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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
14
A speaker praises the Coast Artillery Corps after taking the oath two weeks ago. He notes personal improvement and mentions a daily routine with a 6:15 a.m. pugle blow and a ten minute window to dress.
Private Sidney C Pettit writes from Fortress Monroe Virginia describing daily drill times 8:00 to 4:30 with sunset retreat and a strict lights out at 9 15 pm He notes typhoid shots a funeral and a brawl between a recruit and a colored sailor aboard three battlewagons Texas Montana and Frisco The letter mentions comrades and locations including Jefferson Barracks Missouri Fort Banancas Florida and Newport News and ends with greetings to Steve Stehle and the boys
Excerpt of the national anthem praising liberty and bravery, describing the flag waving over the land of the free and the home of the brave. The lines evoke patriotic imagery and enduring national spirit.
Cloth prices rise for linen wool silk and cotton. Town State college home economics offers tips for repurposing garments. Brush clean and mend clothing, use shoe trees, and make over adult outfits for children's wear. Rompers from leftover dress rolls and unbleached muslin trimmed with gingham or chambray create attractive dresses.
A quirky note describes repurposing worn night dress parts into sash curtains for the kitchen and using cuff pieces as hot dish holders reinforced with tape. The idea highlights practical upcycling with everyday textile waste.
Dr. A. H. Beifeld of the State University urges increasing sugar and carbohydrates in infants under physician guidance. He notes parent foods tested on rats thrived but warns those results may not translate to babies.
Dean W. Teeters of the University of Iowa proposes using the college of pharmacy facilities to manufacture drugs and chemicals for war. He says students and faculty can serve by producing pharmaceutical preparations and chemicals from government supplies in the Midwest, testing identity and purity of drugs and other medical products bought by the government.
Land to list. Any one having land to sell would do well to see me and list it with me. Lewis Lippard. Graettinger Iowa R F D 2.
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