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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
4
Langue advertises Cargill M. P. 406 Hog Balancer on track ready for Thursday and Friday sales. Elgin and Riley Bros. promote "Lube All" for valve and carbon cleaning, with 75 cents per quart, urging use in cars. Torkelson Bros. Garage notes availability and location.
A crimped bottle cap placed over a pot drainage hole keeps soil from sticking and prevents corks from sticking in bottles. Rub cork with vaseline to ease removal and improve drainage.
Dr. and Mrs. W S Bailey of Poplar Bluff Missouri visit sister M Winifred Schmid and other relatives in Fayette and Randall, recalling Bailey’s years as Elgin schools superintendent. Mrs John Welch travels to Boise after an extended stay with Chas Wenger family and visits Brainard relatives. Elgin women contribute to Red Cross sewing with pajamas service kits sweaters helmets wheel chair lap robes. more material arrives and volunteers are urged to help through production chairman Mrs C B Schori.
The text stresses timely machine upkeep during the growing season noting that delaying repairs wastes time until failure. It urges ordering needed parts early and recon ditioning equipment before the season begins to prevent breakdowns and productivity loss.
Commercial cryolite is sourced from Greenland's southwest Ivigtut region. The mine lies in a large ice bound area, with a pit hundreds of feet wide and about 200 feet deep, near the town of Ivigtut.
Gladys Kimbrough of Ball Brothers Company emphasizes careful selection and modern methods for canning tomatoes. The piece covers why open-kettle processing spoils tomatoes, steps for washing peeling coring and packing, and compares water bath and hot packing while warning against unsafe ovens and open kettle techniques.
A Cedar Falls student, Bernetta Hat sen, 20, was struck on the head when a suitcase fell from a rack while returning home by bus. Emergency care was given in Charles City before she continued home. Also notes advise against unnecessary travel, report a pair of travelers accidentally missing their stop, and recount a humorous fish catching claim with Adlen Sanderson. The piece ends with a tale of draft misfortune on Friday the 13th as bus breakdowns alter train plans.
Grain and livestock notes cover honey production prospects, 4H pig club enrollment of 3,375, and guidance on water, feed, and forage. Topics include egg production in heat, alfalfa seeding fertilization, pine pest control, and practical farm hygiene. Also noted are local anecdotes on a pigeon in Red Oak, a Nykjobing Denmark reunion in Algona, and guidelines for fly control and clover seed harvesting with farm program incentives.
Rug care guidance warns against beating shaking or snapping rugs as it can loosen fabric and damage binding. Experts advise gentle cleaning with vacuum or light brushing to preserve rug integrity and colors.
A warning against using a plumber's torch to thaw pipes. In inexperienced hands the torch can cause fire or an explosion as ice turns to steam in closed pipes.
The excerpt outlines precautions for buyers and sellers of disinfectants in the Echo-Enterprise. It emphasizes ensuring cans and utensils are clean, using the correct solution strength, and that killing power depends on time immersed. Utensils must be drained and dried promptly after treatment.
Botulinus antitoxin for poisoning in humans was developed by Professor Robert Graham at the University of Illinois in 1919, marking an early breakthrough in toxin treatment. The work established foundational methods for antitoxin therapy and influenced subsequent medical responses to botulism.
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