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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
8
A farm column on sensory skills for dairy work notes that a butter maker needs a finely trained nose and palate to detect odors and flavors, avoid decaying smells, and tailor butter to markets. It urges avoiding tobacco and onions, suggests tasting and testing samples, and cites commission buyers’ standards to please customers.
Rainy spells heighten risk of late potato blight across the country. Use Bordeaux mixture with 4-4-10 or 6-6-50 formula, applying every tan days for the rest of the growing season. Even in dry months the disease can strike, so apply cautiously to avoid harm. Illinois?olIa News.
A French canal near Toulouse was constructed entirely at the expense of a single man. Russia is projected to double its population every fifty years. The English postal service is deemed the best in the world.
The sweeping election results favor reformers and Republicans fall short in key states. McClellan re-elected in New York by small margin. Hearst claims victory amid charges of fraud. Philadelphia and Chicago deliver strong anti-machine wins. Ohio, Massachusetts, Rhode Island swing Republican, while Maryland and Georgia reflect shifting control as voters reject graft and support good government.
The forthcoming geology report on Iowa peat beds in the northern region estimates 36 million tons of peat usable as coal for about 2.50 per ton profit, with beds located in drained lake beds. The discovery promises regional economic impact and cleaner fuel compared with West coal. A separate note reports Adolph Frederick’s death in a river wreck near Minebank under investigation for possible foul play. The census cites 1,028 residents over 100 years old, including Louis Young at 119, born in Virginia, a lifelong resident of Oskaloosa.
Fire destroyed the Blencoe hotel owned by T. J. Morgin. Loss valued at 0,000 with partial insurance. The blaze began in the kitchen. Traveling men and guests including A. A. Clark, adjuster for Des Moines Insurance, narrowly escaped. Nearby businesses were saved with effort.
A sweep of local notices from Elkhart to Des Moines reports a residence fire at A. P. Burns near Elkhart, the Fairfield pioneer John Eileen dying suddenly, a near completion dairy building at Town State college, Clinton high school football disbanding due to lack of interest, and Hugin Co drug store closed by mortgage foreclosure in Webster City. Also noted are pardon attempts for John Walker over Isaac Fiskelstein’s case, Avamese free de hyary starting Feb 1, Avoca’s soup factory plan in Muscatine, a Clinton murderer Fred Comstock’s capture on the move, and Rock Island line worker Orlando Schaeffer killed at Muscatine. Additional items include Jim Morgan’s death, Mrs. Catherine Hanson’s apoplexy death, W. M. McCormick’s death, J. St. Lawson’s suicide, a Casey train wreck killing six, new Des Moines parochial school begun, a Des Moines streetcar accident verdict of 5205, Blades suit seeking 25000, and Amelia Lemke’s testimony.
A jumble of 1900s Iowa notes covers council actions, a fatal railway crash, post office receipts rise, a large fire in Ainsworth, and crimes. It mentions Aggopl Wershberg, Witalness nan, and Maggie Davia among scattered names, with details on property loss, suicidial attempts, and police inquiries.
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