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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
4
Type V3 Want Ad rates up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion. Over 26 words 1 cent per word. An extra 10 cent per week handling charge if replies come to the office. Cash with order and telephone payments before month end. No billing accounts. otherwise 10 cent per line. Sale lists beds and furniture. call Friday or Saturday. Terms cash.
Elgin residents host visitors from Minot and Postville while others make trips to La Crosse and Wadena. Family gatherings honor a grandson’s birthday. Students and faculty at Upper Iowa celebrate a sorority pledge. Several locals entertain guests, visit family, or travel to Benton Missouri and Champaign Illinois. A group plans a two week western pleasure trip from the Black Hills to Arizona and the coast with a stop in Colorado.
One of Eton’s famed playing fields, a 15 acre cricket ground, has been plowed to plant farm products as part of wartime effort. The school contributes to national food needs while maintaining tradition and training. The move reflects broader mobilization described by wartime observers.
Quick spice cake recipe with double acting baking powder cinnamon nutmeg and molasses. Frosting features vanilla chocolate and butter and yields enough to cover two 8 inch layers. Included are tips for peach preservation orange prep and cookie dough chilling for best results.
Iowa State College booked thirty eight short courses for 1940 41 and nearly 19000 persons attended last year The best apple storage on farms is on the north porch or under a shady tree while cellars may be too warm for weeks A chinch bug survey will occur in November with blue stem grass samples The report covers cattle feeding changes to sorghum silage and mineral supplementation and notes apples feed dairy cattle and pears store well when picked green Kieffer pears should be stored cool in a crate for ripening Winter protection for berry bushes is advised by bending plants and covering with soil Big farm incomes are forecast to end 1940 high and begin 1941 strong while prices for goods are lower than in 1929 Deciduous shrubs and trees can be moved now for autumn planting A critique warns against over feeding dairy calves and yearling Jerseys stressing refined breeding over mere size Some hybrid corn may be harder for hogs to eat though trials show no difference in feeding value The piece closes noting autumn gardening resolutions and flower bed care.
Casual talk among mothers reveals several views on whether the eldest child should be responsible for younger siblings. Mrs. Burgess says Ruth should not be a nursemaid for a third child, while Mrs. Andrews argues Agnes should help with her little brother.
The passage weighs pros and cons of older children helping with younger siblings. It cites benefits like cooperation and kindness, while warning against overwork and lost childhood. It argues parents should protect rights and balance responsibilities to avoid injustice.
A partial OCR fragment notes the total value of a chemical found in the body of an average person. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete entities, dates, or figures to specify.
On Sept 25 a township organization meeting was held at Walter Rothlisberger home with leaders and cooperators. Mrs Walter Rothlisberger called the meeting to order as ladies joined the men to play rock. Plans were made to start clubs in the south part of the township and to organize for the Halloween party October 10 at the church basement, hosted by the Farm Bureau and Progressive Home Study club. Hostess served fruit salad sandwiches cake nuts candy and coffee.
The old Spanish unit vara was once used in the West to measure distances, equaling 42 inches.
An advertorial style piece argues that a solid roof, specifically Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy, is a key selling point and returns value beyond its cost. It pairs buyer skepticism with a sales pitch, urging repairs before selling and promoting brand paint from Martin-Senour.
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