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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
8
A Genovese nobleman nicknamed Giacomino meets the pope in audience and offers a silver service. The pope declines the gift, saying he needs hard ash for the church. The nobleman then signs a check for $20,000, equal to the silver service’s value, which the pope accepts.
A Kansas City Star excerpt features Sam Stinger, a real estate dealer, claiming prayer meetings boost business as he notes selling four Sky High lots to a stranger after praying for city blessings. The rest blends ad style quips and cultural snippets from the era.
Gregory County South Dakota's Colonel Johnson, famed Alfalfa King, built vast land, banks, and a fortune. He touts Alfalfa as the best money maker, touting Salter Seed Co. offerings from La Crosse Wisconsin and inviting readers to request catalogs and seed packages for spring planting.
A milk bottle closure design surrounds the top and disk to seal the neck, protecting the fluid from hand contamination during handling. The pressed paper cap and annular groove keep surfaces clean, addressing defects of prior bottle transport methods and odors from exposure.
The text humorously recounts Diogenes in Athens seeking the honest man when Ananiag’s spirit whispers a cryptic greeting. Diogenes, puzzled, finally extinguishes his lantern and escorts the shades home to dinner, as noted by the Columbia Jester.
Prof Aug Schmitz of Okla recounts a decades long backache tied to Bright's Disease. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relief appeared and a later course of two boxes removed the pain completely. He advises using the pills and endorses them publicly.
An unnamed California electrician crafts a clock using a sequence of pipes that each emit a distinct hour tone. A coworker quips that singing at work may be fine, but disagrees with using song for a clock.
An old public notice promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a inexpensive solution to darken gray hair, claiming it restores natural color and lustre, ends dandruff and itching, and makes hair look thicker and younger with regular applications.
A brisk court room exchange centers on a business matter as Bunie asks about counts and an heiress reveals she holds an option on a subject until after an upcoming horaa show. The judge notes the timing while the case proceeds.
The poultry industry shows rapid growth and major impact on agricultural wealth. Most production occurs on Mississippi valley farms with eastern and western expansion, yet demand outstrips supply, keeping egg prices high over the past decade. Critics argue farmers may not receive fair returns compared to city consumers.
Testing each ear of seed corn to ensure 90 percent or more germination is vital for high yields of superior quality. In harsh climate, seed that is well selected, well cured, and highly germinating is essential. A few hours of labor and a small cost test enough seed to plant several acres and will yield a better crop and greater returns.
The cow yielding a good milk return requires succulence in her ration. She must have components to build up her milk flow and sustain production.
Agricultural insight from C L Fitch on optimal potato planting. Early plantings suit new soil, good drainage, sandy soil, and fresh seed while late plantings suit old soil, poor drainage, clay soils, and stored seed. Across districts, trends favor later planting with a window roughly April 1 to July 1 and peak mid May to mid June.
A Popular Mechanics report describes a reinforced concrete post with a vertical slot and a diagonal slot. The wire is threaded through the diagonal slot and pulled taut, locking it securely in place without alignment with the diagonal slit.
Francia Jager promotes farming northern stump lands by planting clover and forage among stumps and placing a beehive on each stump. Cows and bees thrive on inter-stump crops, and honey yields from wild flowers create cash returns. A hive could yield $30 per 200 pounds of honey, ten hives $200, and fifty hives $1,000, supporting dairy profits as well.
A farmers guide to sprayers notes small sprayers cost 4.60 to 7 dollars, barrel sprayers 12 to 25 dollars, larger machines higher, and orchard engines up to hundreds. It argues a small sprayer is a top investment for diverse farm uses and buildings.
Feed makes size. If a man wishes to maintain and increase size in his horses he must feed them liberally.
In a general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Doctor Krebs urged his opponent Doctor Breckinridge to cite authorities. Breckinridge replied from his seat that he would not accept an authority with less weight than his own view.
In a clipped exchange Mr. Meekton responds to a question about approving his wife’s public speaking. He says he’d rather she share her views on economics and sociology with a crowd than recite them as private bedtime stories, emphasizing support for her public engagement.
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