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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1909

Page

6

Poultry Notes On Feeding And Management

Poultry care stresses use of metal troughs for mash to avoid sour troughs and fermentation. Fresh, clean mash reduces trouble. vegetables in winter are as important as grain. Egg quality ties to good food. watery eggs result from deficient nutrition. Winter housing and caring for hens are key, with emphasis on clean feed and proper bedding. Selecting breeding stock favors large litters and proven milk for piglets, while stable ventilation and disease prevention through air quality are vital. A note on horse buying advises inspection of stall and animal behavior for safety.

Ian Teodor P.M. Ware Outing Magazine Walt H. A.wranklin

Feed Sheep Regularly and Clean Troughs Urged

Farmers Home Journal stresses regular morning and night feeding for sheep and clean troughs to prevent disgust from dirty feed. It notes droppings in troughs reduce appetite and cites a Chicago Municipal Suffrage League contest offering $100 for a battle hymn with many women writers participating.

Farmers’ Home Journal Buffrage League of Chicago

Berlin to Open Shadow Theatre by Noted Artists

Prominent actors and musicians in Berlin have been engaged for a shadow theatre to open soon. The venture will be conducted, per a printed prospectus, as the SchattenSpieltheatre in Munich and a similar amusement venue in Paris.

Aotera Berlin Munich Paris

Iowa's New Drug Law Tightens Labeling Rules

The Newberry era law requires druggists to accurately state the exact alcohol content on packages. It covers morphine chloral hydrate opium acetanilide veronal and related preparations. Prohibits misbranding and removal or replacement of contents with other substances. Violations carry penalties up to 100 dollars.

General Assembly

Four Clinton Boys Cured of Roller Skating Flight

William Jones of Clinton and his son Clement with three other boys fled Clinton after their teacher ordered them to quit roller skating. They boarded a freight car to Chicago, were arrested there, and returned to Clinton where they promised to abandon skating and focus on study at a parochial school.

Clinton Mack William Jones Chicago Clement Boxe Cnv Polies

Boy Loses Eye After Powder Explodes In Box

The 14 year old son of Jacob Wig ner living four miles northwest of Knoxville sustains the loss of his right eye when powder in a shotgun shell explodes. He was taken to Dr Ch We Cornell after a cap ignited in a cigar box containing half a pound of powder. The face is badly burned and swollen.

Moy Knoxville Tra Jacob Wigner Kay Wis Ch We Cornell Antoy Ball

Farmer James Kelly Dies After Runaway Dragging

James Kelly a prominent Colfax farmer died from injuries after a wagon runaway dragged him across railroad tracks. His foot caught in the wagon’s rear lines as he tried to halt the horses. He never regained consciousness. He leaves a wife and five children.

James Kelly Colfax Welly

Ten Weeks Of Eye Pain From Glass In Eye Incident

A Bear Creek boy endured ten weeks of eye pain after a piece of glass half an inch long and nearly as wide lodged behind the left eye. The cause remained unclear. Also reported: a restitution note from Oklahoma. a man found dead near Reel Island tracks. a potential tie factory project in Richland. Lehigh man W. J. Schoonover found dead in a hotel. a Bremer store fire. a Dubuque forgery suspect dead. Waukee postoffice robbed with $100 stolen.

Soba Duck Sutton Bear Creek

Pastor May Be Police Chief in Mason City

Pastor W W Carlton of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Mason City has been offered the mayor Ived A Kirschinan. The mayor pledged a clean administration a Cow doya ago and offered Carlton the police chief post with a $40 monthly supplement from a wealthy resident.

Methodist Mason City W W. Carlton Methodist Episcopal Church of Ived A. Kirschinan Kirsch

Accident Injures Luxemburg Youth Legs Split From Ankle

Henry Crippen aged 18 of Luxemburg suffered a horrific injury when dragged against a buzz saw. He slipped and fell, his left foot ripped from the big toe through the ankle, the foot split in two. Doctors hope to save the limb by careful drawing together and sewing, if infection can be kept out.

Henry Crippen Luxemburg Luxemberg

Prison Chief Convicted Faces Three Year Penalty

Former Des Moines detective chief Mant ve Theeo Vents, ex-head of the Des Moines bureau, must serve three years in Fort Madison State Penitentiary after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a lower court conviction for conspiring to impede witnesses during gift testimony. Meantime, Garner Mardin remains missing as searches continue.

Des Moines Mant Ve Theeo Vents Jal I Turdin Fort Madisons

Delmar to Erect Garner xeyom This Year

A garner project is planned for Delmar this year. Charles Rosenfield of Rock-Taland and others are noted in local notices about a fire at Rhodes hotel loss estimated at two thousand dollars with fourteen hundred dollars insured. A fatal accident near Chopin claimed farmer George Church as he led a horse and was struck. Public demonstrations and new public buildings progress are reported at Athintic. First National Bank of Lake Mila sees resignations and new cashier appointments. Nathan Long of Le Mars reportedly marries Mira Doggett after the death of his previous wife.

Garner Xeyom Delmar Charles Rosenfield Rock — Taland Wile Ront Davenport Commercial Club Broke bin Athy de Mallow Rhodes George Church Chopin Athintic Eypes Arnde West Side East Side First National Lake Mila A. W. Widen Wt. M. Tapager Out Lert Wis Nethan Long le Mars Mira Doggett John Carver Plymouth Colony Lord Baltimore Maryland Rhode Island Antapolis Md Albemarle Colony North Carolina Virginia Bank of Wagland John Tovelace Wows Masaachusetta Weary Ittchittond England South Carolina Noonin United States Benjamin Wraklin Congress Ireland New York Navy Yard Washington Gen. Jackson Horsestios Bendes Wilkinson Lake Colle Lower Canada Hornet Caps of Good Hope William Henry Morrison Florida University of Virginia Nashville Union Nashville Charles Metcalfe Canada Charles Albert Sardinia Loyal Adelaide Margate Oakland California Bulletin Sear Vickaburg Paducah Booth Whater Garden Theater ISTO Texas Chicago Inter- Ocean Ubarlea Roumania Cal Golden Gate Memphis Court House Cincinnati Kentucky Yunnan China Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal Vancouver Cleveland Milwaukee Taunen Denver St. Augustine Flo Chiletus Sawyer Wisconsin William J. Gladstone Westminster Abbey San Domingo Nicaragua Saskatchewan Industrial Peace Foundation Muller Duma Mexico Chilapa United States Supreme Court Minnesota

Iowa Legislature Budget and Bills Skim Through

The legislature debates a 1400 0 budget with a 40 000 reserve to steady state funds from July to October. Monuments, commerce counsel, and liquor sale bills dominate the session as committees stall. The house defeats a monument for Wilson Scott and advances a pension measure for firemen while approving major appropriations for state institutions and the capitol project. Women’s suffrage efforts are defeated in both chambers as the black plague quarantine bill is also rejected.

Ht. Moore Tha House Appropriations Committee Hia Churinull Moore Home Appropriations Committee Senate Appropriations Committee Appropriations Wilson Scott Thelause Dabney Bil Des Moines Stile House Scott State House Tubney Moore Linn Senate Iowa Hlouse of Representatives Congress House

Fragmented chronicle of colonial milestones and disasters

A jumbled list of dates and events across centuries notes governors, colonies, landings, uprisings, constitutional acts, shipwrecks, fires, and notable deaths. Included are Plymouth and Albemarle foundations, Maryland land grants, New England railways, abolition laws, battles, disasters, and legislative milestones from 1620s through early 20th century, with many places and persons named.

Chicago butcher found guilty in horse meat sausage case

J. J. Schudt of Chicago was convicted of using diseaved horse flesh in sausage production. It marks the first conviction under the state law, which carries a fine of 1000 dollars or imprisonment up to a year, or both, with the penalty to take effect next fall.

New York Massachusetts Agricultural Department J. J. Schudt Chicago

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