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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
6
Kansas Experiment Station tests show corn and cob meal and cornmeal provide similar gains per steer and similar feed per 100 pounds of gain, with cob husk inclusion yielding slight improvements. A second article notes brood sow care, top grafting, guinea fowls, farm study, and livestock comfort in winter housing.
Those who are interested in dairy ing should bear in mind that the production of hogs from the by products of the dairy along with such other foods as are necessary makes it possible to produce pork very cheaply. The best part of uts that pork produced in this manner is in the majority of cases of most excellent quality.
Dr. Heinrich Stern outlines a yolk based diet for consumptives in the Medical Record. A sample menu for an 11 pound patient nearly reaches 140 pounds, with meals built around numerous yolks, skim milk, toast and lean beef, varied daily by digestion and always salted.
The inch was once divided into three barley corns, each created from the length of a well dried grain of barley corn. This historical measurement concept explains early precision in inch subdivision and reflects old agricultural reference units used in standardization.
A Des Moines show by Hendricks Comedy company ended in tragedy when manager Willan Hendricks allegedly poisoned himself after a jealous clash with his wife and the company clown. He collapsed during a performance, but a surgeon’s pump removed the poison. The act concluded amid confusion as police and spectators reacted.
Teeth found high in a subject's cheek were removed in a historic dentistry case at Lown University in Lown City. Dr. G J W Brown of Milwaukee led the procedure before 206 town dentists at the Alumni Association meeting with notable attention as possibly the first such case on record. Chapped lips caused death Chapped lips lead to blood poisoning and death for farmer Biner Pilkington near Sigourney after helping clear a snow blockade in bitter wind.
A Davenport report notes beggars overrunning the city while a Mt. Sterling blaze damages property. A Grinnell check forgery case, a fifty eighth wedding anniversary in an area couple, and a mad dog threat near Oxford Junction are reported. Fires destroy the Rosen-Ryan elevator in Cedar Rapids with $200,000 loss, and Mary Dempsey sues for $10,000 after a sidewalk fall in Dubuque. A wolf killed near Williamsburg, Ottumwa saloon prosecutions, an Oskaloosa engine injury, bankruptcy filings for Friedman clothiers, and two Martin brothers facing penitentiary sentences are listed alongside Creston church fire damages totaling $1,000.
Chicago police say Johann Hoch has married twenty women and killed about half, with many wives dying or deserting after marriage. He used several names and spoke multiple languages as he operated from Chicago to New York before arrest. Hoch reportedly told police he had lost count of his marriages and denied poisoning any wives.
A compact review notes the first iron bridge over the River Thames opening to traffic, the Swedish king recognizing the German emperor as Emperor of Austria, Congress counting electoral votes with Jefferson and Pinckney listed, British seizure of French warships with casualties, and John Randolph pushing a constitutional amendment to allow presidential removal of judges.
Seventy five years ago a new administration under Tord Palmerston formed in England. The steamer Will o the Wisp wrecked off Buen Rock Lambay with eighteen drowned. A family suffocated at their home near Paris from a charcoal fire. Don Miguel king of Portugal taxed monastic orders for funds. Havre Fecamp and Dieppe sailors pressed into service. vessels left without crews. Severe cold gripped northern areas. the Baltic froze to a plain of ice. France planned to use American vessels for troop transport to Algiers to cut costs.
A bankrupt Chicago resident rebuilt his life by offering to maintain furnaces and perform small services for suburban homeowners. He gathered 60 jobs, earning about $300 monthly, later expanding to a milk route and planning a cow business for next winter. Also notes Rev Clement J Clark to Minneapolis and a Breathitt County murder verdict for William Britton.
Fifty years ago reports described two strong earthquakes in Columbia County New York and naval ashore actions. Guba Island was placed under siege and waters were blocked. Concurrently Congress promoted Winfield Scott to lieutenant general while policies freed slaves on royal domains and Prussia faced Vienna talks. The cortés declared power from the people and allowed belief but not worship. A citizenship act granted rights to children born abroad to American citizens.
A garbled summary lists events across eras including Illinois General Assembly pay debates, Sherman capturing Branchville, Grant returning to his army, Lincoln releasing correspondence with Jefferson Davis, and various political and military notes from Washington and Chicago. It references Knights of the Gallen Circle, March 1860s to 1910s headlines, and era shifts with leaders and strikes.
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