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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
8
Tips on cooking including a fat melt and fruit additions, plus advice on bread making yeast raised goods and preserving kitchen budgets. Discusses oven heat, gradual rising, and daily expense tracking to help manage monthly spending.
The article notes farmers have adopted two and four row tractor cultivators and two-row horse-drawn cultivators. General purpose tractors power cultivators without harming crops and support a range of tillage implements. Rotary hoes and weeders, tractor and horse drawn, are widely used. the duck-foot and red weeder, and stiff-tooth cultivators are expected to grow in popularity.
Lars Sand, a Chickestown farmer in Marble, Minnesota, tends a Stavangert banner costing about 400 dollars. The blue and gold standard shows Norwegian scenes and was donated to the Bravangerlag by Norwegians as thanks for funds. Sand, member of the Stavangering, keeps the banner for one year at the First State Bank display.
An Englishman, a Scotchman and an Irishman recall near miss races. The Englishman praises a yacht race won by a coat of paint. The Scot cites a horse win by a bee sting swelling. The Irishman concludes the closest race is the Scotch.
Town Hall session with Mayor and councilmen. Minutes note repairs and pumping costs from Central States Power & Light Corp. lists lighting for November December and pumping charges. Charges for gravel labor and materials recorded. Water bonds interest paid to Iowa National Bank. Motion fixes annual poll tax at 400 and adjournment approved.
Harlow Chapman of Lamont visits mother Mrs Martha Chapman while Ruby Bark helps with housework at Mrs Nancy Ernsts home. Several locals share meals and visits, including Chas Doty with L Klingman family, June Kerr with Hazel Rothlisberger, and Walter Lehman at Chas Rothlisberger’s. Berg promotes shoes and invites inquiries.
Mrs Ben Hofer and family hosted visitors including Adeline Lehman and Mrs Emit Friedefi with help from Mrs Martin Hanson and daughters. Numerous neighbors visited, shared meals, and attended gatherings at Hanson, Dennler, Christen, and Leuchtenmacher homes. Berg's sale ends on the 26th. funeral time for Miss Nancy Baldwin caused confusion in Elgin. Georgia Mae Schori returned to Rochester after holidays with her parents. illness delayed travel.
Clara Bartlett helps care for the sick at her daughter’s in West Union this week. The Barker and Melvin families from Elgin visit the Elmer Boyer home and other locals stop by. George Boyle and Frank Lyons visit West Union. Peters and Rowland families host callers. A drifted road impeded mail delivery for two days last week. Local butchering by Miller, Leonhart, and others at Boyer and Hovey homes. Craft ill at Dan Craft’s. thermometer hits 27 below zero. Cecil Tripp visits Joe Peters. readers invited to send in news items.
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