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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1918

Page

8

Interesting items gathered from alla and Ottawa

Interesting items of None were gathered from alla Ottawa. The Dubuque city council passed an ordinance fixing gas at 1.40 per thousand cubic feet, forcing Key City Gas Co to seek court relief rather than accept 1.10. An unknown boy delivered a telegram to Grace Anderson of Waterloo, claimed as a death message for her husband, but no message existed. the boy disappeared with the money. Governor Harding allegedly pardoned Ernest Rathbun, tied to a crime against a young girl. Rathbun and Ray O’Mega were convicted of luring two girls into a car and abandoning them in the woods near Ida Grove. Popcorn per acre near Cherokee now yields over 1,750 with one farmer noting 17 acres produced 35,600 pounds. Miss Mabel Fahrenkrog, 14, Logan, won a pork contest in Harrigan county, earning a trip to Chicago.

Wavenport Eastern Star Merbers Trought Worthy Gerund Mra Anna Mi Orns Oulumwa B.bhinck Lows Ihatron Lorimer Dssorints Brand Charles R. Sutherland Dedar Rapids Ada Thompson Marion Ada A. Webster Wanedma Grand Condructress Stella ‘Koontz Marshalltown Ansociate Etta Carpanter Amamosa Dubuque Chiia Council Key City Gas Company Infaraing Prai Dent George McLean The Gas Company Grace Anderson Waterloo Blatrove W. L. Harding Ernest Rathbun Ape Rathbun Ray O'méga Ida Grove Cherokee W. H. Johnson Mabel Fahrenkrod Du‘budue Electris Res Ibdre Curtiss Iowa State College Ames Howard Davison Millbrook Dean Curtiss American Ambition Association Cedar Repide Les Baie Deg ‘Moines Willine J. F. Daems Berington Camp Doda Camp Dodge Berlin State Department of Justice Ges Centerville Bam Fradie Mans Tony ‘Dezerlg Geriville Plac Fonda

Wilson’s Europe trip shapes peace aims and postwar plans

President Wilson travels to Europe seeking co operation on a league of nations and postwar terms. Delegates weigh German indemnities and the fate of surrendered ships while Britain and France push a unified approach. Turmoil spreads in Germany and Poland, with the Berlin assembly plan and Polish mobilization shaping the postwar map as allied troops hold Rhine bridges and American forces return home.

Edward W. Pickard Wilson France Europe League of Nations Germany Paria Maater League of Patrons French Society For Bourgeois Clemenceau America League Knox Senate League of Nationa Freedom of the Seas Taft Enente Geddes Admiralty Lloyd George Deli Bates Victor Emmanuel Italy Prince of Piedmont Paris API England London Lnter United States Berlin Social Democrats Ebert Scheideminn Liebkne National Assembly Danzig Russia Lenina Trotsky Huttle Provinces Daveruporta Esthenia Livonia Courland Javeh Lithuania Buthonia

Quo Essential to Cow Health and Rumination

A USDA bulletin explains cud chewing is a natural part of ruminant digestion and that loss of cud signals illness rather than a mechanical problem. Superstitious remedies like hay wads or salted pork are ineffective. diagnose underlying health issue and support digestion to restore cud chewing as the animal recovers.

Big Gain in Potato Yield Through Higher Acreage

The United States Department of Agriculture reports a steady rise in potato yield per acre across the nation. From 186-1874 average yields were 9 bushels, dipping to 71.8 bushels in 1885-1894, then recovering to a record 87 bushels in 1906-1914 and fluctuating to 100.8 bushels in 1917, with growth mainly driven by acreage expansion and soil fertility improvements.

United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Crop Estimates

Keep Sheep on Every Farm Urges Use of Weeds for Food

Advocate promotes sheep on every farm to convert weeds and waste into food and clothing. Sees abundant forage in grass and roadside weeds, urging a flock to graze Bern county fields and roadsides.

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Convenient Granary for a General Farm

The Rural Engineering division of the U S Department of Agriculture describes a large granary 24 by 14 feet, divided into four 4 by 9 foot bins with a 450 bushel capacity each. An alleyway 6 by 14 feet fronts the bins for fan cleaning and disease treatment, with emergency space that increases total storage to over 2 100 bushels.

United States Department of Agricultural Division of Rural Engineering Bureau of Public Roads United States Department of Agriculture

Watering Cows in Winter Health and Temperature Tips

The article stresses ample clean water for dairy cows, noting water makes up over three fourths of milk. It advises watering cows two to three times daily when housed, keeping water near 16 to 20 degrees above freezing, and warming water with tank heaters, live steam, or boiler heat to maintain a consistent temperature.

United States Department of Agriculture

Use for Frosted Potatoes in Starch Production

United States Department of Agriculture trials show frosted and decayed potatoes can yield clean white starch of good quality. The material may supply sizing starch comparable to current stock. Modified methods could adapt to abnormal pulps, enabling profitable use at large processing centers handling flood of frozen and decayed potatoes, reducing disposal costs.

United Sates Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Department Specialiats Bay

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