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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
3
A letter complains drunk driving laws are too lenient and urges strict enforcement. Will Rogers’ epitaph quip about a much married actress is cited. A. A. Sneugting resigns as Clayton County deputy treasurer to enter the restaurant business, with Don Wolf assisting in auto licenses during the transition.
Fred Biermann discusses discharge petitions to remove bills from committees noting 218 names required, and lists past measures that gained petitions but did not pass. Harry E. Hull obituary appears, recounting his service as postmaster, congressman, and immigration commissioner, ending with reflections on finances and independence in old age.
A collection of light jokes and quips about ministers, manners, love, and everyday life. The humor includes lines about a new minister, a beaded necklace joke, doctor patient banter, a Sunday school reference to deviled ham, and quips on marriage, education, and advertising.
Dr. D. Grinnells of the N C Agricultural Experiment Station via WNU Service urges quarantine for new herd stock to prevent infection. A 30 to 40 day period is advised, with close observation and risk from long-distance or mixed-origin shipments. A single infected animal can devastate a herd quickly, so precaution is essential. Fire destroyed three Ridgeway business buildings early Sunday, with losses estimated at 20 to 25 thousand dollars. Decorah and Cresco fire crews aided local departments, saving the rest of the business district. Clayton county officials mostly announce re election plans.
Dr. B N Stout of Colorado Agricultural College urges parasite elimination to help livestock winter on less feed. Cattle can be dipped on sunny days using nitten sulfate. repeat after 15 days to catch hatched lice. Horse bots require a freeze and a month for larvae migration. intestinal parasites like roundworms and tapeworms also cleared.
The text warns that cows chewing wood bones and eating dirt signal mineral deficiency. It advises inspecting rations and adding mineral-rich seeds such as cowpeas soybeans clover and alfalfa for calcium. Phosphorus comes from wheat bran cottonseed meal and soybean meal. A mineral mix of limestone and steamed bone meal is suggested at two pounds per 100 pounds of concentrate.
Federal inspectors seize 187 apples 3 pears and 14 cauliflowers due to excessive poisonous residue. Five consignments of pickles are confiscated for saccharin use instead of sugar, and one shipment of imported sardines is destroyed for tea contamination in the food.
The text discusses Portugal's sufficient wheat to feed its people, New York apple crop decline in 1934, calf stomach ache treated with castor oil per livestock experts, seed vitality with age, grazing needs for year-old cattle, Mississippi cotton crop values for 1934 and 1988 figures, and Louisiana potato production about 19.61 million bushels, slightly below the five year average.
Readable fragment lists titles Rosalie Wells Fargo True Confession Gold is Where You Find It Fovarich Hollywood Hotel Happy Landing Love and Hisses for a cinema schedule.
A photograph from western Bureau county shows a road submerged by floodwaters on the bottom lands north of Mineral, flooding thousands of acres of fertile land. The Hennepin Canal bridge and Andrew Pollard farm buildings appear in the background as floodwaters lap the area after heavy rain last week. The photographer stood hip deep on the gravel road.
Boston, Mass. John Aspinwall Roosevelt, the youngest and only unmarried son of the President, is mentioned in a brief note from the city. The item highlights his status and ties to the First Family as it appears in local coverage.
A spectator in Niagara New York produced a spectacular camera shot during the event, drawing attention for its sharp framing and timely moment as the scene unfolded. The incident highlighted the viewer’s quick eye and the crowd’s reaction to the striking image captured.
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