16 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
1
Rates listed for foreign display local display readers and classified per word with per line charges. Adds minimum advance payment and notes for memorial cards resolutions and obituary poetry at standard advertising rates.
Rich notes sixteen states in the north central U S as the bread basket of the nation for grain crops with Iowa among the leaders. He jokes about future human leg decline and political media. Emily Post approves dunking doughnuts.
A jumble of wry lines and jokes about farming costs, love, politics, and daily quirks. It riffs on agricultural prices, a German mine tale, a Frenchman’s mattress finder, and quips about doctors, mosquitoes, and office ice. It captures a vaudeville style humor page fragment.
A rail of dialogue features a rich old gentleman in a wheelchair ordering his teeth to whistle at a passing woman. The scene includes a valet named Jenkins and a jokey quip from 1880 about a woman spitting in a man’s face when the moustache is on fire.
Yesterday afternoon a large deal closed transferring the Grimm and Schupbach implement business to John Smith in exchange for the larger farm east of town. Mrs. Fred Miller lay unconscious Friday morning after a brief illness but showed signs of recovery with no complications expected. Mary Wenger and Milton Morgan arrived from Algona to visit Caroline Wenger. Ben and Mrs Dennler welcomed a baby girl born last Friday December 7. C. O. Christ and wife and Lew Christ visited Waseca and relatives for a few days. Jake Pfister suffered a light stroke affecting the right side of his face. Ed Metzger returned from visits with relatives in Winthrop Morris and West Bend.
Hog producers can earn from 1.30 to 3.50 per bushel for corn fed to 1948 fall pigs. Many will accept the lower return if they skip protein supplement due to a bumper corn crop. Experiments show supplement with corn is the most economical way to fatten pigs. Use Want Ads regularly.
Relatives and friends gathered at the First Baptist church parlor on December 12 to celebrate Mrs. Mary Keiser’s 85th birthday. Rev. Arthur Ittermann toasted guests, and gifts were shared while Dr. Harry Keiser spoke of his European trip with photos of England and France. Out of town guests included Dr. and Mrs. Harry Keiser of Chicago and the Huisingas of Aplington.
Iowa State College poultrymen advise that self feeding is often the best method for a side line flock. The notice appears in a vocational column as part of farm and feed guidance with practical tips for small-scale poultry operation.
The Ilyria Handy Hands 4-H Club met December 11 with 13 members and three guests. Officers Lois and Marlene Medberry attended, and demonstrations covered cereal habits, breakfast cereals, enrichment of cereal products, and food handling. A Christmas party is planned for December 29, with January plans to be hosted by Dalene Shaffer. The story notes fertilizer buying urges for farmers and a favorable 1948 supply picture amid rising demand and high crop yields.
The 1949 pig crop success may depend on hog raisers' feeding of sows during pregnancy, with prenatal nutrition shaping litter size and piglet vitality. Strong emphasis on proper diet, vitamins, and farm management as key factors.
Best results come from spreading manure lightly and evenly over the ground before plowing or disking it under. Apply to fields planned for corn planting next year to maximize benefits.
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