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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
2
A garbled passage describes a sister and a child with a car in a street scene. A red-haired, curly-locked child bounds about as a woman expresses surprise at the activity, asking why a man is not present.
A fragmented old newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It urges readers to buy bottles at local druggists and offers a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer in Binghamton New York, mentioning the paper advert.
The passage discusses spring fatigue and the belief that medical science can restore vitality. It urges readers to maintain body care, improve liver function, and try remedies to regain vigor and energy, noting March and April as low ebbs and the need for renewed health efforts.
Fashion notes on spring tailored blouses emphasize plain colors and narrow stripes with features like small tucks and fine plaits. High necks appear but open throats remain popular for hot weather. wash satins in sand yellow flesh gray and white lead the palette. A flesh colored wash satin blouse with box plait and turned back cuffs is showcased as practical and easy to laundered compared with trimmer skirts.
A period piece on Easter hats describes chic, becoming millinery. It notes fashionable shapes, including a velvet ribbon accented crown, a youthful felt hat, and a graceful brimmed piece with ostrich trimming and georgette faced sides, emphasizing how hats reveal and conceal attributes.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture outlines testing methods for incubated eggs. It describes testing at days seven and fourteen, differences for white and brown shells, how to identify fertile versus infertile eggs, and home made candling tools. It notes that infertile eggs decay and should be removed, while fertile eggs develop visible embryos and air cell demarcations by day fourteen.
Miss Kelly of Newark describes severe nervous breakdown with daily headaches. After two years under a physician and trying many remedies, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her condition from the first day, restoring health and enabling her to work normally.
The article outlines five major honey regions in the United States the Northeast white clover region the southeastern region the alfalfa region the southern California mountain side region and the semiarid Texas area. It notes many restricted areas offer special nectar sources including buckwheat wild raspberry willowherb Spanish needle heartsense tupelo and basswood. It stresses beekeepers must assess local honey plants before starting and that thousands of acres have ample plant resources but lack pollination support.
Important amounts of perishable foods spoil or become unsafe when exposed to heat, dust, or pests. Milk often spoils kept uncovered in warm kitchens. Proper practice keeps perishables cool, clean, and covered at all times to reduce waste and lower food costs.
United States Department of Agriculture notes that choosing breeding stock with quality traits yields higher dressing percentage. Look for soft fine hair smooth skin absence of wrinkles medium bones and a smooth refined general appearance as indicators of meat quality and offal yield.
Dual purpose cattle appeal to small farmers who raise only a few head and rely on them for milk and butter while also keeping cattle suitable for slaughter. They are less popular with large scale ranchers who manage big herds.
Commercial fertilizer aids garden soils as a supplement to farmyard manure. Manure provides some plant food and humus to mellow the land, while Plant Foods enrich the soil and boost its productive capacity.
A letter from a reader in the Survey asks for books or pamphlets to teach children eight and six in a logical order for indoor games. The writer mentions lotto, parchest, checkers, backgammon, harmon, chess and card games, seeking guidance on which to teach first.
The General accepts a fair offer and references time for a retreat. The Colonel comments that more leisure would come with being in on the retreat. Notes suggest wartime duties and casual conversation about plans and downtime.
A brief dialogue asks which guide to daily plans matters more for meals the fare list or the almanac. It notes a character prioritizes the almanac over the fare bit in deciding what to eat.
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