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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
3
The Briggs family shares how to beat the heat with honey rich drinks and milky treats. Mrs. Briggs saves juice, creates honey milk shakes, honey blossom drinks, honey egg nog, honey malted milk, and honey iced chocolate for two thirsty boys and the household.
Clermont residents and relatives entertained and visited over the weekend and nearby towns. Names include Gladys Ostlie, Margaret Powers, Andine Vasby, Mrs. Fred Hoyt of Dubuque, H E Landsgard, Mrs. Martin Groth, Marie Benson, George Spencer of Waterloo, and many others at homes in Postville Prairie du Chien Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids and St Olaf trips. Weekending travels to Taylor Falls Minnesota and visits with relatives continued through the period.
Grand Meadow neighbors and relatives visited across towns this week. Alfred Buraas family traveled to Kensett and returned with Ruth Moen joining the visit. Several households hosted or called on friends and relatives including Olson Thorson Kittleson Lien and Anderson families plus trips to Decorah Independence and the Minnesota state fair.
Elizabeth Priest is the new clerk at the Ed C Olson store. Mr and Mrs L E Grover of Elma visited Willis Gross Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Hans Larson and Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson were guests at John A Erickson’s Saturday evening.
Practical notes on preserving silage from legumes with sugar-rich crops, adjusting pullet rations to timing of laying, best timothy and clover hay seeding, dairy herd culling to boost average yields, and proper storage for soybeans to avoid heating and mold. Includes methods like dry storage, air circulation, and rick stacking.
The article advises dairy cows to eat roughage such as pasture, hay, silage or crops, noting lower costs and fewer digestive issues versus concentrates. It warns: if hay costs more than half to two thirds of grain, limit hay for medium or low producers, and for high producers avoid overfeeding concentrates to prevent loss of appetite.
A compendium of kitchen and home advice including refreshing drink ideas with blackberry juice and gin, potato handling tips, and a note about lamb cooking leaflet. It also covers mildew removal methods for fabrics, shoes, and general guidance on stain treatment using sun, lemon, sour milk, Javelle water, and bleaching cautions.
Brainard News reports visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Reed with Sarah Helms and Chas Craft, Amos Craft and son from Sioux City, and social visits by Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Patterson's home. Local trips feature Vern Boyer in Elgin and decorah calls by Martin Hovey, plus painting by Barnhouse and Nutting. Updates cover Illness improvement for Mrs. Jim Bartlett and relatives in Ossian, with Crane families traveling to Idaho and a decline in Elkader Fair receipts as preparations continue.
The passage praises steady, dependable labor over flashy effort. It notes how even in small towns there are humble workers who, through consistent habit and fidelity to their tasks, achieve comfortable competency over many years.
Summary of a fragmented clipping notes varying weather expectations for Iowa regions with mentions of averages. It records Elizabeth Priest visiting the Tom Powers home and Mrs Willis Gress and daughters spending Sunday afternoon at Fayette. Mr Badger returned home with them.
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