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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1932
Page
4
A compendium of want ads details pricing, trade offers, farm loans, and sales items from Elgin Echo, including hog trades, farm equipment, and office supplies. Also notes a free 80 word trial ad, chimney cleaning, and Klondike incubator sales. References law and auto death statistics urging stricter driving laws.
The piece describes the Long-necked duck, nicknamed Gray or Pheasant Duck, noting its slim form, strong swimming, and timid nature. It feeds by tipping up in deep water and is common from Alaska to Panama, with Virginia and Maryland as northern limits. It covers plans to restore Iowa lakes, urges public data on lakes and marshlands, and criticizes stream pollution, highlighting actions by the Cedar River cleanup efforts led by W. T. Evens and Ed Prior of the Izaac Walton League.
An advice column urges cleaning soot by heating 2 pounds of medium grade salt on red hot coals to destroy carbon in soot and leave ash to be carried away by draft. Do it every 60 days to prevent chimney fires and protect property. Also, Izaak Walton League debunks robin herald myths, noting robins seen now are winter residents.
The Iowa law requires seed sold by Iowa dealers to show variety purity germination and noxious weed content. Direct shipments from out of state dealers are not covered by this protection for buyers. The state chemist’s office plans annual seed checks to enforce compliance.
Four Hawthorne Coal cars soon on track priced at 6.50 per ton for Illinois coal offering strong value. Call with requirements to maximize your Fuel Dollar. Plus humorous vintage quips and advice columns from Dear Dors Dicks included.
Charley Fay announces another run for county supervisor on the Democratic ticket. He previously held office years ago and made a good record before losing by a narrow 88 vote margin to a Republican landslide in 1930, per Postville Herald.
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