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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
6
Commercial operations face strained supply chains as fertilizer, textiles, and building materials run short. Rail congestion, weather, and power limits hinder movement while steel and coal demand remains high. New land projects and a $20,000,000 plan spur early investments, yet price surges and logistics bottlenecks threaten recovery.
Market listings show cattle and hog prices across multiple districts including Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis. Prices vary by grade with No 2 wheat at 75 to 80 cents and corn around 44 to 48 cents. Oats and rye also listed with partial quotes.
The listing shows cattle at 4.00 to 6.00 dollars, hogs around 4.06 to 6.00, sheep priced 4.00 to 5.50, and assorted grains and feed notes. Includes No 2 mixed and No 2 seed rye pricing and prime seed at 8.17 dollars.
The piece discusses farm dogs and the best breeds for rural work, weighing breeds like Newfoundland and St Bernard against utility and temperament. It considers guarding and herding roles, noting the need for a dog that can manage sheep, deter pests, and fit a farm’s environment while stressing consistent training and responsible ownership.
Fragmentary reminiscences tell of Admiral Rabby Evans and the crew aboard the Kearsarge off Gamintaname Bay on April 16, 706. A surgeon and officers struggled to save two severely injured sailors after an ammunition turret explosion as they headed for New York for medical reports and further action.
A jumbled note on diet and gout cites carrots and grape juice with unclear claims about constipation. The text also references John Herschel and his comet estimates, plus vague observations about German rail travel, class travel, and railway comfort in a fragmented, imperfectly legible excerpt.
A dense catalog of dates and events from 1428 to 1907 noting sieges battles political happenings and notable incidents. It lists sieges such as Orleans 1428 the Battle of Vigo 1702 and Napoleon's exile 1815 alongside modern items like the Panama Canal bid and Roosevelt era actions.
The first real hotel for homeless boys opens at 855 West Twenty-seventh Street New York City under Miss Mar Laidlaw Proudfoot niece of the late Mrs Laidlay. Eight patrols self supporting office boys and six vacancies on file. Not a charity. boys pay according to means for a room of their own. Public contributions encouraged for expenses and larger quarters. Also notes an 11 year old freshman Norbert Weiner enters Taft College said to be the youngest in the country son of Leo Weiner assistant professor of Slavic languages at Harvard.
The School Journal notes the new Massachusetts inspection law would cost about 25 dollars per 1000 in larger cities and 11 dollars per 1000 in smaller towns. It allows boards to appoint a school physician and requires annual sight and hearing tests by teachers, with the expense borne by local appropriations.
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