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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
4
Physically unfit George W. Nisley of Columbia Pa rejected for Civil War service as physically unfit has just celebrated his ninety ninth birthday Nisley is in good health.
A periscope attached by suction cups to the inside of the rear window offers a new safety aid for drivers backing up. It enlarges rear visibility and aims to reduce back up hazards.
Dutch and English economic literature in the Seventeenth century argued that to extract more work, employers must threaten hunger and push wages to the subsistence minimum, shaping labor practices.
The Louisiana Live Oak Society grows through annual dues of 25 acorns per tree. Founded under Dr. Edwin L. Stephens, the group includes oaks 100 years old or more, with dues planted in a nursery to aid propagation. Notable members include Seven Sisters at Lewisburg and Oak Alley along the Mississippi, with Versailles oaks in Chalmette boasting 79 trees planted by Pierre Denig de la Ronde.
The United States is older as a nation than Germany and Italy, which became unified later. National Geographic notes Italy formed its modern kingdom 85 years after independence and Germany unified under Prussian rule in 1871. Rome once ruled an empire from Britain to the Persian Gulf, while Teutons thrived in the Holy Roman era from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.
Iceland plans a huge central heating plant in Reykjavik using hot springs to heat homes. The country has no army or unemployment and boasts abundant books, newspapers, and university trained residents, with Reykjavik’s population well educated for its size.
The woodcock uses a hinged flexible bill to probe the soil for earthworms. The upper mandible bends and the bill tip senses prey, then it opens like forceps to grip the meal and pull it from the ground.
The article explains there is no true native American pheasant. The ruffed grouse is often called a pheasant or partridge in many regions. Native species resembling pheasants are mainly grouse. Only ringneck pheasants, about 17 species, were widely introduced in the United States.
Advice urges conserving daylight and lowering electric bills by cleaning windows removing screens and pushing up shades. It explains how dirt reduces light up to 40 percent and full length screens cut 50 percent, plus tips on bulb type placement color and frosting to maximize efficiency. Indirect lighting and foot candles define suitable levels for rooms, reading, and sewing.
The piece contrasts two mothers guiding toddlers in a restaurant. One child is blamed for spills and forced fed, while the other receives calm help without blame. It argues blame undermines learning, whereas failure without blame encourages exploration and persistence in a healthy child.
Letter asks if soaking liver in cold water helps grindability. Answer: soaking removes some food value and dries crust. broiled liver forms better crust without soaking as flour adheres better. Suggest using crackers or dry bread to aid crust. for liver loaf run raw liver through a food chopper.
A compact vintage recipe note outlines Thick Oyster Stew with oysters milk butter salt and paprika plus steps to scald liquor and cook until edges curl. It also provides a Scalloped Oysters method with stale bread crumbs cracker crumbs melted butter salt oyster liquor milk or cream layering and a 30 minute bake serving four.
A small mountain is being torn down in Puerto Rico to obtain material for filling in a swamp to provide home sites.
The article notes alfalfa as an effective means to combat Canada thistle. It reports over 3,000 farms covering about 463000 acres in erosion control demonstrations and discusses projected cattle marketings for 1941. It also cites a 1930 farmer example, evaluates yeast feeds for hogs, and describes Iowa orchard losses from a November blizzard.
An old advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound as a quick remedy for rheumatic pain. It instructs mixing with water and lemon juice, taking two spoonfuls twice daily, and claims a money back guarantee. O Neill Drug of Elgin Iowa is cited as endorsing the product.
Iowa State College economists report a 10 percent drop in pig production and a Wickard call to boost hog output in 1941. Less corn will be sealed due to moisture and storage limits, while prices and demand shift livestock markets. Poultry gains follow smaller 1940 hatch, with higher chicken prices and 3 to 4 percent more egg supplies expected.
Milk remains the best source of five essential vitamins according to researchers. The notice urges readers to call No. 20 when reporting news items.
Oak Grove residents share visits and gatherings at multiple homes during New Year and weekends. Guests include Bert Allen, Wm Kohls, H W Helms, Harry Gilson, and the Peters, with extended visits among the Leuchtenmachers Howard and Gilson families and Robt Wilson returning from Hollywood after holidays.
Higher elevation lowers the boiling point of water while the water’s boiling point rises with atmospheric pressure. This effect means water boils at lower temperatures on mountains and at higher elevations than at sea level.
Members of a Lost Tribe living on Chimney Rock in Rutherford County North Carolina descend 750 steps carved in the rock to reach the village for shopping before returning to their cliffside homes.
A collage of quotes promotes plain talk and practical advice. It urges readers to call carpenters for remodeling, recalls mini anecdotes about Pat learning to use both hands, and lampoons warnings about roofing choices with a Mule-Hide endorsement.
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