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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
6
A brief exchange features a speaker joking about an option on a town property. The other voice hopes it is not a local option, signaling concern over local control or decision timing. No further details are provided about the town or parties involved.
A humorous scene shows Autie mispronouncing words and miswriting geography as georgeraphy. Hattie proudly claims the first five letters spell a name, prompting George to admit the confusion and the playful puzzle of spelling.
Sore and hard corns of any kind can be removed painlessly using Freezone. A small bottle is affordable at drug stores and dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin. If stock is unavailable, ask a druggist to obtain a batch from wholesale houses. Also includes a light quip about modern political speeches and filibustering.
A fifty year old advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a preventive against pneumonia and lung trouble. It claims relief with a good night's sleep and easy morning expectoration, sold by druggists in 25 and 75 cent bottles worldwide. A separate line humorously questions a food director with a bite about culinary department obedience.
Jean was to take part in her first wedding with a double ring service. Upon returning home she was questioned by her mother about her actions. Jean replied I carried the ring.
The text argues dairy farming is intensive yet viable on limited land, with high land values and profitability in dairy regions like Holland and the Jersey and Guernsey islands. It notes concentrated protein feeds raise fertility, boosting rents and land values, and posits a few cows serve as a valuable adjunct to broader farming systems.
An adjustable subsoil loosening attachment for plows eases heavy clay soils. The device reaches the bottom of furrows and is depicted in the Wisconsin Agriculturist illustration, highlighting its adjustable depth feature.
Instructions explain how to heel in trees after arrival. Dig a one foot trench with earth tossed aside, lay trees with roots in the trench and tops angled 45 degrees, cover roots with earth, then add a parallel trench to create a compact block. Repeat to form a low single row as needed.
A Palm Progress article by Leo Matthews extols a seed inoculation table. The device raises work off the floor, reduces fatigue, aids thorough mixing, and prevents seed scattering. It features edging to drain surplus water and a tilting base to funnel seeds into a box for suction, with versatile use for seed corn and fruit sorting.
Dairy expert contrasts cow and steer production noting steer does not require daily milking. He explains steers are curved, fattened and marketed before cows yield milk, while cows need no attendant daily and steers require one man for about every fifty cattle.
A farming note explains that cutting upper vine parts nearly off reduces blossom drop and boosts tomato yield. By shedding excess growth the plant concentrates vitality on fruit, yielding a heavier crop of better tomatoes than expected.
Horseradish is best grown from sets rather than seed. After fall harvest, roots are cut into four to six inch sets with square top and slanted bottom, bundled, and stored in sand over winter. In spring, plant between cabbage rows with shallow holes, covering two to three inches so sprouts appear by July 1.
Grapes raspberries and currants are often neglected, but well cared for fruit plots can yield substantial returns. A half acre of these three fruits can provide about 200 worth of table supplies. Culture pruning and fertilizing are essential to best results and are not unduly difficult.
Readable notes describe that spraying cannot poison plant lice or aphids. Direct contact is required using strong sulfur or tender insects with soft bodies. A strong tobacco solution is also recommended to kill them.
Sanitation and wholesome feed are the best assurances against hog disease. Hogs on clean premises are not likely to become sick. Thrifty hogs are less susceptible to illness. poorly nourished hogs are at higher risk. Precautions include clean premises, ample pure water and air, and balanced rations. Healthy conditions prevent sickness.
Sorghum will supply substantial forage for hogs during hot dry weather when other crops lag. If planted in late May or early June, the crop should be ready for pasturing six to eight weeks later, providing a useful forage source in drought periods.
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