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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
8
A humorous vignette recalls a lumberman in a dry town who tries a pump gone dry after a night of revelry. He quips that the pump won’t work because he has no money to patronize it. The piece blends light wordplay with snippets from ads and odd insertions typical of a periodical page.
Iowa State College experts report alfalfa can be seeded in spring without a nurse crop with good odds of success if the land is well prepared, weeded, and previous fall manure applied. Seeding rates around 20 pounds per acre are common, with 4 to 6 tons per acre potential in the first productive year, though weed competition and moisture impact results.
Advice favors wide flat tubers for Iowa seed stock with non hollow eyes and strong shapes. Old varieties like Burbank decline in favor of Rural and Pearl, Early Ohio yields pressured by Cupblar. Bulletins from Iowa Experiment Station offer guides on dairy, poultry, codling moth, and farm management.
A northbound tour by the Iowa Beef Producers association and Iowa State College informed 13 000 farmers of high beef prices amid world shortages. The talks promoted livestock over crops for profit, citing $7 gain per head on $168 cattle, and urged better production with improved sires feeding, alfalfa, silage, and pasture care.
Iowa State College agricultural extension will send a veterinary expert to forty-farmer communities for free lectures on hog cholera. The college bears all expenses for the instructor. Three men travel daily delivering these lectures, reaching nearby farms to educate breeders and improve herd health.
A newspaper runs letters from women praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from nervous spells, kidney troubles, and weakness. Mrs Waters of Camden, New Jersey says two months brought her back to health and weight. Mrs Haddock of Aston, Oklahoma reports renewed strength and vitality after use.
Uncle Luke travels to Calhoun County to see the son of the old master now grown to age and office. The elder asks after Mr. John and notes his weight while Luke reports a wall-coat figure on duty, reflecting local character and dialogue.
A sample text shows Mignetr B. Fletner Wallace endorsing Allen's Foot-Mae and Allen's Foot-Base powder for foot comfort during long hours. The testimonial claims relief from foot fatigue, sore toes, and corns, recommending it to pupils and readers.
A humorous exchange shows a worried patient told by Ike that optimism is costly. An ad repeats cures for constipation with Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and notes a dentist’s dedication to satisfactory work.
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