Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Graettinger Times in Graettinger, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1912

Page

4

Panama World Expo to Employ Thousands in San Francisco

A major world exposition to be built at Barbier View and Golden Gate Park will connect by a marine boulevard across the Presidio. Opening events include a composite fleet parade in San Francisco harbor, followed by international yacht and motorboat races, aviation meets, and major military maneuvers.

Panama San Francisco Barbor View San Francisco Bay Golden Gate Park Pacific Ocean United States Presidio America

Eat With Your Fingers Doctors Say For Indigestion

London doctors suggest eating with fingers as best cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. A Harley Street specialist and family doctor back the idea, arguing casual, animal-like eating aids digestion and may improve appetite, especially in children who prefer finger-held meals.

London Gure Harley Street Camnalelphia Times

Shamrock Story: Patrick Uses Triple Leaf to Convert King

In Tara, St Patrick faced a hard audience as he explained the Trinity. He plucked a shamrock with a triple leaf, using it to illustrate Christian doctrine to the king and chiefs. The monarch and court accepted Christianity, and the shamrock remains a uniquely Irish plant found nowhere nearby.

St. Patrick Tara Ireland Scothand England

Home Trade Advice and Local Commerce Dangers

A town risks decline when residents rely on mail order giants instead of buying local. Consumers who spend locally support town business, while shopping from distant sources weakens the community and its shops. The piece urges residents to patronize home industries to keep the town alive.

Hfe

Trade by Advertising Urges Local Merchants to Advertise

The Buckeye Informer argues merchants in towns and small cities should advertise to compete with mail order houses. It notes local merchants know customers, can show goods before purchase, and may offer lower or similar prices. Publishers should educate merchants about advertising or risk losing business to more enterprising competitors.

Iim Moye

Why Dabow & Brown Fail to Please Town

A fragment from the morning beat notes a dispute about Dabow and Brown and their storeyainting choices. The piece mentions pride in the town and an order mailed to a city plate, suggesting tension over local work and reception. The exact meanings are unclear due to garbled text.

Dabow & Brown Bias Bieaighiway Bap, Jr

Wisconsin No. 7 corn improvement at UW College of Agriculture

The agronomy department at the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture presents Wisconsin No. 7 corn, Silver Wing, grown on a 101 bushels per acre plot in 1941. The display contrasts pure bred corn with common Wisconsin varieties and notes six years of breeding work yielding higher yields, with Wisconsin No. 7 averaging about 41 bushels per acre, twelve more than competing varieties.

Agronomy Department College of Agriculture University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Fuverensot SA

Seed Quality Drives Big Corn Yields, Says Professor West Jardine

A Kansas agricultural briefing notes that selecting good seed corn from well-prepared soil greatly impacts yields. Homegrown varieties outyielded outside seed sources, averaging 14 finishers to the acre, with wet, favorable weather boosting results.

The Enmity Between General and Country Love

A Civil War era narrator recalls a forbidden romance with a penniless country girl. Anxious uncle, battlefields, and a dramatic confrontation end in a duel of wills as the general confronts love, wealth, and loyalty. The tale blends war duty with personal risk and a decisive, violent clash.

Haly Blo Aga Gener Wuche Gil Nulie Murely Chid Aki Udu Llid Win Tefanaty Conti Ibn Walt Milla

Notable Canal Passage Figures and U.S. Zone Details

A brief item outlines canal passage through locks and hours in the Panama Canal Zone. It notes area estimates, U S ownership, numbers of fortifications and personnel, including Allied and American forces, with figures around 30,000 to 1,000 in related contexts. The fragment references bonds or costs in the RB75,000,000 range and a labeled item 1 Ad.

Pananta Canal Locke Urad Calunl United Btates

Poultry Breeding Tips For Cold Weather Profit

A Kansas Speer article advises poultry keepers to provide grit boxes and dust baths, use bone cutters to boost dock earnings, and avoid forcing breeders as it may injure eggs. It recommends gradual hen laying, air over manure, and using sifted litter to reduce dampness, noting breeding stock is cheaper now than in spring and suggests feeding scraps to hens to maintain egg yield in cold weather.

Lazy Acres Farm Improvements Boosted by Soil Reclaiming

In a National Stockman and Farmer excerpt a farmer describes reclaiming waste land by removing a stone pile, draining a drift, and clearing rushes to grow yellow locust and timber. The effort turns barren plots into productive ground, reducing pests and increasing rent potential.

Ile National Stockman

Save Trips to Town

fragmented OCR note discusses traveling to town on a farm. It mentions keeping small tools, shops, and repair items, with a focus on efficiency and timing during busy times.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Persia W. Morgan Shuster Russia Perala Shuster Russla Maine Pialsted M’donalds William ©. McDonald New Mexico Jesse Fuller McDonald Colorado McDonald Ohio Jordanville William McDonald White Oaks N.A McDonalds Glass Eye Vossische Zeitung Pettin Kauil New York Banker Ana Claasic Dilla Island Snaitern Boul Bechune Bills Island Europe John Dillon John B. Medmond Asquith Hia Ulster Unionist Association Duchess of Papama Canal Pentl Harbor Hawaiian Islands Constitution Cora Rock Wallple Point Bryan Bryan Club William J. Bryan Nebraskan Statesman Salem Commodore Barry John Paul Jovea John Barry Lavy Barry Tentimental National One Arts Commission Congressional Barry Washington Philadelphia Delaware Whabington Valley Forge Lafiystis Trance Porta Immigration Commissioner William ‘Williams John E. Redmond Home Trade Advice Department On Agriculture West. Jardine Astraly Department Kansas Ausculty Epiloge Ata Trong vii Hiough Amy Keine Farid Heilerest Fariers Millen Tnt Fappling Dss Munbhattion Kru By Martin V. Fuller
Search Courier

Search the Graettinger Times Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Graettinger Times?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication