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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1911
Page
7
Agricultural tips cover pruning, spraying, and keeping costs low. Discussions on sow quality, beef supply, cow and hen roles, and regular herd care. Advice includes feed mixes, shelter, lime soil use, sprays, manure, and aligning crop and animal health with profitable farming.
A House session sees eight bills considered with four recommended to the graveyard and four for passage. Debated measures include a joint resolution for direct election of U S senators, a liquor bail bill indefinitely postponed, and a TB reporting bill advancing. Other items touch township trustees, estate attorney fees, and county governance.
The Iowa Senate proposes a 1,083,600 appropriation for construction, repairs, and land purchases for state institutions. Allocations include Marshalltown Soldiers Home 16800, Glenwood Feeble Minded 169,500, Mt Pleasant hospital 100,250, Independence 163,000, Clarinda 88,000, Cherokee 118,400, Fort Madison 75,450, Andynosa reformity 38,000, and other facilities. Other bills note extradition reimbursement, highway weed control, camping limits, road widths, deer damages, women in industrial schools, soldier wives admission, treasurer deposit rules, crow bounty, publicity board funding, peace officer passes, itinerant drug tax, cancer hospital proximity rules, and a five mile limit education bill.
A roundup of Iowa items includes the Cerro Gordo Farmers Institute set for Clear Lake February 8 to 10, land and fire losses at Woden and Clinton, a rebuilt Corn Belt Packing plant opening March 15, and pensions granted to residents. Population changes in Ames and postmaster appointments are noted along with rural carrier appointments and society events. Personal losses, court cases, and community fund-raising also appear alongside civic duties and honors.
A set of flower arranging tips advocates light placement, limited varieties, and subtle color harmony to showcase blooms. The text also relays Richard Croker’s New York dinner quip about flying machines and a Londoner’s retort about convalescent crutches amid jokes on technology.
A reflective piece on men who avoid adversity and never learn the meaning of true struggle. It argues that success hinges on facing rough weather, with assailing days testing resolve and revealing character.
A reader describes four years of coffee use causing indigestion and nervousness. She switched to Postum and inspired her family to do the same. She reports improvement in digestion and nerves, praising Postum as a healthful beverage. The letter promotes Postum Co. and cites The Road to Wellville.
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