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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
16
A Western visitor to his Eastern cousin is shown family firearms and told a grim arithmetic joke about shooting. The exchange reveals a grim lesson about life and a Western cousin renounces violence, preferring to use life and love as guidance. A concluding line notes that when a woman is in love she is a self appointed detective.
The article discusses Paris exposition tree protection using wooden tanks around roots, enabling building work without damaging trees. It covers a unsettled apple market due to weather, storage concerns, and shifts in English and U.S. trade, plus recommendations to plant more winter varieties. It also mentions hog selection, a Soy Soya crop in Japan, and its forage value, yield, and handling for silos.
An Iowa farmer and Wallace's Farmer critique the hog score card used at the Iowa State Fair. They note hogs appear larger in exhibitor displays while breeders warn they do not buy according to the score card for pork production. The card sharpens judgment by detailing each animal part, but practical selection may diverge from its standards.
At a Canadian fruit growers meeting a leading grower testified to cranberry profits and farming methods. He advised three to six inches of worked soil, constant dampness, pre frost flooding to May, and irrigation during dry summers. He cited Cherry Bell yields reaching $800 net per acre and urged others to start the crop despite skepticism.
A Nebraska Warmer contributor notes first crop alfalfa is best for horses, with woody stems eaten and leaves accumulating in the manger. Cows prefer leaves, so horses are fed more while mangers are cleared for cattle. Second crop eaten by both. third crop less favored by horses due to kidney effects, but good for cows. First crop most nutritious for stock overall.
Jas Riley recommends strict hog manage ment to prevent cholera spread on farms. Exposed pigs should be confined in small lots, with cholera pigs isolated in a pen, sprayed with chloronaphtholum solution daily, and floors kept white with heated ash. If possible, burn the pen and contents to kill all germs, a practice cited as having stamped out cholera on their farm.
Farmers debate tile drain depth in clay soil and road drainage. Discusses aeration, formation, and road crowns. Includes Dutch manure pits, potato beetle resistance, grape juice sterilization, and sheep fattening for winter.
A new weekly Pullman tourist car service runs Fridays from Minneapolis at 1045 PM to Texas and Mexican destinations via the Chicago Great Western line, with stops in St. Paul Dallas San Antonio El Paso Los Angeles and San Francisco. Cars are standard Pullman sleeping cars at reduced berth rates. an experienced official will supervise. Contact J P Elmet in St Paul for details.
A garbled Chicago Tribune snippet shows a playful barter about undershirt sizes and fitting, with a clerk named Siac and a customer Sam discussing 38 and 80 sizes for a son Windly. The exchange hints at salesroom banter and price sensitivity in a retail setting.
Dr. H. H. Green's Bong of Atlanta advertises treatment for dropsy claiming to be among the world's greatest specialists. The notice invites readers to view the advertisement in another column for details and claims free treatment.
The text discusses a puzzling line about locks and hair, mentioning an inventor and May-Hs lead containing valuable ideas that require protection. It references protection by locks that are not metal and notes they are all yer locks, with Chicago News cited.
The John M Smyth Co offers Christmas presents at 6000 Bultars total and 2.05 each making gifts affordable for all. The firm promises reliability and advertises a mammoth catalogue available in another part of the paper.
A barber jokes to a customer about aging hair after tense times. The customer replies with irony, saying he expected snow white hair after the ordeals have passed. The exchange captures a bleak, humorous tone typical of Puck dialogue.
An old ad-like fragment touts Grip Cure and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming to cure influenza. Mentions Grove’s signature on each box and a mock weather prophet predicting a hard winter. Obscure dialogue hints at local jail and quotes between individuals.
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