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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
4
A 14 year old named Robert Genschoretzk from Colorado Springs sent a bottle with a message during July floods in a dry gully near his home. Six months later the bottle surfaced in Holly Colorado, about 170 miles away, proving the distance of flood waters and persistence of a child's note.
The article argues there is no evidence that the earth's center reaches temperatures beyond a few thousand degrees, disputing the common notion of 5000 degrees Fahrenheit as a universal benchmark. It notes laboratories achieve such temperatures in controlled settings, not in natural planetary cores.
A strange tropical plant called the screw pine can grow to tree size in Florida, while in Madagascar it reaches about 60 feet. Snails Live Foodless Four Months: The Zoological Survey of India reports snails can survive about four months without food, fed only by reserves in their tissues.
The Leipzig Trade Fair hosts the largest toy exhibition with at least 250000 different types of playthings displayed.
A brief note states that glass is formed from silica combined with alkali or alkaline earth elements. The fragment suggests a basic materials description without further context or details.
A note states there are 16 raya in the Rising Sun national Aay of Japan. The assertion emphasizes the flag design or emblem as part of the national identity.
Jane Brock of Aplington visited several days last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Abe Habeger. Robert Greenley of Decorah spent Sunday with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Greenley. Winifred Schmid stayed with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs S W Rubyer at Randalia Thursday and Friday. Gordon and Dean Pollock returned home after two weeks with their grandparents while their parents traveled east. Eddie Klingman returned Saturday from a week in Grand Rapids Minnesota. his tan and mustache drew attention. Dr and Mrs Roy Becker and family visited Mrs Alice Becker. they plan months in California for health reasons as he has been unable to practice for six months. Metric Measures explain the myriameter and kilometer with conversions to miles and feet.
The passage cites Palestine with a birth rate of 44.9 per 1,000, Chile at 25.2 for deaths, and the United States at 11.5. Denmark leads in marriages with nine per thousand. It also notes Glass Bricks for Aquarium Fish in a Toledo, Ohio aquarium stream, built with glass bricks to improve light and visibility.
A study shows that when rats ingest alcohol to intoxication levels the white blood cells become impaired and neglect immune defense, leaving the body more vulnerable to infections. The finding highlights how excessive alcohol intake can weaken disease resistance in animals.
A discovery suggests migratory birds may spread sleeping sickness affecting humans, linking wildlife to the mysterious human outbreaks. Further research is urged to confirm the transmission path and define public health responses.
Brain cells contain an enzyme that splits glucose, a ferment linked to brain function. Its full role remains obscure, with researchers noting the process as potentially important but not yet clear in normal brain activity.
Eskimos generally cook meat by seoiling it. The practice reflects traditional methods used to preserve flavor and moisture during preparation.
In San Luis Obispo County fierce wildfires threaten Pozo and Big Sur, with 20 square miles of watershed burned. Ranger Joe Calandra is feared dead amid the flames as more than 1,200 firefighters battle the conflagration and warn of severe flood risks from watershed destruction.
Iowa farmers learn to manage pasture weeds and sweet clover as cattle require more salt in heat. A new corn crib bulletin from Iowa State College is forthcoming. Contour tillage, strip cropping, and terracing cover acres. Visitors at the Iowa State Fair see tall corn growth via a growth-measuring device. Rye pasture could feed gilts and sows next season. On Aug 1 cattle on feed in the Corn Belt rose 16 percent from a year earlier. A new winter wheat selection offers the same yield as lowin with stiffer straw. Education levels among farm laborers show most lack beyond elementary schooling, with small shares having high school or some college. Wiring costs for rural farms average $137.50 per farm. Over 1,200 seed corn entries in the 1939 Iowa Yield Test race for top performance. Painting farm buildings in fall avoids damp wood and humid periods, with dry weather and temperatures above 40 degrees.
The hummingbird alone can fly forward and backward and hover in place aided by its rapid wing beats. This remarkable speed allows the bird to execute precise aerial maneuvers with exceptional agility.
Norway accelerates adoption of American iron and steel products for shipbuilding and marine works as demand from industry grows, signaling closer U.S. supply integration and broader use of foreign steel in Nordic projects.
George Schrampfer displayed several ears of corn on Monday evening saying they were improved Improved Yellow Dent. He added the extra improved by rotating from one soil type to another. The corn showed good denting and readiness for harvest as he planned to cut this week.
Fayette county will be represented by Mrs. E. H. Borchers of Maynard in the Farm Bureau News Letter public speaking contest at the state fair on Saturday August 26. The subject is The Farmers Stake in World Peace. A farewell party for Chorus Director Mrs. Hazel Waldron was hosted by the Farm Bureau Rural Women's Chorus at Mrs. Paul McElroy’s home after practice. They honored her move to McIntyre where she will teach music.
Iowa State Fair opens Friday August 15 with an all day program of music demonstrations playlets and talks in the Women s and Children s Building on the ground floor Fayette county is represented by Mrs Ewald Brandt Postville and Mrs Carmen Swenson Clermont with their demonstration Picture Plaques for Children The program runs daily through September 1 except Saturday forenoon when the Farm Bureau Women s state public speaking contest is held
A rural press debate contrasts honest milkman advertising with cigarette promotions that use alluring images and claims of soothing nerves. The Exchange notes nicotine as a highly poisonous alkaloid, underscoring the unsafe truth behind tobacco marketing.
The sky dance showcases a barred note signaling courting, with regular calls giving way to a musical twittering. The woodcock circles to 109 to 150 feet, then plummets to the same landing spot, repeating the dramatic display.
Forty five of the 200 athletes in the 1938 national football league season have returned to college. Many others use their earnings to satisfy obligations from their undergraduate days as they pursue education.
Constitution Day marks the ratification of the U S Constitution by the states on September 17, 1787. The date is observed by patriotic groups though not a holiday, and proclamations by governors or mayors sometimes brief it.
The dowry custom compels women in Japan, including those from the poorest households, to prepare a marriage dowry as a prerequisite. The practice reflects longstanding cultural expectations shaping female economic roles prior to union.
A 26 year study with the U S Forest Service confirms open tank creosote treatment dramatically extends fence post life. Heating dry posts to 200 F and treating the lower 30 inches yields major gains for ash cottonwood lodgepole pine honey locust and Englemann spruce posts though red cedar remains effective untreated.
A diet for hens should balance maintenance and egg production with palatable, digestible feed. Hoards Daily Map suggests variety including grain, ground feeds, animal feeds, and green seeds totaling about 24 pounds daily for 100 four pound Leghorn hens at 50 to 60 percent production, with seasonal grain to mash adjustments.
New York state agricultural experiment station specialists say the traditional cider is doomed by a streamlined juice extraction and preservation method that yields superior product. They advise labeling the new drink as apple juice and note farm built equipment can replace old cider presses at modest cost.
A poultry authority outlines a good scratch for layers using 200 pounds yellow corn, 100 pounds wheat, and 100 pounds cats. A standard mash for laying stock weighs 100 pounds ground yellow corn, 100 pounds bran, 100 pounds middlings, 100 pounds ground oats, 100 pounds meat scrap, 35 pounds alfalfa leaf meal, 4 quarts cod liver oil, and 3 pounds salt. If milk is available, reduce meat scrap by half. Always provide oyster shells and grit.
A Hoard's Dairyman writer notes that horses and mules often do not require teeth cleaning after a dental float. A water pail or a two ounce syringe can rinse the mouth to remove material and ensure washout through the mouth.
A sequence of light hearted vignettes includes a boss disparately dodging raises a manicure joke a hospital patient brave mother chatting with a small boy and a humorous breakfast gag about burnt bacon plus a playful grasshopper and wasp exaggeration.
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