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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
6
Practical guidance on dairy, poultry, and crop care emphasizing clean stables, fresh water, soil humus, and efficient feeding. Notes include alfalfa timing, corn silage value, weed control, and the need for proper crop rotation to maintain soil health. References to market timing, forest nurseries, and livestock management appear throughout.
London report describes Polish attitudes toward female education. A Cracow University student notes English fashion and language influence in Poland, reveals limited access for women, and highlights social pressure against women pursuing higher studies. Professors doubt long-term value of women's education as marriages rise.
On a state road near Lewistown James Stinebarger known as Dynamite suffered a badly lacerated face after a weasel leaped from a bank and bit him while workers observed. They report a second night of losses as 18 of his favorite chickens were killed in the coop by weasels.
An earlier Oak Hall session drew a crowd and sparked lively talk on temperance. A speaker quipped that the meeting seemed full of water bugs, joking about the crowd’s mood and the event’s watery metaphor.
A Lebanon resident details eighteen years of intense itching from eczema on the thigh and scalp. After trying many remedies, a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided immediate relief, with complete cure after two days and removal of dandruff. The ad promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples.
Lady Henry Somerset recalls a London slum children welfare tale. A crippled boy endures a painful hospital plaster cast by pretending a bee stung him, a strategy that teaches patience and inspires her charitable work. The story, shared by Youth's Companion, highlights resilience and imaginative coping.
In a humorous exchange Jane recalls four coins on the mantelpiece and Henry’s forgetfulness. The father questions how they appeared and Jane notes Henry took them from his vest pocket to prevent breaking them that night, a misstep followed by a shared laugh.
A terse ad-like fragment offers Cole a Carhollsalvea as a remedy for burns and cuts. It claims fast relief, healing, and protection against a condition called acura, with a mailing address for J. W. Cole & Co. in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
A Boston firm advertises a free trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic to any woman or family upon request. The piece also notes a simple plate to keep mice from piano pedals and a quirky aside about married men appreciating heaven without wash days.
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