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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
4
Ralph Brown and his wife Barbara quarrel over wallpaper cost in a tense domestic scene. Language shows money, pride, and decency as sources of conflict. After a bitter exchange, he retreats to work while she presses for the best and more spending.
Farm Topics presents two whitewash formulas for farm buildings from University of Illinois expertise. A new masonry mix uses mason's lime cement salt alum and soda to yield a pure white finish, while a finishing mix for old walls adds finishing lime and alum to prevent rubbing off. Proper application requires clean, dampened surfaces and dry weather for best bonding and light reflection.
Ralph returns home to a dark house and a missing Barbara after a day of pride and doubt. A phone call reveals she left for a bridge party and never arrived, until Ralph discovers Barbara bound in their car, recounting a brutal abductor who stole her keys and a diamond necklace. He dismisses the value of the necklace, joking he will buy a replacement with a police dog tomorrow.
A poultryman promotes droppings pits sunk 2 to 2 1/2 feet below floor level as a better alternative to droppings boards. Lower roosts reduce jump height to 12 to 15 inches, limiting injuries and keeping birds away from droppings. Pits are easier to clean and healthier, with depth varying by building location and soil. some dry sites use pits up to three feet deep.
Dr C L Roadhouse of the California College of Agriculture notes dairy by products show value. About 15 million pounds of whey remain and could be dried with skim milk or buttermilk or made into whey powder. California creameries are installing drying machinery and experiments indicate lactoflavin in whey may influence growth of young chickens in California and New York.
Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall with mayor and all councilmen present. Minutes approved. Bills allowed for labor salaries utilities and supplies including Pinney Boyle Topp Doan Mosby Layne Western Co Crescent Electric and others. Motion set tax and land petition actions and adjournment.
The term Utah was applied by Nevadjos and Apaches to the Utes, the aboriginal inhabitants of the territory. It derives from a word meaning upper or hill dwellers, roughly the equivalent of highlanders.
Australia has been described as the shadeless land for trees that show edges to the sky. Some trees bear needle foliage while others are entirely leafless, giving a stark, sun drenched landscape.
The phrase dead as a door nail popularized by Dickens in A Christmas Carol traces earlier use to William Langland's Piers Plowman around 1362, showing the line's medieval roots and later literary adoption.
Article VII of the U S Constitution declares no religious test for office in the United States. Oath administrators may not inquire into religious beliefs of officials. The clause does not bind states, and Southern constitutions sometimes require belief in a supreme being.
The Caisson song the U S Field Artillery march was written in 1908 by Col Edmond L Gru ber while he served as a lieutenant in the Fifth Field Artillery in the Philippines.
When hens lay many eggs on the floor in laying quarters the main issue is nest shortage. If one nest serves four to five hens solutions include darkening nests by making them deeper or hanging feed bags about 18 inches in front. If birds refuse to use nests place nests on the floor until chicks acclimate to them.
North Dakota farmers can shield earthen dams from erosion using prairie cord grass. When rock riprap is unavailable, plant well diggers grass on the dam and spillway where moisture is ample. The grass' vigorous growth offers strong protection against washout.
A mule is the progeny of a mare and a jack. Large Spanish or French breeds supply the sires. Mules cannot breed themselves. For certain tasks they are stronger and cheaper to feed than horses and are relatively disease resistant.
The famous directive explains a lifelong ethic: do all the good you can by all means available in all ways, places, times, and for all people, as long as you can. It captures a core Wesleyan principle urging persistent benevolence and outreach.
Dr. William Noe of San Francisco built the first portable vacuum cleaner around 1905. Hamilton B. Smith of Pittsburgh invented a rotary motion washing machine in 1859. Alva J. Fisher patented a complete electric washing machine on August 9, 1910.
A historical note claims this country eats about 10 000 009 000 loaves of bread each year. The figure is used to imagine circling the Earth along a golden brown highway 30 feet wide, prompting colorful reflections on food and industry.
Collage of quick quips and ads notes insulation savings and storm doors. A local seed store scene and a joke about wild oats appear among brief lines urging free estimates for home insulation and home repairs.
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