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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
16
The piece extols the joy of learning craft whether art, carpentry, or cobbling. It links steady effort, repeated practice, and self confidence to mastery, citing Lincoln and Rockefeller as examples and stressing work as the key to achievement and honor.
Jessie Roberts discusses women's rising political roles and elective office. She argues women belong in street cleaning, inspection, and recordkeeping, urging study, training, and service to persuade voters. The piece promotes equal opportunity and practical preparation for political work.
Poem reflects on fathers shaping sons and the future man. It argues sons learn more from observed actions than words and that a father’s life guides the boy more than lectures. The piece suggests boys imitate their fathers as time passes and youth fades.
An archival column presents various recipe snippets including Rice Ice Cream, Raisin Pudding, Custard variations, Hot Potato Salad, Sour Cream Cake Filling, and Sardine Salad. It blends dessert ideas with savory dishes, using period measurements and informal directions, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century home kitchen style.
Hortense, a cherished Latin rooted name carried through Europe, has mythic power as a jewel wearer. The narrative links Ortensia variants in Italy and France, notes six auspicious lucky days and numbers, and offers a silver care tip for maintaining vilvoyete shine with borax and warm rinse.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns swine raisers that October and November are peak months for hog cholera. Watch morning feed behavior, remove sick hogs, call a veterinarian if cholera is suspected, and note postmortem signs such as purple skin blotches, blood spots in organs, reddened glands, enlarged spleen, and intestinal ulcers.
Aged working horses in fields require good care and feed. Teeth that have been rasped and checked improve digestion and efficiency. Poor dentition leads to inefficient digestion. regular dental care can enhance overall work performance.
A historical guide describes a hog mineral mix using 50 pounds charcoal 60 pounds wood ashes 8 pounds epsom salts and notes partly burned corn cobs and walnuts are also suitable. The recommendation emphasizes keeping the mineral mix available to hogs at all times.
The article argues hogs can assist in harvesting small grain crops and often prove profitable to let them handle part of the work. It notes hogs provide agitation and may be a paying proportion of the harvest, whether in bot 14 or not.
A fragment notes how to dispose of dead animals by covering with lime and burying them to avoid attracting buzzards and dogs. It warns of hog cholera infection risk if left exposed and mentions butchering time as a context for disposal.
A Diamond Dyes advertisement claims a home dyeing kit can restore faded garments and draperies. It instructs choosing wool, linen, or cotton, promises no staining or spotting, and urges buying only Diamond Dyes for easy, guaranteed results.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a debate on pet affection with cats described as not affectionate, while a contrasting view favors cats over goldagh as preferred companions.
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in babies and children, claiming a tenapoonful can prevent illness. It warns to demand genuine California Fig Syrup with proper printed directions and cautions against imitation products.
Mrs M Natale of Springfield recounts severe illness and weak health after pregnancy. She refused surgery, tried Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for four months, regained strength, finished with the easiest birth of eight children, and recommends it to others.
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carbolic salve as a quick healer for burns and cuts. It claims rapid relief and broad availability through druggists, urging readers to purchase or mail order from The Cole Co in Rockford, Illinois. The piece also includes scattered quotes and a philosophical aside attributed to Seneca about conscience and humanity.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Hall's Catarrh Medicine and claims about catarrh being localized or constitutional. Mentions Ray Tonla and Sheney Roledo in garbled form and notes vacation costs as a fortunate limitation.
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