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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
4
Mary Ames shares easy egg souffle instructions for April to boost wartime home production. The piece covers egg nutrition, low temperature cooking, proper pan sizes, and a cheese souffle recipe. It also notes seasonal potato and sugar beet guidance, swine and poultry care, and chick housing for economical gains.
The article warns to treat cracks with used oil and crespl before May 1 to kill mite generations. It notes poisoned bait or fumigants as the most effective method for large scale ground squirrel control and cautions against exposing baby chicks to old stock. It also mentions sodium chlorate as Atlacide for weed control and general farm pest management.
The Better Vision Institute states that radio waves and light travel at the same speed of 186000 miles per second. Sound waves differ fundamentally, moving at about one fifth of a mile per second.
About 222 strings form a grand piano. The twelve lowest keys use one string each, twenty to fifty keys use two strings, and the remaining keys have three strings each.
In New York a secretaries school promises if a graduate fails to secure a job within one day after graduation it will pay $21 weekly until earning $500 or $100 more than tuition. In Philadelphia the Baptist Institute for Christian Workers is noted as a melting pot with graduates including a Chinese girl a Negro girl and an American girl raised by missionary parents in India.
A Toledo Ohio initiative lends toys to children aged two to fourteen for two week periods. The program promotes access to toys for boys and girls. A note explains a dudeen as an eight inch short tobacco pipe.
A definition notes that the term original applies to an etching struck from the original plate. This clarifies terminology used in cataloging prints and distinguishes it from reproductions or later impressions.
A brief overview notes the pituitary gland sits at the base of the skull and acts as the master endocrine organ regulating hormones and bodily functions.
The Ordnance Flag was raised with the American Flag over the Massey Harris Tank Plant in Racine Wisconsin on February 12 to cap a multi million dollar army tank contract. Col Donald Armstrong praised Massey Harris and local officials as partners in producing arms for the armed forces. The 24 inch square flag features a crimson upper half and blue lower half with a bronze insignia in a white circle.
The Broadcaster urges coal buyers to stock up for winter to ensure steady supplies for defense and war production. It warns shortages if customers delay and notes every freight car could be needed for the front. Buy now and store enough for the season to help soldiers.
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