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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
6
Glowing reports from South big league camps suggest many players may earn pennants this year. One quote notes opportunity calls once at every man’s door, while another says hard luck is less sociable and hits reliefs as often as twice daily.
Local notes report Mrs. B A Jennings idle with housework. Luman Fox moves to Volga City for summer work. a child suffers lye injury but not permanent. A wedding at Presbyterian parsonage: Lyal Jones and Myrtle Jellings wed in Pleasant Ridge then to Cedar Rapids. High school baseball Volga City wins 8 0. Church trustees meet at parsonage with Rev Rundell. Various visits and health updates. A banquet planned for Wadena high school juniors at Prof Miller’s home next Thursday. A carrier pigeon with red band visited F J Schroeder residence.
Real estate transfers filed with W. J. Rogers abstract office for the month ending March 25 1927 include Ladies Cemetery Association to Jacob Schaerlot 72 Schori Benson Add Elgin cemetery 14-94-7 for 15 00. Sarah E Brackin to B W Brackin 51-2 NE and E 1-2 SE 18-94-7 for 1 00. John Grimm Jr to Thee L Olson Lot 5 Sorgs Add Elgin 2000 00. Leota Welch to T J and Charles L Capper L 44 45 L 18 to 20 B 7 and part of L 36 Conners Add Lutra and other Elgin 10000 00. H H Wican to C O Torkelaon et al L 4 5 24 B 5 Elgin 12500 00. James D Yearous to Anton and Gilbert Anderson Sh NE NE NE 7-94- T 12000 00. Mary E Smith et al to Louis Dennler NE NW NW NE and NE SW NE 35-94-7 12500 00. William Butikofer to Jacob Schaer NW NE sec 21 com at SE cor Part SW SE sec 16 running N 14 rods to Elgin-W U road NWly 94-7 6000 00. Christian Dennler to Walter Dennler W 1-2 NW NW SW ex S 20 ft 28-94-7 14000 00.
A smoker conversation shifts from grand profits to a blunt street truth as a passenger in a corner near Hester Street hawks a small retail parlor. He claims solid heartrending sales wit by selling a widow extra pants for her late husband’s burial suit, a stark contrast to the lofty talk of big corporate bonuses and overseas travels.
The English botanist Peter Collinson influenced Franklin and America’s move toward independence. Collinson warned the English government about American revolutionary sentiment, shared Franklin's electrical experiments, and helped Franklin become a Royal Society fellow. Collinson also supplied native American plants to English landowners.
Sailors search tropical waters for ambergris a rare treasure from sperm whale secretions valued like gold. Though foul smelling when fresh it perfumes the air after exposure and is prized in perfumery. Legends tell of beachcombers finding lumps washed ashore by waves and enriching themselves.
The article discusses the belief in royal immunity and divine right in England, noting the king’s absolute exemption from arrest and from being sued or compelled to testify. It cites James Tao’s view and explains why the king cannot both judge and prosecute, creating a curious legal position. The Montreal Family Herald is cited as noting these principles.
Glenn Hunter argues in the American Magazine that crowds push individuals into muddled thinking. A private escape helps you test if actions match true intentions, preventing lost selfhood.
The text argues that those in power are not always those over whom power is exercised and that self government means rule by all. It notes the will of the people often aligns with the majority or the most active faction and warns the majority may oppress minorities, necessitating safeguards against abuse of power.
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