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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
8
An advertisement promotes Nujol as a non laxative natural lubricant for constipation. It claims pills and salts provide only temporary relief at the expense of permanence, while Nujol mimics nature, softens and moves waste without gripping. Physicians prescribe it in teaching hospitals, and bottles are available from druggists.
In a candid exchange, Eyesore argues most men in public life are not as bad as critics paint. Crawford retorts that even the statues erected to their memory can seem absurd, highlighting the era’s provocative public discourse.
An old advertisement extols Diamond Dyes for home use, claiming the dyeing process will not spot, fade, streak, or run. It advises readers to tell their druggist the fabric type whether wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods before dyeing a sweater skirt child’s coat and other items.
The readable text appears as a fragmented prompt about a famous Nee South Seas writer and two names Marjorie Wadton and a ukulele remark. Lacks clear event, date, or identifiable organizations to form a proper news item.
Importent to Mothers urges careful check of ABTORIA remedy bottles for infants and children. Fletcher's Castoria claim and a Carbonsalve product promise quick relief from burning itching and skin conditions. Ads urge asking druggists for packs from The J W Cols Co Rocktoi tih. The bent revenge for a wrong is to forgive it.
A Des Moines report lists a jack rabbit killed on the state house grounds and a 65,000 temple project in Creston. It notes deaths of Elizabeth Fox at 86 and W B Frits at near Dexter, plus livestock sales near Dexter and Knoxville. Carrol approves electricity rate cuts, and 300 quarts of fruit are packed for Des Moines Methodist Hospital. Scarlet fever closures hit Waucoma area schools as obituaries for Wm Bosch near Vandalia and a Caesarian in Mason City are recorded. Iowa corn market trends rise. cancer week clinic records set. a Caesarian in Des Moines area and heavy auto traffic around Iowa City are mentioned.
A guide on casting durable concrete fence posts during bad weather to keep farm labor employed. Recommends five inch square bases tapering to three by five at top, one part cement to one and a half parts sand and three parts gravel, with slotted steel rods for reinforcement. Mix to a medium wet consistency and pour in layers with a center rod spacing, forming sturdy posts ready for use.
The guide describes filling concrete molds with two rods, tamping without disturbing reinforcement, and using sabaking or sigging for compaction. Forms stay at least 24 hours, preferably 48. Posts cure four weeks, kept wet daily. To secure line wires, wrap a short galvanized wire around both sides of the post and twist ends around the line wire.
Different farmers have ways to care for barnyard manure. Do not let it rain on it or expose it to sun. Keep it piled if possible to prevent gas loss, haul to fields, scatter, and plow under promptly. Delays allow leaching of soluble plant food without a growing crop to absorb it.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses the cost of roads to individuals per day, mentioning men women and children and deducting costs related to automobiles. Names and clear figures are missing, leaving the main finding indeterminate.
Experimental work from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture shows two year old steers fatten well with corn used as all age, plus linseed meal and clover or alfalfa hay. Full feeding on shelled or ear corn is not favored due to feed costs and cattle premiums. One acre yielding 40 bushels of corn, eight tons of alfalfa, and linseed meal totals around 1,788 pounds plus 1,810 pounds of linseed meal if fed at all age levels.
The passage compares beef and pork yields per acre under different feeds, noting 2.8 steers or 756.8 pounds beef and 11.3 pounds pork from alfalfa hay versus 0.87 steers and 281.6 pounds beef and 63.5 pounds pork from corn fed with silage and linseed meal. It argues corn silage plus hay lowers costs, outlines gains per day for two-year-olds, and notes silage alone reduces capital needs and risk but may finish less.
The article explains using males from heavy laying lines with good strong hens boosts egg output quickly. Heavy laying is inherited mainly from the male line, making the selection of breeding males crucial for results.
The New York experiment station recommends acid phosphate as a manure preservative after experiments. It not only checks the loss of nitrogen from manure but also increases fertilizer value by supplying plant food the manure lacks.
Dr. William Speakman and wife Mrs. Speakman, both Delaware American Legion leaders, collaborated from wartime service to peacetime welfare. He served as army major and department commander. she headed soldier welfare groups and became department auxiliary president, guiding postwar veterans’ aid and language‑rich community efforts.
Mrs. Maude G. Winter of Redwood Falls Minnesota highlights her family’s Legion links. Grandpa Winter, 73, oldest Legionnaire in the state, and Uncle Dr G P Gibson of Redwood Falls are listed. Sons Tolin and Leigh Winter enlisted before age 21, joining the American Legion Auxiliary via Mrs Winter's state executive work. Mrs Winter stresses the Legion’s ideals, motherhood, and ongoing work to educate toward a future without war.
Farmers urged to boost soil humus with more vegetable matter. Turn under weeds stalks and rubbish to enrich soil for healthier next season crops.
A colorful reminiscence from the American Legion Weekly recalls Sam arguing with Snowboy about dogs once owned. The tale centers on a hound chased by a hammer thrown by a blacksmith father, the dog fleeing toward the Atlantic Seaboard railway, leaving a legendary impression of a wondrous hound.
A national convention highlighted the rapid rise of the American Legion Auxiliary with member totals around 495000 and increased participation. The bulletin noted strong growth and expanding programs, signaling renewed vigor in auxiliary activities.
A Denver Colorado reader shares relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes personal improvement after taking six bottles and urges others to try it, noting it aided household work and daily life when other medicines failed. The ad quotes a testimonial from Mrs R J Linton and promotes continued publication of such letters.
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