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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
4
The article notes grain feeding to ewes is rarely profitable with good grazing and suggests up to 100 pounds of grain per year per ewe plus lambs as the limit. It recommends pasture rotation, leguminous hay winter rations, and feeding grain only in winter after lambing. It also covers sewing and laundering tips, child clothes design, lunch bread variety, and canning via hot pack methods for better sterilization and efficiency.
A crowded weekend summary lists Rosanna Rothlisberger and family visits in West Union, Jayt Thurasday hosting at Andrew Yearous, and numerous relatives stopping by the Foxwell, Yearous, and Rothlisberger households. Several local teaching assignments and high school start dates are noted, along with guests from Cedar Falls, Forest City, Wadena, and Cresco. A Robbins reunion drew many relatives to Lamont state park.
The reader cites a line about love and affordability, noting a speaker who believes a poor man can obtain a wife. The brief fragment preserves the sense of social commentary without additional context or attribution.
A collection of fragmentary maxims and quotations on courage virtue money duty and society attributed to Shakespeare Montaigne Socrates and Ferguson. The text critiques bureaucracy praise of humanity and the lure of country life while noting the quirks of human behavior and reputation.
A ninetyish former slave in a Palm Springs cabin defies age worries after a dentist visit. She negotiates a tooth extraction while sipping corn juice and wine, then debates plates versus gum with the reminder she is over ninety. She insists she must look night as she goes to night school.
Journalists visiting the Stockholm industrial arts exhibition this summer will be placed on a steel mast rising 250 hibition grounds. Glass walls offer a fine view of central playsh and bay panorama. private booths will house telephones linking correspondents to their papers while a continuous press service keeps them informed on events and daily programs.
Argentina embraces golf with Latin ardor as English pros note rapid teaching impact. Instructors begin before dawn, sometimes at four, with long practice sessions shaping many rising amateurs and pros. Some intend to enter European championships.
Paris discusses commemorating the 180th anniversary of the umbrella introduction in the western world in October. Jonas Hanway sparked the moment in 1760 by bringing a rain protector from China to the city.
Paul Block a prominent newspaper publisher donates one hundred thousand dollars to Yale University to support a journalism studies program. The grant funds courses in economics and the social sciences to coordinate newspaper functions and research through the program.
A Montréal Star excerpt contrasts political and beauty contest voting. Miss Cayenne asks about voting for a woman and replies that women vote for women in elections but not in beauty contests. The piece notes shifting roles after marriage and hints at public perception of women’s choices.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a murky exchange about food preparation with a character named Walter claiming it is made in, or not made here, implying concerns about origin or method and an accumulation of humorless tension.
The text discusses waste in feed for livestock and notes that cheap surplus crops like potatoes and peanuts may be fed instead of stored. It includes miscellaneous local items: Hi Bo quote on laughter, Rochester Minnesota visitors Mrs Natey and Arleta, Geo N Schori visiting near West Union, and a brief meal description with corn soup, omelet, and turnips.
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