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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1926
Page
8
Packman of Milwaukee Wisconsin reports Tanlac rebuilt his run down system and restored strength after lost weight. The ad claims Tanlac acts to balance blood stomach and liver, improving digestion and vitality for nervousness indigestion rheumatic pains and liver trouble. It also promotes Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
Parents faced with headaches fevers stomach troubles and irritable bowels should try Mother Gray's Sweet Powders. Easy pleasant to take they have helped children for over 80 years and are sold by druggists everywhere. Trial package offered by the Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
An advertisement claims Moone's Emerald Oil reduces inflamed toe joints and venous swelling. It urges obtaining a two ounce bottle from a druggist, promising night and morning use with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
DeWitt Mason Borgh recounts George Washington’s boyhood work as a surveyor in Lord Fairfax’s Greenway Court area near Winchester Virginia. The piece traces his frontier hardships and skills learned there, the ill‑fated yet enduring lodge office, and the planned restoration to honor his pioneering life. It also notes Washington’s slave ownership and his will freeing his slaves with detailed care for their welfare and education.
New York's first carillon, a 58 bell instrument donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr., recently sounded its initial notes at Park Avenue Baptist Church. The six unconnected bells were silent at first as crowds heard a rare concert that drew pedestrians and drivers to the area. The carillon recalls Fort Carillon and the old name for Ticonderoga.
An advisory urges every farmer to use certified seed and to treat potatoes before planting. Dr. W. D. Moore notes that even certified seed can carry scab wilt and powdery scab. proper treatment with corrosive sublimate is described, including preparation, batch processing, and safety precautions to prevent disease and loss in subsequent years.
Specialists at Kangas State Agricultural College warn against opening potato cellars on warm winter days. Ventilation increases moisture and rot risk as potatoes sweat. Ventilate only when outside air closely matches cellar air temperature, says Stockdyk, who cites ice water pitcher condensation as a parallel.
The article urges training young unbroken horses during winter to prepare them for farm work next season. It notes spare seasonal time helps accustom the horse to team duties, emphasizes patience, and argues that early breaking saves time later and hardens shoulders and muscles for harder work.
Winter feeding guidance emphasizes not overloading work animals, maintaining nutrition and minerals, and protecting birds from illness. Freeze precautions for hives and precautions against respiratory and eye infections are outlined, along with practical steps for moisture and daily feeding, stressing cleanliness and disease prevention.
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