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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
8
Western Canada farm land values rise sharply as buyers flock to wheat land and grazing properties. The Calgary Herald notes 40 percent gains over two years, with some districts nearly doubling. High prices reflect self interest, patriotism, and government aid, fueling a rush to invest before prices peak.
A fragmentary Liverpool style note laments checks eluding in the country, likely tied to Sinn Welners. It questions the motives behind renewed fear of a terror threat and the strain on a bank clerk as a possible outcome of credit fraud and manipulation, with reference to the Yinks and local authorities.
A U S Department of Agriculture guide advises a dry roomy poultry house with good ventilation and sunlight. It emphasizes southern exposure when possible, proper site drainage, and soil suited to grass and greens. avoid heavy clay soils. The coops should house about 1000 hens per 2000 to 2500 birds, with options to cluster houses in winter to reduce labor.
When hens become broody and do not hatch eggs they should be broken up quickly. Confine the hen on a flat bottomed coop with water and let her be fed or not as desired. Breaks in 3 to 6 days work for most hens though some may take longer. The hen shows nest clucking and feather ruffling as signs of recovery.
Turkeys stay with the mother until October or November. At that time the males separate from the females and range on their own.
Harvey Hop Toad dreams of an automobile while Teddy True Tord cautions about wants. The pair discuss what they value, noting the joy of simple abilities like hopping over material possessions. Teddy argues people chase things they do not want, while Harvey contemplates freedom versus home.
Dialogue from a whimsical scene in which characters request a pint and discuss playing knights. They insist on breastplates as part of the game, reflecting playful theater or costume needs. The exchange blends humor with medieval imagination.
Writer Bile Dudley and an actor visited a Westchester farmer to buy a horse for 1.50 dollars. After purchase the horse collapsed after twenty steps. The farmer, claiming fairness, offered a replacement from the lot but warned against choosing the middle horse to avoid others falling.
A 1900s style advertisement extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It touts mild immediate effects and a physician's prescription compound sold in two bottle sizes with sample requests. The piece also includes a stray local note about a girl and twins at a school in Irvington.
Sergi Leonard Crane of the Indianapolis police department answered a wire at police headquarters as a caller asked about selling violets to the neighborhood. The caller said the money would buy thrift stamps, and the sergeant approved the plan with a cheerful blessing.
A dialogue asks whether light headedness signals delirium or blond hair, illustrating misinterpretation of symptoms. The exchange contrasts medical concern with a stereotype, highlighting how misperceptions affect patient assessments in clinical conversations.
In a terse exchange the speaker notes a friend’s light touch and even borrowing matches from a policeman. The dialogue hints at survival advice during a flood with a call to act decisively by climbing aboard a floating log.
An advertisement urges daily use of Cuticura Soap with occasional Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 26 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Ad.
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