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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
4
The agency promotes remember the Echo subscription service for discounted prices on any magazine. It invites readers to ask for club offers when subscribing to multiple magazines and assures handling future complaints. A complete record of remittances is kept.
Capper's Weekly credits Mexican leader General Santa Ana with introducing chewing gum to the United States. After exile he lived in New York in 1868 and grew fond of his secretary James Adams. Santa Ana sent 20 pounds of chicle to Adams who flavored and sold it, launching a growing industry.
A Viareggio monument recalls the 1822 drowning of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and says his body washed ashore there. Local reports mention sightings of a ghost walking the beaches.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls Sherman’s early unresting scale of plans in the western theater. After a period seen as insane he returns under Grant at Chattanooga, drives Longstreet at Knoxville, raids Mississippi, leads the march to the sea, captures Atlanta and Savannah, and becomes commander in chief of U S armies in 1869.
Before Massachusetts minted currency in 1652 metallic money was scarce in New England. Musket bullets circulated at a farthing each with a twelve-bullet limit. In 1637 shell money valued six for a penny, and by 1640 white wampum passed at four for a penny and blue at two for a penny with a twelve shell limit unless the receiver asked for more.
The true Jocust 80 closely resembles the grasshopper and is often called the short horned grasshopper. Its feel era projects forward and is never more than half the body length with twenty five or fewer tiny sections. The body is strong and thickened with long hind limbs extending backward and a knee joint nearly level with the back.
The Bureau of Fisheries notes that the initial American effort to produce artificial pearls occurred in 1914. Commercial output began soon after by multiple American firms, though it is unclear which company first marketed the goods.
The term Gabriel Hounds is a spectral pack of hounds said to foretell death by their night yelps in northern England. Legend claims they are the souls of unbaptized children wandering until judgment day.
The termagant derives from two Saxon words Tyr meaning a war god and a word meaning to prevail by strife. It originally described a victor who wins by the aid of Tyr the god of war.
The article contrasts modern psychology with philosophers who argued that innate ideas are part of the mind at birth rather than formed by experience. It discusses how innate content may constitute the equipment of consciousness at birth and how contemporary views challenge this notion.
The text explains two principal snake poisons: hemolytic poisons destroy blood cells, and neurotoxic poisons affect nerves. Rattlesnakes and their allies primarily have hemolytic venom, while cobras and their relatives predominantly have neurotoxic venom.
American goldeneye and hooded merganser ducks nest in trees as do wood ducks. They often choose holes previously used by woodpeckers or owls.
Geologists report Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina was once the highest peak in a forgotten range, surpassing all current elevations east of the Mississippi River. The finding situates Grandfather Mountain above today’s eastern peaks.
The typical Great Lakes shipping season runs about eight months from mid April to mid December. This period covers navigation on the lakes plus associated port activity and seasonal commerce.
The official designation used before Ohio's admission to statehood was The Eastern Division of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio. This name reflects the territorial legal framework governing Ohio prior to joining the Union.
Scientists classify rocks from fountains in western North Carolina as among the oldest geological formations. The discovery marks a significant milestone in understanding the region's geologic history and raises questions about ancient crust formation in the southeastern United States.
The note warns against portraying the villain in real life activism, citing possible political pull and influence, urging caution in public actions and performances.
In tropical waters the sea is so clear that corals forty feet below the surface appear within arm’s reach. The unusual clarity highlights underwater beauty and visibility.
The piece notes an interval of 50 to 75 seconds between lightning flash and thunder. It mentions Blackboards being used in schools in the United States for less than a century. It also states that three hundred varieties of bananas grow in the Dutch East Indies.
The report covers variable fleece quality among sheep, a 2 percent rise in 1936 poultry meat output versus 1935, and a lower green pea crop forecast. It notes lime application deadlines, safe feeding of scabby barley, fall gardening guidance, and radio farm programs. Butter prices may stay high. US pork exports to Britain are quotaed. Soybean oilmeal versus linseed oilmeal in cattle finishing shows mixed results. Drought will depress Iowa egg and poultry prices, delay chick growth, and influence feed choices. Ongoing studies compare rolled oats feeding efficiency and roughage handling, with 150,000 plus feeder pigs needing sale in southern and western Iowa.
Farmers in drought-hit northern and eastern counties show rising demand for feeder pigs. County agents provide lists of men having pigs for sale to farmers in those counties.
The twelfth annual Lehman reunion will be held Sunday at the Elgin school grounds. A flood of short notices detail local visits, arrivals, and departures, including Annabel Loutsgard's visit from Clermont, Phyllis Gress from Clermont, and Erwin Joss returning to Chicago after a three week stay with Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Wolf.
The Louvre park and former royal Parisian palace evolved into a famed art museum. Once a royal residence, it now houses vast collections showcasing masterworks and cultural heritage across eras, drawing visitors globally.
The history notes hand made nails until the 18th century with a US patent in 1786 by Hzckler Teed of Bridgewater Massachusetts. English adoption began around 1800 with John Clifford’s 1780 patent. handmade wire nails started in the US by 1850, with French imports eventually overtaken by American machines.
Geologists report that within a few years sediment carried by the Yangtze River will blanket the rocky islands at the river mouth with rice fields, transforming shallow water outcrops into agriculturally productive land in China.
The phrase skin of the teeth exists as a delicate membrane called the enamel cap that can detach from a tooth. It is described as aiding protection of the tooth surface and is noted as a real structure in dental anatomy.
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