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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

26 Oct 1911

Page 7

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1911

Page

7

Iowa News Briefs Mix Local Quirk and Crime

A Cedar Rapids Women's club hat plume theft sparks aftermath at a public library. Iowa stories include a golden wedding, new Iowa City military appointments, bank openings, court actions, rail plans, a boy saving a train, and a bank robbery-linked stash.

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Women's Club Cedar Rapida H. H. Falrall D. D Iowa Methodist Mra Fatrail Iowa City Parrall Colege Capt. Morton Mummo University of Iowa Clifford Powell Red Oak Iowa Dattalions P. H. van Nostrand Leutenant Harold Anderson Forest City Glenn Cunningham Allerton John D. Brown Leon Lot Abraham Mr. Abraham Captain Brown Hfe Abraham Mel Hallady Mudge Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company Mel University District Dental Society Austin James Chicago EB. T. Diker Minneapolis Minn Conzett Dubuque Waucoma First State Savings Bank Marlon B. Staker Garner Rock Island Cedar Rapids Guy Baker Lone Tree Oliver P. Driver Muscatine County Johnson County William Wsetecka Spillville Iowa Department of Insurance Old Line Life Milwaukee Continental Assurance Ballance Life Indianapolis Jewell O. J. Larson Frank Ferbitz Kieaveland Garnee Webber Manchester Costa Bellevue M. Cox Boone Greene Marengo Maxsena Nashua Ossian Bonaparte Eldon Greenfeld Lenox Monroe Uv. M. Warner Bremer County H. FP Bodekar Logan Elvin Brown Clint Brown Marglalte Otheat Marshalltown Oskaloosa Joe Wilson Mike Sullivan John Ray Clarence Vermilion Deaier Geneva Albia McClelland Berry Brothers TY. J. Hatch Hugh H. Dounda RB. W. Yauzer W. HE. Wehr Elmer Tauzer Iowa Librarians’ Association Mason City Grace Rose Davenport Addie Barton R. L. Dickson Grinnell Tronsurer L. R. Parvin Sarah Palmer Farmers’ Institute Holden Ames Stewart Hauser Henry H. Bate Illa Miller Des Moines John Jane Colfax Newton Miller Luxemburg G. Durant Omaha Alnon Central Farley Max Brenton Havelock Rochester N. C Walt Keegan Leo Compte Miga Domma Hernesmeier Miss Hernenmeier Baxter Court Street Sioux City Oscar Bowers Mitchell County Bowers Leo Johnson State University Bowman Andi Grundy Center Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of G. A. Riemecke Muscatine Grand Charles City Marble Rock Ridgeway Omar L Brooks Craig Plymouth H. P. Nelson Independence New Hartford Earl Carson Anamosa Lenora Sutton University Hospital of Town City Marion B. Stoker Palo F. M. Lee
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Frequent Failures Made in Construction of the Silo

The article explains common silo failures from careless filling and faulty construction. It covers airtight walls with tar paper or clay joints, stave and brick silos, wall rigidity, splices, and the need for proper anchoring. It notes modern silos are airtight, tall, and must withstand interior pressure after filling.

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Don’t Burn Off Pasture Says Professor Eyck

Professor Ton Eyck warns that burning off pasture in late fall or early spring is a poor practice, advising alternatives to protect forage and soil health while conserving forage for livestock.

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Ton Eyck
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Labor Saving Farm Engine Promises Big Returns

An article by L G Johnson extols a gasoline engine of ten horsepower as a labor saving and profitable farm power source. The engine can drive a corn shredder, wood-saw, pump water, and operate a cream separator, using a line shaft and belts to run multiple machines simultaneously. Portable skids allow moving the engine between tasks, with cost details and operation notes.

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L. G. Johnson Tts Essary
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Outbreak of Cholera On Farm Quarantines Herd

An outbreak of hog cholera prompts quarantine of the affected herd and taking all possible precautions to prevent the spread of infection in the surrounding neighborhood.

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Avoid Close Grazing Hindering Young Plant Growth

Guidance warns against close or late grazing to protect green leaves high in young plants. Proper grazing management supports vigorous root development and overall stand health.

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Wel eMtrewneng inquiry on bending and taking

A fragmentary inquiry ponders how far one must bend to break and how much can be taken. The text questions tolerance and limits, though readable context is limited.

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Cookery is an art and science for every woman

The piece urges cookery as a civilizational art tied to health and happiness. It argues cookery reflects culture, requires knowledge of climate and health, and that every young woman should master balanced meals, eye appeal, digestibility, and cost. It cites Wordsworth and stresses study and application as worth the effort.

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Idle eoul and Alpine heights dream aside

The poem fragment reflects a dreamer idling on Alpine heights. A window comfort amid toil and trial suggests a calm, moral insight. The gunfight shines as a moment revealing the good he could do, with a sense of distant purpose.

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V. W. Hutt
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October Breakfasts and Hearty Morning Foods

A reader-guided look at autumn breakfast habits focusing on easy cooking methods for cereals. It discusses fireless cookers and double boiler methods, timing cereal cooking, and the benefits of well-cooked cereal with milk for children, plus simple accompaniments like bacon, eggs, toast, cocoa, warm milk, and occasional griddle cakes and waffles.

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Neighborly Exchange Sparks Curiosity About Slob

In a floorside chat, Mrs Hogan questions a noisy fall from Mrs Rooney’s floor as a neighborly scene unfolds. The brief, stagey dialogue hints at a comic or domestic moment with light humor and everyday tension.

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Mrs. Rooney
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Marksmanship Quote Sparks Baseball Banter

A fan quip about a wild pitch drew another reply noting it was a good shot as the ball hit the target. The exchange captures a light moment surrounding a game at the park.

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Small Cakes And Cream Puffs From A Home Kitchen

A compact old time recipe note lists small cakes with tea, and cream puffs with a lemon rind zest. Instructions cover beating yolks with sugar, folding in flour, forming finger sizes, and baking. variants include cream fillings and chocolate topping. Also includes Sand Tart, Creoles, and pecan nut tarts with steps and bake times.

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Fingera
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For The Fruit Cellar And Home Preserves Tips

Food excoms discuss fruit and vegetable preserves for winter use. Instructions cover corn relish quince honey pear canning methods with sugar vinegar and spices, egg preservation with water glass, labeling jars, and smoking sausage in corn husks for kept flavor.

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Everlar Soma
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Truth or Repose: God Offers Choice Between Truth and Repose

A compact aphorism attributed to Ralph Waldo Hillerson notes that God presents each man with a choice between truth and repose, framing moral reflection as a personal selection between clarity and ease.

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God Ralph Watdo Hillerson
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Nellie Coffin Willow Edge Ft. Dodge Fernwood Royersford Ofill Man Wordsworth Walt Whitman Earth Hutchingen
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