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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
6
Washington dispatch reports a deadlock in a canal treaty mediation with Colombia and Nicaragua, outlining possible new proposals. Debate centers on canal route options, US rights, and financial terms, with political maneuvers shaping the next moves.
The article outlines the growing value of eggs and poultry, noting rising production in China and a dominant world export role for Britain. It cites annual egg exports amounts, per capita consumption in New York City, and compares poultry value to wheat, gold, and other crops, highlighting strong demand and economic significance.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge met at Odd Fellows hexan in Behmary Mee day morning in Word's Opera House. Grand Marshal John R. Cockburn led delegations from Indiana, Maryland, and Georgia. Gov. John W. Susich of Maryland and Mtayear Robert M. Ae Lane of Ballinere spoke congratulatory remarks. The body approved a warm welcome address, reported on the lodge totals for 102 with 1,009,900 subordinate lodge members and 411,055 Rebekah members, totaling 1,320,050 including some sister members. Encampment members and Tetokah lodge brothers were excluded from the tally.
Chicago Federation of Labor delegates condemned President Roosevelts stance on open shop and non-union workers. They endorsed excluding non-union labor from government jobs as proper under statutory, business, and moral grounds despite a friendly letter to Roosevelts administration. The meeting applauded a report urging abolition of all union-employer agreements and rejected the presidents moderation in the Miller affair.
Notes from Stamford Connecticut report Mayor Leeds continues to act as mayor amid a ban while a grand jury in Col County Missouri resumes an investigation. A tragic accident on Ward's Island on the New York shoreline saw two painters fall sixty feet from a swinging scaffold, dying instantly.
The weekly spring wheat and corn crop report shows mixed conditions across the central plains and eastern states. Heavy rains delayed threshing in Missouri Valley and upper Mississippi regions while drought relief appears in the east Gulf states. frost and wet weather affected Kansas Nebraska Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and New England, with overall prospects varying by crop and region.
A mix of farm notes covers handmade grain processing aids with wire mesh frames, peach orchard planting advice favoring June budded trees, and the benefits of careful root care. It also discusses farm gear like a saw-horse, horse feeding and indigestion remedies, locust and alfalfa planting values, driver tips for runaways, and general farm management practices for efficiency and animal care.
A fragment discusses Horus Malady known as roaring in Maat farmers. It notes no cure exists for MH but relief comes from treatment and reading. If the digestion hampers farm work, proper diet and feeding guidance are advised, using lighter feed and careful management.
A fragmented sermon-like summary recounts the Ark of God carried to Jerusalem on a new cart, Uzzah’s fall for touching it, and David’s subsequent return to proceed with proper Levitical rites. It notes Obed-Edom’s blessing and the later correction urging ritual obedience and divine presence.
A fragmented text notes an acknowledgment by Hin regarding someone named Dingmore, with unclear age reference and context. The snippet implies a formal or dated statement but lacks full details to determine who acknowledged what and to whom.
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