. Apply powder to upper and lower leaf surfaces at one ounce per gallon. If infestations are heavy, dust ground around vines. For leaf lice, use Blackleaf-40 solution with soap. Mosais disease remains uncontrollable.
On the Wesley Robb farm northwest of town a hidden still with about a hundred gallons of mash was found along with boilers and coils indicating a thriving moonshine operation. Sheriff Nivison, alerted by farmer Robb, dispatched deputies to seize the apparatus and shut down the setup.
The Lutherville Democrat reports ongoing tensions as a brewing dispute hints at illegal alcohol production. Shadows fall on a pair accused of skimming profits and evading law as references to a plant, a tub bearing Grant’s name, and Milo Hausner milk cans surface. The sheriff says the mash was consumed, and a wary public anticipates more trouble as operations reportedly pop up unseen whenever corn ripens.
The piece argues that clothing and furnishing prices will not return to prewar levels soon. It lists impossible price targets for common goods and services, questions whether manufacturers and retailers can bear the burden alone, and suggests all Americans must share in the readjustment. It criticizes oversimplified forecasts and emphasizes collective effort.
Robert Stillion, brother to Albert Stillion, a Fort Dodge blackhand artist, confessed to accompanying his brother at the time the elder Stillion was shot last winter. He says he aided in the crime and is now in the penitentiary. The confession suggests the youth was influenced by his older brother.
A playful ad note urges seasonal promotion of pop bottles. It contrasts whitewash in barns with cooler interiors and hints at lead arsenate use on crops. It warns that lax business methods threaten the strong commercial structure and may affect readers' ventures.
A man recounts buying a touring car and being told it would be easy to operate. He describes filling the tank with gasoline extract, then cranking, grabbing the wheel, and using foot and fist actions to start. He notes he did not lose his senses as he attempted to go.
I kept my eyes straight ahead and stayed between the fences. The first test run started in my barn lot and I killed four Duroc cows. Old Dobbin panicked at the gas and died. I rammed the gate post and slid into the pasture. The machine sped up as I tried to slow it, making curlicues and figure eights. I jumped to save myself and landed on my back seeing stars. everything went black. If anyone wants the car, call 23 lit.
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