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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1897
Page
8
The piece urges calm humane methods to train kickers and milking cows using a rope and gentle handling rather than force. It also describes Leghorn varieties, feeding for birds out of condition, and a Roquefort cheese district with 250,000 sheep producing milk for cheese.
The Western Horseman laments the decline of horseback riding in country neighborhoods. It recalls a past when saddles, saddlecloths, and riding to church or social events were common, contrasting with today’s buggy era and urban adoption of riding as a healthful pastime.
Standard Variation of Chickens describes a Leghorn cock with a graceful, plump body. It highlights broad shoulders tapering to the tail, balanced tail, and a long upright carriage aided by shank and thigh length. Feathering should be close to avoid angles, with a full curved breast and a long arched neck.
In 1833 Oxfordshire breeders began a new sheep line blending long-wool weight with Down quality. They pursued a double standard on wool and mutton, resisting broader breed meddling. After patient effort, the Oxford Down gained a Royal Show class in 1862, hailed for producing meat, wool, and lambs efficiently, per W A Shafer.
The article discusses early colt harness training with gradual lessons and safe equipment like a front bob sleigh and kicking strap, advising short daily drives, varied routes, and returning fresh. It also notes beef bull demand in Texas, the value of quality sires, and differences between range steers and high grade stock. It adds facts on corn root extent and plant water use.
Patent notices list inventors and their items including a horse detacher elevator bucket plate lifter collision padlock and rolling metal columns girders. Names include Joute lL. Bouna Wanarl D and Albert W. Brash among others from Minneapolis Newark Dareth Viborg and Alma City. The items cover bicycle liquid sterilizer and a bridge for musical instruments. The page also contains a quip about champagne corks and a health ad for Hostetter s Stomach Hitters.
A collage of old advertisements and light humor items. It references how readers engage with ads, a fake debate about landed estate, a tobacco quitting claim, European rail plans, a credit denial at a grocery, and various jokes and testimonials. The tone recalls 19th century newspaper miscellany.
Two sisters Maud and Mamie joke about fashion and engagement rings in a Washington Star quote. The piece reflects humorous dialogue and a casual home scene.
Gen Sir Hugh Goff recalls a curious chain of deaths linked to a helmet from Salmond's effects auction. After the Battle of Cawnpore Lieut Salmond’s helmet passed through bidders Younghusband Havelock and others, each dying in turn while pursuing it, leaving Goff to reflect on the strange fate surrounding the item.
A humorous item notes a burglar claiming relief as reporters drop the case at Inst and police take over. The piece mentions Chicago and Cleveland references with playful lines about a golf boy and Meenee toys, reflecting a city-page wit.
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