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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
1
A miscellany of fruit dishes and desserts with Peach Delight Peach Compote and Peach Sauce, Health Bread, Salad Dressings and various omelets and tarts. Includes kitchen tips, Roosevelt and Stevenson quotes, porch party advice, and steps for savory dishes like grilled lamb and chicken jelly mold with olives and eggs.
The article outlines cabbage farming basics for market gardeners. It stresses soil fertility, heavy manure, and proper drainage, plus rotations and land preparation. It warns against poor seed beds, spindly seedlings, and root damage during transplanting, advising dark days and timing before rain.
Ohio State University’s Prof Cunningham explains milk production continues between milking periods and surges during milking. He cites udder capacity vs produced milk, evidence from slaughter studies, and suggests heavier cows secret more milk during milking.
A farmer with a small herd can raise prices by producing high-grade butter. Use clean milk vessels, avoid taints from feed, churn only when cream is ripe, wash containers, and employ two sets of vessels for sun drying. Sunlight aids sweet butter. market success follows quality.
In New York on Convent avenue a frightened wagon team roared toward pedestrians. Policeman Denia J. Rodgers tripped a horse, fell with others, then leaped to the wagon tongue and steadied the team amid screams, sparing a group of children from danger. Rodgers, attached to West 125th Street station, weighs over 200 pounds and faces possible departmental recognition for his actions.
A police officer attempting to control a wheeled wagon loses balance as his weight strains the tongue and the vehicle swerves toward the curb. He falls, hanging onto a horse rein and mane, while spectators watch a chaotic retreat. Children are near as the horses dash past 144th Street. Rodgers sustains three broken ribs a broken leg and various bruises and contusions.
A Bellefontaine, Ohio tale says a wife and husband both wear false teeth. The wife mislaid her lower plate and accused her husband of wearing her teeth. He removed the plates, revealing the wife’s missing teeth, while his own teeth remain unfound.
Mrs E H Bean of Nashville Tennessee recounts using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to treat a Change of Life and a tumor. She credits the tonic with curing her condition and says she did not need doctors after returning home. The letter invites others to try the remedy and write for information.
A detective praises women's truthfulness comparing to war bulletins. He recalls questioning a wife about her missing husband and learns his last words were a blushful plea to be quiet, illustrating perceived female candor.
In a brisk exchange at The Milline shop Mrs Instile protests a hat saying she does not want it. A clerk offers a skether style in a charming toque while others note the popular trend and urge removal.
A witty exchange questions the cost of running a yacht with a quip that if the speaker knew the expense they would refrain. The remark reflects a light moment of social humor centered on maritime leisure.
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