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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
10
A Missouri woman describes years of displacement and weakness improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement urges others with feminine health issues to try the product, claiming it has helped thousands and is sold everywhere by Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
Gossip swirls as Mrs Giddy invites all sewing circle members to a luncheon and matinee, while friends wonder why she gathers them. The chatter hints she is attempting to “square the circle” to mend tensions.
The remark fine feathers do not make fine birds opens a discussion with Mr Growcher replying that responsibilities grow with ability as people are depended on to make fine human beings. A note on paraffin paper tubes aids users of bubbling drinking fountains.
The article explains loose smut in oats, its appearance after heading, and several formalin based methods to treat seed. It details mixing one pint formalin with 40 to 60 gallons of water, soaking and drying oats, and alternative heap and cover methods. It notes machines exist to treat grain and that formalin, while poisonous, is safe in the aqueous solution for handling.
A guide from Farm and Fireside describes building a collapsible tomato plant rack from plastering lath with 16 inch cross bars and 3 penny nails. Sections screw to uprights with wire rods, fold for storage, and keep fruit supported on all sides as plants reach 3 feet and fruit clusters grow.
Advice from R G Weatherstone urges strict cleanliness to curb red mites in poultry. Sizable mortality occurs when nests and floors stay dirty. Inspect henhouses at night, remove nesting material, overhaul boxes, burn waste, and treat roosts with paint or disinfectant solution.
Dr. L L Van Slyke of the Geneva station outlines fertilizer rates for early and late crops. For potatoes on good soils use 600 to 1000 pounds per acre of a 4-8-10 mix, with higher phosphate for late crops. trackers sometimes apply up to 988 pounds per acre for large early yields. Cabbage and related crops use basic 4-B-10, while lettuce benefits from well manured soil. muck land celery and onions see heavy to moderate complete fertilizer use. Stable manure remains excellent for home market gardens.
The article forecasts a wheat harvest surpassing last year’s record, possibly over 700 million bushels of winter wheat. It urges stacking to prevent spoilage, improve quality, and enable early plowing, noting stacking reduces labor, distributes grain evenly, and aids subsequent farming operations.
Bert W. Verne of San Diego suggests a garden rake attachment to form uniform seed rows. A tin edge with V shaped projections fits between rake teeth to mark rows, then reversed to hoe and fill the row after planting.
Russell J. Coles of Danville Virginia known as Doctor Coles, famed for hunting giant devil fish off Florida and Newfoundland, has sent the first and largest devil fish to the Museum of Natural History. He landed his prize after a perilous struggle with a two ton launch near Tampa, aided by Capt. Charlie Willes and Capt. Jack McCann.
The narrator recalls a dangerous pursuit with six crewmen in a schooner, building a custom drag apparatus and using a whale lance to harpoon an eighteen foot giant fish. The beast repeatedly lifted the boat, and the crew towed the corpse twelve miles after a grueling ten and a half hour effort.
A witty remark about high school girls making their own graduation gowns this year and a claim they copied commencement essays from the encyclopedia. The quip contrasts DIY outfits with alleged misuse of reference material.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura for skin scalp and hand care with a free sample by mail. In Savannah a baseball manager Bill Donovan scolds waiter Sutton for slow service, then hears a joke about cold cakes caused by fast deliveries and a draft.
An advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and notes its thirty years in use. The text adds a quip about a parson and a doctor in conflict, paired with a joke about preparing a man for the next world before the doctor cures him.
A compact composite noting an ad slogan for Denison Coffee praised as pure and delicious. The text also references a poet in an attic and a remark on ready money rarely being ready when borrowing.
A New York man traveling with an army officer tours the Atlantic. In a rough moment the officer mutters in a delirious rhythm about ranks as waves are assigned. He jokes eight lieutenant generals have appeared within twenty minutes as he reels from seasickness.
Physicians warn against harmful dyes and offer Hay's Hair Health as a safe alternative. The preparation claims to restore natural color through air action and contains an element touted as harmless. Priced 50c and $1.00 at drug stores with dealer name on receipt.
A playful exchange mocks a line from Tennyson about moving “half a league” in a sports setting. The jokester notes that only half a league can be advancing in any direction at once, implying a single outcome per play or match. The remark highlights fan banter and light debate over poetic metaphors in games.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled line about an attack or raid near Wiese and Watery, mentioning Bree and Marine Bye ewoedy Co. The readable elements suggest local names and organizations but the overall event is unclear and not reliably sourced.
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