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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
4
Community members gather for visits and family events across Waterloo West Union and surrounding areas. Names include Kerrs of Waterloo, Wm Kerr, Margaret Dunn, Arthur Kelly, Adolph Hanson, Martin Hanson, Walter Christen, Thomas Richards, Combs from Ames Agricultural School, and Rev. McDonald. Events feature birthdays, visits, picnics, and a church meeting invitation.
Maria Schmidte on the sick list. Marlin Rive of Hudson South Dakota visits friends here. Margaret Dennler guest of Ida Dennler Sunday. Mrs Emil Moore helps with housework Friday. Hanson family hosted company Sunday. Louise Schneider spent Saturday with Mrs Jake Frederick. Bart Thoman at his father Tim Thoman's Sunday evening. Clara Muehlenthaler of Rock Valley visited El on Hanson. Louise Christen and Ian Hrnle called at Fred Dennier Sunday evening. Mrs Martin Thetsand Carla Christen were Friday guests at Rob Lehman. Fred Dennier and Gotfred Kurth at L Christen Sunday afternoon. Selma Frederick returned from Pontville hospital Tuesday. Bill Baumgartner and uncle Alex Miller visit from Rock Valley. Martin Hanson family and others spent Tuesday at Jake Christen. Ben Hofer and family and Dennler families had a reunion at John Leonard home Strawberry Point. Ern Meyer West Union family and Thos Adolph Hanson groups dined with Martin Hangon.
A Chicago advertising expert argues Americans bathe more due to relentless soap advertising. He claims home furnishings cereal breakfast styles clothing and even entertainment choices are largely determined by newspaper advertisements. He urges readers to redeem a savings certificate for Seal of Minnesota Flour and hints at a local store sale by Weibel Mill Company.
Proceedings open with roll call by Mayor Hur ges and councilors Harrington Phillips Schori and others. Bills listed and approved, then Ordinance No 148 establishing a sidewalk grade on North Street read and passed to final adoption. Mayor signs, council adjourns. addition to town described and approved.
Elgin Iowa July 4 1921 regular meeting of the town council with Mayor Hughes and councilors present. Adjournment set for July 5 due to lack of quorum and later reconvening with minutes read and approved. permits to sell cigarettes discussed and bonds approved. side walk project ordered on North street with notices to property owners. bills reviewed and paid. license renewal for John F Berndt pool and billiard rooms granted and contract with Worthington Pump authorized.
Fragmented text cites ancient origins of plow invention and sericulture linked to 2800 B C. and 2602 B C. It mentions rulers or figures like Hiaperor Or Nong and Heattt Intrasted, plus Lil Ling Chi devoted to investigation work. The garbled source reflects a historical inquiry into silkworm rearing and mulberry cultivation.
Doctor Kener of a large asylum reports from Roumania that insanity, when inherited, often appears early. Among 250 parent pairs, 38 percent of offspring had first insanity before 25, with many congenital. Mothers transmit more, daughters affected more, offspring reach about half the parent's age, often congenital or adolescent insanity.
Asa Doo Dickinson notes in the New York Times that Franklin, though a churchgoer, sought to abridge the Common Prayer during his representation of the Colonies in Salem. An English crony, Lord De Spencer, aided the task as Franklin aimed to ease morning service for the faithful.
The London Morning Post reports a private Dickens letter describing a boy told his mother he would have a French governess. Dickens comments on the Tower of Babel as a supposed mistake, noting the dreary scene of the boy leaning his cheek against a window.
A damaged clipping from the Louisville Courier-Journal references a man from a mall town and mentions film game travel. It also notes Baumans offering ice cream at times with prices 26 cents for a pint and 40 cents for another item.
A list of plaintiffs including H B Clack and several heirs and spouses seeks to quiet title to northwest and northeast quarters and adjacent parcels in Fayette County Towns. The defendants include Isaac Conner Mary A Barbara and others. The case, filed with Ainsworth & Antes, warns that failure to appear by September 2, 1921, will result in a default and entered relief.
Thursday relations in a rural community show visits among Gundersons Landsgards and Olson kin. Florence Peterson visits from Saint Ansgar while Alma Nelson heads to Chicago for family matters. farmers discuss unusual surface gold rumors and evolving poultry feed prices.
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