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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
6
An advertisement touts Cascarets for biliousness, headaches, and diarrhea, claiming a 0.10-cent box cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, reduces bile, and cleanses the bowels overnight. It argues responsibility gives life meaning, noting the shut-in bears others’ responsibilities.
An advertiser testimonial from B. E. Bieker & Co endorses Kilmer's Swamp Root as an excellent kidney liver and bladder remedy. The letter urges customers to try the product to prove its value and includes an offer for a sample bottle and a booklet about kidneys and bladder.
In a hygiene class, pupils were asked to write why cremation is superior to burial. One boy answered that cremation is good because a person might only be in a swoon and if buried he cannot recover.
An advertisement praises Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as delicious and nutritious for children. It claims the product builds bone and muscle, is economical, and gentle, unlike meat, inviting mothers to request a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb.
A terse, slang laden dialogue fragment shows two speakers trading quips about money and pride. One character laments near poverty while the other boasts wryly about wit and playfulness, hinting at a tense financial strain behind casual bravado.
United States Department of Agriculture notes that fall and spring freshening affect profitability. Fall freshening yields steadier feed use and higher butterfat value, while spring cows often decline by fall. Cow testing records show scrub cows and well managed fall fresheners can be profitable, with high yield cows netting substantial profits after feed costs.
Seed specialists in the United States department of agriculture have developed a method to accurately distinguish Sudan grass seed from Johnson grass seed. Differences in size form color and physical characteristics allow reliable identification. A technical description is available in Department Bulletin 406 upon request while supplies last.
Jay P Boll from University outlines oat planting: sow with a drill in a fine firm seedbed two to three inches deep. Fall plowed land preferred, seeding early, and fallowing a cultivated crop in rotation. If spring plowing is needed, do it early. work soil to unite furrow slice and pan. A good seedbed on clean land from last year corn via two distings and a slant-tooth harrow. Drilling gives a more even stand.
Farmers should sow more evenly with drilling depth about 1.5 inches and use two bushels per acre on average soils or 2.5 bushels on heavy soils. Treat seed for smut, test for germination, and use formaldehyde solution to raise field yield. Rigid grading with a fanning mill also aids achieving high seed quality.
Enoch J. Peterson from the North Dakota Experiment Station offers guidance on poultry care. He advises a balanced ration, natural molt, sunflower seeds for feather health, steady grain and some meat, lice control, strong laying stock, clean surroundings, and pure fresh drinking water to reduce disease and improve egg production.
Mrs Lucile Bernheimer Lowenstein, a young widow from St Louis, abandons society life to fund and shape a state wide children’s court system. She studied in New York to prepare, then returned to push charity focused on aiding poor, destitute and delinquent youths. Missouri leads in establishing child welfare reforms and state education oversight for the blind, deaf, and epileptic.
P Gossard a Portland Lumber brakeman in Coblamot Washington kept his leg crushed and held on from the ends of 40 foot trestle ties to avoid being drawn to the canyon bottom. After a 40 foot fall and a truck loaded with logs derailed the attendant doctor amputated his leg. He waited several minutes until help arrived and was taken to a Portland hospital.
Five boys were buried in a sandbank cave-in at West Walthmore Maryland. Four were recovered dead and the fifth boy Frank Davin aged fourteen died hours later from massive injuries.
A Lowell Massachusetts woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing change of life ailments and nervous headaches after doctors offered no lasting relief. She urges friends to try the remedies and notes many local supporters. A North Haven reader similarly praises the product and promotes free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Abridged tale shows Aunt Beatrice engaged. Baved notes the betrothal party, then shortens her prayers by omitting Beatrice from her petition. Her mother reacts with shock asking why she did not pray for Aunt Beatrice tonight. Bessie replies she assumed Beatrice no longer needed prayers.
A famous actress shares a home recipe to darken gray hair using half a pint of water, bay rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. Mix at home or have a druggist prepare it, with full directions included in each Barbo Compound box. The mixture reportedly darkens streaked gray hair, adds softness and shine, and does not color the scalp or rub off.
A debate emerges as officials argue over enforcing an eight hour work day. One side insists on worker rest while another cites legal limits. The exchange highlights tension between efficiency and labor rights during the discussion.
A humorous exchange features a tall, heavy speaker as a judge recalls a domestic dispute and a light jab about action. The report notes U S production of glass sand last year totaling 1,884,044 tons valued at 1,606,040 dollars.
An old health ad promotes a remedy by reducing meat intake and increasing water, suggesting kidney congestion causes backache and other symptoms. It endorses taking a single Annie tablet before meals and urges immediate use for lumbago gout dropsy.
A student faced a word problem asking how long 15 men would reap a field if 20 men could do it in eight hours. He wrote that since the field had already been reaped by the 20 men, it could not be reaped by the 15. The examiner’s note followed.
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