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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1898

Page

8

Handsome Plaques Offered With Starch Purchase

A dramatic ad describes four hand decorated porcelain plaques American Wild Ducks American Pheasant American Quail and English Snipe. J C Hubinger Bros Co offers free plaques until Oct 1 with three ten cent packages of Elastic Starch. Available through grocers only.

Muville Aden J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co Meera J. C. Hubinger Brow. Co J. C. Hubin- Kerros, O Tde Elvery

The Art of Making Friends in Grammatical Exchange

A dialogue shows Dullerton and Smarte clash over grammar with playful missteps. Smarte pretends bad grammar to prompt correction, then praises Dullerton, ending with a note that they now get along well.

Dullerton Pingster Smarte Boston Transcript

Patents List Of Northwestern Inventors Last Week

Northwestern inventors and locations listed with patents including swivel connection wrench spring attachment for pumps vehicle running gear corn-popper tire furnace back-pedaling brake speed gearing for cycles combined scoop and hand truck two-horse evener tension device for roe pier and other items credited to inventors from Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby. Mentions include Charles Anderson James Hen nessy Levi Twist James N. Wilson John Lauritson and others with various towns such as Minneapolis Winona and Cloquet.

Northwestern Charles Anderson Minneapolis Kinn John H. Alnson Winnebago Minn James O. Bone Waseca James F. Hennessy Winona Tilley G. McWithey Joseph Sanford Elysian Edward H. Schultz HE. B. Starkey Grant Samuel L. Smith West Duluth Levi Twist Albert Lea James N. Wilson John Lauritson Tyler Mminn Roe Pier

Subtle Exchange on Yacht Offer in Chicago Record

A summer girl jokes about a yacht while a young man offers a “little smack” as a playful substitute. The scene ends with a popping bottle sound, signaling lighthearted banter in the Chicago Record.

Chicago

Beauty In Blood Deen and the Clean Blood Promise

An advertising item touts Cascarets Candy as a blood purifier for clearer skin. It claims cleanses impurities, banishes pimples and blotches, and improves complexion with a laxative effect. Available in 10, 25 and 50 cent sizes with pharmacist approval and guarantee.

Her Chilly Manner Through Gossip and Inheritance

A Chicago News quip notes a sudden social chill after a young man learns his father has inherited a cool million. The exchange turns on media attention and public perception as manners shift from warm to cool.

Chicago News

Advertisements Offer Practical Bargains and Tips

The notice invites readers to engage with the advertisements for practical savings and bargains. It stresses that advertisers provide valuable goods and reflects the publication's encouragement of spending and support for local listings.

Suburban Lot Sparks Talk of a New Wheel in Indianapolis Journal

A fragment cites a suburban lot as a demand in a dialogue about affording a new wheel. The exchange hints at financial strain and a desire for a tangible purchase, reflecting everyday concerns in an Indianapolis Journal snippet.

Indianapolis Journal

Kansas cattle fattening methods and feed efficiency study

The Kansas State Board of Agriculture surveyed hundreds of cattle fattening operations to analyze beef production practices. Findings include average 19 years in beef business, preferred hornless cattle with higher value, feeding routines with wheat bran and corn, grain grinding profitability, and use of linseed meal and cottonseed meal. Grazing costs, salt types, forage comparisons, and climate advantages are noted, highlighting Kansas as an ideal maturing ground for cattle and for range-reared steers from the Southwest and Northwest.

Kansas State Board of Agriculture Kungas Northwest F. D. Coburn

Over Feeding Poultry and Egg Production

The American Cultivator notes a view from an exchange that pure breed fowls receive excessive feeding. Overindulgence may reduce egg output in other flocks, as birds are tempted by abundant grain and pampered care. The piece questions whether rich feeding harms overall production.

Cattle Milk Delivery Beside Doors Stir New Custom

A writer notes in Ladies' Home Companion that in Cuba housewives prefer fresh door to door milk delivery. Cows are milked on the curb while a dairyman offers a cup, a safeguard against adulteration with water or potato juice. Similar tricks are said to be known in Italy and India.

Ladies’ Home Companion Italy India

Crossing Fowls and the Folly of Breeding Mixes

The piece argues against crossing pure poultry breeds to gain hardiness or eggs, citing that such crosses reduce table quality and egg production. It urges farmers to keep two breeds separate, preserve pure lines, and focus on meat and fertility to sustain a home market and farm prosperity.

Minorcas Ag Tilinoig Ivestock Illinois A. P. Grout Henry Wallace

Denmark's butter praised by Cornell adviser in dairying notes

Professor Wing highlights Denmark as the prime butter nation for Americans. He explains rapid cooperative dairy development, government aid, and official inspections through creamery processes. Bi monthly shows in Copenhagen have raised quality, with a nine member judging panel guiding makers.

Dahith Waley Wing Cornell Anys Denmark Copenhagen Royal Agricultural Society

Poultry and the Farm Boys How to keep the boy on the farm

Advice on engaging boys with poultry to spark lifelong farming interest. Start with Bantams then pure breeds, teaching breeds of cattle and other stock, aiming for exhibitions and farm pride. Emphasizes hands on learning and eventual return to farming, with farm-management tips.

Maine

Milk inspection boosts cow care and profits for milkmen

State milk inspection in this city prompted testers to demand healthier cows and improved stables and utensils. Milkmen began evaluating the merit of their cows and, as a result, are now earning more per cow than ever before.

Health remedy ads claim sleep cure for indigestion

The item promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Candy Cathartic as solutions for sleeplessness, dyspepsia, headache, and constipation. It cites years of sleep deprivation, druggist availability, and widespread use, urging education and bowel regulation. The language reflects period advertising rhetoric and dubious claims.

Time Indiana

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