Classified ad notices and sales items in Elgin Echo column
A compile of small ads and notices from the Elgin Echo listing for sale items such as Holstein calves and a National cash register, office supplies, farm work, an electric washing machine, and a Baldwin piano. Also notes on rates for notices, contact points Geo Metzger, R. P. Strauch, Win Baumgartner, and G C Smith.
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Geo. Metzger
Elgin
Town
Echo
National Cash Register
R. P. Strauch
Elgin Echo
Boston Electric
Feller’s Hardware
Baldwin
Win
Baumgartner
Little 8 League Schedule Roundup June to August
The schedule lists matchups for the Little 8 League across June through August. Teams include Elgin Waucoma Aurora Hawkeye Arlington Clermont St. Lucas and Alpha with specific dates July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23. Games rotate home and away with varied pairings each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Waucoma
Aurora
Hawkeye
Arlington
Clermont
Alpha
St. Lucas
VEXAGON Claims Cure for Rheumatism in Hours
Advertisement for VEXAGON from Phoenix Laboratories Scranton Pa promoting relief for stiff swollen joints lame back sciatica and shooting pains. It promises relief in a few hours and cure before one bottle with price one dollar postpaid through druggists or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Laboratories
Scranton
Brush clearing myths face USDA cautions
Farmers often cut brush in summer or early fall hoping for no regrowth. The U S Department of Agriculture states there will always be second or even third growth regardless of the season brush is cut, indicating persistent regrowth potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Knudtson heads to Minnesota surveying camp
Floyd A. Knudtson of Elgin leaves Ames for Camp Marston near International Falls Minnesota to join 34 sophomores for six weeks of practical surveying. The trip includes land and railroad surveying in rugged northern Minnesota with study of St Paul waterworks iron mines and Duluth steel plants on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd A. Knudtson
Elgin
Ames
Camp Marston
International Falls
Minn
Town State College
Knudtson
Minnesota
Floyd
Anson Marston
Rainy Lake
St. Paul
Virginia
Duluth
Boy Killed Crossing Road In Iowa Auto Crash
Raymond Vogt five year old son of Ferdinand and Mrs Vogt farmers near the Ceres church on highway 55 between Guttenberg and Garnaville was fatally struck by a car driven by H Wood of Waukon. The accident happened Monday at 10 am as he and a brother attempted to reach a mailbox. The driver did not see him in time to stop. A coroner's jury found the death entirely accidental after two witnesses testified.
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Raymond Vogt
Ferdinand Vogt
Ceres
Guttenberg
Garnaville
H. Wood
Waukon
International Harvester Company
Raymond
Ralph Shaffer
Frank Howard
Elgin
Diverse visits and a proposed 4 star mail route
Zella Boyle visits relatives in West Union and other locals spend weekends with kin across Decorah Davenport and Elgin. A plan emerges for a Strawberry Point to Marquette two daily trips by rail, plus a playful dog parade in Sabula with prizes for types and sizes.
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Zella Boyle
West Union
Charles Capper
Decorah
W. GC. Falk
Jane
Davenport
Clifton Bailey
Arlington
Elgin
Wm. Baumgartner
Gregor
Irvin Hendershott
Oelwein
F. B. Kohler
Louie Hovland
Lloyd Aanes
Ole Aanes
Harold Sticken
Marian Lind
Georgia
Dan Kigster
Donald
Eileen
Buddies Aanes
Carl Halverson
Tomatoes Prove Value Beyond Color in Diet
Twenty years ago experts doubted tomatoes had real nutrition, seeing them as mere color and flavor. New insights highlight their growing role in meals and health, shifting opinion on this fruit’s value in daily diets.
Soil colors and grazing season feeding guidance
The article explains how soil color reflects composition and fertility, noting black and mahogany soils indicate organic matter while white soils show poor constituents. It weighs whether to feed supplements to grazing cattle based on winter care and pasture quality, and cites that farm real estate taxes per acre declined slightly in 1930 though higher vs market value.
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South
Free State
Lights required for horse drawn vehicles at night
The Mason City Globe-Gazette notes a new law requiring horse drawn vehicles to display white or tinted lights from after sunset to before sunrise so they are visible from 200 feet. Governor Turner supports the measure, saying it protects farmers from costly accidents. In a separate anecdote a preacher’s urging provoked a humorous remark about “smother him” from a woman in the audience.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Turner
Geographical Oddities Highlight Global Shifts
The National Geographic Society presents curious geography facts. Reno Nevada lies 100 miles west of Los Angeles, Jacksonville Florida sits west of Cleveland Ohio, and Detroit to Canada is south. At Panama the sun rises in the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic due to the isthmus bend. New York lies west of the Pacific part reaching Africa in Chile.
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National Geographic Society
Reno
Nevada
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
Fla
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Canada
Panama
Pacific
Atlantic
New York
Africa
Chile
Farm cash crops ranking on American farms
Cotton milk and hogs are principal cash crops on American farms with cattle calves eggs and chickens also ranking ahead of wheat, highlighting crop and livestock value trends across the sector.
Wedding Invitations at the Echo Office
Wedding invitations described as engraved finest are noted as available at the Echo Office. The item highlights invitation quality and printing style.
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Echo Office
Farm fires destroy property and claim many lives
A broad statement asserts farm fires annually destroy property worth 700 million dollars and cause hundreds of deaths. The claim intertwines equipment loss and human fatalities without detailing locations, dates, or specific incidents.
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Robert Steele
McCasky
Crosby-Wilsh
U. S
G. C. Smith
Little 8
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
Orkelson Bros
Iowa
Adam
America
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N. B.C. Networks
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