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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1914
Page
6
The 100 church canvass at Town City reported women mainly cited choirs and fashion as why people shun church while many also said church membership requires ongoing funds solicitations. The piece notes various local political and social items alongside farm sales and civic developments.
State officials oppose the Re trenchment and Reform Committee plan to centralize power in the governor and supreme court chief justice. The efficiency report draws mixed views, with some lawmakers resisting major changes while others expect limited bookkeeping fixes. Plans for new state buildings proceed amid funding questions, and Iowa races, conventions, and legal challenges shape a busy political week.
A reader explains a pasture care method for horses. After grazing begins, water and feed at night, remove harness, rub down, wash shoulders, and leave head stalls on. In the morning lead with a rope to a feed basis, horses gather, then the lead loops. With few days, catching is easy. avoid chasing, guide to barn and feed. Method saves feed and labor and keeps horses in good condition for summer work.
Ira R Hicks explains a simple method from Popular Mechanics to prevent water tanks from freezing. Suspend a copper bucket inverted in the tank to trap air. as ice forms the pressure moves to the compressed air, protecting the tank. An iron bucket would fail, so copper is recommended.
The article argues for better colt training for draft work emphasizing backing with a load, quiet handling, and calm team communication rather than force. It warns that untrained horses cause accidents and that proper early training increases efficiency, safety, and value for farmers and dealers.
The feeding of farm animals now allows farmers to return 85 to 90 percent of a crop’s fertilizing value to the soil. In growing peas alfalfa and clovers and other legumes more nitrogen remains in the soil than is removed in animal products.
An advertisement invites women with female illnesses to confidentially write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for private advice. It promotes a free 80 page text book and emphasizes strict confidentiality, noting hundreds of thousands of testimonials and a trusted women’s correspondence network.
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