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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
4
Estate settlement prompt sale of a medium sized home in good condition with about half an acre of land located west of the Apostolic church. Interested buyers should contact Mrs. Will Chase in Volga by call or write.
December report covers two associations with 411 cows tested in No 2 and 494 in No 4. Ewald Brandt of Postville leads with 1108 pounds milk and 44.6 fat from 14 milking cows. Klarker rankings include Erwin Miller and Karl Miller of Elgin, and Wm Kohis of Elgin with 1265 pounds milk and 51.9 fat. Arbe Schroeder of Clermont leads No 4 with 1112 pounds milk and 48.2 fat from 12 milking cows.
A Catholic Encyclopedia entry describes the Penitentes Los Hermanos as a flagellant society among Spanish Catholics in New Mexico and Colorado and among Native and mixed-breed populations. Their discipline includes flagellation, heavy cross bearing, crucifixion poses for hours, and tying limbs to restrict circulation as acts of penance.
The old superstition holds that when a family member dies someone must tell the bees at the hives or they will become spiteful and hard to manage. A related belief requires turning the hives around just before the owner’s funeral.
An old analysis notes that a standard model had 4,500 parts fifteen years ago, a best selling model 6,000, while current low priced models reach 16,000 parts. The trend explains why more men are required per car now than in the twenties.
A Department of Commerce survey reveals Hollywood films dominated exports in 1987. Seventy percent of films shown across 72,097 theaters in 90 foreign countries were produced in America.
Dried prunes raisins and other dried fruits offer lasting value with higher iron and vitamin content than fresh fruit. Prices vary by type with prunes and raisins only slightly up while apricots pears peaches dates and figs rise more. Soak times vary by fruit and plumpness depends on cooking in the soaking water for best flavor. A prune puree milk shake recipe appears with whipped cream and optional ice cream or sherbet.
War era farming brief advising eight practices for dairymen including shelter from weather regular milking hours ample water removal of chill, providing roughage and grain balanced to nutrients, disease prevention, production records, and breeding to the best bull. Mentions 4-H club emphasis and breeding ewes in town sheep farming for defense.
Iowa seeds firms plan to offer kernel seed packets next spring for a 1 to 2 acre family garden. Beekeepers in 13 counties push a disease clean-up under foulbrood law. eight more counties organizing. Iowa 1940 crop value estimated at 472 million dollars, up 70 million from 1940 crops. Tuwa hog raisers report 36% fall farrowing increase. spring farrowing intentions up 28%. Only 54% of Iowa pigs reach market. losses from exposure disease or poor care. New 4-H state officers chosen: William Sayre president Acksworth Keith Jones Stanley vice president Jay Haup-
A practical guide for parents on building healthy teeth for children through balanced diet, regular dental visits, cleanliness, and early, enjoyable tooth-brushing routines. Emphasizes milk, fruits, vegetables, eggs, codliver oil, and avoiding candy as a substitute for nutritious foods.
The fragment lists Jefferson as secretary Lawrence White as State Center treasurer and Robert Rinehart of Delta as historian clarifying the roster of local officers.
The earliest mule breeders in the United States were George Washington of Virginia Henry Clay of Fayette County Kentucky and Young and Everett of Montgomery County Kentucky. Before Washington’s importation a few diminutive jacks were brought from the West Indies but proved unsuitable for breeding purposes.
The Roman empire reached its height under Emperor Hadrian around 117 A D. The territory then included lands that now form Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Turkey.
Growers consider stacking part of their grain when elevators are plugged and granaries fall. Properly stacked grain stays dry and mice and rabbits are kept from it, buying time for lumbering and stooling. Stacking also clears fields for stubble cultivation and reduces transport of local weed seeds by visiting stock wagons.
The state mandates semiannual mechanical inspections for all vehicles. Cars failing to meet standards must be kept off the road until repairs are completed. Pennsylvania has a similar requirement.
Inexpensive pictures colored and mounted on stiff paper or cardboard offer affordable visual aids for children. The covers described provide bright, sturdy images suitable for classroom use, craft projects, or home learning activities.
A breezy, humor filled notice blending quips about working attire, holiday mood, and puttering around the house. It riffs on smiling salesmen, wary not to offend, then pivots to practical tips like using Quality Floor Enamel on bare floors and insulating ceilings for better radio reception. The tone is casual and opinionated, weaving jokes with household advice.
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