Advertising rates and terms for local newspapers
Advertising rates listed by the newspaper include foreign display per inch at 35 cents, local display per inch at 30 cents, readers per line at 10 cents, classified per word at one cent, with advance payment and a minimum of 25 cents for each insertion. No agency commission. Cards of Thanks and In Memorial Cards set at 1.00, limited to 10 lines. Resolutions of Respect, and notices with admission charged and obituaries, follow regular advertising rates.
Pipe Dreams and Guest Columns Open Invitation
Rich laments stale old age of Pipe Dreams and invites guest columns with a wide open gate. He recalls enjoying Easy's recent piece and notes collaborations with a Scotchman in Colorado whose Shot o Scotch was slightly spicier than Whiz Bang, implying a toned down approach for publication.
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Colorado
Elgin Homecoming Talk and Local Updates
Community notes call for a yearly Elgin homecoming week invite residents to vote on timing, with hopes for a fall gathering. Mention of fly control, rat suppression, and spring cleanup frames a broad local chat. Elgin masonry workers in Postville are cited, highlighting bricklaying as a path for youth.
Remembering a 1923 Pleasantville Wedding and Local News
Remembrance item notes the April 11 1923 marriage of Gottfred Pfister and Louise Schneider at the Baptist parsonage with Rev Lauer officiating. Also records birth of Jacob Reinhart in Bern Switzerland January 8 1848 and emigration to America in 1853, later death in Clayton county. Additional notes include school bird house prize won by Leo Rothl s berger, travel and visits of Bern Lehman and wife from Florence Colorado, Fred Hanson’s Des Moines business trip, Mary Skarshoug returning from Fayette for a senior class play, and Edith Grether’s Mt Vernon trip for the C Club banquet at Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids.
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Gottfred Pfister
Louise Schneider
Baptist Parsonage
Lauer
Jacob Reinhart
Bern
Switzerland
America
Clayton County
Reinhart
Ixteen
Larabee
Clermont
Henderson
Leo Rothllsberger
Bern Lehman
Florence
Colorado
Ruby Lehman
Adolph
Fred Hanson
Elgin Savings Bank
Des Moines
Mary Skarshoug
Fayette
Hanah
Frances
Hanah Lightfoot
Edith Grether
Mt. Vernon
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Know Your Traffic Laws Iowa Pass Safe Distance
Iowa law requires passing on the left with a safe distance when overtaking a vehicle moving the same direction. A 1947 study tallies 163 passing accidents, with one death and 33 injuries, blamed on impatience. Drivers are urged to give extra room before passing and avoid cutting in too soon.
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Iowa
Dairy cows inseminated in Iowa in February total 11 056
A statewide figure shows 11 056 dairy cows were serviced through artificial insemination in Iowa during February. The second fact notes that individual farmers can accomplish little alone against rats, but cooperation within a farming community yields greater impact.
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Iowa
Fayette county taxes show 1948 receipts reach 57 percent
Fayette county treasurer W M Knox reports property taxes collected by April 1, 1948 totaled 876380.51, 57 percent of the year’s levy. March receipts stood at 641492.28 versus 591013.12 in March 1947, a 50470.16 rise driven by 186652.22 more taxes in 1948. March 31 was the deadline before delinquency.
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Fayette County
W. M. Knox
Want Ads Repetition Builds Reputation
Regular use of want ads builds recognition and trust for the advertiser. Repeated listings help readers remember offerings, establishing a steady presence in the paper and community.
Traffic Deaths and Injuries Rise in 1947
The report notes 1947 saw higher pedestrian fatalities than 1944 and an overall rise in traffic deaths. Auto injuries neared 1.365 million, up from 1.3 million in 1946, with 32,500 Americans killed in 1947 and highway deaths higher than the prior year. Echo Want Ads Pay. Try One.
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Echo
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Elgin
R. P. Strauch
National Editorial
Ssociation
OWA
Rich
Pipe Dreams
Easy
Jocal Censors
Alden Pinney
Elginlites
Centrol
Harry
Hector
Joe
Stalin
Europe
Henry
Canada
New York
Sam
Duke of Windsor
George Vaughn
Milton Miller
Leo Boleyn
Postville
Paul Waters
Elgin Mason
Richard Miller
Chevrolet
Fisher
John Falk & Sons
Falb Motor Co
Postville, Iowa
The
Humphry
Gehring Hardware
Charles and
Jack Gehring
West Elgin
Reco
van Camp’s
Miracle
Rees
Falb’s Market
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