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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
14
Freckles can be removed with double strength o thine from a druggist, with a money back guarantee if ineffective. Also described is a telegraph sender operated by voice to produce dots and dashes, using a diaphragm to modulate the circuit. A note on curing hay and a request for a free bulletin from the Agricultural Extension Department discusses proper hay handling and evaporation.
A 1916 testimonial from L. A. Richardson, a Marine Illinois druggist, lauds Swamp Root kidney remedy after a liver and kidney patient recovered. The letter from Kilmer & Co. urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet, noting larger bottle sizes available at drug stores.
A fragmented dialogue references avoiding mining and oil stocks while encouraging investing. The speaker mentions wealth from the ground and hints at pursuing roil investments, noting Git and Pye dote as unclear points in the plan. The text reads as uncertain, with garbled names and advisory fragments.
A Norfolk County Virginia farmer recently filed for bankruptcy with liabilities listed as SUSGTS and assets at zero. The case highlights financial distress affecting local agriculture and tied to unspecified obligations.
Diabetes sufferers are urged not to despair as Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy claims to restore health. The ad touts herbal ingredients, safety, years of use, and testimonials, inviting free samples from Warner's Remedies Co. Rochester.
A dialogue among Pinky Pig and Grandfather Porky explores claims that pig meat is becoming expensive and luxurious. Pinky notes men say costlier bacon and ham reflect better feeding, while Porky defends the idea that pigs are rising in status and value as expensive, desirable food.
The article argues that breaking a promise to keep secrets is a form of betrayal. It warns that if a girl does not preface a breach of confidence she cannot assume others will honor similar pledges. It cautions readers about the moral risks of sharing confidences.
A historical poultry feed recipe outlines a mash using cornmeal wheat shorts cottonseed meal ground lime rock and fine salt with added alfalfa hay for large duck farms. It advises mixing with water or milk and feeding twice daily plus a noon corn ration, with water troughs deep enough to rinse nostrils.
Squabs should be graded by size and quality with dark or small birds lowering value. They are packed breasts up in cracked ice with interleaving paper, and express-shipment rates affect profit. A steady market and larger flocks help small producers, as squab production per breeder ranges from one to eleven pairs annually, averaging six to seven. Prices peak in cold, wet weather when pigeons breed less in winter.
Instructions for managing a cholera outbreak in turkey houses. Isolate infected birds and disinfect with creolin or sulphonaphthol in water, administer sublimate tablets every three hours, and feed soft foods. Euthanize severely affected birds, burn carcasses and litter, spray houses with disinfectant, and plow runs to curb spread.
A Detroit Free Press reader describes a young woman entering a car door with modest dress, then knitting at length while soldiers pass. She displays old fashioned industry, waiting in her seat and drawing no attention for three miles, as others look up.
A Cincinnati authority extols Freezone as a breakthrough treatment for corns and calluses. He asserts that applying the drug directly to the affected area instantly relieves pain and lifts the corn uproots it as it dries. A small bottle is inexpensive and should be available at drug stores.
A boy asks for the meaning of financial flurry and is told by his father that it is the condition a mother is in when a bill collector arrives and she cannot find her purse.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura skin cream as the quick safe remedy for itchy skin. It promises daily use to prevent small troubles from becoming serious and offers a free sample by mail from Boston. The copy includes a comic quip about a silent partner and married life.
Of the hundreds of Americans who went to Panama in 1904 to take possession of the Canal Zone, fewer than fifty remain on the isthmus. The 1904 pioneers formed the Society of the Times, with women among the members. Each May 4 they celebrate the anniversary of the occupation with a banquet, and this year on the thirteenth anniversary they resolved to offer themselves to the government for service in the zone, in the United States, in France or elsewhere.
The line captures a playful exchange about widowhood with a sharp reply about appearances. It reflects humorous social banter likely from a column or dialogue in a historic newspaper. No other context is provided to establish a broader event or figures.
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