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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
4
Better Teachers Bureau in Flint Michigan advertises teaching positions in defense areas across Michigan. First grade positions offer 1600 dollars, shop 2200 dollars, music 1800 dollars, math and social science 1800 dollars, with a contact at 6012 Citizens Bank.
The American Automobile Association announced a new economy record in the 600 mile Los Angeles Grand Canyon run. A Willys Americar led the field of 24 with 29.08 miles per gallon and an average speed of 42.41 mph uphill. Another Willys Americar placed second and a Nagh 600 finished third at 25.41 mpg and 42.60 mph.
In early 1942 inspectors graded a total of 27 154 000 dozen eggs in shell dried and frozen forms. Most eggs went to government lend lease and armed forces. The bulletin urges farmers to clean treat seed to fight mustard in grains, plan leases early for livestock, improve water and salt for horses, use straw shelters for hogs, and invest in range equipment for pullets. It also covers poultry housing, composting gardens, and using nitrogen fertilizer to speed decomposition.
English researchers describe a self lighting paint that absorbs daylight and re emits it at night. The colors include red orange blue and violet and the glow aids indicating switches door handles and keyholes.
Nassau visitors often explore Fort Montagu built in 1741 to guard the eastern harbor entry. Named for the Duke of Montagu, it once fell under American colonial control during the Revolutionary War for a brief period.
The familiar painting The Spirit of 76 was painted by Archibald M Willard and finished a few months before Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition of 1876 Samuel Willard the artist’s father is the white haired gentleman with a drum in the center Hugh Mosher born January 29 1819 in Perry Lake County Ohio stands to the right with a file Henry Kelly Devereux of Cleveland plays the drum as a boy on the left
Wartime homemaker tips on planning meals to reduce waste and conserve scarce resources. Mary Ames recounts pledges, milk usage ideas, avoiding burnt bread, canning, fat salvage, and practical steps like supervising toast and sharing recipes to preserve vitamins and minerals amid fuel and storage limits. Related items note a derailment risk prevented by Anton Lindahl, a truck crash in Laurens with minimal injuries, and Titonka resident Marie Christensen's oats shock harvest.
The first electric locomotive made its trial trip on April 29 1875 at a speed of 19 miles an hour.
The Divorce Reform league cites year’s national figures showing 71,548 men deserted their wives while 34 women left their husbands. It notes rising cases of tailing wives up 8 percent and missing husbands up 3 percent, suggesting more women may have left home than counted.
Town mid month prices rose to a 21 year high on July 15 with all products index at 172 of the 1909 14 base. Meat and poultry prices led gains while grain mostly fell. hogs reached 13.90 dollars, beef cattle 12.00, corn up a penny, and dairy prices steady. The Iowa farm price index near 159 with a 108 percent ratio of prices received to prices paid, margins widening slightly.
A Center area note describes a new Married Men's club formed by local male residents to guard men’s rights against what members see as women’s encroachment. The constitution cites penalties, including fines for sewing buttons on shirts and suspensions after repeat offenses, plus prohibitions on dishwashing and non-emergency cooking.
The Franklinia tree Franklinia alatamaha x Marshall has not been found in the wild since 1790. In 1765 John Bartram explored southeastern Georgia near Fort Barrington, discovering a tree with camellia like blossoms over three inches wide. He introduced it to his Philadelphia garden and named it for Benjamin Franklin. All cultivated descendants come from those specimens.
A local notice touts best value on building materials and invites customers to shop for the lowest dollar. The quirky speech about a boy and a nurse appears as a humorous aside, reflecting a domestic tone from the era.
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