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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
4
A scrambled want ad page lists rates and terms for ads with per word charges, handling fees, and cash-only payments. It includes item descriptions for sold stoves, services like fumigation, a farming business opportunity, calf shipments, and magazine club pricing, along with scattered notices about magnesite resources and Soviet claims.
Elgin local news recounts visitors and visits across households including Robert Dunham Dunlap and Ralph Evans Winterset’s wards visiting the DeSart and Carter homes, Betty Finch West Union and Ruby Boyle, Warner Hoover store staff, and upcoming homecoming for Seth Parker. Local trips include Elkader, West Union, and Cedar Rapids. A Ringsted marshal order on speeding mirrors town quirks. Rose Reitz seeks nurse training at St Luke's.
The Newfoundland breed is said to have originated from the country it was named after but this claim has been challenged. It is commonly believed to have formed from intermingling of various dog breeds carried by ships along the North Atlantic coast, yet breed origin matters little to enthusiasts who accept the dog as a valued companion.
Modern European homes increasingly use revolving pantries to maximize space in small layouts. The compact design creates additional storage by rotating shelves, offering a practical solution for tight kitchens.
Historic renditions describe American Indians guiding through unbroken forests using natural markers. Deformed trees, including a twisted oak in Winnetka, served as living memorials and signals of trails north to the Great Lakes and into Canada, left by tribes as settlers advanced eastward.
Census figures show colored women aged 15 to 44 bore fewer children from 1900 to 1930, with a drop from 429 to 80 per 1000 mothers during 1020-1930. From 1910 to 1980 overall colored births fell despite a nationwide rise in colored mothers by 696,693. California, New York, Illinois, Missouri and DC posted the lowest ratios. Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan saw increases.
Popular Mechanics reports flexique as a durable, versatile material replacing wax in medals and decorative figures. It combines plasticity with strength, resisting breakage when dropped or crushed, and accepts many colors for easy cleaning. It promises bendable arms without permanent distortion.
A historic Paris dog cemetery near Asnieres inspires a new venture. A dog friendly cafe on the Champs Elysees claims to be the world’s only dog restaurant offering a menu with Camiphos biscuits, meat pudding, vegetables, rice and noodles. Soup is free. other dishes cost 2 to 4 francs.
Farmers report fowl now show traffic sense as chickens and pheasants stop look and listen before crossing highways. One farmer observed a pheasant wait for cars from both directions, then cross when the road was clear.
In a potato pit near Dirleton Scotland workers uncovered two stone coffins from the early Christian period. Each coffin measured about five feet long one foot wide and one foot high. One coffin was empty while the other held human bones and a set of teeth.
In a brief exchange from the Vancouver Province a caller asks about London’s population while a respondent notes uncertainty and adds they have not lived in London long enough. The fragmentary dialogue centers on urban population knowledge and local experience.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a traveler in a city exchange with a responsive companion. The exchanges hint at improvisation and resourcefulness as they discuss poetry and the idea of a price for a rhyming dictionary.
In sport jargon pro means professional players or teams, while con is used to refer to amateur status. The terms contrast level of competition, pay, and eligibility, with pro players drawing salaries and amateurs competing without pay in many cases.
In a cryptic note, Smoklog is revived with a baffling line about a wolf and a lodger of the aumidor. The elusive phrasing hints at a continuing puzzle or literary device without clear names, places, or dates. Further context from the source is needed for precise identification.
Fragmented quatrains discuss luck and fate in everyday life, urging restraint and inner peace. The narrator contrasts youthful folly with aging wisdom, noting a well dressed man feels uneasy, and a white haired elder wears a bold straw hat band while sharing blunt truths about human nature.
The article notes 26 Egyptian obelisks still accounted for. Four stand and two prostrate at Karnak, nine prostrate at Saan, one at Philae, twelve scattered including Florence New York Paris Arles Constantinople. In England four remain: two in the British Museum one at Alnwick Castle and one at Kingston-Lacy Dorsetshire brought by William Bankes. Cleopatra’s Needle was once paired with the Alexandria obelisk.
Rapid City 4 D ., Sioux Indians on Rosebud ree levation recently received 10000 dollars from the federal government for ponies stolen by white men about six decades ago. Most of the owners are dead, but High Bald Eagle, ninety, received 30 dollars for two horses taken when he was thirty. At the time, uprisings left the Indians as prisoners of war, yet the army lieutenant in charge kept a record of all stolen ponies.
Seaplanes of the Canadian department of Fisheries inspect spawning streams in British Columbia to assess if parent salmon reach spawning grounds, whether those grounds are adequately stocked with eggs, and if additional conservation steps are needed to maintain salmon stocks.
A fragmentary dialogue features a playful exchange about travel and fate. Jack laments romance on the sands, while a shrewd politician boasts prediction skill and bold advocacy, echoing a Washington Star quip on reputations and foresight.
A fragmentary exchange shows two speakers arguing over similarities and a numeric debt component. The line hints at a personal dispute involving a figure named Brown and a claimed 95.7 amount, without clear context or resolution.
Fragmentary remarks criticize a man named Brown described as the meanest figure in town. Not enough context to confirm crimes or outcomes, with garbled lines suggesting questions about death and silence. Further readable details are needed to establish events or dates.
A light humor exchange unfolds as a customer remarks about his wife who cannot complain while the chemist misunderstands a garbled line, highlighting a faded joke from a past issue.
The record notes early Chicago police history with terms like head constables used for fire and police heads, and after 1842 the title evolves to superintendent of police as policing roles formalize. The entry highlights how nomenclature changed while organizational structure emerged in the era.
Fragmentary text describes boys or people with a horn on an automobile making sounds or actions. No identifiable event, people, place, or organization is readable to form a factual news item or summary.
Toronto hosts an annual world’s fair attracting visitors from across Canada and beyond. The event showcases cultural exhibits, technology displays, and regional commerce each year, reinforcing Canada’s role in international exhibitions.
A recent survey indicates the Amer fea s phosphate rock reserves will last about 1,500 years, underscoring its role as a major fertilizer resource.
A terse quote notes a man is paid as the world deems fit, reflecting on fairness and value in compensation within a grand financial display. The remark suggests an aligned yet austere view of market-determined wages and personal worth.
Fragmentary note discusses seasonal coverage of regions including Snow the Year Round, Whitney, Pie a and Mt Ranier. Mentions Penk and other areas as usually covered with the year round reference and references to Chinese history of ceramics and its start around geo RO.
Colorado Springs began as a modal 1871 settlement by Gen. W. J. Palmer, grew after the Denver & Rio Grande line arrived, and was chartered as a city in 1878. The era tied to Colorado City and the gold rush era reflects a shared early history. Unclear passage notes a “consolation” remark about tips on races attributed to Uncle Tephen.
The painted Indy or thistle butterfly is described as the most widely distributed butterfly in the world, noted for its extensive range and prevalence across regions.
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