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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
6
Farmers discuss borrowing corn planters and other farming tools from neighbors to cut costs. The notes describe milk preservation methods in hot weather, budding roses, and poultry disease prevention. Also covered are rye crop advantages, surplus pears into syrup, keeping birds from fruit, and hog cholera cure tips.
Guidance notes potato digging when the plant turns yellow and the tops die back. Dig early to prevent rot, move tubers to shade to dry, and store in a cool dry place to prevent spoilage.
A historical report details the high costs of negotiating a treaty with Spain. It notes daily allowances for peace commissioners in Paris, totaling about 1,025 per day and a projected 92,250 for twenty days, plus transportation, lodging, and entertainment expenses. It mentions salaries continued for some appointees and the French salon hosting meetings reducing costs.
Rain eased the fires across Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota with worst past. Cedar Lake Dam and Cedar Lake area suffered heavy losses including Knapp Stout barns and damaged farms. Fire departments alerted and some towns report up to eight million dollars in losses.
Deadly clash in Pana between imported Black miners and strikers spills into streets. Shots fired, businesses shut, several wounded including deputy sheriffs. one reported dead amid two encounters near Penwell stockade. Union leader David McGavie directed forces as violence escalated.
Thomas F Bayard former Secretary of State and ambassador to England died at Karlstein near Dedham Massachusetts after a long illness arterial weakness affected kidneys heart and brain. He passed peacefully with relatives at his bedside after a gradual decline following months of frail health. He was married twice with twelve children from the first marriage and survived by Mary W Clymer his second wife.
General Kitchener reported finding French at Fashoda and informed Major Marchand that British instructions demanded withdrawal with passage offered to Oulro. Marchand refused to retreat without government order. Diplomacy to settle the dispute ensued. The British flag was protected by garrison forces as Gedarif fell after a brief clash, with Egyptian troops defeating 3,000 dervishes and killing 500.
The text presents scattered, garbled references to Crete, Dreyfus, Zola, Paty, and Rhodes amid wartime imagery. It appears as a loose, overheard chronicle of names and events with no coherent narrative or clear dates.
Reported returns indicate a likely overall 10 000 majority in favor of total liquor prohibition across the province. Cities supported prohibition but rural districts swung the vote. Quebec and Ontario provinces showed strong opposition with large margins against prohibition, including Toronto's 4 000 vote against.
A scholarly study outlines Jehoshaphat's reign noted for religious reform and wartime alliances. It highlights his strengthening of Judah, consolidation of teaching, and the pivotal misstep through alliance with Ahab, plus the broad narrative of reforms, idol removal, and prophetic guidance.
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