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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
13
An OCR fragment from a camp meeting recounts a preacher and pianist misplacing a song during a hymn. The pianist asks for guidance as the preacher searches, while attendees improvise and the chanist jokes about expertise, reflecting a chaotic, humorous moment in a religious gathering.
A fragmentary dialogue about a person nicknamed MHS You See Puttsing, describing a pretended cam ming on living and questioning Flow ds that Hodson hates an adstag spechatist.
Mr Robert W Ferguson of Wingham Mass writes of years suffering kidney disorder and backache. He says Dodd's Kidney Tills cured him after a Vancouver near death experience and helps keep his kidneys regulated. He urges readers to use the DODD'S three D's brand name.
A brief note describes using a dye test to determine soil acidity. It outlines treating soil with a dye, observing color change from blue to red or deep pink, and notes timing if no color change occurs.
An advertisement claims ethine double strength removes freckles and lightens skin. Users apply a small amount twice daily and see fading spots. one ounce often suffices. Money back guarantee offered if results fail.
A brief quote from the St Paul Pioneer Press stresses balancing urban development with preserving vacant rural spaces. It suggests cultivating city lots while avoiding overfilling country spots and argues for thoughtful land use.
Lefever and companions track Sassoon after a snatched escape from the inn by jumping through a low window. Scott confirms the route toward Music Mountain, suggesting Morgan's pass as the possible destination while wary of two Calabasas men in the gap. De Spain weighs the risk of engaging them.
De Spain and three associates plan a covert evening ride to the gap outside Gale Morgans or Dukes. Sassoon, warned of danger, remains hidden as night falls. A silent midnight ascent toward the mountains leads the men to a rendezvous near Purgatoire Creek where tension and danger loom under the Scorpion’s red glow.
In the next installment De Spain has picked a mighty big job for himself. Not the feast of his troubles in the immediate future is pretty Nan Morgan, pride of the gang.
A lady in a shop on Saturday offered to pay ninety five cents of a one dollar item. The draper refused credit saying payment must wait until next visit. The exchange ends with the customer departing, while the clerk reflects on the misread situation.
The article argues profitable cattle feeding requires conforming to traits for rapid fattening. It emphasizes selecting good feeders from well bred ancestors accustomed to high feed intake and quality meat. It highlights the value of purebred sires in building strong working herds and describes crossing practices with purebreds.
The piece notes that crossbreeding common cows with vigorous purebred Shorthorn Hereford or Aberdeen Angus bulls yields marked improvements in type and quality. It emphasizes that grade value stems from traits inherited from purebred ancestors.
Brood sows suffer from overfeeding, not under feeding, and fat is harmful to litters. Three suggested rations are tankage and corn, skim milk or butter milk with corn, and wheat with shorts. Provide alfalfa hay and minerals, and keep a coal ash mix available for better returns.
The text notes a 35 year shift in U S sheep farming from two thirds Merinos raised for wool to two thirds English mutton sheep raised for meat. Wool price declines forced many wool growers out, while remaining producers benefit from the change as Merinos grew larger on Western ranges.
The text argues that sows must raise at least five pigs to profit, noting hog prices lag grain costs in recent years. With shrinking margins, farmers should abandon loose methods and focus on better care and management of hog enterprises.
A Buffalo Express item recounts Isabel, a child, who rejects milk at a luncheon. Her mother had allowed weak tea with meals. at a friend's house the child eyes the cup and, after considering it, bluntly remarks that the beverage resembles nothing like milk, saying “Taint a cat.”
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as soothing for irritated baby skin followed by Cuticura Ointment. It urges daily use to prevent troubles and notes the baby sleeps afterward with the mother resting. Free samples by mail with a booklet via Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Miss Catherine Modine of northern Curry county credited as state’s champion bobcat huntress filed for a Uncle Sam timberland homestead. A Brandon dispatch reports her and her shepherd dog have killed over 100 wildcats and lynxes while she and her mother run a stock and dairy ranch near Denmark with self supplied plowing fencing and land clearing.
A Cincinnati man advertises Freezone as a cheap home remedy that rapidly dries and shrivels corns and calluses. A few drops applied to a tender corn will relieve soreness and allow the corn to be lifted away with the fingers. If local druggists lack Freezone, they can order a small bottle for customers.
In a brief newspaper exchange, a speaker accuses Dobbs of stealing ideas, prompting a witty retort that labels the act as petty larceny. The exchange captures a light moment of humor amid daily discourse.
Philadelphia woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending four years of female trouble and monthly cramps after taking three bottles. She says doctors warned of surgery, but her health improved and she was cured, urging others to publish her letter for awareness. Mrs Thomas McGonagal, 432 Hartville Street, Philadelphia, is the signer.
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