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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
11
The article reports on new dairy and retail law enforcement, Commissioner Barney promising strict enforcement and a four to six week grace period for licensees, with provisions to revoke licenses for noncompliance. It notes changes in staff, proposed examinations for capital and license regulations, and broader state health and commerce movements reflected in related council actions and upcoming rulings.
A century past report describes Castellani and Sir David Bruce linking sleeping sickness to the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis. It details field expeditions across equatorial Africa, fly distribution near water, and experiments in Entebbe and along Lake Victoria. It notes latent infectivity, possible animal reservoirs, and ongoing studies for prevention and treatment with regional exploration in Rhodesia and Congo frontier areas.
As wars receded, the 1814 Ghent treaty ending the War of 1812 was celebrated in Britain, Canada, and the United States. A U S commission on universal peace was asked to report within four years on observances, signaling renewed arbitration and disarmament hopes amid Anglo American reconciliation.
Mandarin Ho Kuei Fong of China critiques European cities and gender roles in a returned manuscript. He argues tall European buildings invite plague and flood, pagodas protect prosperity, and Europeans ignore ancient winds. He laments women’s rising status and social reversal, noting men serve women and wait for the wife to be seated.
A fragmentary overheard dialogue shows a curious guest prying about a group of women near a corner. The exchange is jagged and incomplete, with characters unsure and the guest eager to learn more.
The article questions U S wheat production declines and suggests American farmers exploit Canada’s lower priced lands in Western Canada. It cites 1909 and 1910 wheat figures, argues reciprocity debates, and highlights Americans in Canada including Scandinavian settlers seeking settlers for Turtle Lake Saskatchewan and notes government land offices in Battleford.
A brief London Opinion item features a quarrel at a diner where a proprietor asks who the singer is. The exchange hints at a marital rift and an accompanist who may be singing out of tune, while one diner wonders if the woman is accompanying herself.
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