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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
6
A historical bulletin discusses pop corn growth shifting to large growers with Nebraska and Michigan examples, yields and prices from 1903, plus a simple farm gate fastening method using a horseshoe latch and strap iron to secure boards.
In Maryville Missouri last fall the Nodaway County fair offered ten dollars for the farmer with the most varied farm products. W R Bosley of Ravenwood arrived with a wagon of produce and claim the prize. His display included a 13 ½ foot corn stalk along with corn in ear multiple colors multiple grains fruits vegetables and domestic fowl.
A detailed, practical description explains an inexpensive hay rack common in the East and Middle States. It outlines bed pieces of spruce 3x0 inches, length 14 to 16 feet, crosspieces of spruce or hardwood, side supports ten pieces, and tapered dimensions, finishing with a plunk component.
Instructions describe assembling a May rack with cross pieces and ladders, using oak side arms and spruce boards, bolted ends to flatten for storage. It also covers decorative butter shaping using a straw model and flowers for display. A hay stack volume calculation method is given with an example of a twenty by twelve by eight foot stack.
A long description details a frog farm in Ontario with over twenty years of operation. Frogs are stocked in waters, then moved alive at night to snail pens for market, yielding about five thousand pounds of frog legs yearly. The article also mentions a butter preservative using fluoride of sodium, claimed safe and health aiding in small quantities. Additional notes cover poultry feeding, disinfectants, egg drying, raw material use, and insect prevention strategies.
In Monticello Henry Ropstein and Charles Schneider face burglary charges after a dry goods store break in. A teacher, Prof J J Gifford, struck Hosea Bigelow fatally during a dispute over a chart at a Methodist Sunday school. Other items mention grain cooperatives, a boy forced to smoke twenty cigarettes, town hall plans, a Davenport missing person, and various local incidents across Iowa.
A condensed review of two major war narratives on the Russo Japanese conflict. Frederick Palmer’s Liao Yang piece in Colliers Weekly and the Associated Press dispatch from Port Arthur cover heroic acts, sacrifices, and strategic maneuvers. The Port Arthur account highlights Japanese courage amid siege conditions, bold charges, and battlefield endurance, while noting naval losses and potential future actions.
A rural Nevada teacher faced backlash after giving pupils soap as a remedy for swearing. Several boys nearly died from the dosage, and authorities threaten grand jury action. Elsewhere, Grimes fire destroyed a Davenport store. deaths include Mason City surveyor Vinecut and Des Moines real estate pioneer Thomas Hinton. Fort Dodge churches unite for revival. Ottumwa logs total 420.
Judge Parker in a press letter urges Democrats to forget past faults and unite to curb trusts that he says siphon wealth. He says he won’t seek public office, notes party divisions, and advocates broad agitation to educate voters about anti trust measures and campaign harmony. Bryan blasts radiowiam and outlines a radical platform including trusts, tariff reform, income tax, and federal judge elections.
The annual report by Gen. ISCO Ainsworth, military secretary, shows the army total at 3 971 officers and 3 246 enlisted. Officercasualties numbered 15. enlisted deaths 456. West Point maturing forces reduced due to mosquitoes. Militia progress deemed satisfactory. 6 600 officers and 88102 enlisted present at inspections. Congress roster act prompts governor cooperation. aims to reward Confederate soldiers. Architects revise plans for instruction at the academy. Lake Mohonk inquiry ordered. Drivity John A W Smith of Balem Mass to be discharged for marrying a negress.
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