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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
5
An editorial advises shoppers to resist city advertised promises and to buy locally. It warns that mail order appeal uses psychology to trigger unnecessary purchases and urges supporting hometown merchants to keep money and civic benefits local. It stresses visible value, accountability, and the risk of empty refunds, urging readers to meditate before mail orders.
Mrs George Sandvig will dispose of her household goods at her residence in this city on Saturday October 4. She has rented her residence to Mr and Mrs Drake and offers very choice furniture of good quality. This sale is well cared for and suitable for those in need of items.
The article explains crib ventilation for corn drying using floor drag shoots and large air spaces. It notes cribs 20 feet deep dried in spring 1918 at about one cent per bushel using fuel and power, with Tina suggesting unheated air forced by a fan or silo blower to improve drying.
Gasoline dropped to thirteen cents in Spencer then rose to sixteen cents after W Blaine Asher of the Motor Supply announced a cut to thirteen cents on Monday. The price reversal followed competitive pressure from Milford and Fostoria. Asher set a September 12 equalization deadline, warning of another cut if Milford prices aren’t matched. F. Ingle of Standard Oil cited Milford competition as driving the Spencer rate, while Spencer dealers say the thirteen cent price yields limited profit. Local Livestock Shipping Associations study and county agent reports noted in separate items.
A collage of want ads and notices including estray a team of horses, oats payment for owners, apples for sale, coal, feed, shoe repair, and a legal notice of appointment of Administratrix Nancy L. Speer for the estate of S. R. Speer in Palo Alto County Iowa dated Sept 24 1924.
A study of the accounts and records of each association was conducted. Summaries of July and August business will be forwarded to officers and managers, with monthly reports to the Farm Bureau Office. Three to four county officer meetings are planned in 1926 to improve practices, keep better records, and select best markets to minimize marketing costs.
A fragment notes the Graettinger Shipping Association among cooperating bodies in a broader work. The passage contrasts diplomatic card games with a man who abandons status for a saxophone and a carefree life.
The M E Church notes no services next Sunday except Sunday School and Bible study Thursday at 7 30 PM. On October 12 services at usual hours with the evening service held half an hour later. Rev CG J Mekkelson, Pastor.
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