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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
6
A compact report notes a surprising shift in a local scare with a wolf sighting confined to a suburban garage, altering neighbors sense of security and prompting police to advise caution and furure deterrent steps.
Reading from a text, exposure of cod liver oil to sun degrades the valuable vitamin A that promotes growth while vitamin D remains unaffected, helping prevent rickets.
A public service style warning urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and notes the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years. The ad also links absence of worry to pain relief.
An old advertisement touts harmless vegetable butter color used for five decades. It promotes Pattles of Dandelion selling for 35 cents in drug and general stores. Claims quick relief for burning skin diseases with Cole's Carbolic Salve and directs readers to 300 druggists or J W Cole Co Rockford Illinois.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a new control method for horse botflies and nose flies. Warmers Bulletin No 1503 F discusses economical treatments including a pine tar kerosene laundry soap mix and a canvas throat protector. Internal carbon disulphide capsules offer effective eradication when used communitywide for two to three winters.
In several New York counties within fifty miles of Buffalo, feeding western raised lambs and steers in winter proves a profitable side line. It spreads labor, uses up coarse roughage, and yields manure for non dairy farms, though it carries market risk and possible losses from improper feeding disease and parasites. The New York State College of Agriculture notes these issues and offers practical guidance through farmer institutes and county meetings under local farm bureaus.
Farm notes warn that changing utter in the poultry house reduces noise before feed. A wine farm family attends fairs for vocational benefits. Winter seeding of sweet clover should use unscarified seed as scarified seed sprouts and dies before spring. Many farmers profit by adopting better farming methods after seeing them, with smut treating machines selling over 700 units last summer in Kansas.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines cadelle control in stores and warehouses. Proper cleanliness, wooden storage materials, and annual inspections help prevent infestation. Fumigation with carbon disulfide or carbon tetrachloride is recommended, with concrete replacing wood where feasible to deter rapid infestation.
The best time to inventory farm assets varies by operation. For general crop and stock farms, between January 1 and spring work. poultry farms after birds are in winter quarters. for tax compliance, January 7 18. Include real estate, animals, tools, supplies, and financial assets. Compute net worth by totaling assets, then subtracting liabilities.
The piece urges farmers to prioritize sweet clover for soil building and pasture, suggesting it should be grown across most small grain acres not slated for other legumes. It argues sweet clover improves soil nitrogen and fits rotations for pasture and soil enhancement rather than hay.
Poultrymen are adding one or two small rear windows to scratching sheds to supply light for hens at work. This increases the scratching area and exposes how actual service capacity often falls short of the apparent size.
Retired Host DuBuque Illinois restaurant owner J A Groff describes years of indigestion dizziness and nervousness finally relieved by Tanleo a tonic he credits with restoring strength and appetite. He says it made him feel 30 years younger and eased sleeplessness. The wife plays a leading role on many a domestic stage.
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