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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1931
Page
4
Classified listing reads rates per word for advance paid notices and 7 1/2 cents per line if unpaid, minimum 25 cents. Items include for sale tractors, atlas, harness, stamps, office supplies, and the Elgin Echo Office as contact. Also requests to buy an old barn and a nurse’s wristwatch missing.
Statement of Ownership Made Under the Act of Congress. Editor and publisher listed as R. P. Strauch of Elgin Iowa with managing editor and business manager named. Bondholders and major security holders include Mrs. F. W. Hughes of Mesa, Arizona. Notary Samuel Mosby witnessed on April 1, 1931. Bulwarks quote appears as a feature filler.
A Oklahoma City article notes that ancient Egyptians used installment buying, suggesting such practice as a lost plague of commerce. The finding highlights early credit systems and economic methods in ancient society.
Mrs. Fred Westin of Portland reports Tanlac cured her three year stomach trouble and helped her gain 27 pounds, claiming it builds health with appetite return and digestion. The ad promises relief from indigestion pains nausea dizziness and headaches using herbal roots and herbs at under 2 cents a dose with a money back guarantee.
Alice Hanson urges students to build school spirit and good study habits. She asks whether pupils arrive with a smile or a frown, stressing daily effort, pride in the school, and choosing happiness and ambition during school days.
This piece argues high school study yields real benefits including scholarships for top students and better preparation for work. It stresses effort over grades and the value of time, plus a call to train the mind to work for personal and future success.
The school will present the grade operetta A Mid-summer Eve on Friday April 17 at 18:15 featuring Dorothy Queen mob Herald Pages Spirits and Elves with colorful costumes and dances. The high school band and glee clubs prepare for an April 24 music festival to engage parents and the community. six weeks remain in the term as seniors plan their play. Arithmetic averages for second grade include Bobby Falb 99.1 Theresa Snyder 99 Jimmie Christ 94, with higher totals in swelling averages. In other rooms students achieved top work book ratings and visitors from the high school were noted.
An advertisement claims a Wisconsin woman shed 11 pounds in six weeks using Kruschen Salts. It touts daily use, benefits beyond fat loss, energy gains, clearer eyes, and fewer blemishes, with a money back guarantee. Stored at Stoeher Drug Store and druggists nationwide.
Oak Grove residents share a weekend of visits and calls with neighbors and relatives. Ralph Reed and family attended gatherings with the Reed and Luchsinger households while many neighbors, including Wilsons, Holzers, Bennetts, and Gilsons, hosted or visited friends across town. Several trips to Elgin and Forest City are noted, with casual Sunday and Tuesday calls shaping a lively local scene.
Weekend visitors populate West Elgin as John Nydegwer and Rob Wilton hosts entertain, and Bert Allen hosts Timmerman relatives in Fayette. Mabel Holzer mentions home grown lettuce in a hot bed while Fuller’s Hardware promotes the Trump electric refrigerator. Elgin Echo subscription agency touts savings on magazines and newspapers.
The ship's articles bind master and seamen with agreed wages and provisions. They specify sailors' duties, positions aboard, contract length, and the conditions governing their service. The document outlines the wages, meals, and duties expected while aboard the vessel.
The bureau of standards proposes updating typewriter type faces every five years to aid tracing documents and preventing fraud. A standard change cycle would improve reliability in records and deter alterations across government and commercial papers.
A garbled Washington Star fragment hints at law related action or legal maneuvering. The readable words suggest a focus on a lawyer and a plan but details are unclear.
The name Juanita, of Spanish origin, is linked to the phrase the Lord's truth in some sources. This brief note appears in a scarce revision of Version A play context cited by the Ohio State Journal.
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