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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
4
Farmers H K Wilson and Wm Koobs finished threshing quickly using five tractors to haul bundles and grain to the threshing machine. An electric motor powered the grain elevator while six men and several boys operated the tractors.
Government surveys measured over 100000 children in eight states to establish size standards for children's clothes. Bureau of Economics records now guide manufacturers toward correctly fitting outfits, aiming to help parents buy properly sized garments.
A 1920s advisory notes fad of colored sunglasses worn by stars. It warns that inferior celluloid or glass can cause astigmatism and refractive strain, urging purchases from reputable sources with proper ground lenses and prescription where needed. It adds sunglasses are for daytime use only and do not replace headlights for night driving.
Government geologists find new tin deposits in Arctic Alaska with potential to yield 50 to 60 tons this year. If extensive, a tin smelter may be built in Puget Sound country. Alaska currently exports most tin from Tin City. Researchers also seek chrome manganese and quicksilver in various regions.
Dr Wyman L Vener and Dr Albert G Bower of Los Angeles announced a management plan for tetanus that reduced the death rate from the usual 50 to 70 percent to 29 percent. They reported a 19.3 percent death rate for patients surviving the first 24 hours, stressing immediate action for all tetanus cases and a fixed antitoxin dose of 200000 units within 24 to 36 hours.
The Tonopah and Tidewater railroad known as Death Valley’s Borax Line receives permission to abandon 169 miles from Cruzero California to Beatty Nevada. Once a weekly mixed train service, the ghost line was pared to a skeleton system after borax shipments ceased 12 years ago. The line employed 40 workers, with 778 residents living within 10 miles on either side.
An editorial urges homemakers to plan nutritious school lunches as the noon meal should supply about one third of daily food needs. It offers sandwich ideas with protein fillings, fruits or vegetables, milk, and a simple dessert, plus low cost lunch box tips and varied weekly options.
Cornfest farmers show 19 per cent fewer cattle on feed on August 1 compared with a year earlier. Iowa warns on smooth brome grass harvest and cautions against growing Japanese varieties. Onions destined for late fall storage should be pulled early and dried in wire trays or field. The period between threshing and silo filling is ideal to renew pasture weed control. Hemp Tagweed sandbar burning bush noted.
The article warns poultrymen about mid-summer risks to laying hens. It stresses maintaining mash or milk feeding, ensuring a ample water supply to avoid body-fluid loss, and controlling mites and rice. It also recommends thorough culling to reduce feed costs by removing non-layers.
Plant scientists identify a submicroscopic infectious agent with crystallike traits as the cause of plant disease. Infected plants show dwarfed growth, deformed leaves, and poor fruiting, often spread by shipments and insects, especially when leaves are wet.
In Franklin county garden plots an extensive pepper planting was damaged by the same cause that hit tomatoes. Viruses infecting tomatoes spread readily to pepper plants and bacterial spot has appeared on fruits from many tomato plantings.
Nearby laundry being placed next to the kitchen streamlines chores. It reduces steps and lets the housewife monitor cooking while washing.
Decorah fire trucks rushed to a non event scene finding only a smudge set by firefighters. Cars followed as crowds gathered and tickets were issued for following a fire truck, a staged lesson meant to deter followers.
The ad promotes Mule-Hide Color Harmony blends for long lasting roof color and protection. It includes vivid, dated wartime humor about German airmen and St Peter, then shifts to house paint by Martin Senour and spar varnish. It ends with a note on remodeling work and a monthly payment plan.
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