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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
4
A dense collection of Want Ads from Elgin and nearby towns listing livestock cows hogs and boars furniture and wood fuel items tools and services. Entries include Holstein bulls Jersey stock hogs Chester White boars ranges hardwood prices farm notices and business offers with multiple names towns and prices such as Elgin Clermont Clermont Sedalia and West Union along with dates and contact references.
From the far northwest comes word that beavers bears musk rats and other fur bearing animals are building winter quaters for a long cold season. Muskrats rise high beavers reinforce denning and bears prepare for extended hibernation. Indians in the area mirror these precautions expecting heavy snow blizzards and extreme cold.
Planning winter rations for a dairy herd with at least one legume and one succulent daily, plus a concentrate mix of three grains. Feed concentrates at each milking, roughage and succulents twice daily, and provide ample hay and corn stover or straw. With moderate silage, hay intake equals 1 to 1.5 pounds per 100 pounds live weight. aim about 3 pounds silage per 100 pounds live weight. root crops can replace silage. mangels and turnips allow larger feed. beet tops should be limited. dried beet pulp is satisfactory, dry or soaked, especially for high producers.
Hygienic treatment is advised for hog flue a swine disease common in dense hog areas. It more often hits thrifty growing hogs than poorer ones. Move affected hogs to warm clean well bedded quarters with fresh air and water. Withhold feed for 24 hours. Symptoms include sudden prostration loss of appetite coughing thumps and red swollen eyes. Mortality is low typically under five percent.
Information from the U S Department of Agriculture covers poultry income sources eggs and meat proportions as well as breeding choices and egg size impact. It notes a tick spreads cattle disease ana plamosis and reviews turkey grading under government seals. Also offers methods to stop roof leaks with cement or putty and to fill cracks with plastic wood to prevent decay and cold air ingress.
Local merchants urge steady trade within the community to retain longtime customers. Small shopkeepers emphasize consistent pricing and personal service to sustain loyal patronage amid changing markets.
Fayette County court continuation lists married 1809 to 1928 desertion grounds and permission to remarry, plus replevin, promissory note, and merchandise account suits. Cases name B Shaw International Harvester Co Erica vs Luella Pratt, H A Sel gard, Charlotte Heald estate trading wrongfully valued stock, punitive damages claimed, and several small claims totals around 100 to 800 dollars with various defendants including Gamble-Robinson Co and Diamond Motor Parts Co. Judge actions include attachment for out-of-state tuition and stock assessment suit.
Amoltht claims 188 00 from Hancock Crawford. A C Johnson v Chicago Great Western Railroad Co seeks $225.80 damages for a damaged shipment of sheep to Chicago. Plaintiff alleges careless handling by defendant. Ingersoll represents Carr Cox Bivens Riley. Gow ing vs Ben B Little seeks foreign judgment for $214.26. Ingersoll also listed.
Dover Mills reports a flurry of Sunday visits as Mr and Mrs Tom Hanon and son called at the Werner Meyer home near Ossian and others joined dinners at Learn and Starkey homes north of Clermont. Local households share guest lists, farm bureau events, and notes on recent visits from Decorah to Postville with mentions of corn fodder shredding and feeding practices.
Decorah hunt party includes Jimmie Foxx returning after last falls world series visit with Connie Macks. George Bardshaw and Rube Walberg join, plus Ossie Orwell of Portland connie Mack team. The group aims to hunt in this region.
A cautious guide urges courtesy to traveling salesmen while prompting readers to question the out of town firm about its annual contributions to Elgin. It asks how much such companies pay in Elgin taxes to support town, school, and county government.
Read as a blunt call to support a probe and to issue an order. The note promises prompt care for needs after mentioning telephones and a photo number. The fragment hints at urging readers to mention seeing the notice in the Echo.
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