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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
10
An old advertisement touts Larsen Sanitarium offerings claiming cures for various ailments including rheumatic, stomach and bladder troubles, bronchitis, kidney complaints, piles, asthma, hair loss prevention, and new hair growth. It appears as an advertising insert with stylistic OCR errors and unclear attestations.
Iowa state experts advise breeding cows now to freshen in November or December to take advantage of higher winter milk and fat prices. Dairy leaders Finley and Weaver stress careful feeding, larger herds, and diligent record keeping to ensure profitability in 1922.
C B Finley of Iowa State College reports Iowa produced about 25 million pounds more creamery butter in 1922 than the prior year. He notes a national trend of increased dairy production and rising consumption with per capita butter use up to 17.5 pounds in 1922 from 14 during the war, while oleomargarine falls to 2 pounds. Educational campaigns boosted dairy demand, even as storage lagged behind production. A stray paragraph on baseball adds a fragmentary note about Eddie Fredette and other local athletic scenes.
A tale from Fairmont Independent recounts a bluff where a pitcher feigned a real pitch and a catcher setup a noise hit to fool the umpire. The batter protested as a strike, but the umpire ruled strike three, exposing the ruse. Also notes Iowa's share of world swine, livestock, meat consumption, and rat control tips from Iowa State College experts.
C Fenton of the Agricultural Engineering department at Town State College explains silner brick filters including the dome and wall types. The dome filter uses brick to separate water from filth, drawing water from inside. A sloping bottom sump in cisterns carries settled filth away, with overflow pipe near sump bottom to eject much filth during spring rains. The article ends noting the common Lost and Found column misleads readers.
Want ads list a Hereford bull about a year old and Duroc brood sows without papers. Farm supplies include grain and feed at low prices from Farmers Grain Co. Furs wanted with high market value to be paid by A C Christopher son at Jen sen Auto Company garage on 11 20 11. Pythian Sisters meet first and third Tuesdays in Woodman Hall. Royal Neighbors lodge nights every Tuesday of each month with Elsie Paulsen and Emma Shaver. M WA lodge nights second and last Monday with L P Larsen and C Wiegmann.
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