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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
4
Betty Blickert favors fresh flowers woven into jewelry with a matching necklace and bracelet. She selects sweet heart roses and white daisies resembling chrysanthemums to accent a black velvet hostess gown, though any seasonal color combination may be used in this fashionable mode.
A guide on spring sewing for schoolgirl dresses emphasizing sunfast, shrink-proof fabrics and practical details. It recommends durable materials like seersucker and broadcloth, sturdy seams and buttons, and adjustable features for growing girls. Also notes Jumper dresses as a practical staple and suggests repurposing last year’s dresses.
A family dinner ends with broccoli as the new dish. Father resists trying the vegetable, while Mother introduces it, and Johnny and Mary soon finish their plates with leftovers. The scene captures parental resistance to new foods and kids’ picky eating.
Mrs. E J advises two safeguards when storing woolens. First ensure garments are moth free before sealing in boxes or bags. Second tightly seal containers to prevent fumes or moth entry, using naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene cautiously and with proper sealing. Also notes cedar alone is not guaranteed mothproof.
Robin Harvey was accosted by a stranger who slashed him several times with a knife on a Little Rock street. The attacker paused after the assault, saying Excuse me I thought you were someone else and apologized. Police investigate the bizarre incident.
A claimed T1 year old flask of veal broth sealed by Louis Pasteur is reported as the oldest preserved soup container in America. The finding centers on a historic bottle said to predate modern canning and showcases Pasteur's early preservation methods.
A note explains that the term congress entered use in the seventeenth century and was adopted for the United States legislative assembly in 1789, marking the birth of the modern lawmaking body.
Outlook notes egg prices likely to fall over several months while hog prices stay below 1998 levels as marketing rises. Iowa corn yield contests resume in 1940 after strong local interest. Garden participation waned since 1919 with fewer crops valued at small sums. Cannibalism risk tied to oats shortage and poor poultry feed. hatching and orders drop. Northern Iowa targets leafy surge eradication amid noxious weeds. Orchard acreage peaked in 1910 and collapsed by 1930, worsened by drought and 1936 winter. advertising remains an investment.
Miss Hetty McQuire of Menominee Michigan and Miss Dorothy Peterson of Marinette Wisconsin were crowned twin queens by the mayors of both cities. Over a million pounds of smelt were caught this year, a new record.
The 4-H pig project value in Iowa reached about 430000 dollars this week based on county reports. Market pigs raised by 4-H participants were valued at 1761000 dollars. Every county except one joined the program with over 2000 club members completing the project.
A jumble of humor and odd details unfolds aboard a moving car. Passengers share quirky banter about butter in tea and cement jokes while a conductor calls to those in the rear as a girl enters with a basket of laundry and a painter’s brand is mentioned.
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