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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1934

Page

2

Wadena Local Social and Sporting Roundup

Wadena notes list visitors from Postville Arlington Dubuque Oelwein Clermont West Union Decorah Reinbeck Volga and Fayette. Meetings held by Legion Auxiliary P M B and Royal Neighbors with planned church supper and social events. Wadena High School baseball opened with a 14 to 10 win at Volga.

Roy Ebhardt Keith Postville Thad ‘Walters Adolph Weber Mary Gleim Arlington Roy Leonhart Francys Raftis Waukon M. A. Klingman Robert Dubuque Water Ernst Lels Artington Fred Ernst Ted Welsh Fayette Mary Broughton West Union Maggie Whitten- Everett West Union Priday Lucille Raftis Volga Zita Little Zita Delores Little Baby Decorah Jim Richie Reinbeck Frank Poor Legion and Auxiliary Dawson Clark Presbyterian Church Lucille Vera Voshell Vera Boleyn Waterloo Dale Daniels Will McClavey Leslie Wheeler John Corkery Margaret Toomey Eva Aesehilman Aesehimana Yen. Tich Ray Herwig Patty Shirley W. F. Moore J. S. Moore Bert Sackett Delaware W. M.A Hazel Moore Ethel Frey Wadena

Notice of Wadena Savings Bank receivership sale in Iowa

Official notice to creditors and interested persons that D W Bates as Iowa’s Receiver seeks court authority to sell a described parcel in Wadena Iowa to Lena Aeschliman in exchange for Federal Farm Mortgage Bonds valued at 1200.00. Hearing set for April 19 1934 at 10:00 A M in West Union Fayette County Iowa. objections must be filed.

State of Iowa Fayette County Wadena Savings Bank Wadena Iowa District Court D. W. Bates Towit Mill Street Water Street Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Towa Lena Aeschliman Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation West Union M. M. Cooney

Best of Humor Suet Like That Won't Wake You Up

A collage of humorous exchanges from a historic paper, featuring quips about burglars, fathers, college boys, motto ideas, iron wills, election bets, birthdays, decorum, and romance. Moments echo lighthearted gibes across imagined conversations, with names and scenes alluding to social life and wit.

Remarkable Franked Land Office Document Unearthed in Detroit

A curious 19th century cover from Michigan’s Land Office, stamped State Land Office and Langing Michigan, was recovered by Detroit collector Charles R. Lockin. The letter dated March 31 1872, signed Julia, mentions Seymour Hmmonds and alleged negligence. The item, described as hitherto unheard of, includes an office frank and a personal note to a friend.

Frank Michigan Land Office Charles R. Lockin Detroit State Land Office Langing Michigan Julia Seymour

Great Lakes Vessels Le Moyne Carl D. Bradley and Harry Coulby

The Canadian steamer Le Moyne built in 1926 measures 633 feet long with a 70 foot beam and 83 foot depth, gross tonnage 10 400 and capacity 74 500 tons. The US registry Carl D Bradley of 1927 is 638 feet long, 65 feet beam, 88 foot depth, gross tonnage 10 028 and capacity 14 000 tons. The US registry Harry Coulby, built in 1927, is 490 feet long, 65 feet beam, gross tonnage 10 025 with capacity 14 000 tons.

Grant Lake Great Lakes le Moyne Carl D. Bradley United States Harry Coulby

Lions’ Diet in Kruger Park Reveals Grizzly Year

In Kruger National Park South Africa lions consumed 480 wildebeest 247 waterbuck 183 zebra 71 kudu 46 impala 53 warthogs 19 antelope 2 giraffes 1 young hippo 5 buffalo and 1 ostrich. The pride also suffered 37 deaths from fighting?

Kruger Park South Africa

British seaman builds tide calculator for world ports

A British navy seaman created a tide calculator that determines the tide state at any world location and hour without chart study, earning a $200 prize and winning adoption by the navy.

Little of All Sorts Manages a Contradictory Image

A brief quote from a BTar Stories piece questions whether a woman is progressive or conservative. It notes she wears a test year’s hat drives a thin year’s car and lies on next year’s income, suggesting a satirical critique of changing identities.

Where Do Your Wife's Relatives Bother You Much

A terse remark questions how often a husband is troubled by his wife’s kin. It notes ambiguity about who is meant and what the source of irritation is, implying social tension in domestic relations.

Jim

Fal and Warmer Professor What is steam

A student asks about steam as water at a high state of vaporization. The dialogue explores basic science concepts with a playful exchange between a professor and student.

Samovar and Drumming Grouse Highlight Odd Animal Tricks

A fragment describes a samovar used in Russia for keeping water hot for tea and compares it to Chinese vessels for warming soups. It notes Raffed Grouse and its “Long Roll” action during mating, where wing beating flattens leaves and grass in front of the drum-log. The passage ends with Our Dumb Animals.

Russia China

Fragmentary note hints at pressuring perséssion and ongoing work

Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions comb notes and perséssion with hints of ongoing influence or pressure. Details are unreadable, limited context prevents clear facts or names.

Island of Córsica Under Clear Cultivation Scope

Fragmentary report notes only about one third of Islad of Corsica is cleared and cultivated, suggesting limited agricultural development. No other readable details on location, dates, or figures.

Corsica

Fragmented odds and ends from a magazine page

A garbled collage mentions Poe, a funeral with elf polar bears, a home TV debut, a whirling dervish, Monte Carlo gambling, a long division joke, a parliamentary feast, a wall petition, and a mysterious Belt Syndicate WNU Hervica.

Belt Syndicate WNU Hervica

Headaches Lifted by Constipation Remedy Adherika

An old newspaper item reports dull headaches vanishing after one dose of Adherika which cleanses poisons from the bowels. It claims improved sleep and reduced nervousness and notes availability at Elgin druggists and Clermont Brick City Pharmacy.

Elgin Brick City Pharmacy Clermont

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