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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
6
Extract discusses dairy from Chinese cows used for draft, Japanese cattle comparisons, and a Korean anecdote. It outlines a military nutrition plan from St Nicholas, detailing daily allowances: milk, fruit and vegetables, fat, bread or cereal, and sugar or syrup to sustain soldiers.
The wine crop in Algeria appears weaker than last year with estimates around 4,000,000 hectoliters, down from 8,781,260. Phylloxera and drought reduced output. labor shortages in Oran worsen the harvest. Prices rise and producers may see better returns despite transport limits to France. Salvage efforts on battlefronts recover scrap metals for war use, including copper and steel, with leads to milled salvage and recycling. Historical note cites Sargon and deportation references, linking ancient and modern upheaval.
A fragmented column surveys barbers and shaving in culture, noting self shaving amid war shortages, literary allusions to Thackeray and Dickens era grooming, and satirical references to Suez openings. It weaves in literary anecdotes from Gillette to Broadhurst and ends with a note on dog diets for sporting breeds.
A garbled text fragment discusses women having broader opportunity in a large country. Mentions potential societal roles and access, with unclear references to personal or collective advancement and a call for broader inclusion in work and public life.
A garbled supply of quoted speech discusses reducing living costs and household cuts. The text mentions cutting entertainment, stopping a weekly matinee, discharging a nurse, and children giving up moving pictures, with scattered remarks about expenses and a baby.
An ad offering a grain elevator named Winzlmann promises to save money and guarantee compatibility with any elevator. Sold by F D Hurlburt at a local grocer’s shop with uncertain location or date.
Price changes published for flour, rye, cornmeal, sugar, beans, lard, evaporated milk, salmon, bananas, bacon, pork chops, ham, round steak, hens, and fresh fish. Sugar allotment noted at two pounds per person monthly. urged canning without sugar until supply returns. Subscriptions overdue must be paid by September 15.
Dr Robert J James promotes revolutionary military eyeglasses with three natural suspension points and one-handed removal. They grip without injuring the nose, extend above the eye, and avoid nerve pressure. Also mentions espionage act definitions and penalties for publishing prohibited material.
A Graettinger message from Charles Webster of Des Moines urges citizens to store coal for winter to aid fuel administration and the war effort. It outlines practical steps to conserve fuel, including lowering home temperatures, maximizing sunlight, weather stripping, and wearing warmer clothing to ease winter demand on coal and railroads.
A letter from Wm Lammers reports he was severely wounded on August 6, shot in the side, and is improving. He expects to return to his company within a few weeks, a beacon of good news for Graettinger friends. Also includes local notices and sales listings for potatoes, a tractor, a Maxwell car, a coal stove, and a land listing request by Lewis Lippold.
BEN F. REEVES announces a sale at Grachtinger North West Iowa on Monday October 7 featuring Polands including Long Timm Long Wonder sired boars and multiple litters from Demostrator and Big Wonder. Catalog signups via Col J A Benson and M O Gradland. address from the Town Homestead missing.
The Times notes the death of Hans Hanson at 100 years old after a prolonged illness and a funeral conducted by Rev. N. P. Simonsen with interment east of town. Hanson, born in Odden Norway, leaves two daughters and many descendants. Also announced is a War Relic Train tour led by H. E. Moss visiting Emmetsburg and Estherville with speakers and notable exhibits from the battlefields accompanying Majelica on the train.
All persons owing me are earnestly requested to call and settle at once. The amount will help me pay larger obligations. If in doubt call and inquire and you will oblige me very much. T D Collins.
Tuesday evening Jake Zitterick employed by Charles Berg was in a timber wagon that tipped over breaking his leg in two places above the ankle. His brother Ed drove. Berg and his two sisters were in the wagon but escaped injury. Zitterick will be laid up for some time. S W Briggs plans to move to California soon and advertise a ten acre tract and personal property for sale with good terms on real estate. Grachtinger friends regret their move west.
Spotts Brothers will hold an auction Thursday September 26 at their farm three and a half miles southeast of Graettinger. They will dispose of 109 head of live stock 28 farm machinery items and household goods as one Spotts boy is in France and another heads to a training camp.
Card of Thanks extends gratitude to neighbors and the choir for support and songs after a sor row. At a mass meeting a resolution was passed urging the city marshal to keep a record of power outages. A. J. Johnson reports his friend George Patterson wounded in France. Patterson’s parents reside at Mora, Minnesota.
Sunday evening event observed the occasion with a Star Spangled Banner and American flag ceremony. Father Murtagh gave a thoughtful Patriotism address in Estherville and young men and women in service were highlighted. Names of the soldiers and Red Cross workers were listed, with hope for their safe return.
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