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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
3
A 19th century style ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infant colic constipation and diarrhea. It claims easy dosing for many mild infant ailments and notes a doctor endorses its safety while offering a care book with purchase.
Article argues left handed people faced superstition but were celebrated by some ancient rulers. It traces origin to brain hemisphere dominance, notes mirror writing as a common though harmless trait, and urges parents to support ambidexterity to foster balanced development rather to force right-hand use. It cites St. Louis Cardinals players and Willie Waddell as examples and emphasizes learning to use both hands.
A short patriotic reflection from Lieut. Belvin W. Maynard praising American homes and family happiness. The piece celebrates the country’s landscapes and the desire that every family share in the same joy, urging pride and communal welfare.
A fragment discusses the danger of demanding flawlessness from children and the family, noting that impossible standards create pressure and fear. It argues parents sometimes hold up an exalted view of the family, pressuring each member to be perfect and never admit fault.
It notes fathers guard a flawless reputation while mothers display false pride and snobbery. The author urges facing defects honestly, warning that hypocrisy fatally harms character. Winthrop D. Lanen comments on virtue and self awareness.
Hawkweed introduced from Europe into Canada and the New England states has become one of the most troublesome weeds in gardens and fields. It spreads rapidly, challenging farmers and gardeners to control it with limited effective methods.
Barry Boughers of Fort Wayne Indiana donated a wounded golden eagle to Yellowstone National Park after nursing its wing injury. He released the bird back into its home in the mountains once healed, noting the park’s policy against introducing non native species.
A gamekeeper near Aberdeen, Scotland, trapped two old foxes and found five cubs on a den ledge. He brought home two domestic kittens of the same age. the mother fox adopted the kittens, and the cubs and kittens live together with the cat acting as a foster mother.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge shouts in excitement at a Kansas City Star item about a last chance sale of Shakespeare's books. His wife wonders what’s wrong as she reads, noting the sale offers a final chance to own the works. She asks for the reason to hurry, but he declines the purchase.
A Nature Magazine note recalls an albino robin once recorded as living in Annapolis. Maj. John D. Marstos highlighted the bird’s fifth consecutive annual return to the city this season.
The Tallapoosa river dam 200 feet high and 2044 feet long will back up water to create Lake Martin. The project near Birmingham will cover 68 square miles and hold water thrice Muscle Shoals. Cost about 20 million dollars amid rising demand for electric power in the South.
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