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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1929

Page

3

Agricultural Tips From Rural Workshop on Animals and Crops

Practical guidance covers feeding oats to young horses and hog weight markets, grazing clover pastures to control growth, rabbit care to optimize breeding, pig nutrition with separate feeds, and parasitic treatments for poultry. Buckwheat controls quackgrass and boosts grain yield. crop rotation and soil conditioning advised. Sheep parasite prevention urged with regular treatments through freezing weather per U S department of agriculture.

U. S. Department, of Agriculture

Copper-sulphate remedies for sheep parasites and local notes

Dense southern pastures may require treatment for parasites every two weeks. Copper-sulphate alone treats stomach worms, while a copper-sulphate and tobacco mix addresses hookworms and tapeworms. Also mentioned are a Wings film at Elgin last Sunday, Ward Brabham’s hill work, and a Grand Theatre orchestra member residing at 138 North Frederick Ave after June 1.

Ily Grand Theatre Orchestra Oelwein Business College North Frederick Ave

Local social notes from Brainard area

Mr and Mrs Ziba Tripp of Janesville Wisconsin visited at the George Tripp home. Rev Batchler spent Wednesday night at Sidney Nutting home. Mr and Mrs Jack Dwyer Jr of Chicago and Mrs Edna Peterson of West Union visited Palmer Bartholomew home. Evelyn Grimes visited grandmother Mrs Sarah Helms. George Boyle and two daughters visited Frank Lyons home. John Martin of Clermont spent Sunday night at George Tripp home then visited his brother Frank Martin in Elgin. Mr and Mrs Ben Brabham and son were guests of Palmer Bartholomew. Mrs Harley Helms and Mrs E O Randall at Martin Hovey home. Archie Howard began work for Martin Hovey. The Theodore Blanchard and son of Waucoma stayed at Herman Boyer home. Sidney Patterson was in Iowa City. Bartlett reunion planned July 4 to 13. Mr and Mrs Will Barker and Jim Bartlett drove to Arlington. Mrs Clara Bartlett left for Mount Hope Wisconsin to visit her son. daughters guests of Frank Lyons. Melvin Boyer family visited Elmer Boyer. A number from here attended the

Ziba Tripp Janesville Wisc George Tripp Batchler Sidney Nutting Jack Dwyer Jr Chicago Edna Peterson West Union Palmer Bartholomew Evelyn Grimes Sarah Helms George Boyle Frank Lyons John Martin Clermont Elgin Frank Martin Ben Brabham Harley Helms E. O. Randall Martin Hovey Archie Howard Theodore Blanchard Waucoma Herman Boyer Sidney Patterson Iowa City Bartlett Will Barker Jim Bartlett Arlington Clara Bartlett Mount Hope Melvin Boyer Elmer Boyer

Paint sales job ad promising big profits in Wisconsin

An old style classified ad seeks a local representative to sell a paint line directly from the factory. It promises large savings, a nationwide territory, and a money back guarantee, asking applicants to state current or past occupation and send to Manufacturer Box J. J. Wisconsin Rapida, Wis.

Box J. J Wisconsin Rapida Wis

Robbins Kanner Wedding in Charles City Home

Sunday afternoon May 26 at 2 o clock the Rev E T Gough presided at the marriage of Helen Frances Robbins daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Robbins of Oelwein to William Paul Kanner of Minneapolis The ceremony featured Eleanor Gough performing Vinci serenade to the bride The bride wore pink accessories and roses The groom wore brown Mr and Mrs Kanner will reside in Oelwein where Kanner is employed after completing a bookkeeping course at the Oelwein business college

E. T. Gough Methodist Church Charles City Helen Frances Robbins F. L. Robbins Oelwein William Paul Kanner Minneapolis Eleanor Gough de Vinci Business College Minneapolis High School Oelwein Business College Kanner

Real estate transfers end June 1 1929 Ab stract office notice

Transfers show Fred Minger to Alice Minger for $1 QCD in Wadena and Emmer Patterson to C E Wagner for $900 WD in West Union. Lena Benson to Jennie Bene dict et al for $1 QCD in Elgin. William Crowe to Lillie Crowe for $1 QCD in Cler mont. Savings Bank to Howard Mason for 14000 WD in Mor g e ent area notes. Several named individuals left for Janesville Wis to buy Chevrolets for Falb gravure.

W. J. Rogers Fred Minger Alice Minger Wadena Emmer Patterson C. E. Wagner West Union Lena Benson Jennie L. Benedict Et al Elgin William Crowe Lillie Crowe L’s Clermont Wadena Savings Bank Howard Mason NE & W

Mrs Will La Valle Visits Daughter Mia Sires Family

Mrs Will La Valle of Postville visited Monday evening with her daughter Mia Sires and family.

Will la Valle Postville Mia Floyd Sires

What Sport Tennis and Baseball Goods Shoppers Note

Tennis balls by Wilson priced 44 cents and official Diamond Ball 98 cents. A 27 inning baseball is offered at $1.19 by Gamble Stores.

Wilson Gamble

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Ward Brabham John Deere Neke John Deere Hay Robbins—Kanner Wv. C. Falk Wm. F. Miller Henry Udson Reuben Lehman Orville Bunting Reuben Schupbach Alton Medberry Will Rainey Lawrence Etter Martin Wenger Iowa Poultry Improvement ‘Association of Ames A. C. Meyer Prop Four County Hatchery Iowa NBC WL 8 Chicaago KSD St. Louis WOC Davenport WOW Omaha WDAF Kansas City KSTP St. Paul KOA Denver KVOG Tulsa Skelly Oil Company Tagolene Richard Brackin Elgin White Star Oil CO. Inc J. B. Shipton H. F. Shipton WM. Carney St Olaf, Iowa
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