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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
6
A fragment recalls a boy who amused passersby with bent pins now grown into a man who scatters glass on streets and laughs at punctured tires. Uncle Eben notes odd behavior and a sly party speech on a slim subject amid faded ad copy for Cuticura remedies claiming purity and fragrance.
An old advertisement claims old age starts with weakened kidneys and digestion. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy to cleanse kidneys, boost vitality, and prevent aging. The copy urges readers to consult a druggist, buy a scaled package, and promises money back if ineffective.
Collected humor and commentary from a Cincinnati to Atlanta sleeper named Kumwoc reveals a claim of mirror writing by a Pullman nomenclator. A Londoner notes Parliament laughs at a bill to exterminate rats and mice, the costly pest blamed for government farming subsidies and disease risk.
A humorous exchange about a medical ordeal follows a doctor bill remark. The speaker jokes that during a prior operation the surgeon “gave me everything he had in stock.” Separate note provides garden advice to prepare ground this fall for shrubs and perennials to be set out next spring.
An era USDA note warns mites and lice depress egg production and flesh quality in fowl. It describes mite behavior, night feeding, and how to drive pests from roosts using kerosene and crude oil sprays, with arsenical dips as an alternative, plus guidance on treating leg mites.
The article explains over forty lice types attack fowls, causing serious injury. Sodium fluoride dust or dip provides practical control. The dust method, or a shaker with pinhole holes, applies small amounts to key body areas to treat infested birds.
Regions where Russian thistle is treated as a pest note its use in both silo and hay. When cut for hay the mower begins as spines start to harden, or earlier, according to timing cues.
At Iowa State College Ames the swine division promotes fall pigs fed cafeteria style and housed in new hog houses. Professor Edward leads efforts to increase fall pig numbers and improve care. He notes pigs born late August or September are pushed through from start to finish, reaching about 260 pounds by eight months, proving fall pigs as viable as spring pigs.
The fall pig pointers stress practical care from the experiment station. Keep pigs warm and dry, sanitary, well fed in a free choice system with separate corn and tank age feeders, provide plenty of water, and believe in the pigs’ success if you do your part.
A reflective note warns that gentle bulls mislead victims into taking no precautions. It argues the danger lies in perceived gentleness, not aggression, and urges extreme caution around bulls regardless of temperament. The piece emphasizes never trusting a gentle bull and even hints at gun safety concepts.
Concrete floors boost manure value and feed efficiency, with payback in about one year per animal. Ohio experiment station tests show extra crop returns from manure on concrete floors due to soluble plant foods. Concreting costs around $5 per animal, offset by manure savings on 1000 pounds of steer or cattle fed annually, plus improved sanitation.
Farmers are advised to provide nitrogenous supplement to hogs allowed to forage in cornfields to accelerate gains. Roughage such as alfalfa clover or soy pasture can help. if clover alfalfa rape or soybeans are not present in adjacent fields a nitrogenous feed like tankage or middlings should be supplied.
An old advertisement hawks Danderine as a quick fix for hair loss and dandruff. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug or toilet counters, apply a dab to the scalp, and claim hair will stop shedding, grow longer and thicker, and become soft and glossy after several uses.
Readers are told of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for nervousness blood disorders and child health with testimonials from Mrs. Towle and Mrs. Steckdall. The notice invites women to seek free confidential consultations from the Faculty of the Navalida Hotel Buffalo for professional advice.
A speaker claims after 17 years as a landlord that not a single complaint has been filed against them by any tenant, asserting flawless tenant relations and steady management.
Physicians say President Wilson suffers neurasthenia after influenza last April in Paris and warn flu may reappear this fall. The ad touts Turpo as a preventive germicide with turpentine camphor and menthol, urging readers to buy a thirty cent jar now since last year druggists were sold out.
In Switzerland almost every mountain torrent has an electric plant, with current carried for many miles for lighting and power purposes.
A historic note extols Green's August Flower as a household remedy for constipation and digestive issues for over 50 years. It promises relief with a few doses as a gentle laxative and advises consulting a druggist. The ad ends with a proverb about faith and ingenuity replacing hired help.
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