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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
6
Farmers in a local community vote to breed cattle sheep and hogs using only purebred sires owned individually or collectively. Each member may act as they choose, provided they maintain a single class of stock and adhere to the purebred standard. The group remains organized to carry out the plan.
The piece argues for unified cattle breeding within communities to boost efficiency and pride. It cites Waukesha County’s Guernsey effort dating to 1908, Northfield Minnesota Holstein groups, and Ritchie County Hereford drives, highlighting how associations attract buyers and reduce scrub stock. It urges more local breeder groups with USDA extension support to advance Hereford, Shorthorn, and Aberdeen Angus beef cattle across the South.
A farmer outlines a method to plant Spanish peanuts for seed that ensures high germination and quality. Careful pod handling, shelling, and sorting prevent off color or inferior seeds, enabling better yields and lower costs. The piece argues sustained effort will improve seed quality and profits for southern peanut growers.
United States Department of Agriculture reports show cotton wilt control demonstrations increased wilt resistant acreage last year. South Carolina planters credit wilt resistant cotton with saving about 3115,000 in production costs.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges careful, consistent work for pullet laying and hatchings. It argues luck is largely a result of good or bad management rather than fate, noting losses from neglecting lamp or door security can occur.
An elderly man recounts assisting a boy with suspected diphtheria at 1212 Vine Street. Dr Smedley is attacked by the boy's mother, who strikes him with a club as onlookers respond and the doctor bleeds. Neighbors aid the injured physician, who explains the mother misinterpreted his care.
New York state constabulary deploys two large police dogs at Brewster station to track and recapture escapees from Sing Sing’s Wingdale farm. Capt. Warner oversees the effort. trooper Brogdeld leads at Brewster. Fugitives, including William Thomas, have eluded capture in Brooklyn. A donor, Mrs. L. B. Warner, provided the dogs from Hempstead.
A damaged notice asserts millions of fake aspirin tablets were marketed as Bayer in Brooklyn. It warns buyers to insist on original Bayer packaging with proper directions and dosage and identifies the true composition as acetylsalicylic acid.
A fragmentary comic exchange from The Flagon features quips about a war garden and travel. The dialogue references cognito and a character named Pollman, capturing a casual period voice and street humor.
A fragment reflects on pride and mercy with old fashioned phrasing. The speaker questions whether the Lord loves a cheerful giver as much as a cheerful liver loves himself, conveying moral irony and religious tone.
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