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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
6
An old ad touts Dr Drake's Gleasco as a universal remedy for colds and coughs used in millions of homes for 86 years. It warns against improper use, highlights gentle relief for children, and promotes purchases through druggists at 60 cents, claiming it supports good digestion and complexion.
Ad claimed Bayer aspirin is proven safe for 23 years and prescribed by doctors. It urges buyers to look for the Bayer name and cross logo to avoid dangerous imitations. The closing line adds a generic remark about ambition versus field.
John Charles Vivian of Golden Colorado led the Colorado department of the American Legion and enlisted as a private after a stalled commission. His brother Chauncey H. Vivian, then Boulder News-Boulder editor, also enlisted as a private. both served together, were discharged together, and later led their respective unit posts.
Wisconsin American Legion officials plan a campaign to amend the adjusted compensation act. They argue the current law unjustly requires dependency proof from a wife, child, or parent of a deceased veteran who did not file a claim before his death. The proposal would allow these three claimant classes to collect regardless of dependency.
A man visits a complaint desk to report his gas stove exploded and a backfiring slot meter showers the cellar with silver quarters. The clerk retorts that he should take trouble to a plumber as the man exits, cheerful and unfazed, with a curt good day. The quip highlights a humor piece from American Legion Weekly.
Brown hosts a stag party with bottles, dishes, and cigar butts scattered. He receives a telegram saying his wife will be home in an hour. Amid stunned silence, Smith suggests burning the house down as a reckless plan in the American Legion Weekly.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to form co operative marketing groups with solid economic foundations. It notes thousands of successful co ops and warns against premature reorganization, tracing the movement from Civil War era pioneers to more than 12 000 organizations today with about two million members and annual business over 2.5 billion dollars. Long history, diverse structures, and the rising role of state and national federations are outlined.
Farmers find corn and cob meal fed with oats can aid horses, but avoid fine ground feeding and excessive roughage. When other bulky feeds are present, limit corn to prevent overstated fiber intake. Corn and cob meal fatten poorly due to high fiber. most digestion supports maintenance and energy rather than fattening.
In the 1924 Minnesota ton-litter contest pure bred pigs led the field with high grades and strong crossbreds also performing well. Of 48 farmers, none produced scrub litters. Stock Specialist G Zavoral praised well bred hogs for pork production and noted shorter time to market, lower disease risk, and better prices during early sales. Average weights ranged from 2008 to 8102 pounds, with an average 2885.4 pounds.
Farmers cut spring clover acreage as red clover seed runs high while timothy hay falls short as a substitute. Alsike seed costs ease this year, yet many still overlook the value of clover for feed.
Freight rates on pure bred live stock are cut by 50 percent when registration certificates are added to bills of lading. If certificates are delayed, a letter from the breed association secretary confirming receipt of the application and that papers will be issued may be accepted. The reduced rate applies only to less than carload lots. shipments over 8,000 pounds likely incur lower cost with the regular carload rate.
An Ohio poultry farmer found his flock infected with round worms and tapeworms. After discarding most birds, he treated the remaining hens with tobacco dust for round worms and concentrated lye for tapeworms, resulting in a cure.
A compact farmer’s primer emphasizes winter risk notes and practical steps. It covers hatch rates for old eggs, pest control before winter, fasting poultry before slaughter, debt cautions for small farms, the value of inventory on January 17, and the merits of plowing corn land for flax. It also advocates spring disking for seedbed preparation and blends experience, observation, reading, and county agent advice into usable guidance.
An advertising notice extols Green's August Flower as a trusted remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive disorders. It boasts 58 years of global use in millions of households and availability in 80 cent and 80 cent bottles. Also promotes Cole's Ol- leaves no scar and medicine chest inclusion with buy options and dealer J W Cole Co Rackford Illinois. No man was ever written out of reputation but by himself.
Mrs Lennah Rybski of 525 Seward Avenue Northwest reports severe weakness after motherhood but recovers fully after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She notes immediate improvement and full recovery after three bottles and urges others to obtain it from local stores or write to Dr Pierce for advice.
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