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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
4
Classified column lists per word charges, advance payment options, and multiple sale and notice items. Includes auctions for Pure bred bulls and Chester White boars, Windfall apples, furniture, piano, and farm equipment, plus subscriptions, land rules, and local business offerings from Elgin Iowa and surrounding towns.
Dr Frank Mock writes from Owyhee Nevada in September 1931 describing vast plains, two state and two county reservations, Elko County size, dramatic mountains, desert scenery, and wildlife. He notes roundup of cattle and horses, grazing rights, and prices from the sale, plus family updates and a meteor sighting, closing with a note on western life and trade among friends.
Information from the U S Department of Agriculture covers state quaran tines for grain diseases, life insurance levels among farmers, calf milk fat content guidance, swine feeding norms, and bottle exchange habits. It also discusses rat control by exhaust gas method, culling hens after first laying year, tularemia risks in flocks, ram-powered water supply, and toad paratoid glands secreting irritant poison.
The document explains how cattle warts form and spread. It covers removal methods for small warts using scissors, threading, acids, and iodine, and cautions that large warts require a veterinarian due to bleeding risk. It notes that warts are infectious and outlines sanitation steps to prevent herd transmission.
A Hopkinton Leader note says tax reduction efforts sweep Iowa counties. Hardin County hosts a mass meeting to discuss trimming road tax to 17 mills, cutting road wages, limiting county nurse funds, lowering juror totals, shrinking county salaries, and pressing officials to accept voluntary pay cuts. If statewide, such steps could drop tax collections and make butter and eggs seem profitable. The movement signals future pressure on taxing bodies despite doubts about immediate impact.
Apartment dwellers along Center Street argue Sweet Adeline is a very popular tune. Neighbors express strong belief the song holds wide appeal.
State motor vehicle officials announced a 60 day wait for applications starting October 1. By January 1 all drivers except certain road machinery and official vehicles must hold a license issued free to vehicle owners. family members may obtain licenses for two years for a 25 cent fee. Applicants must provide age, weight, height, a personal description, and answer 11 questions about driving history, laws, accidents, insurance, and understanding signs. Sheriffs and deputies may administer oaths without charge.
A fragmented verse depicts autumn scenes with harvest labor and seasonal laborers. The housewife counts fruit cans while the hunter and football fan prepare for fall and the legislature looms with mischief. Quail, rabbits, burrs, and wind mark the changing season as memories of canning and warming inspire寒
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