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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
6
Home gardeners should rotate crops, keep soil deep and airy, and practice clean cultivation. U.S. Department of Agriculture guides recommend preventive measures, careful spraying, and co operation with neighbors to curb plant pests and diseases.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that most tests favor shallow cultivation for corn. Deep tillage should be used only when heavy rains have packed and waterlogged soil. Do not break roots. after two to three feet height, keep cultivation to four inches or less. Maintain a loose mulch 2 to 3 inches thick to retain moisture and aid rainfall penetration.
A farmer from a developing livestock region writes that his township lacks ready access to improved cattle but sees potential in posted notices about better sires. He notes local facilities include a sawmill carriage shop and a Mackenith shop and pledges to use a pure-bred Holstein bull soon to advance his herd.
A gardener notes the link between farming success and fruit aroma, urging gardeners to focus on winter vegetables as a major, often overlooked, part of the garden. The piece emphasizes planning and seasonal crops as essential to year round harvests.
Fort Collins Colorado. C H Thompson a conservatory student confessed to extorting $10000 from banker Charles R Deans after a series of tracked telephone threats to Evans and others. Thompson claimed no accomplices, and confessed after officers intercepted a final call near the college grounds.
An attractive young widow in Willesden, England, testified in court that a man aged about fifty to sixty harasses her. She described him lying in wait near doorways and springing out in the dark to profess love, preventing her from returning home.
Promotes appetite digestion and sleep with the trusted Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine. Claims high prizes at international expositions and warns against imitators while urging purchase from local druggists.
The exchange centers on clock making and labor, noting that some works strike often. One speaker jokes about eight-hour days while another remarks the husband’s strong convictions but weak head. The cheeky dialogue reflects workplace tensions and personal dynamics.
William J. Linton of Ketchikan Alaska argues the town offers cheap living with rugged self sufficiency You could come to Ketchikan and build a shack near streams catch fish shoot game and make maple sugar render lard trade for bread furniture or extra flour and live comfortably idle in the country lifestyle
In Mrs Benham's Benefit, a minister laments profanity's spread, even to children. The final daughter speaks up, saying she knows all the words. A doctor warns Mrs Benham that she would have appendicitis if she keeps irritating her aide by pocketing money.
A terse dialogue reflects concern over dangerous reform and frontline duty. The speaker notes plans to go to the front while urging caution and seeking a neighbor who could assist with moving the piano.
Mrs. Mary Exendes of Wyandotte Michigan reports months of severe pains and bowel trouble. After failing to find relief from doctors she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Sonative Wash, regained strength to do her housework, and keeps the remedy at home for future use.
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