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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
4
Rates posted for want ads: up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion. Each additional word adds 1 cent. An extra handling charge of 10 cents per week applies if replies go to the office. Local office announces these terms for advertisers.
Soundphoto shows German mine throwers in action somewhere in Holland as censorship clearance allows. The image depicts soldiers operating equipment with their positions and activity clarified by the radio picture caption.
William Knox seeks the Republican nomination for County Treasurer in Fayette County with a June 3 1940 primary. CA Munson runs for County Recorder in Fayette County primary on June 3 1940. A J Kutschat seeks the Republican nomination for Sheriff in Fayette County with the June 3 1940 primary.
A practical guide explains wall cleaning methods for painted and wallpapered surfaces. It covers dusting tools, safe washing with mild soap, and rinsing, plus special methods for calimined finishes, washable papers, and wallpaper cleaning dough. Also notes that feeding whole oats to poultry reduces cannibalism in flocks.
Grand Meadow social notes recount visits and gatherings among the Olson and Amundson families. Mrs. Arthur Olson hosted and hosted guests at multiple homes including Ames Olson, Carrie Thorson, and Lloyd Aanes. Arlene Amundson celebrated confirmation with relatives and friends in a church-related gathering.
Reader asks why eggs crack when added to boiling water and about a dark ring forming between yolk and white in hard boiled eggs. Tips note air expansion causes cracking. prick shells, start cold or warm to room temp, and cool quickly after cooking to minimize discoloration.
Towa 4-H club girls and leaders will held their annual state convention at Iowa State College, June 12-45. Almost 2 million young trees have been ordered by Iowa farmers for planting lilies. Because hog prices stay high, the 1940 spring and fall pig crops will be smaller than in 1939. Experiments made at lowa
For dry weather regions sweet sorghums make strong silage, competing well with chinch bugs. Plant after corn. drill seed once soil is warm. Use about 5 to 7 pounds of seed per acre and cultivate in cornlike rows.
Surveys indicate more May and June fed cattle marketed than last year while mid-July to mid-September sales may shrink. Gladiolus bulbs may be planted until July 11 with blooms 65 to 85 days after. Hog marketings rise in May and June as farmers sell fall pigs. spring pigs and sow liquidation may sustain marketings through September. Iowa State notes sweet clover boosts soil but needs lime on acidic pasture. Tractor gains take about 4 years to cut costs. Early lambs May and June likely up. fed lambs priced higher, spring lambs lower due to wool weight. Silage use rose 75 percent among town dairy assoc members. 276 members grew non-corn crops in silos this spring, up from 159 two years ago.
Norman Amundson spent the weekend in the Martin Amundson home while a long list of Olson and related families hosted guests Sunday. Olivia Olson and several relatives called at the Millard Olson home Monday evening as Florence Erickson spent the weekend with her mother Carolyn Erickson.
A dated ad voice extols Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy roofing praised for durability fire resistance and low insurance costs. It urges readers to request prices from John and mentions generic home improvements and paint products. The piece also contains quips about roofing and a brief dialogue about trapping and Kipling poetry.
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