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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
8
United States Department of Agriculture engineers say trenching apparatus can be a profitable investment for landowners with extensive tile drainage needs. Ditching plows priced at 18 to 20 dollars assist in laying 100 to 1500 rods of drain, with rock-free soil favored for efficient digging.
The article explains when landowners should justify buying a horse drawn plow or a power driven trenching machine for drainage. It compares four classes of trenchers, notes prices from 18 to 6000 dollars, and discusses combining purchases, tractor use, efficiency, grading, and cost considerations including interest and depreciation.
The text argues that manual work, though not perfect, offers speed and efficiency with fewer workers. It notes that costly machines are profitable only if kept busy most of the time, highlighting tradeoffs between labor and capital in manufacturing.
Agricultural note recommends applying light top-dressing of yard or stable manure before plowing green crops. Five spreader loads per acre can boost decay and nutrient availability as manure bacteria aid the breakdown, improving readiness of the next crop.
A farmer warns that vermin steal vitality from food fed to mother hens and their chicks. If chicks are infested, part of their feed is wasted as pests consume nutrients meant for the young.
Whitewash ranks as a top disinfectant for damp dark spaces with thorough, lump free application. It warns that disinfection must cover walls floors and mangers, and the color shows coverage. coal tar disinfectants may also kill pests and aid wounds.
A new folding crate is described with hinges enabling compact collapse for easier transport and storage. The design emphasizes portability and efficient use of space for varied goods.
The description notes that the ends arrange to fold down on the bottom while the top and sides fold under the bottom, a detail likely from the Wisconsin Agriculturist illustration or mechanical note.
Precautions to keep milk and cream sweet during heat. Emphasizes cooling milk immediately after production and maintaining 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Stresses cleanliness, small-top pails, thorough washing and airing of utensils, and a clean barnyard with daily cow brushing to limit bacterial growth.
Farmers urged to Sow good seed and maintain regular feeding to raise long-lived horses and productive dairy cows. Emphasis on manure management, erosion control with sweet clover, and millets as catch crops to maximize milk production and reduce costs for years of high dairying profits.
In San Francisco two brothers sharing looks identical to two peas in a pod were found in rogues gallery records serving five year burglaries sentences in Los Angeles. Fingerprint comparison revealed two distinct Mesak Kartangans, each with separate prison histories across the country. Both men, graduates of reformatories, are twenty two years old and had sentencing dates in 1916 and March of this year.
William Devine a farm laborer testified in criminal court he took four suits from James Boyce to pay an $8 debt. He admitted wearing the suits and fled with them after deciding they looked better on him. Boyce helped bring Devine back for larceny. Devine was sentenced to 90 days at the penal farm.
J T Hargoot of Philadelphia was pulled into a shaft at Tindel Morris company in Widdy stone when his overalls hooked on machinery. The buttons tore away from his clothing, letting him drop to the floor. He sustained a fractured skull and a broken arm. doctors expect recovery. He had chosen not to wear his new overalls, believing they would have saved him.
William Rawlings a railroad engineer used a light throttle touch to save Elmer Stephens a brakeman here from being crushed between two loaded coal cars. When Stephens was caught the cars buckled and Stephens feet were crushed but Rawlings backed his engine to the rear car and stopped near enough to permit a coupling. If he had bumped the locomotive Stephens would have been killed. The cars were pulled apart and the brakeman fell unconscious.
A portly woman confronts police, insisting they arrest a man with a blank mind who resembles her missing husband Henry. She demands bringing him out for identification, claiming Henry did not come home last night. The scene satirically portrays mistaken identity and urban absurdity.
Public notice promotes Cuticura shampoo and Cu teura Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Claims superior emollients for complexion hair hands and skin. Free sample by mail with Book. postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. sold everywhere.
A man asks why stag parties are named and his wife cites the familiar line about the stag at eve. The exchange hints at a view of love as something not easily bought, reflecting on romance and social rituals in a wary tone.
A fragment shows a character rejecting a doctor and fearing a physician’s demand to quit smoking. The other speaker reassures by promising an introduction to a doctor tied to a tobacco stock. The dialogue hints at secrecy and influence within the Tobacco Trust.
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