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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
3
Advice on shredding corn fodder to replace hay, with timing and methods for storage. Warns that late shredding harms quality, notes costs for contractors, and urges early, dry storage to keep fodder fresh for winter stock feed. Also discusses destroying chicken lice, growing carrots, and general poultry care for efficiency.
Anna Galliher in the Epitomist advises parching large grained sweet corn on the cob. Dry until brown and puffed, then butter and salt or coat with maple sugar. Store until cold. She notes keep large framed varieties distant from other corn to avoid mixing.
A fragment describes raw winds that blur sight and shake glassware, affecting daily business for opticians. The oddly worded lines hint at a windy day causing glass dust and nuisance, with shops reacting to the gusts and weather’s impact on optics.
A World’s Work survey notes no real dearth of students entering theology but warns of reduced quality, with attendance higher now than twenty five years ago yet uneven among denominations. West and South supply more majors, rural seminaries decline, and poverty and fear of freedom deter applicants.
Two poker players trade quips about quitting and debts in a brief exchange. The first declares quitting, the second challenges the claim while noting past losses. The humorous exchange reflects a lighthearted card game moment captured by the Kansas City Times.
A Battle Creek Citizens Association outlines a constitutional framework to guarantee peace and stable employment, opposing labor unions' boycotts and strikes. The document targets attracting new manufacturers by ensuring fair wages, safe conditions, and contractual labor arrangements, while preserving workers’ rights and local prosperity.
The Postum Cereal Co. dismisses union pressure and a boycott on Postum and Grape Nuts as criminal, stating it will not join strikes or violence. It defends paying high wages, respecting law, and will not yield to union control while urging bread for children and American citizenship. The publisher notes the company’s yearly space contract for ads does not imply editorial opinion.
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