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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1929
Page
8
The fragment hints at an ad slogan about golf and housework costs signaling family tension. It notes a mother spending 7.60 at a beauty shop while the father shaves himself, implying household strain and potential unrest. No clear persons or places are named.
Modern science showcases an improved liniment shown as Munson's Solidified Liniment. The ad describes a collapsible tube for no waste application and says it stays on the skin to open pores relieve congestion soothe nerves and stimulate circulation quickly. A handy home emergency item.
A historical note discusses temporary pastures for sheep, noting higher sheep per acre on annual pastures, reduced parasite risks, and the value of green feed for lactation. Wheat, rape, soy, and legumes are recommended under varying soil conditions, with alfalfa and sweet clover as options. The piece also records Mrs. Rudy Yunker’s birthday dinner guest list.
Practical notes on keeping eggs cool for hatching and proper poultry protein sources. Advice covers basements as storage, meat and fish as protein, and a free Department of Agriculture leaflet for beginners. Cold weather lamb care, preventing milk fever in dairy cows, lice control with sodium fluoride, clover seed disease risks, and orphan lamb rearing with cow or goat milk guidelines.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes calf finishing with dams on pasture or in creep gains popularity amid intensified farming. Spring calves fed grain while nursing market in fall at about 600 pounds, often yielding higher returns than delaying. Floods sweep Iowa causing widespread damage, especially central and southern areas, with northern counties expected to suffer as warmth continues. Hens Keiser returns to town after two weeks of illness, appearing well.
Local notes list numerous family visits across the area. Walter and Ruth Rothlisberger hosted and visited kin including John Rothlisberger Leo and Rosanna. Several families from Oak Grove Cheery Valley and Elgin gathered for meals and church events. A cemetery group and Ladies’ Aid plan a March 20 meeting, and a reader questions a road bond error.
Mrs. Sam Boleyn’s illness passes. county plans a new bridge over Otter creek near the creamery. Residents say the old bridge is narrow and tight on a curve at a steep hill, hoping for an early improvement. Colbert Lyons and family visited Harry Stillman in Brainard. Rev. Ph. Laver traveled to Chicago and plans to return Saturday. Milton Miller went to Decorah last Tuesday to work as a bricklayer.
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