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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1931
Page
3
Clermont residents share news of guests and trips from Ames to Cedar Rapids. Schools suspend Friday for a week of spring vacation. Inquests, bank notices, hotel management changes, sick lists, and club meetings fill the week with family visits, operations, and road conditions shaping daily life.
Millard Gage, two and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Gage, became very ill after eating rat poison at the Harry Wichman farm, moved from the Ed Eitel farm south of Hawkeye. A physician attended promptly and warned that this poison is among the worst for a child. Mrs Gage, formerly Cornelia Yearous of Argo Gazette, is noted in the report.
A fragmented Indianapolis News item discusses a phrase defined by a Sad person about how fellows react when they arrive at a certain place, mentioning an attractive elder sister and a peculiar meaning associated with the term. The wording is oblique and anecdotal with minimal concrete details.
Two Bind men in Ransfield England were arrested for breaking into a clubhouse and stealing 13 pounds. Police say the suspects could operate as easily in darkness as in daylight.
An account describes a method to preserve starfish by plunging them into fresh water before alarm is raised. The text notes that fish commit suicide in nets and that starfish can dissolve into fragments, which later reform into animals, implying only some starfish varieties survive this fresh water treatment.
While playing the tenth at Wentworth Virginia Walter England golfer hit a second shot into trees. A crow swooped, picked up the ball, carried it to an open spot and dropped it near the green, leaving the golfer an easy putt to the cup.
Archaeologists uncovered an Algonkian period pit about 1,500 years old at Willow Point near Binghamton. The site yielded a human skeleton and remains whose use—feasting or cremation—has yet to be determined.
A Findlay Republic fragment notes that people may ignore their own faults yet should not close eyes to others. The terse editorial stresses vigilance and civic awareness in a community context.
Community members share visits and dinners across Volga City Elgin West Bend and nearby farms. Numerous quilting bees and familial gatherings trace the week’s social web as relatives and friends meet in Rosa Schlupp Eliza Friederich and Schneider households.
Quote from Gibbon stating that true education comes first from teachers and second and most importantly from oneself. The remark emphasizes personal responsibility in learning and self-improvement beyond formal schooling.
Practical advice on kitchen and home care includes using a wooden spoon for candy to avoid scratching pans, washable muslin bathroom curtains, and bright border ideas. It also covers mint sauce preparation with mint leaves steeped after heating water and vinegar, and marinating chicken in French dressing with optional chicken fat and onion notes for richer flavor.
Fayette county officers note surprise as a second team of readers is assigned to the courthouse. The two teams cover consecutive calendar years with Lee Van Kirk of Clinton and B. G. Reese of Anamosa leading the current inspection while Mrs. Van Kirk aids. The fall team reviewed 1329 records left behind, and the present crew advances to 1230.
The North Carolina Historical Society identifies the Spanish Alarm as attacks on the coast in 1747 and 1748. In 1747 a expedition struck Beaufort and in 1748 Brunewiek.
A description of a method known as cloisonnage where enamel is laid in patterns by strips of flat wire. The gaps are filled with enamel paste which is fused to form the design.
In a railway car a robber cried out I will ill every man who has no money and take all women. An elderly gentleman and a nearby passenger challenged the bandit insisting the ladies be safe. A chorus of voices from the carriage urged restraint and protection for the travelers as the attempted theft unfolded.
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