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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
4
A trader offers a Gloriatone electric radio in good working order for trade. The item is priced at 600 dollars or trade for wood grain or similar. Weibel Mill Co., Elgin.
The use of materials from defense industries formerly used for sacks is causing a serious shortage of bags. Feed manufacturers may use second hand bags during emergencies. Such bags must be reversed to hide original brands and labeled with contents. Bags from premises with possible disease contact should be cleaned and sterilized to protect seller and buyer.
A reader suggests dipping shoelace ends in mucilage when metal tips detach. The dried mucilage stiffens the ends, easing threading through eyelets.
The article urges home makers to use glandular meats like liver kidneys brains and heart to maximize nutrition. It highlights vitamins A D K and minerals iron copper phosphorus, praises liver for iron, and provides recipes for braised liver kidney stew creamed sweetbreads braised heart boiled tongue lemon sherbet and custard mixtures for economical nourishment.
A vintage recipe column urges using an old freezer or refrigerator method to make ice cream this season. It describes Philadelphia style and custard bases, with ingredients for both, notes on aging cream, whipping, freezing method, and optional flavorings like peppermint, color, or nuts to suit taste.
A short historic piece urges children to learn about Lincoln and Washington beyond myths, emphasizing their roles in wartime to comfort and inspire courage. It highlights how the two figures helped America endure dark periods, fostering pride in national heritage during times of fear.
Farmers urged to treat horses for bots and worms by February to maximize effectiveness. Early work reduces bot and nose fly annoyance and lowers year round cold cases. In Iowa, 4 to 5 months ahead, over 2 million sows will farrow, with weather and swine producer effort shaping the spring pig crop. The farmer controls little weather but can influence pig survival and litter success after farrowing.
Officials say feed sows efficiently from now to farrowing to free labor for the war effort. Emphasis on higher output and morale in Iowa agriculture, with lessons on choosing well adapted vegetables for climate and soil. Emphasizes that well grown crops with proper growth yield higher nutrients and war priority.
Akron engineers from the B P Goodrich Co warn drivers that wartime tire rationing requires conserving rubber. Underinflated tires, excessive speeds, sharp starts and bumps wear tires faster, destroying rubber and shortening tire life.
The piece blends humorous clippings about court life and fashion book pages with a call for home upkeep. It notes broad interest in color styling, paint advice, and winter repairs while sharing light anecdotes about a suspicious train set, lost items, and a weather bureau joke.
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