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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
4
Historical note explains mohair is a drapery and upholstery fabric derived from angora goat fleece. The ad outlines want ad rates and billing terms, highlighting cash with order and extra handling charges for mail or telephonic replies.
The chief Confederate ordnance facility was the Tredegard Iron Works located in Richmond Virginia with reports of its outputs and wartime role. details remain fragmentary but underscore its centrality to military supply.
December to March is the proper time to treat horses for bats. The winter outlook for profits for the dairy farmer is much better than for some time. Farmers should consider sowing clover and alfalfa seed this fall for next spring. Ground corn value rises 20 to 25 percent when fed to dairy cows. Coarse grinding is as effective as fine grinding and cheaper. Intensive livestock feeding does not shield farmers from low corn prices. Feeding cheap corn to hogs shifts losses to hog prices later. Three options exist for a large low-priced corn crop: sell now, feed to livestock, or store for higher future prices.
Gunder News reports Gilbert Loftszard and family visiting Oelwein on Monday while Kenneth Kjosa and Kenneth Hellum chop wood for T. Herbramson. Louis Kjosa transacts business in St. Glaf on Tuesday as the Marion congregation holds its yearly meeting at the church Monday and ladies serve dinner. Officers elected include Mrs Cornelius Reierson president and Mrs Marion Lind vice president. Christmas activities unfold with Sunday school parts rehearsed and the Dorcas Society bazaar set for Wednesday December 15.
A small town paper argues women need lockets to carry licenses, noting one in six women drivers lack their license. It contrasts men’s single billfold with women’s many purses, warning fines for driving without a license and recounts a man who retrieved his license too late after being stopped.
A historical note explains the Japanese language uses two alphabets totaling about 50 letters and may incorporate up to 12,000 Chinese characters. The statement frames the writing system as a blend of syllabaries and kanji with large character potential.
A pioneer Texas ranchman reports that buffaloes consistently bolted west or northwest when pursued, never heading east or south, a notable behavioral peculiarity observed in the herds.
A Tibet greeting tradition involves placing a hat against the stomach and extending the tongue as far as possible. This unusual custom highlights regional customs and social signaling.
Three couples celebrated weddings last week in West Union. Mrs Oelberg and Mr Oelberg wed in ivory satin with a bridal party and a four layer cake at a 26 cover dinner. They will reside in Trade home, West Union, and plan a reception at the Baptist church.
The cream route now hauled by Ernest Friederich has been turned over to the creamery and bids will be received from the lowest responsible bidder. Call at the creamery on Saturday December 18 at two o clock p m to present your bid. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Elgin Farmers Dairy Company 14 15¢ by Fleet Frieden Secy. A whispering campaign against highway filling stations with signs reading Truck Stop is noted. Truck drivers receive rebates on gas free coffee and sometimes a place to sleep. You pay regular prices.
Extension horticulturist warns mice damage in winter. Meadow and short-tailed mice girdle trunks just below soil surface, may kill trees before bud break. If mice are found, scatter wheat bait poisoned with strychnine and clear grass and weeds under trees to disrupt runways and force mice away from trunks.
Chemists of the United States Department of Agriculture study reactions in fertilizer mixes to warn farmers and manufacturers about undesirable combinations. Ammonium salts raise soil acidity, lime is added carefully. ordinary limestone can limit additions and cause loss of phosphoric acid or ammonia. Dolomite lime, with magnesium, avoids these issues and adds magnesia to soils.
A writer in Heard’s Dairyman explains that overfeeding dusty timothy hay or threshed clover hay and immediate exertion after meals distends the digestive organs and triggers indigestion. This irritates the pneumogastric nerve, eventually affecting the lung branch, hindering air expulsion and forcing abdominal muscles to assist. The resulting double bel lows-like flank action follows coughing spells and the disease is incurable once established.
Erosion by wind and water cited as major soil enemy. Corn syrup uses 23 million bushels of corn yearly. Wisconsin farms number 181,767 with average annual fire loss about 16 dollars per farm. Hoof and mouth disease reported in Yangland cattle and pigs. Mush room growing notes. Rust spread from barberry roots can lie dormant eight years. About 5,000 Ohio 4 H club members stay active through winter. winter feeding advised for calves ten to twelve months old.
Rube Tronsch and the Texas Cowboys, a flashy act from WLS Chicago, bring a rare dance show to Elgin Opera House on Thursday December 16. The performance promises entertainers, singers, and unusual musical variety to amazed audiences.
In a humorous vignette a foreman tests an applicant on electrical terms asking what an arma ture is. The applicant jokes that it is a fellow who gets on Major Bowes' program. A separate exchange has a lady and an Indian predicting a harsh winter with a playful quip about squirrels storing food.
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