Graettinger Dreams Stirred by Gold Rush Tale in Blue Earth
Shorty Lester moves from Blue Earth toward Graettinger after a travelman’s hint of a new gold extraction method. He funds a subscription to the Graettinger Times, learns local headlines including a Fairmont kidnapping and a California flea tale, and meets an artistically curious circle. The piece notes the town’s bustling ads and shops, and ends with a teaser that the story continues.
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John McDermott
Informa 4
Graet‘tinger
Shorty
Lester
Blue Earth
Graettinger
Art
Baines
California
Paulsen
France
Graettinger Times
Wallingford
Fairmont A
Gringle
Fairmont
Sherlock Guck
Farmers Supply Company
Jensen Dry Goods
Charley Jensen
Majestic
Reimer Clothing Company
Johnson Grocery
Scrambled eggs and milk toast scheme at city market cafe
Two customers in a city market restaurant hatch a prank on a Pittsburg trained waitress by ordering odd phrases and coded drinks. The scene ends with a sly plan to swap Victory I Bonds for risky profits, amid a dated redemption cue.
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Pittsburg
Writes Of Trip To England from West Bend Journal
The Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Wardle and daughter Joyce returned to Buffalo Center on September 6 after a 10,000 mile tour. They sailed May 30 from New York on the Miner Verengaria, visited Cherbourg and Southampton, then traveled by land to London and other cities. They toured Wesley Chapel at City Road, noted the grave of John Wesley, and observed English social life, politics, and landmarks including Grimsby, Liverpool, and Sandringham Palace. They sailed to Montreal aboard Cassandra, facing storms and icebergs before enjoying the St. Lawrence and Niagara Falls.
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England
West Bend Journal
L. E. Wardle
Joyce
Buffalo Center
New York
Verengaria
Richard the Lionhearted
Cherbourg
France
Southampton
London
Wesley
City Road
Wardle
John "Wesley
Susannah
Grimsby
Labor Party
Liverpool
Collumbus
Columbus
America
Montreal
Newfoundland
St. Lawrence
Canada
Tobaila
Niagara
Wrrdle
Sandringham Palace
Duke of Devonshire
Dress Advice From Miss Willsie On Lat Test Styles
Iowa State College home economics advisor Miss Marjorie Willsie outlines a fashion vision with straight slender silhouettes, long skirts nearly touching the floor, and drapery outlines. Coats and capes favor loose fits with wide sleeves and collars, center capes, fitted shoulders, and ongoing width.
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Marjorie Willsie
Home Economics
Vision
Iowa State College
Willsie
Ground Cherry Pest Vanishes After 1921 Attack
The ground cherry worm that ruined crops in Town during 1920 and 1921 failed to recur in 1922. C L Witch of Iowa State College notes the pest did not appear enough to study, though future outbreaks are possible. Ground cherries are highly productive sauce crops, widely used despite mixed flavor reception.
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C. L. Witch
Iowa State College
Manure Advice Boosts Early Asparagus Growth
If the asparagus bed has been cleaned off for the season, apply a good coating of barnyard manure. In spring the crop will gain a food start as the manure adds nitrates to the soil and protects the roots from freezing and thawing.
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Towa
Chapter
Fox Lake
Bartleman
the Times
the Times Printing Company
Graettinger, Iowa
Martin Myhre
U. R. Next
To & Bartleman Bros
Katherine Craner
Tawa State College
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C.T. Sevdy & Son
Iowa
Chris Christoffersen
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