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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
7
A South Wales farmer, mocked for extravagance, rigs a sharp thrift demonstration. He muzzles a horse’s nosebag with a string, then ties a chicken to the hitching post to feed on oats dropped from the horse’s nosebag. The Welsh anecdote circulated after a villager’s encounter with the thrifty farmer.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for itching scalp dandruff and falling hair with a home treatment plan and free samples. A second brief item portrays an office boy’s ambitions and critique of laziness hindering success at a firm.
Al Jolson recalls his struggle for fame as a member of a small opera company. He explains how he boosted chorus volume by singing in the wings, only to be warned by the manager to stop so the audience wouldn’t hear him.
In a courtroom exchange, the defendant confirms he is deaf and mute and refuses to answer questions without his attorney present. The dialogue highlights legal rights and the role of counsel in questioning during the hearing.
There are remarkable daily happenings that seem miraculous. A coffee drinker, age seventy, found relief by stopping coffee and using Postum. After eight months he reports fewer spells and better sleep, now drinks only Postum. Postum sells Regular and Instant forms with 15¢–50¢ pricing and a promotional book.
Iowa State College expert H H Kildee outlines pre calving rest and nutrition for dairy cows. Guidance covers pasture, bran and oil meal rations, clean birthing boxes, epsom salt laxative, and gradual grain increases starting day four. Emphasizes individual cow needs and lactation outcomes.
Hog producers face heavy losses from intestinal and lung worms. Clean water, drained grounds, pasture changes, and housing sanitation help. A folk remedy using santonin, areca nut, calomel, and sodium bicarbonate is described, with dosing per hog size and a possible repeat dose after three weeks.
A farmer using a fifteen year old binder cuts grain well, while twelve others who discarded their binders early show waste in machinery. U.S. farm equipment ages and costs imply big losses from poor handling. Plants build dead matter into stored energy, supporting animal heat. Advice: feed pigs separately in a pen with a passage to the adjacent saw area.
A discussion reveals a hat decoration mix up as Patrice notes the item resembling an aigrette is actually her husband's shaving brush tucked in her hat. The exchange shows humorous misunderstanding in a social setting.
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigen ton Pa suffered a year with dropsy causing swollen limbs heart flutter dizziness and exhaustion. After six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling subsided and he regained strength. He remains convinced by the remedy and shares his experience in a testimonial urging others to try Dodds Kidney Pills 50 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo N Y Ad booklet includes household hints music and recipes offered free
In a wry exchange, Crawford asks the best time for a man to get home at night and Crabshaw jokes that it is when his wife is asleep, a quip reflecting old humor about domestic routines.
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