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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
8
A 1902 Rockford note discusses butter supply, oleomargarine pricing, and dairy taxes. It covers forage mixes, orchard storage of Baldwin apples, corn feeding efficiency, and the rise of cold storage for eggs and fruit. It notes cattle feeding costs, steer profitability, and fence removal orders affecting homesteaders.
The author argues against large barns due to fire, lightning and wind risks. They favor multiple smaller structures with proper separation, granary storage, and dedicated buildings for cattle, horses, machinery, and crops. Insurance costs and creamery hazards are cited, along with cautions about calf age and canned chicken.
A reflection on how people bear life’s loads, contrasting those who shoulder burdens wisely with those who shift weight to others. It discusses the difference between ignorant, intelligent, and selfish approaches, and notes the burdens of the weak and unfortunate.
The article urges a campaign to educate the public on using cheaper cuts of meat to replace expensive porterhouse and sirloin. It argues rump flank shoulder and other low priced cuts provide comparable nutrition when properly cooked, noting many cooks rely on frying and that workers in foreign lands rarely get meat. It warns American laborers earning $1.50 daily will soon have to abandon lamb chops and curtained roasts as meat prices rise.
The corn croup of 2907 highlights corn's vital role in the food system. Rising corn prices ripple through meats, poultry, and butter, underscoring the crop's impact on the nation. Within the corn belt, growers seek improved corn types and farming methods to raise yields. Corn equates to meat, and cheaper meat may not return.
During fifty years in the West the writer recalls a period when rain was most needed at the end of April and was delivered in rapid succession five to six inches, banishing drought fears and making the land resemble a garden of Eden.
The writer urges labeling all adulterated foods now that the oleomargarine bill is law. They advocate extending the act to vinegar maple sugar sirup spices and glucose frauds. The aim is to stop misleading product names and ensure prices reflect true quality.
The passage contrasts gold from creek beds with tangible assets like crops dairy products and fat stock. It notes the wild excitement over gold versus the muted reaction to productive outcomes such as agriculture and livestock, and references Cape Nome’s limited yield compared to Western stock counties.
A farmer at an institute boasted selling 75 turkeys for over a dollar each, claiming low costs. A neighbor countered that the birds cost him more than 56 cents each to raise, revealing the profit claim as misleading.
The article discusses investments in livestock care, soil fertility on varied hillside farms, and using manure with decayed vegetation for garden fertilizer. It notes sorghum feeding, windfall farm life for farm wives, and mentions a New Jersey forest fire penalty, plus advances in cotton harvesting and global fertilizer impacts on economies.
The passage blends farm advice and weather lore detailing dandelions, dog behavior, forage crops, hen husbandry, and the value of alfalfa. It notes lamb shipments from New Zealand, markets for peaches and plums from South Africa, and maple sugar from Ohio. It ends with a lay explanation of weather disturbances as nature’s effort to restore balance.
Items note a 4¢ quote for peat on the New York Stock Exchange alongside varied items: a praise of Indianapolis manufacturer David McLean Parry, morning routines, a June 7 picnic guest list, Burke’s Peerage entry for Admiral Schley, and planned European military observers. Mention also a Chicago dust sweeper, Kansas City shoe drummer protest, paleo lithic remains in Monaco research, and Chicago French Canadian theater plans. Congressmen Mahon cites defamatory remarks about him.
Uncle Bill muses on tears as the soul’s dew, debating whether humans are sincere or hypocritical. He compares people to trees and buckets, cites Deacon Whipple’s prayer tears, and recalls childhood scenes with a mother’s tears. The editor questions science’s view while Bill insists genuine tears reveal inner motive and emotion.
Boston Herata records Admiral Bob Evans recounting Prince Henry’s boredom with a postprandial speech at a banquet. Reporters and police waited at the Hotel Somerset as Prince Henry prepared to depart for J Montgomery Series residence at 11 o’clock, while Colonel Bingham urged quicker exit.
A retelling of Colonel Prentiss Ingraham purchasing the steamer Hornet in 1869 and transforming it into a Cuban armed vessel named Cuba. Details include Halifax sacking, Admiral Higgins, mutiny, heavy armament, capture at Wilmington, and the ship’s later fate in Baltimore. Coronel Ingraham remains a NYC resident.
A bronzed blue eyed captain of a summer boat the Phoebe Lou escorts visitors along the coast. A newcomer forgets his money after a long cruise and the captain offers to lend the sum or let it run till spring, stressing prompt payment.
A humorous exchange shows a man with no official title at a firm describing a chain of instruction from the proprietor to him. He explains that since no one tells him what to do, he must go ahead and do it himself.
A scrambled column of notes mentions Daniel P Bradford's birthday in Tyndell and various global tidbits. It references Baron Steuben’s monument proposal in Washington, a potential successor to Stevens Institute’s president, clerical moves, and assorted statistics on shad in Connecticut river and Indiana soldiers' heights. Also notes smallpox vaccination success in Montreal, Yellowstone and Teton forest reserve expansions, and a mix of other unrelated curiosities and historical asides.
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