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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
8
The article stresses maintaining cleanliness and low temperature in summer cream production. It details steps from milking to cooling, including prompt separation, water cooling with a small tank, stirring, thorough washing of utensils, air drying, and covered milking pails. It also advocates small milk houses near pumps and end notes on voting rights.
R M Highmne of Mardin township has a mule on his farm that supposedly tells time. At 6 PM the mule brays toward the sun, signaling the hour with a precise tick. Elghine claims the animal is honest and won’t work past the hour, but it will quit at the end of the row and may protest overtime by kicking boards off the barn.
Fort Dodge prepares for a third new church building after a May meeting of the First Congregational church resolved to appoint a five member committee to plan a parsonage and church on property at Second Avenue North and 16th Street and to consider moving the parsonage from the current site to the new location.
A description from The American Boy details photographing a moving revolver bullet with a moving picture camera. Seventy two frames were captured across ten inches at one hundred thousand exposures per second via a wheel mounted film and rapid electric flashes. The process avoided overlap and showed a bullet passing through a stick with splinters forming after the impact.
Fragmented text discusses the body as a chemical organism needing fourteen elements and four basic food groups. It warns malnutrition lowers vitality and disease resistance, with emphasis on proteins fats sugars and minerals. Unclear OCR hinders precise details but highlights nutrition importance.
Dr R R Daniels warns against repeating food types within one meal arguing that bread potatoes ice and dry beans are similar in composition for the average person. He emphasizes limiting to one kind of each major food class per meal to ensure proper variety.
A fragmented early 20th century notice notes John Dietz, son of J J Diets and defender of Cameron Dam, visiting Emmetsburg with H H Fish to publicize a June 16 Crystal affair. It mentions Dietz age nineteen, his prison sentence history, and a long account of the Cameron Dam conflict along with local notices and social items from Emmetsburg.
A. I. Lande of Graettinger Iowa Route 1 4 1 6 advertises Pure Bred Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds chickens and White Holland turkeys for sale. Place your order now.
An advertisement urges farmers to adopt Cox's Farm Accounting for efficiency. The notice also lists the Gruettinger Opera House Co annual stockholders meeting set for June 7, 1915 at 2:00 p.m. in Graettinger Iowa with full attendance requested. It also promotes The Hygienist magazine and a sample copy offer.
Rich Aylward announces in Palo Alto county Iowa that fence viewers will meet on the east half of the southwest quarter of section 19 township 97 range 33 on June 4 1915 at 2 pm to view and order a partition fence on the land owner Yo Bridget Carney non resident promoter is notified of the proceeding dated May 18 1915.
Estherville eye doctor Dr Stages will make his next regular visit to Graettinger on Monday June Tth 1915 at Dr Nanes office to examine eyes for glasses.
Pure bred stallion Major Woodford a standard bred trotting sire stands for 1915 at a Graettinger farm three miles south. Stud fee 15 dollars state certificate 2330 ownership L W Larson Palo Alto County with breed registration and official verification noted.
A gossip recounts a claim that Jim's wife, whom he married, is extremely ugly. The tale alleges a Chicago source saw her ordering advance payment for a wedding photo, implying the photographer expected a bad result and profit from prepayment, though the claim remains unverified.
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