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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
8
A fibered tale of a bold pumpkin vine that leaves the field to see the world above a stone wall. It climbs and blossoms but grows too heavy. the vine mourns its choice as its brothers in the field ripen into golden pumpkins while it withers, learned too late the value of staying home.
The readable fragment describes a narrator or character creeping away from an elder and his tales as the scene shifts toward a cornfield. The text hints at growth and contemplation but lacks complete context or a clear event.
An exploration of the name Lois and its male Louis origins across French, Provencal, and Iberian usage. It traces how Loula, Loys, and Lots evolved, with gender shifts and regional spellings, noting onyx jewelry and a cautionary tale about fate and fortune.
A collage of sentences notes the use of censuses for military or fiscal purposes, cites the U S 1790 first population count, and mentions England following suit. A parent asks a boy about a dog breed, he answers wanting a long tail to wag when happy.
Mary Marshall Duffee offers wedding etiquette notes on invitations gifts and courtesy to avert family fault lines. It covers invitation timing envelopes stamps hostess letters and post wedding customs from church arrivals to reception seating and deference to the bride and groom.
A fragment from a teaching piece contrasts the use of likely and liable in examples. It notes that likely describes a very probable event and liable implies risk or consequence, with a lecturer remarking on honesty and human potential amid moral tendencies.
A Boston Transcript column urges readers to avoid waste with excess aid and instead donate generously. It frames giving as prudent and charitable, highlighting community benefits from sharing resources rather than discarding them.
United States Department of Agriculture and the state experiment station continued experiments on wintering steers at Lewisburg West Virginia. Sixty two year old steers averaging 927 pounds were divided into six lots of ten and fed for 128 days from December 23 1919. The top gain was 63 pounds with a ration of 25 pounds of alfalfa hay 5.4 pounds of straw and one pound of cottonseed meal. Other rations yielded 78 67 63 25 and 22 pound gains. Steers grazed pasture to study effects on subsequent pasture performance.
Figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show a trend toward purebred females and sires. From October 1, 1919 to December 31, 1920, purebred females under purebred sires rose to 55 percent, scrubs dropped to 21 percent, based on breeding data from nearly 400,000 animals. Livestock specialists expect continued rise in purebreds on farms.
For young horses and colts muscle development is key. Protein feeds help, as do leguminous hays like alfalfa and clover. Valuable concentrates include wheat bran, cottonseed meal, rice bran, and shorts. One to two pounds of cottonseed meal daily with grain proves economical for heavy work horses.
A Nebraska stockman testifies to the US Department of Agriculture in the Better Sires Better Stock campaign. He notes he sold two purebred Short horn bulls, one oversized and one with poor conformation, signaling growing belief that desirable sires must be high quality beyond purebred status.
Develop and fatten swine by ensuring suitable food for steady bone and muscle growth and regular exercise to build strength and vigor. The guidance emphasizes proper nutrition and activity for healthy weight gain in pigs.
Todiana town school chief persuaded the board to rescind a rule limiting hires to single women. At the first school he joked about marriage proposals, meeting a teacher who blushed and replied there were three others besides him. Laughter echoed as he exited, and he never mentioned the ruling again.
In a playful exchange James asks for a kiss, Eileen warns kissing spreads germs, and James insists. Caroling interjects a brisk, stagey taunt as the moment unfolds with light humor.
Burroughs recalls Jay Gould as a small sly youth who used tricks to win wrestling. Gould later leaves the area, then returns as a powerful financier observed by Burroughs in Washington at the Treasury vault. The memoir notes their diverging paths and a distant, uneasy companionship.
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