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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1927
Page
21
A long dialogue explains how voice is produced in humans and animals using wind through the throat. It covers lungs as bellows, vocal cords as strings, pitch changes by adjusting string length, and the role of the mouth, nose, and tongue in forming vowels and consonants with practical demonstrations.
Horticulturist W R Martin of Kansas State College details dormant sprays for San Jose scale on fruit trees and cautions on timing and pruning. He prescribes Aquidime sulfur mix for dormant spray, lime sulfur and Bordeaux mixtures for summer sprays on apples and pears, and senates of lead to be used in summer sprays but not dormancy.
In commercial fruit growing success hinges on high quality fruit, achieved by site and soil selection, appropriate varieties, and meticulous orchard care. Quality fruit demands good care including soil tillage irrigation and fertilizing, balanced pruning thinning and pest control, with color and appearance still important for sale.
A Kansas State Agricultural College expert notes no universal harvest time for winter apples yet. Early picking risks poor flavor and wilt in storage, while late picking shortens storage life. Best practice is when seeds brown and fruit color develops, with color and drop indicators guiding harvest. Some varieties like Grimes benefit from two pickings rather than one.
The orchard is plowed deeply in the fall and left rough to cite winter rains and snows. In spring Itta kept efficiently cultivated with the ground set smooth after each cultivation. During June roughen the surface again to conserve rainfall and avoid poor results from disking. Quitivation should follow to kill weeds and grass as needed.
State entomologist A. G. Ruggles cautions buyers to avoid nursery stock lacking certification by qualified state officials. Reports indicate many uncertified plants were sold recently, notably semi fruit plants like strayberries and hyperbrids, risking spread to other crops.
Nature Magazine describes the vesper spirraw as a highly efficient field sweeper with a white outer tail. It feeds on grass and weed pests including insect larvae leaf hoppers army worns and young grasshoppers, consuming numerous weed seeds in fall and winter.
Lincoln Steffens, reformer, was guest of honor at a New York dinner. In his after-dinner remarks he analyzed the average man, noting he aims to conquer the world but ends up marrying.
Richard Le Gallienne spoke of poets as children at a reception saying poets are simple minded and childlike. He recalled visiting country weekers and a boy wondered what becomes of old moons while another quipped they are cut up for stars.
ML and TF Rosal of San Jose claim possession of a parchment note dated 1480 promising to pay 200 gold with 6 percent interest. If valid today, Rosal calculates a value of about 41 trillion dollars. the florin is valued at $200 in American currency.
Bantua discusses the Bantu as a major African language and ethnic family spanning Equatorial and southern Africa. It notes divisions such as Kafirs and Damaras, Bechuanas and Swahili, with names using Aba and Ama prefixes like Aba ntu and Bantua.
Twenty nine couples wed before the sheriff on patrol Friday matching a fall ceremony surge in Dinggow Scotland. The total is one more than last year with nineteen couples married the day before.
A fragment reflects a moral stance that the meek must endure or act to deserve the earth’s future. It hints at a discussion of virtue, patience, and justice without concrete events or names. The line suggests a broader ethical argument rather than a specific incident.
A fragmented note describes an instructor’s swing technique and a remark about not chopping like a butcher. The text references Tam and mentions that truth can emerge from prominent figures in March.
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