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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
2
Editor Murriman laments public apathy and high costs of wedding notices. The piece criticizes consistent delays at the Grady post office and praises business cooperation while urging a clearer annual city financial report mandated by law. The column reflects early 20th century civic concerns and editorial voice.
The report notes passage of a limit bill aimed at restricting intoxicating sales within five miles of schools and colleges. Details remain sparse but enforcement under local control is mentioned, with focus on maintaining order near educational institutions.
A fragment questions why a man should pay for a marriage proposal, suggesting uncertainties about obligations, finances, illness, or death that accompany marriage. It references a reader named Paul in the Jefferson Bee and hints at a debate over the custom of treating or paying for weddings.
In a bill introduced by Senator Francis, taking intoxicating liquors into state prisons would be punishable by five years in state prison or reformatory. The proposal targets possession and transport of alcohol within prison facilities.
A British baby subsidy scheme is described in odd terms with warrants issued to mothers for 7.20 pounds per birth. The exchange questions its practicality and ethical implications, suggesting a high figure like 720 pounds and differing values by gender, illustrating a controversial proposal.
The Iowa Democratic organization claims Rep. Frank P. Woods blocked post office appointments. Of 52 presidential offices in the district, about half had commissions expire long ago, with Democratic officials alleging Taft-era ties and a rift over Estherville. The list of ripe offices includes Algona, Armstrong, Breda, Britt, Estherville, Forest City, and others.
A farmer brought a four pound pail of Montgomery Ward coffee to a local store and asked the merchant to grind it. The merchant complied without complaint, illustrating daily acts of accommodation by local merchants. The farmer plans to continue shopping at home while acknowledging the merchant’s goodwill. Fight Ringsted Dispatch.
Agronomy note explains oats follow corn in rotation, with 75 bushels removing 76 pounds nitrogen 23 phosphorus and 62 potash. Proper rotation preserves soil nutrients, moisture, and grain quality, and avoids dropping oats. oats fit after corn or after wheat barley where corn not grown, and pay when seed bed and seed quality are good.
The article argues oats should grade No 2 with better care in growing and harvesting. Five cents per bushel more for No 2 boosts a 80 acre field yielding 8,000 bushels by $400, justifying extra labor. Despite large US production, exports fall while imports rise, ensuring a strong domestic market.
Agronomist F H Demares reports from the National Crop Improvement Service that drilling oats rather than broadcasting increases yields. Studies at multiple stations show gains from 6.8 to 8.9 bushels per acre over broad seeding, with Ontario trials adding four bushels. Shallow sowing, about one inch deep, and using a disk drill for precise depth are recommended to improve establishment and yield.
An old advertisement touts Silver Creek Splint coal for cooking with more heat per pound, cleaner operation, and less stove wear. It urges men to switch from cheap soft coal to improve wives’ comfort and kitchen efficiency, promising tar quality and winter savings.
A mixed programme features music acts and children’s theatre with titles such as Puss-in-Boots Cinderella Sleeping Beauty and Jack and Jill. Performers include Peter Pamplin Soto Melin Maud Mester and Joseph Sullivan in a family friendly matinee and evening shows at Hall25c.
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