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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
5
A country banker explains how banks lend money wisely keeping reserves, evaluating credit, and avoiding partnerships in industries. He stresses truthful loan applications, liquid loan forms, careful discriminations, and the key factors for securing lines of credit including assets, endorsers, and depositor stability.
Will Rogers comments that banks got into trouble because everyone borrowed when money was available but repayment failed when banks needed funds. He argues blame should not fall solely on bankers.
New York bankers hear A W Diller advertising counsel urge aggressive ad campaigns to lift sagging spirits and revive commerce. He says 1933 is a good year to advertise and stay in business, arguing confidence must be reinforced and that aggressive firms will gain new customers. People will read newspaper ads if they interest readers and newspapers remain a key channel.
Fragmentary notice discusses advertising errors amid weak business conditions. Mentions dangerous spending tendencies and cautions against overexpenditure. Source text is incomplete and presents a cautious view of advertising strategy during economic uncertainty.
A historical tale from pre Civil War days recounts a Spanish gold fortune unearthed near McLain in southern Mississippi. The cache, hidden in five spots, included coins and jewelry worth many thousands, with locals guarding the site as crowds gathered and authorities sent bodyguards to protect the discovery site.
A University of California study led by Dr. John Hackett finds faster readers remember more after reading. In a two minute test of 20 questions, fastest readers averaged 12.7 correct, middle third 12.8, slowest 10.4. Participants included graduate education students with speeds from 65 to 220 words per minute. An Oakland elementary teachers group averaged 268 wpm, ranging 185 to 360.
California hunter Jay Bruce outlines his basic lion hunting method. He describes using a pack of dogs to track a lion, chasing it into a tree, throwing a noose over the animal, slipping it around the neck, and hauling the lion from the tree for removal.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a long ice column or icicle near Sequoia National Park. Text mentions dimensions like sixty feet long and twelve feet thick, with references to cold temperature and weather conditions. Exact details are unclear due to damaged source.
The annual farm management report shows 668 record farms kept accounts with the Extension Service of Town State College reporting a net farm loss of 450 in 1982 due to improved expenses and yields. Net cash income was 590 while gross per $100 invested fell from 7.89 to 6.01 amid high livestock income and greater homegrown feed supplies.
A statement asserts that the constitution does not name or reference any deity or divine being by name. It emphasizes separation of church and state and argues against including explicit religious references in the constitutional text.
A look at the Morgan family’s rise and influence from the 19th century to the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. It details Pierpont Morgan and J. Pierpont Morgan Jr. building a financial empire, Civil War financing, and wartime loans, ending with the House of Morgan as a dominant private banking force through interlocking directorates.
Mr and Mrs Howard Mason express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and aid in cultivating their corn while Mr Mason was confined in the hospital.
P. J. McCarty of Graettinger offers real estate, insurance, and collections services with farm land and town property for sale. Also handles property for non residents and acts as justice of the peace to facilitate timely, careful collection and sale actions.
An advertisement for a billiards and bowling venue run by A. J. Duhn promotes pool and billiard tables, a bowling alley, and a selection of soft drinks, candies, tobaccos, and cigars, emphasizing real enjoyment and prompt service.
Local notice from Simonsen Bros., Props. for City Meat Market in Graettinger Iowa. Ad highlights vegetables and customer appreciation. Telephone contact 71.
Quaker Oats Co thanks customers for patronage and invites continued business. Fresh flour in two grades Quaker’s and Mother’s, seeds and soil, Blue Diamond and Virglow coal, Orient Egg and Hard corn. Also invites grain price checks before selling. Shipping Association urges farmers to back their co op and meet mid month March May July September November January. W. L. O’Connor manager.
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