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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
4
Tam advertises prepared lunches at farm sales with satisfaction guaranteed and first class service. Prices are reasonable and the vendor notes serving at multiple sales last winter. Call or Phone 2177.
Vendor advertises a Lunch Wagon ready to serve hot lunches at auction sales. Guarantees best service and fair treatment. Invites inquiries for prices and terms and provides telephone contact A8.
Practical advice on refreshing wool garments with sponging and pressing, avoiding hot irons, and removing stains. Also includes poultry feeding guidance from H A Bittenbender, Iowa State College, detailing scratch grain mixes, mash formulations, and the impact on egg production and cost per dozen.
Water washing is recommended to prolong the service life of silk stockings socks and underwear. Regular washing prevents deterioration and helps fabrics retain their quality.
Iowa State College extension advises planting rhubarb for winter supply. Dig plants early with dirt on roots, freeze them, then store in a warm furnace room under sand or burlap. Keep moist, discard after 3 to 4 weeks as food stores exhaust, use two to three year old plants when possible.
The text explains feeding in two parts, dry mash and wet mash. It states two thirds of daily rations at night and the morning feed. A wet mash can be made by mixing dry mash with sour milk or buttermilk in equal parts by weight. Do not exceed two pounds of grain for every one pound of mash.
A compact verse contrasts life meanings across roles from preacher and joker to miser and loafer, lawyer and doctor, soldier and teacher, grafter and Christian worker. It frames life as a spectrum of purpose and duty and ends by asking readers to define their own life's meaning.
The verse lists ingredients for a wedding cake of love blending four pounds of flour of love with youth, looks, temper, self-forgetfulness, wits, humor, and laughter. It instructs mixing in a furnished house and common sense, then baking forever, implying a lasting union through playful, romantic imagery.
George Washington Jones, a colored man, attempts to enlist in the army. When asked his age he says twenty seven, and when asked if married he replies no, noting a scar on his head from a mule kick. The exchange reflects wartime recruiting humor and rural dialect.
In a courtroom exchange, the judge asks where the automobile struck the witness. Rastus replies that if he had been carrying a license number it would have been shattered into a thousand pieces, turning the moment into a humorous interlude during testimony.
Iowa City leaders report major state business groups have formally approved the million dollar campaign for a memorial building at the State University. Fred W. Sargent says the Memorial Union will honor war heroes and provide a practical, social center that develops students into stronger citizens for Iowa's future.
A 61 year old veteran describes his service in the Army of Occupation after World War I. He landed the Q.M. GO and served over eight months in Germany attached to the Third Army Quartermasters, mentioning Coblenz and a large warehouse. He notes being among the oldest soldiers and recounts August 1918 enlistment.
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