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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1924
Page
6
A garbled excerpt describes a woman abandoning her ambition for a medical career and shifting to a different diversion, mentioning big birds and guidance for those aspiring to raise turkeys, with unclear names or dates.
A fragmented note describes a strange bird, a hell-diver, proving it nearly untouchable by a photographer due to its swift movements. Only with exceptional luck can the bird be approached, offering an intimate scene when finally captured on land.
The fragment lists Wednesday to Friday meal ideas with items like orange marmalade, stuffed apples, veal options, codfish chowder, salt pork, and buckwheat cakes. It includes preparation notes for chowder with diced salt pork, potatoes, shredded cod, milk, and crackers, plus yeast buckwheat batter instructions and a playful aside about industriousness.
Readable fragment outlines maple sugar confections. Includes Maple Filling with sour cream and nuts, Maple Patties with milk corn syrup and pecans, and Maple Nuggets made from maple sugar and egg whites. Describes rolling, cooling and molding steps for cakes and confections.
The rite of fire walking in Tahiti is explained by basalt stones heated red hot at one end remaining cooler at the other. Native priests walk the glowing surface with impunity due to this property. A barrow-minded person concerns intellect less than a broad-minded one. Letters without virtue are like pearls in a dunghill.
A claimed remedy Emerald Ol is promoted for varicose or swollen veins. Instructions advise pharmacists, original bottle, and nightly morning applications with a soft brush. The ad asserts rapid reduction of swelling and glands, with strong guarantees and hospital use noted.
An elderly Roohter man seeks relief from rheumatism through a claimed powerful prescription. He describes long suffering and repeated failures until a medical consultation leads to a reported swift improvement.
LB Gottlieb a Jewish buck private during the war will lead the Jargent Post of the American Legion in St. Paul Minnesota for the annual convention. Elected commander for his organizing work, Gottlieb has long driven Legion activity, forming the Ramsey County drum corps and bowling league. He arrived in America in 1898 from Russia with his family and later started his own Minnesota printing shop.
An outdoor camp will house Legionnaires at the department convention in Asheville North Carolina marking an early encampment style setup. The Kiffin Rockwell post will operate a large camp with 600 tents 12000 blankets and 3000 core to care for visitors over three days. A small charge will cover lodging meals and tickets to planned attractions.
Joseph Schwartz of the American Legion told the Lions Club in Atlantic City that political muddling costs American soldiers four years of effort and that a former service men party will emerge. He said service members seek a soldier party rather than money.
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