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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
8
A wartime radio message warns Liberty bond holders to ignore aggressive stock hawkers. It urges prudent use of bonds, noting legitimate stock is scarce and often purchased by unscrupulous financiers in large cities.
Wis1 crossing excerpts reveal a panorama of fear and prophecy as observers warn of a unified Muslim movement and Western denial. References to Mahometanism, Mecca, Enver Pasha, Lenin, and Arm enians fuel anxiety. The piece ties religious conflict to geopolitics and potential occupation of Constantinople, with critics in newspapers debating Allied actions and future church-state alignments.
The piece warns of an impending price bump as sources spread word of inflation, driven by Europe’s shortages. Retailers have hiked prices to maximize profits before a fall, and many firms may fold if a sudden rise disrupts markets. Workers should save now for tougher times ahead.
The text cites varied quotes about royalty government titles and a request to pay teachers more. It notes a Saskatoon Star line about teachers’ pay, and a Ledger comment on liquor law tied to Delaware and Hudson bridge construction, suggesting press agents steering headlines.
A bulletin from the Ames Iowa station reports illuminant comparisons. It ranks candles as baseline and lists kerosene mantle, gas, acetylene, and electricity by lighting capacity and per unit cost. Mantled gas tops the chart for light while electricity shows higher efficiency with special bulbs. costs reflect running light only, excluding setup and upkeep.
Agriculture engineer A. W. Turner from Iowa State College Extension warns farmers against using cheap lubricating oils. He says inferior oils hasten tractor wear and urges following reliable oil charts to match oils to tractor design, noting price pressures tempt low quality choices.
A study by Prof. C. G. Loyd of the Farm Management Department analyses 1440 sales in 1919. It shows 80 percent of Iowa land sales ranged from 150 to 850 dollars per acre, with some higher prices tied to truck gardening near towns and residential factors. One 160 acre entry hit 600 dollars per acre, suggesting justified value based on prior earnings.
The Gracttinger Times seeks a Wallingford news writer for several weeks to secure O news. If any Wallingford subscriber knows a suitable person in Wallingford, inform them the paper would like to recruit them soon.
An 1895 Adjutant General report notes the first practical military use of bicycle couriers in the United States. Iowa militia organizations mobilized to prevent disorder as Kelley’s Coxey expedition arrived from the West in 1894, with riders transmitting army movements to the transfer depot.
Town potato growers offering seed for sale can seek help finding buyers via C L Fitch potato specialist in the agricultural extension. The department does not buy or sell seed potatoes but lists names of sellers for buyers seeking surplus stock amid a hot season in 1919 that harmed local yields.
The speaker laments heavy snow cutting a path to the Jane house door. Four feet deepen the yard as more snow falls, with a wish for relief by the next Fourth of July. The verse humorously pleads for a den or break from shoveling.
A humorous panel airs a couple quarreling over an anniversary, with a snowbound cartoony backdrop. The husband jokes about selling snow to Eskimos while the wife cries, exposing a comic misunderstanding. The strip reflects playful domestic mischief from Cartoons Magazine.
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