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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
1
A lengthy, fragmented article outlines farming practices for crops like peas and beans, manure and soil management, dairy and poultry care, hogs and feeds, water and shelter needs, seed timing, and breeding. It emphasizes modern tools like tractors, lime, silage, and proper housing, detailing feeding, housing, and husbandry advice for year-round farm productivity.
The article argues for abundant summer feed through silage after pastures burned and drought. It cites Hoard's Dairyman herd with over fifty tons of corn silage, notes silage preserves milk flow, and recounts Wallace's Farmer editorial guidance on building and maintaining a reliable summer silo. It warns that delayed silage plans risk shortage next season and stresses timely preparation.
An old belief claimed nest eggs compelled hens to lay. The piece argues the nest egg offers no production advantage, with only a minor lesson about laying and no real impact on output.
A farmer urges daily grooming for cows to prevent itching and discomfort from chaff and dust. Emphasizes cleaning tails and using a clean brush to improve appearance and comfort.
A dairy farmer emphasizes that dairy farming requires intense effort and unwavering dedication. Profit hinges on hard work, discipline, and sticking to the farm, not overcrowded opportunities or half measures.
Horticulturist Chantrier of the Pyrenees claims four oddly formed thatched umbrellas protect chrysanthemums from frost and yield larger, more handsome blooms. He asserts the devices are cheap and may benefit growers nationwide. The notice also advises buyers to select clean straight trees with short stems and to avoid pruning before planting.
Charles Nagel notes Irish race blends sentiment romance and philosophy. He tells a dinner joke about a religious man who thanks heaven for the Mass as a dog steals his steak, then consoles himself that he still has appetite. The tale appeared in The Sunday Magazine.
A fragment reads as a publicized scene where a man recalls a kiss and questions a name behind them while a newspaper note hints at a new motion picture device or machine being tested or introduced amid the chatter of the moment.
Horace a five year old boy with a brother and a sister protests when Aunt Hila says a baby will be added. He fears extra costs from doctors and treats his family as large enough until two doctors visit and his aunt reveals a new little brother. He reassures his mother that it is only one more baby.
The passage extols a true religious man who remains serene amid time’s tilts, plague, tyranny, and upheaval. It likens such a person to a solitary rock, unmoved while chaos swirls around in a world of noise and blasphemy.
The article discusses flies entering homes through chimneys with tipping dampers left open. It suggests closing dampers, fitting a window screen, or stuffing paper into the chimney as methods to deter summer pests, noting a decline in numbers when blocked.
A Parsonage testimonial claims switching from coffee to Postum cured chronic headaches gastritis and nervous tremors. The couple reduced ailments and inspired parishioners and visiting ministers to try Postum, with claims of widespread benefits and a nudge to read The Road to Wellville.
Mrs Orie Godall of Morton's Gap Kentucky reports backache and weakness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she recovered, can do housework again, and recommends the remedy to neighbors. The ad invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for confidential free advice.
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