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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
5
The Food Administration warns that Argentine arrivals are short and calls for further meat and bread reductions to balance supplies. It notes meat supplies are growing due to hog production and better transport, but emphasizes continued waste reduction and adjusted consumption to meet export and domestic needs.
A portable shower bath is wheeled into a cottage by a doctor and nurse to bathe the children daily. The scene, described in warm terms, shows Red Cross aid transforming a beleaguered family's life from hunger and cold to cleanliness and small comforts amid wartime hardship.
A mother relays a letter from her son in France praising American Red Cross canteens. He describes a bath, clean clothes, a real meal, a shave, a haircut, and a dry bed, all in a warm, welcoming Red Cross environment that lifts soldiers' spirits and renews their resolve to win the war.
A war message argues Germany has waged a covert campaign against the United States for years. It cites German influence in politics education pulpit and emigration policy, cites Delbruck law and proclaims union aims to preserve Germanism abroad. It notes Pan German League and other groups, plus domestic concerns about governance and liberty bonds.
Dr Baldwin discusses scheduling to avoid wasted time on a Ruthven Monday. He urges farmers to plan the season so field work fills all days, and on rainy days when field work is impossible to tackle odd jobs such as harness repair, fence repairs, barn cleaning, and machinery overhaul for the season.
Government contracts total about 36 million dollars for Pershing boots or trench shoes. Planned output ranges from five to seven million pairs. All sole leather over eight ounces thick has been commandeered, signaling lighter civilian shoe soles. The Pershing boot is hailed as the finest shoe of its kind ever made.
The item mix urges support for Liberty Bonds and war effort while including local classifieds from Graettinger Iowa. Piano tuning services seek work, scrap iron buyers offer ten dollar per ton, and a banker ponders science versus headlines as Herold Jensen of Royal Lumber visits Lost Island Lake.
Prospects for apples are promising with excellent season so far. Horticulturists say the crop should be large if growers apply the calyx spray at the proper time. While spraying apples, cherry, plum and pear trees should also receive the same treatment at the same time.
The document details cream grading standards. No 1 cream must be sweet with acidity under .2 percent, clean flavor, and clean cans, paying a premium of 3 cents per pound butterfat. No 2 cream has .2 to .4 percent acidity, clean taste and smell, clean cans, paying 3 cents less than No 1. No 3 cream has .4 percent acidity or more, is unclean, lumpy, or in dirty cans and shall be rejected. no acceptance of No 3.
The list stresses maintaining separator speed, thorough cleaning after each use, skimming immediately while warm, testing skimmed cream for at least 80 percent fat, cooling promptly with cold water, and never mixing warm and cold cream. It advises daily delivery to the creamery and covering cans during transport to protect from sunlight.
Iowa leads the 1917 list of leading agricultural states with a total value of 1.469 billion dollars, ahead of Illinois at 1.287 billion and Texas at 1.254 billion. The gain reflects increased farm production contributing to wartime efforts and marks Iowa’s rise from second place in 1911–1915.
The Red Cross meeting at Tindalls Tuesday evening drew a good crowd. News items include L. A. Larson hosting relatives at Spirit Lake, Levi DeGueest traveling to Pella for a serious illness, and returns on Monday. Visits from Wast of Gradtlinger and Estherville residents are noted, with Beulah to visit grandparents. Clarence Thiel and Hazel Anderson attended a Cairns Bros show in Grachtinger, and Fred Miller's family visited there. Martin Wellnitz, sister Johan na, and cousins attended church last Sunday.
A string of local trips and gatherings unfolds as Mrs J A Nelson and her young son visit Randall Town with Miss Bell Egertson while Mrs L E Crim visits Emmetsburg at the Ed Thompson home. Arthur Larson of St Paul visits family before training service and Des Moines bound trips occur for Ray Moore Ruby and Miss Murray. Hazel Schafer visits her sister Min L I Ge from Des Moines. Odel Kasatt Ella Larsen spend weekend at Chas Heidecker home. hogs and cattle shipped to Chicago from here. Several locals journey to Camp Dodge Des Moines and lake trips noted for L A Larson of Graettinger and Martin Trefford families. Riverside church hosts Rev Rassmasson of Chicago with services at east church. Mrs Harry Chesman improves from illness. Miss Blanche Nelson leaves for Forest City summer school. Children and teens return from Spencer and Camp Dodge. wrist sprain from mule incident noted.
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