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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
6
An array of practical advice on farming covers fowl health, feed values, hay and straw use, silo management, milk handling, hog and cattle care, and planting. It discusses pasteurization, barnyard housing, silage, breeding, and disease prevention with emphasis on profitability, stock quality, and prudent farming routines.
United States government engineers showcase major improvements in Yellowstone National Park with concrete and steel bridges replacing wooden ones. New entrances, viaducts, and a Grand Canyon area bridge reflect millions of dollars in park spending under federal control centered at Mammoth Hot Springs.
The Mason and Dixon line is clarified as the southern boundary of Pennsylvania surveyed 1763 to 1787 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. Stones placed every fifth mile bore coats of arms of Lord Baltimore and the Penns, while interceding stones bore M and P. The line runs 280 miles.
W. W. Elam, age 64, a farmer near Blanchard, Oklahoma, is celebrated as the father of his twenty fourth child. The mother is his third wife. Of the twenty four children, eighteen are living. Elam has spent his life on the farm, placing him at the head of his class in Oklahoma.
A reader recalls persistent pressure from a life insurance agent and company doctor to secure more coverage, followed by trouble passing the medical exam. The same narrator notes annoyance with sales tactics from a plane house after agreeing to purchase on installments and now faces efforts to prove potential nonpayment. The piece ends with a wry remark that business is a great thing.
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California reports a long lasting eczema cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with marked improvement by the second day. The letter promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples and a 32 page book from Cuticura Dept 24 K Boston.
Jones and Brown argued about Grant and Lee while sharing a meal and staying the night. Brown insisted Grant was superior or Jones could not sleep at Brown's home. The quarrel occurred around two o clock as they neared Brown's house.
A small applicant for Christmas cheer is interviewed by a charity worker asking about his father. The child explains in dialect that his stepfather does nothing, while the family claims the man has not worked.
A dialogue fragment shows Fond Father and Little Johnny debating the millennium. The father asserts peace when the lamb lies with the lion, while Johnny doubts and prefers being the lion himself.
An irregular ad pages health food and patent medicine pitch urges Cream of Rye for energy and savings, offers a free silver spoon, and promotes Hamlina Wizard Oil and Winelow's Soothing Syrup with vague claims of curing sore throat teething pain and colic. It also includes a moral aside about money and relationships.
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