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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
1
The notice outlines pricing and types for classified ads including pay ahead terms, forest insertion, non mission cards of thanks and memorial cards. It mentions resolutions of respect church society school notices with charges, obituary poetry and regular advertising rates.
A minister cites a Chicago Daily News item titled Morbus Sabbaticus describing a Sunday illness common to churchgoers. Symptoms vary but never affect appetite. attacks recur weekly, begin before morning service, ease by dinner, and recur the next Sunday morning with a pattern of sleep and hearty meals between services.
A citizen urges bicyclists to refrain from sidewalk riding during homecoming four days to protect crowded pedestrian traffic. Most cyclists are polite, but a few claim sidewalk rights, prompting complaints. Riders should stay to streets or risk being barred from sidewalks.
Renwick Times lists nine types of local obstructionists hindering progress. From critics who oppose improvement to those who distrust public-spirited men and shun outsiders, the piece condemns opponents of new ventures and public enterprises not seen as personal gain.
A philosophical adage compares character to a fence, suggesting true integrity cannot be strengthened by superficial whitening. It implies moral substance endures beyond appearances.
A digger wasp named Waap uses a small pebble gripped in its jaws to tamp the earth atop its nest, showing precise nesting behavior observed in the field.
Wm Brown has sold his Hotel Dewey stake to D W Weir of McGregor who will take possession Sept 1. Builders lay the foundation for Chris Meier’s new Main Street house. Rudy Lehman injures knee while cutting grass. improving. Fritz Reinhart’s turkey turkey sits on seven mall eggs. chicks thriving. Dr and Mrs Rennison of Sumner welcome a daughter Ray DeSart and Alf Weibel attend Harvest Home in Fayette. Thoreday score: Bros lose steer to lightning. Jimmie Wilson regains finger use after arm injuries. F R Berg and family travel to Bayfield for hay fever relief. A Ely touts a five-pound radish. Mrs Ely given credit. Nora Conner and Wm Noon announce wedding Sept 3 at West Union. Tofield Lehman reports 3,500 pounds honey from 81 bee swarms due to rainy weather. Curl stone crater speaker advocates socialism. L Hunsberger to showcase blooded hogs at Des Moines fair. hopes for prizes.
Mrs. Fred Savage of Garwin Tama county heard a noise in her pantry and found a large bullsnake slithering across a shelf. She rushed to the barn for help, returned to see the snake stretched in the dining room. After the snake was killed it measured 42 inches.
D. R. Phelan administrator for James Jacobson sues Elkader Fair Association in Clayton County District Court seeking $16,000 in damages after Jacobson was fatally shot during a fracas outside the west end of the fair grounds two years ago. The shooting occurred as Thomas Thomsen then fair secretary accompanied police investigating unknown entrants. Thomsen was indicted for manslaughter but acquitted at Elkader trial held about a year ago. Several businesses have been repainted for homecoming in town.
Mrs. F. W. Hughes surprised relatives and friends by driving into town Sunday afternoon after eight months in Tajunga California with her sister Berta Strauch. She stopped two days in Fremont Nebraska with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Plambeck, and her return trip from Tajunga to Waterloo was completed in very good time with a accompanying driver.
Every homecomer is asked to go to the town hall and register as soon as possible after arrival. The committee is anxious to have the name and address of every person who at some time past was a resident of this locality. Please register and give your full address.
Heat hurts liquor sales as state stores report a drop of about 25000 dollars from June to July. West Union store posted 2435.21 in July versus 3010.87 in June. Classified ads offer buyers and sellers a way to reach local readers.
A Friday deal sees A J Knarr purchase a two story brick building once home to Fayette County National Bank from First National Bank. Knarr operates the Reliable Cle establishment and currently uses the first floor, with the Rural Resettlement Administration located upstairs over the Knarr space.
The name Zoe derives from Greek for life and is pronounced in two syllables. The word originates from the Greek language and the pronunciation emphasizes the two distinct beats in Zoe.
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