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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
Practical advice for poultry care including confinement on own land, building a dry well ventilated coop, separate yard for hens, roosts and droppings, nests for hens, green crop in yard, frequent yard sweeping, daily grain and kitchen scraps, dry feed, mite control, fall molt care, egg preservation, and winter supply strategies. Emphasizes cleanliness, ventilation, and humane housing.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt humorously laments rising food costs and restaurant price hikes as substitutes like corn oats and sandwiches appear. The piece sarcasm on rationing and scarcity, noting cooks adapt menus while continuing to raise prices and curb portions.
Popular Science Monthly traces shooting stars to ancient human thought and presents a 1875 meteorite theory that meteors are fragments from small planetary bodies shattered by volcanic explosions. It notes meteorites fall from within our solar system and cites many found in Arizona.
A clipping explains how dust particles floating in air can cause fires by friction heating to ignition. It notes that proper ventilation may not prevent spontaneous combustion and may sometimes worsen it, suggesting dampening utilities to avoid ignition.
Lucy Cordiner of the University of Minnesota states potatoes have the highest fuel value among fresh vegetables. Peeling and soaking potatoes in cold water wastes protein and minerals. blanching then cooking minimizes nutrient loss, with a quick oven producing dry, easily digested potatoes.
A fragmented column discusses restraint in memory and meeting others expectations. It notes the difficulty of eliciting truth from some men and touches on themes of honesty, social pressure, and the value of worthwhile actions in daily life.
A creative piece by Robert M. Gary from Athol contrasts farming on paper with real farming on a New Hampshire mountainside. It details imagined crops and profits, while noting the rustic landscape of lakes, rivers, and sunsets, and a surreal doll that supposedly yields blueberries.
In Ot taw a county two rich men, Joe Cur and his partner, tied to a Quapaw clan, amassed a large gold stash from a white mineral deposit discovered years ago. They moved yearly looms for gold supply to their gaudy shops, spending about 250 dollars annually and hiding wealth at their riverfront land.
The rural science note states that scientists dismiss any moon effect on temperature, weather, or plant growth. It cites CF Marvin of the Weather Bureau noting no appreciable influence from the moon on soil, atmosphere, or plant nourishment, and argues moonlight is far too weak to affect plant activity.
A string of quirky quotes and comic misfires shows characters trading tales of wealth hardship and daily life. A child’s gate mood and village chatter reveal social norms, misunderstandings, and playful banter across a mosaic of domestic scenes.
Glucose detection in fruit preserves is described. For jelly dissolve a teaspoon in alcohol, filter, cool, then add more alcohol to form a white precipitate if glucose is present. For jam or marmalade, filter out solids before testing. after cooling, add extra alcohol and observe a tense white precipitate if glucose exists. The method notes potential adulteration and safety concerns.
President calls Congress to extend session to boost treasury funds for war, urging tax increases on incomes, war profits, and luxuries. He warns of inflation risk from large loans and insists on early, equitable taxation tied to the 1918-1919 fiscal year, with taxes not due until mid-1919 and a larger sale of long-term bonds planned.
A speech urges immediate tax consideration to support the war effort. It emphasizes national unity, shared sacrifice, and decisive action to fund military programs as nations mobilize for victory, with rhetoric likening duties at home to those in the trenches. The speaker calls for no politics while war demands rise.
Tony Tensen of West Park Ohio near eighty says he feels like a boy after suffering months of paralysis and pain in his limbs back and shoulders. He credits Tanlac for restoration enabling him to dress himself and work. Tanlac advertised as available at any first class drug store with no price change.
Private Balt Jones in a depot office confronts a captain about transportation orders. The exchange reveals Jones’s mustache and missing shoulder bars as the captain recognizes him from their San Francisco days in the immigration department.
Fragment discusses care for wounded soldiers in the present conflict and estimates that about 60 percent are completely cured and able to return to duty. It emphasizes advances in treatment compared to past wars.
Walter had been at sea a day and night when Ian appeared and spoke of Tam being pleased about something dirty, in a fragmented scene. The orphaned tone evokes a coastal setting with child dialogue and implied family concern.
In a rustic chat, partners discuss dialing back artistic zeal and the use of vivid ink. They debate practicality over ornate style, favoring simpler daily expression and avoiding overelaborate visuals.
A fragmented aphorism links love to morality and cites Jove as the foundation of all commandments, framing inward and outward virtue in a classical, philosophical tone. The passage presents a reflectively spiritual stance without narrative events or clear attribution.
An ad promotes Freezone as a cheap, painless cure for hard corns soft corns and corns between toes. It claims instant relief from pain and easy corn removal with a tiny bottle sold at the drug store.
The late Sir George Alexander reportedly lived in a 70000 dollar mansion at Chorley Wood near London. A visiting train ride ends with a guard shouting Chorley Wood and a passenger sticking his head from a third class carriage asks, What’s the bloomin’ row.
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