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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
4
Classified notices outline want ads pricing at 25 words and 25 cents for early insertion plus weekly charge details. Listings cover rentals rooms sales tools and plants with names and contact hints for Elgin Iowa, including Mrs George Potlitt and Edgar D Kimball and notes on advertising guidance.
The Washington Star quotes Ho, the sage of Chinatown, urging readers not to resent debt and to see creditors as friends in times of need. The note frames debt as mutual aid within communities.
The great Jewish festival Purim is celebrated in the community as Foaat of Hather, marking a joyous observance with local traditions and gatherings.
The Northern Pike is widespread across North America and Europe, found in Iowa lakes and streams and in Canada. It spawns in spring in marshy areas, with females laying 15,000 to 200,000 eggs, feeding on smaller fish, frogs, crayfish, insects, and even young ducks, and weighing up to 45 pounds on record.
Deputy Warden C D Vernon with Fairfield sportsmen and boy scouts launched a plan to feed game birds using sorghum tops and seeds from cane tops stored as winter forage. The program aims to provide food at feeding stations when snow limits natural forage. It also outlines waterfowl habitat ideas including shallow ponds, stable water levels, minimal drainage, and restricted shore grazing to protect nests and vegetation.
Farmers consider leaving brush heaps between harvests as protection for quail songbirds and other game birds. The Department of Agriculture notes brush piles shelter birds from hawks and should be kept intact to encourage habitat on farmlands.
Des Moines Register notes a personal anecdote about auto deals and hidden concessions from a friend, hinting at misleading trade in and disclosure practices. The piece implies readers should beware what friends do not reveal about car negotiations.
A booklet titled Know Iowa Hawks compiled by E. J. Metcalf for the Fish and Game Commission explains hawks and owls in Iowa. It notes only six of 78 kinds are injurious and offers a free copy by mailing name and address to the department in Des Moines.
Rescue crews from the state fish and game department found numerous gar fish while seining back waters of Iowa streams. Gar are considered detrimental to game fish and have no value, so when found, they are destroyed by the crews.
The article notes birds as nature’s battle troops against grasshoppers and crickets, citing California gulls saving crops in Salt Lake City and Nevada, with protection urged. It also reviews a Biological Survey study of coyotes in Denver, showing rabbit as their main food, plus prey by domestic stock, birds, and other animals. A report from Oskaloosa claims a quail increase this year, surpassing counts from thirty years.
Dapper's Weekly reports on a craftsman using whale hide to fashion 200 pairs of boots 25 pairs of shoes and large quantities of heavy belts. The piece notes the materials and output with a rustic trade tone.
The Iowa State Fair runs Aug 26 to Sept 1 with auto and horse races, thrill shows, a world parade hippodrome, Rocket Horse shows, and a free 100 acre camp ground. Educational exhibits include prize stock, grain day, 4 H and FHA events, and a farm expo. Children 12 and under admitted free on Children’s Day Aug 26. Farm Bureau Day is Aug 29. Tickets offer value for visitors seeking entertainment and learning.
Tourists daily flock toward the Prairie Marquettes Bridge to view lotus beds in full bloom. The area near the old Bovigod barn is being developed into a bungalow and new housing. Greblooming fields line the river, attracting visitors despite limited access and ongoing projects to erect a new building at Dat Posshel Broa.
The readable text fragments discuss roofing needs, protection during service strikes, and a question about the meaning of deficit. It mentions inspecting and quoting, a Nash reference, and a misquoted phrase about money and value amid social anecdotes.
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