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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
3
Clermont newspaper notes Elizabeth Priest serves as local editor and member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The paper is published every Thursday morning and is mailed as second class in Clermont Fayette County Iowa.
A Plymouth Wisconsin letter defends the American Constitution against critics who deem it outdated. It praises liberty protections including speech and press, notes amendments have occurred, cites Gladstone, and argues constitutional rights are priceless heritage to pass to posterity.
Sugar stands out as a highly valuable yet inexpensive energy source. It provides about 1,820 calories per pound and Americans consume over a hundred pounds yearly. The body converts raw sugar to energy quickly, typically within ten to thirty minutes after ingestion.
Virginia born MP Lady Nancy Astor told a radio audience at the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War that peace carries a price equal to liberty and that freedom requires struggle not wishful thinking. She warned Americans against disarmament beliefs and urged an organized force to uphold law and order.
An editor and a merchant argued billboard versus newspaper reach. The merchant claimed more readers on billboards, but the editor countered by taking his wife's mother's obituary and posting it on the billboard after a copy was shown at the office. The stunt illustrates the clash between publicity venues.
Reduced valuations of railroads in Town will cut taxes by about 800000 dollars compared with prior years. The piece notes the burden shifts to others. A separate item reports the Masonville creamery lost a ton to a ton and a half of butter last Thursday night packed for shipping with no insurance. Friends of Clifford Kip Rounds announce his marriage to Oliva Shaffer at Indianapolis on July 20. he works in Pittsburgh as a store manager and his bride is from Pittsburgh. An increase of 47156 dollars in cigarette taxes is reported for July, totaling 161336.03. Decorah plans a flying club to follow the airport dedication, led by Cliff Ryan, with 12 members and both ground and flying lessons. Also, Charles Stockton at the R&S was ill and operated on for appendicitis. the note invites others to join the staff, remarking several staff have had appendectomies.
An eleven acre oat field near Arlington yielded 1 020 bushels at 93 percent per acre, measured by threshing ring members and weighed at 35 pounds per bushel, a county record. A rampaging Estherville squirrel injured J Brawford, prompting Policeman Lilley to shoot it. rabies tests were planned. Notes on robins and hens hatching in heat, plus a Henry Van Dyke quote about life, work, and virtue.
An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a safe method to lose fat, gain energy, and improve health. It claims a four week supply, weight checks, and dietary tweaks such as cutting pastry fatty meats and sugars, promising increased vitality and a youthful feel.
Mrs Elizabeth Waltera a Garber farm woman cooked for a crew of 80 men who raised a new barn on her farm. The Iowa highway patrol marked its first anniversary last Saturday with 53 patrolmen and a plan to double, likely to be proposed to the January general assembly. Postville Herald reports a new 60 by 80 foot dance hall will be built on the Big Four fair grounds for this year's fair serving dances and an auditorium for speeches and entertainments. River activity shows boats pushed out 90 feet since spring as water falls, leaving rich silt banks suitable for cucumber ground for pickling this fall.
A brief notice invites readers to place or respond to small want ads for selling or buying items. The text emphasizes a simple, quick process and encourages friendly local exchanges through the newspaper’s classifieds.
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