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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
4
A brief notice urges homeowners to prepare lawns for trimming during warm days. It invites bringing lawnmowers for sharpening and repairs with new parts available. Satisfactory work guaranteed by L FE. G. Stoehr of Elgin Iowa.
Recipes and flavor ideas for onions with butter and cheese sauces. Includes scalloped onion with cheese, onions with early apples, mild onion salad, and onion in French dressing for sandwiches. Suggests serving with tea, lettuce salad, pork, and roast tenderloin.
A sensational account claims Old Tokyo perished in 1928 as a great conflagration and earthquake. It cites Progress Magazine for estimates of 1,250,000 plus deaths or injuries, 1,900,000 homeless, 1.9 million houses wrecked, and property losses over 2 million dollars. It notes areas burned far larger than London 1666 and cites comparisons to Chicago 1871 and San Francisco 1906.
A. Leavenworth Holden of Talbot County Maryland shows a pet rabbit and an aged one eyed hound named Pedro living in harmony. The dog hunts no more and the rabbit, now ten, dashes about with a daily 50 foot head start as they share a sunny nap by the barn in a sworn gentlemanly agreement.
A red rose pays the yearly rent for a church in Lebanon Pennsylvania, a long standing local custom lasting 172 years. The piece notes the rose’s deep historic ties to Rosedom and mentions the War of the Roses with Lancaster and York, and a York Lancaster roadway.
A worker at a prominent institute invents a metal adhesive of low melting alloys that cling to metal and fiber without altering properties. Early commercial use includes corrugated roofing with metal sheets protected by bonded fiber on both sides. Wool, felt, or paper bond equally well to metal.
Nine youths were arrested after holes in their pockets caused pecan meats to fall out and reveal theft of $75 worth of pecans, Russian candles, and canned goods. Police tracked the youths following the pecans' spill.
A colonel questions the sergeant major about his golf opinion. The sergeant major jokes that the man is slow and likens him to a hockey player at the halt. The exchange conveys light military humor and character dynamics in a wartime setting.
The exchange asks what to conclude when Jones's essay mirrors Philip's. The remark suggests both pieces are excellent, prompting a discussion of originality and teacher expectations. The brief reflects a literary periodical context and classroom dynamics.
A compilation shows cancer mortality in fifty American cities rising from 75.1 at a prior time to 122.7 in the latest year. The figures indicate substantial increases in cancer deaths over the period.
A cryptic fragment from Pathdoder Magazine features a dialogue between Henry Peck and a friend about reading a book and silencing a talkative wife, illustrating a fragmentary conversational item from an unspecified periodical.
A republication of Fred Biermann’s column reflects on House decorum and partisan sparring then shifts to Washington’s arbors. It notes trees felled on the Mall for government reorganization and honors a 90 plus year old senator’s friend. It mentions a March 20 vote on a bill empowering the president to negotiate trade pacts and the Good Friday adjournment.
J T Crossley of the Portland Oregonian argues newspaper advertising is superior and cheaper for building business, noting price reductions due to mass production and the high ROI expected by large advertisers. The piece also recounts social notes from Highopers events and local travels, mixing community tidbits with the advertising claim.
The piece highlights the steady indus trial worker who lost income and assets in the crash, paying taxes and supporting families yet excluded from recovery programs due to property ownership. It argues the need to create work for these men so they can regain independence and keep their homes.
Mr and Mrs George L Miller of Maiden Rock Wisconsin write of a flood on the first of April. The Rush river rose during the night of April 2 flooding roads and farms. They lost 19 hogs while neighbors lost cattle chickens and other livestock. Roads remained impassable for some time. pbb Vawter
Want ads promote a Free Aluminum Sauce Pan with a bag of Seal of Minnesota Flour while supplies last. Flour priced at 1.99 and available at all Elgin stores and the Weibel Mill Company.
A quirky ad style touts Martin Senour Paint as a smart interior and exterior solution. It contrasts values through short vignettes on skill, business, labor, and folly, urging readers to buy for common sense and value.
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