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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
2
A St Ansgar Enterprise report cites a doctor’s theory that communities in Russia and Poland with diets of breast and water and raw onions have no cancer cases. The columnist notes the claim could boost onion popularity locally.
Epigraph-style insight notes that self distrust, more than distrust of friends, blocks honest sharing. A La Rochefoucauld reflection on inner barriers and the courage to show one’s true feelings to others.
Fraser farmer Richard Basche visited Fairmont Minnesota seeking a man to shock grain. He toured pool halls finding little interest, with workers saying they cannot get jobs in these times. Basche offered to hire someone else to run the binder and do the shocking, saying he has work until after corn picking. Later he reported obtaining a helper.
A cautionary column notes recent deaths in Fayette and nearby counties from bulls described as gentle. It argues many men risk injuries by leading bulls with only a strap or halter, urging safer practices such as bull pens or a trained steel staff to keep a bull at the side. It warns women and children to demand safer handling and to treat even gentle bulls as dangerous.
A Havenstrite and Learn relatives reunion was held at Klock's Island on Sunday with about 85 attendees. Many were long-time neighbors from the Turkey River valley near Clermont, visiting from Charles City Waverly Cedar Falls Waterloo Sumner West Union Oelwein and Fayette.
The Marshall Field Estate plans the biggest 43 story office building in Chicago. They move now while materials and labor are cheaper, aiming to save costs and set a big example for investment. The note highlights thrift and leadership by example for readers.
The Whittenbaugh family reunion filled Maynard Park with a big noon picnic after a daylong gathering. Dozens of relatives from Cedar Rapids Oelwein Mason City and Anamosa attended. A twelve piece band performed while baskets of food were shared and children played.
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