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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
2
Warm Bureau News Letter advises seed corn germination testing to ensure good stands and yields. It details the rag doll or cloth method using bleached muslin, numbered ears, and careful moisture and air control. The process includes rolling, soaking, and a burlap lined pail, with readings on day five to seven once sprouts reach 2 to 4 inches.
Irving Mike Stewart son of Paul Stewart Maynard will sail February 20 from Los Angeles on the Nakamain to Yokohama and Tokio Japan as in charge of a mixed animal consignment for experimental use by the Japanese government. The lot includes Holstein and Shorthorn bulls hogs and rabbits gathered from midwestern states by Kabu of Nosama and Company New York. Stewart previously conveyed 176 Holsteins to La Paz Bolivia in 1934 and 200 head in 1936.
The Fayette County Beef Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting Friday February 14 at two oclock at the State Bank of Fayette. W S Rothlisberger Elgin president announces Carl Oldsen field representative of the Town Beef Producers Association will be principal speaker. Oldsen will meet with baby beef 4 H club members in the evening at the Farm Bureau office. Officers will be elected and plans for the coming year made. the association aims to strengthen Baby Beef Club work in the county at this meeting.
Claudine Humble of Iowa State College Extension will lead a drama training school at the UI A chapel in Fayette county on Monday February 17 at 10 o clock. Representatives from township farm bureau organizations girls 4 H and boys 4 H junior farm bureau and all township leaders and club committees are urged to attend. The session aims to provide material to aid planning local meetings and strengthen township organization.
A rough encounter between a Scotchman and a dentist ends with the man losing his teeth in a fight sparked by a dispute. The incident drew attention to street quarrels and medical costs in the neighborhood.
A Kansas City Star piece argues mules possess higher intelligence than dogs horses and chimps. It notes mules avoid unsafe bridges refrain from overeating and recognize work limits, while remaining stubborn until humans understand their needs.
Milk contains at least twenty five minerals, a fact highlighted by Dr. James Tobey. The minerals include calcium phosphate and other elements such as lithium strontium vanadium and titanium. Milk solids form about one eighth of volume with minerals just under one percent of total.
A rider on Stockton and Stokes' express left Washington on December 2, 1834, with President Jackson's annual message for delivery to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. The message reached Baltimore about 40 miles away at 2 p.m. Swift relays took it to Philadelphia by 8 p.m. and to New York by 2 a.m. the next morning. The Washington to New York distance of 225 miles was covered in 13 hours and 40 minutes.
During the Civil Wars the Covenanters loved psalms greatly. Wishart, chaplain to Mort rose, faced the scaffold and chose Psalm 119 verse 22 stanzas to be sung, guiding providence as two thirds of the psalm prior to pardon arrived.
A recent survey of national flags finds red used most, followed by white and blue. The study highlights red as the dominant color in modern flag design across nations, with white and blue ranking next.
Mirrors were used by Hebrews Egyptians Greeks and Romans in antiquity. Praxagoras taught polishing metal as early as 328 B C. Glass mirrors appeared in Venice by 1300 but reached England only in 1073.
A reflective note urges patience as resolve is built day by day. It argues that life unfolds in minutes and each moment must be carefully set, not grasped as a whole. The piece emphasizes incremental progress over sweeping ambition.
This sixth of ten Echo illustrations on birds in Iowa notes Blue Jay traits by T G Scott and George Hendrickson. It highlights the jay as a year round resident, a strong mimic with a harsh song, a diet mainly of nuts fruits and grains, and a habit of burying surplus food aiding reforestation. Describes color marks and female similarity.
United States Steel profits return after a 1931 lapse, while 1934 losses deepen the era of recovery. American business investment rose with 155 million spent on plants and equipment, factory employment up 8.3 percent from 1934 December, wage disbursements higher by 27.26 million, and department store sales 9.7 percent above 1934. Residential contracts surged over November and hit vast year over year gains. Many executives tie the upswing to NRA’s end and its impact on enterprise.
From January 19 to February 6 a single day rose above zero, February 3 at 4. Decorah Public Opinion reported the figures last week. Since then it has remained cold with occasional brief warmth. The coldest reading in Decorah during the period was 32 below on January 24.
Local column notes rise in need for plumbing as John Sutter keeps busy thawing frozen pipes and keeping heating systems alive amid harsh weather. Observers recall remarks on political honesty and warn that ability matters in office, while Belle Plain grocers rely on print ads to drive sales through weekly campaigns.
The text notes that the word stocking did not occur until the fifteenth century when knitting became general. It traces knitted hose to the sixteenth century and mentions France adopting stockings, with Henry I said to have worn the first silk stockings.
A reporter notes the telephone has aided home life when travel and mail service were disrupted. It allows reaching friends and relatives by phone when mail or visits fail. An exchange says every gura school should have a telephone. Parents gain reduced anxiety by contacting children during severe winter weather. The extra cost is small beside the convenience.
Classified line invites readers to use Want Ads for buying selling renting. Short notice emphasizes opportunities to trade items and properties through the newspaper’s listings.
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