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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
8
A collage of ads offers puppies, poultry gear, and real estate in multiple states. Items include registered retriever puppies, farm tracts, lakefront property near Minnesota, and maintenance supplies. Various contacts like Consolidated and Dr LeGear’s are listed along with equipment, feeders, and poultry remedies.
A mill bookkeeper recounts his long struggle with insecurity and his wife Martha’s relentless push for recognition. At a town dinner honoring the mill, he gains a chance to speak but is passed over, leaving him crushed as thunder whispers outside.
A garbled list combines numbers and phrases such as Journey 33 and Peetle with clues like unite and metal. The mix suggests a wordplay puzzle where each fragment hints at a common term or homograph, requiring context from surrounding text to resolve into distinct crossword style entries.
Advice covers preparing floors with a sweeper attachment before washing then notes starching a dark blue garment with a touch of bluing. It recommends a leather dressing from two parts linseed oil and one part vinegar and suggests haltered muffin tins to bake stuffed apples and peppers to keep their shapes.
Rubber base paints resist alkali and are suitable for cement floors and basements. Remove old paint, wash with turpentine, and dry thoroughly before priming. Etch new or old floors with muriatic acid solution, rinse, and dry before applying two coats, ensuring the first dries before the second.
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