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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
16
A fragmentary excerpt discusses civility rules from an old text, mentioning the book title The Rulewart Civil ity and a scene featuring a character pulled by buttons and exposed in danger. The tone mimics period prose, with odd spellings and references to manners and self-control.
Fragmentary telephonic chatter from a city desk hints at an Uriah Ameon inquiry. overheard exchanges touch on a friend, medical matters, and a chorus of odd phrases. The garbled text references a podcast, a younger person, and mentions of a “Biriinglinn Age” with a note about birds sleeping using feathers.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance explains how to prevent potato losses in transit and markets. Emphasizes avoiding cuts and sun exposure, using ventilation, and properly loaded double headed ventilated barrels. sacks offer less protection but remain common.
Advice on deterring chicken hawks with dogs, guinea fowl, and turkey gobblers. Recommends spring traps set on perches where birds perch and other animals won’t be caught. Mentions a good gun and skilled exterminator as effective aids.
The United States Department advises poultrymen to feed their flocks twice daily, with three feeds for fowls kept in confinement. For summer free-range birds, three feeds are recommended. If three feeds are impractical, provide a morning moistened mush and scatter grain at noon to keep birds occupied.
Instructions on grape pruning note that old wood bearing fruit once will not bear again and new wood each season yields next year’s crop. Best practice is to remove old fruiting canes where the new cane begins and trim side shoots from the new cane.
A farmer notes machinery costs rose 50 to 100 percent in two years and warns that equipment sits exposed to weather with only an apple tree for shelter. Proposes quick shelter with a simple frame of posts and poles, a day's work for two men, and straw to create a durable shed, plus tips for overhauling and repairs.
Instructions call for late fall soil cleanup under trees, removing weeds and rubbish, and smoothing soil from trunk to beyond branch spread. Mound around trunks slightly and apply poison balta along walkways and near entrances to poultry yards, mole runways, and trash piles to deter pests.
Describes how fertilization cultivation pruning and attentive orchard care reduce pest problems. Emphasizes progressive growers see clear benefits from thorough cultivation and routine maintenance to control insect pests and improve yields.
A satirical dialogue on postwar air travel and public money, noting dirigibles and other air conveyances across the Atlantic. Characters mock sensational talk and government plans, with quips about war aftermath and political speech, reflecting a humorous urban collision of ideas.
A compact observation on a figure whose reputation rests on perception rather than self made wit. The text notes that while it is unclear if he is truly clever, he has a knack for convincing others of his cleverness, shaping how he is viewed.
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