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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
33
A collage of ad copy and quips. It includes a misquoted philosophy by Gilpin, sales pitches for fur and hides from Minneapolis, a Murine eye remedy advertisement with pricing, a gift of eye care literature from Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago, a wartime prep slogan, and a light ribbing joke about engagement to seven suitors by a summer girl.
A Sunday school teacher asks the brightest boy how Elijah died. The reply: He didn’t die, he was translated from the original Hebrew.
Teacher asks Willie to choose between two sixths of a pie or one third. Willie chooses one third, explaining that cutting into sixths would waste more juice, prompting a sarcastic remark from the teacher about the choice and the reason.
Harker complains about election bets as his friend wonders about losses. He reveals he won ten boxes of cigars but sold them to a tobacconist for a dollar due to their rank smell. His wife bought all the cigars from the window display as a birthday gift for him.
A mother dismisses Vera eight years old with questions about the meanings of trans and transatlantic. Vera persists asking if trans means across and when transparent might mean a cross parent, prompting a light domestic dialogue about word origins.
An advertisement urges prompt action on kidney troubles, claiming small disorders lead to serious illnesses. It touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure, with a testimonial from John L. Perry of Columbus Texas and notes the product sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York at 60 cents a box.
The author details practical methods for handling a large corn crop in fall. He describes using a basement floor to store husked corn and fodder, a sling on a hay rope to move bundles, and a wagon with a box and rack to husk directly into the bed. He notes packing daily husking, seed ears saved, and twine for tying bundles to prevent tangling, emphasizing early storage before winter storms.
Farmers in the corn belt face ear rot caused by a fungus that parasitizes ears. Controls include removing infected ears at husking, burning stalks, and rotating crops to avoid corn following corn for at least two years, with less risk if cultivated away from prevailing winds.
CHAS. K. PHTERSISN describes a securing tongue for doubletrees used with a harrow. The device uses three-quarter inch iron loop and neck yoke pins to hold single trees off heels, reducing runaways and protecting teams.
Buckwheat serves well as green manure by thriving on poor soil and growing rapidly. It smothers weeds, aids soil conditioning, decays quickly when plowed under, and resists insects and fungi. The crop cleans land by weed suppression and leaves soil mellow.
Guidance urges monitoring neighbors gardens to adopt improved varieties. It notes many enhanced types outperform old ones, encouraging growers to select superior seeds and cultivate diverse fruit and vegetable varieties.
A short article explains a simple gate catch using a quarter inch iron rod fifteen inches long. It is turned at both ends to fit over a block on the gate post and held by two staples with the short turn beside the post.
The text offers farm hints on fencing, weed control, pest spraying, and soil management. It stresses timely repairs, readiness for winter, weed free pastures, correct seed bed prep for winter wheat, and shallow manure applications to place nutrients near roots. It warns to watch for nails after renovations to prevent stock loss.
Ethel asks about the surprising event of a horse running away with her. Ernest replies he would do the same if given the chance, showing a light exchange on an unusual act.
A five year old girl, kept up for a party, is urged to bed at 8:30. She walks slowly toward the stairs as an aunt offers help. Helen answers that she will reach sleep on her own, content to delay no longer.
A mother recalls her seven week old baby suffering from a severe eczema that resisted six months of medical care from three Atchison doctors. After using Cutiura Remedies the child was cured, has remained clear for a year and a half, and the family hopes others may benefit without wasteful expense. John Leason, Atchison, Kan. Oct 19, 1909.
A traveler witnesses a tense exchange as a woman with an unruly boy seeks to dodge buying a ticket. The traveler suggests hiding the boy under a seat, sparking a heated remark about fear and legality. The scene unfolds passenger by passenger at the wayside station with no lasting action.
The Kansas City Star reports benches in the Union depot waiting rooms are repurposed and continually cleaned. A traveler recalls asking a red cap about missing rubbers last January, noting the rooms are cleared and searched nightly for misplaced items.
To the editor a promoter seeks buyers for a Kuhn Irrigated tract in Sacramento Valley California at half value. It touts best water right, low maintenance, growing season ten months, potential yields of alfalfa and fruit crops, and mentions job prospects. Ads by H L Hollister Co Chicago and Pittsburg address the inquiry.
A humorous anecdote from the Christian Herald describes a late church outing. A pastor consoles anxious riders with a tale of a condemned man who delays nothing for others’ concerns. The crowd and guards fear the audience will wait, yet the execution cannot be hastened.
Flirting with fashion drives fall consumer behavior in millinery, causing uncertainty in lines from distributors and consumers. Buying was minimized due to confidence fluctuations, while prosperity or adversity does not affect the trade. fashion alone makes or breaks the market.
An advertisement touts Dr Martel's Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women's ailments, claiming quick, permanent results and urging purchase at all drug stores. The piece also references a staged mine horror sketch and coal industry collider satire with mock performers.
Readers are reminded to examine Castoria bottles for the safety seal and the signature of its makers. A collection of snatches includes a police interrogation line about religion, a speeding chauffeur line, a Billy character taunt, and a Tit-Bits style banter about generosity and fighting.
An advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured a Galena woman’s painful lump on her side after a doctor advised surgery. The text extols the product for female illnesses including fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, and nervous prostration and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
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