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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
3
Advice for finishing a dug cellar with waterproof floor and walls. Recommends four inches of waterproof concrete for the floor, asphalt tile for gaming areas, poured concrete or concrete block walls, and external waterproofing with hot tar or asphalt. Drainage and proper packing of earth are urged. Use Waterpront cement base paint for walls. obtain from building suppliers.
Outdoor readers ask if poisons can kill themselves by biting their own bodies. Brayton Eddy says a rattler once killed itself by its bite though fangs missed vital organs. Horned toads squirt blood from the eyelid when frightened, not from the eye itself. The bird that can fly backward is the hummingbird.
A compact fishing note explains fish are caught in the water, not in the air. It warns against overlylong casts and chasing distance, noting many anglers waste trips by firing lines outward rather than letting lures work underwater. Such fishers often claim streams are fished out or blame officials for poor catches.
A fragmented note urges boaters to practice common courtesy on shared waters. It stresses yielding to boats under power and to avoid conflicts by following basic rights of way and federal rules. The text hints at small craft etiquette amid garbled phrases about outboards and fish.
A comic collage recalls Mr Bulb snatcher saving fats and dead bulbs for blackout use while his wife questions the thrift. A ferry fundraiser near a cemetery sparks humor, and an instructor’s quiz yields odd student replies about age and family.
A collection of simple home hacks including mixing salt and pepper together, orange peel in tea for flavor, using pickle juice in cole slaw, shaking mercury back into place, coloring margarine with an electric mixer, thickening gravy with dumpling dough remnants, patching a leaky hot water bottle with melted rubber, and testing cake quality by baking a small batter sample as a cupcake for comparison.
The Aluminum Association cites two new uses for foil. One, place foil under ironing board cover to reflect heat and iron both sides, reducing scorching. Two, foil wrap for meats on the grill speeds cooking and preserves juices, and reheats buns to oven freshness.
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