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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
4
For sale three feeders for hens one water heater and many chick feeders and waterers priced to sell Laur ence Knudison Elgin 51 52 cents
In Washington D C Jesse H Jones of the Federal Loan Administrator is expected to be offered the post of Secretary of Commerce to succeed Harry L Hopkins who resigned due to ill health. A Cheery Valley school named Kenneth Mark reopened with Ethel Thorn as teacher after being closed for years.
Elgin Fest members and the American Legion Waye plan two donkey ball shows with Jamie the comedian on Thursday and Friday September 12 and 13. Organizers promise an all new act with fresh angles and local teams slated to participate, details to be announced next week.
A kitchen note promotes peach shortcake as an August favorite, detailing a recipe for a layered shortcake with peaches and whipped cream. It includes precise measurements for flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, and peaches, along with baking directions and optional biscuit or layer forms. It also describes canning procedures and references the U.S. Department of Agriculture home canning bulletin No. 17862 for further guidance.
Observing proper timing and handling reduces spoilage in home canned vegetables. Use hot packing, pack loosely with liquid, process in a pressure cooker or hot water bath, and ensure proper sealing. Check lids for bulges to judge spoilage and prefer pints over quarts for certain vegetables.
Four year old Jimmy endured a five hour train ride to Cousin Jane's house becoming cross and irritable. His mother laments never traveling with him again and notes he now packs his own toys for trips. The article suggests frequent stops on long car trips to aid dispositions and proposes zoo visits, saw mills, dairies, canning factories, or a brook for hands on learning.
Brooklyn tops city boroughs as residents praise its character and growth with strong community groups and local leaders highlighting culture dining and development in a spirited New York context.
A fragmented report notes shifts in wild rice use and sourcing from past mallard era to present. It mentions changes in preparation, restaurant trends, and new processing methods influenced by traditional Indian techniques and modern equipment.
A sweeping set of farm guidance covers weed control on hot dry days, new hybrid corn resistance to earworm, silage cut timing for legumes and grasses, skimmilk powder as a substitute, oats weathering rain, bore damage in apple trees, dairy cattle drying off before calving, prize money at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo, field machine capacity, soybean oilmeal in poultry rations, Iowa AAA program trends, Ames field day Sept 7, silos with alfalfa and clover crops, pasture slips to curb weeds, honey extraction to improve 1940 crop value, and updated lead and arsenic tolerances in apples affecting washing requirements.
The article advises using a 10-8-6 complete fertilizer for shade trees, with dosage based on tree height, branch spread, and trunk circumference. It also recommends fall kerosene lawn spraying to control dandelions, with strict usage limits and timing, plus notes on 1938 and 1939 corn harvests and resealing due to weather.
Fragmented report describes a dispute over harvesting eggs from crocodiles near Voasi vi. Two miles from a gate, an owner alleges a charu el has occurred. Hunters suspect payments tied to the eggs, while a local figure defends hunting as natural.
A photo in the Echo by Ruth I. Arthur shows Irmgard Dieter Miss Miami 1939 receiving a golf lesson from Lawson Little, the 1940 National Open Champion, at Bretton Woods New Hampshire.
A Broadcasters Census Taker and a chorus girl share quirky lines amid a ad filled page touting Mule-Hide Cor Du-Roy asphalt shingles. The appeal rests on color shadows and price surprises while suggesting attic conversions with insulated walls. Martin Senour Paints gets a brief nod in the miscellany of tips and quotes.
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