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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
Health exhibit dramatic gelatin plate shows the tuberculosis germ, the tubercle bacillus, as a circular culture. The plate, once blank, bears ominous letters as colonies form within 24 hours, illustrating how hygiene and sanitation could curb the White Plague.
The article explains how insects like mosquitoes fleas lice bedbugs and roaches spread diseases such as malaria typhus typhoid and bubonic plague. It details transmission methods and breeding sites and notes that health departments provide guidance on preventing spread. It also mentions malaria carriers Anopheles and the need to drain or cover water to curb transmission.
A morning scene at Park Row ends with a reporter declaring resignation in a dramatic, memorable fashion mocking the city desk. He exits to join his colors, despite an offer to return with a doubled salary, leaving editors stunned.
The text argues boomerang as a symbol of retaliation and return, cites Colonel Miles’s use during WWI, and urges readers to bear personal burdens, smile often, and stay resilient. It closes with a humorous anecdote about an old lady and Mary Agnes imagining angels.
Korndyke Winona freshened at eight years old and produced 693.4 pounds of milk and 40.28 pounds of butter in seven days. Segis Hengerveld Fayna Johanna, six years one month twenty seven days, yielded 649.4 pounds of milk and 40.14 pounds of butter in seven days. Both cows, champions of Pine Grove Farms in Hima Center, N Y, are praised for extraordinary seven day tests and the claim that ten average cows would be needed for the same butter output.
The United States Department of Agriculture issued revised grain standards for wheat and shelled corn to take effect July 15, 1918 under the grain standards act signed by Secretary D F Houston. Changes include dockage measured as whole percent, broader allowances for impurities, liberalized hard kernel percentages, reduced minimum weight per bushel in most grades, higher moisture allowances, and new separate sample grades for white, yellow, and mixed corn.
Supplemented with corn and soy bean pasture, hogs gain cheaply and quickly. When grain reaches the dough stage, the porkers are turned in to do the harvesting.
Red raspberries need summer and winter pruning to direct energy to fruiting wood and next season's growth. Summer pruning stops shoots at 18 to 20 inches to limit excess sprouts. winter pruning eliminates spent canes and dead wood to reduce root demand. Advantages include more bearing wood and strong low canes needing no trellis.
The Agriculture Department reports 45,000 members of boys and girls pig clubs may yield at least 10,000,000 pounds of dressed pork this year if performance matches last year. Pig clubs are expanding nationwide with 21 states employing pig-club agents to boost wartime pork production as they seek to enroll 200,000 junior soldiers of the commissary for 2018.
Fruit buds on peach and plum trees form on last season's wood, so pruning must avoid cutting away excessive fruit bearing wood. Understanding bud location helps preserve yield while shaping the tree for future seasons.
Farmers in Western Canada report ideal April weather boosting seeding and soil moisture. By May, wheat oats and barley planted across districts, with germination underway and hopes for a record harvest. J D McGregor of the Federal Food Board notes excellent crop conditions and predicts a large output if favorable weather continues.
In New York Captain Norman Thwaites of British intelligence notes sugar is missed across the water. A Bayswater constable returns home to a nurse’s greeting in a small hours scene. The nurse confirms a boy is born, and the Bayswater man joyfully exclaims that two extra sugar rations are now available.
At a Washington luncheon General Leonard Wood mused on the many rewards for bravery, naming the Victoria Cross and Croix de Guerre among others. A doughboy recalled a waiter noting his captain receiving the Croix de Guerre, joking that it served him right and asking, How many days.
The article notes bizarre headpiece trends amid wartime economies, highlighting gilded chicken feet as a novel skypiece ornament. It mentions women on Broadway showcasing unusual hats including a bonnet trimmed with English walnuts and a merry widow of alligator skin with a gray squirrel accent, illustrating a burst of extravagant millinery ideas among New York women.
A brief dialogue snippet shows Mrs Gabson praised for knowledge yet criticized for restraint. The line emphasizes social judgment on speaking up versus keeping opinions private in a conversational moment. The exchange hints at character dynamics without broader context.
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