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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
2
Grand Meadow residents and relatives made frequent visits across nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Andrew Reinhart called at Henry Skarshaug and Esten Landsgard homes while many others traveled to North Dakota Montana Minneapolis Decorah and Clermont. Local business callers included Esien Landsgard Joe Lind and others with extended family activities and hospital visits ending with a local want ad reminder.
Des Moines reports the Princesa Tao Ha gown among dazzling imperial garments to be shown at the Imperial Chinese Exhibition at the Town State Fair from August 26 to September 4. The exhibit also features hundreds of apparel pieces and a torture chamber demonstration reflecting early Chinese Empire methods. The Iowa State Fair is a rare U S stop on its world tour.
Des Moines reports Iowa State Fair plans a five million dollar program from August 26 to September 4 with a 50 cent admission. Highlights include 6000 prize stock heads, 2000 farm youth 4H, 41000 square feet of displays, auto show, schools, art salon, 40 acres of equipment, and daily shows from races to operatic spectacle The fair emphasizes affordability with cheap transport and a free 169 acre camp ground, plus special days such as Children’s Day and Farm Bureau Day.
The 1931 Iowa State Fair will host a comprehensive women’s exposition from August 28 to September 4, with two large fairground buildings devoted to women’s features. Exhibits will cover interior decorating, home economics, farm women’s projects, child welfare, education, and art, while open forums, lectures, and demonstrations address child health, citizenship, and fashion. More than 200000 women are expected to attend, making it the largest event of its kind in state history.
Special farm exhibits headline the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. Thirty seven county farm bureaus present leading projects such as alfalfa and soil improvement, weed control, corn tests, and home economics by women’s bureaus. Demonstrations and lectures from county readers accompany exhibits by Iowa State College, the Dairy Council, Vocational Agriculture, and various organizations.
A collage of quips and captions from London Tit-Bits and other papers. Jests touch on cleaning, romance, mistaken names, and witty exchanges about cooks, soldiers, and home design. Included are brief lines about kisses, nerves, and social quirks from era humor columns.
The Robbins family descendants of Francis K. and Christina Robbins gathered at Elkader on August 16 for a full afternoon of dining and socializing with many members listed from Elgin Cedar Rapids McGregor Oelwein and nearby towns. Plans for the 1982 picnic shift to Decorah city park with Mrs. Wm Frederick of West Union leading the program.
Mrs. Jacob Schaer reports modest improvement over the past week. Luella Miller and Elizabeth Moser visited at Manchester on Sunday. Carrie Lucas Lois and Harley Anderson of Charles City spent last Thursday with George Vaughn. Kniel's Store promotes homecoming stock as a community hub with fresh produce. Clarence Becker returned from Trenton Mo to spend a week with family. Mrs. G V Zimmerlin and others as dinner guests at Wenger home. Frank Sova and Sova family arrived from Peoria for homecoming and stayed with Hane Keiser and Rose Garber. Church talk by Rev G Heide on prayer followed by trips to Fulton and Detroit for Baptist conference. Albert and Herman Scheel and families left for Mitchell SD for relatives, planning to return today.
A cartoonist receives a three figure check he ignores while reading a book. His wife’s son finds and deposits it. the firm recalls funds, leaving no funds. The artist lowers prices as the money vanishes. A second vignette shows an unemployed man told business would improve if you buy now, illustrating poorer prospects without wallet action.
The piece notes an average daily newspaper circulation of 66 805, 151 copies, implying about one newspaper per two people including men women and children, to keep the public informed with Capper's Weekly.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes that a modern young man insists on seven nights with his girlfriend, but marriage changes the dynamic as he grows less eager to share every evening. The aside reflects changing attitudes toward courtship and domestic life.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on a cloudy night and a dinner where venison is discussed. A playful exchange reveals the couple’s astronomy talk turning to a stag dinner and appetite for venison. The tone suggests a light domestic scene with implied humor.
The snippet mentions Mr Brown congratulating on twins and a casual exchange about buying a sedan versus a coupe. It references a salesman nicknamed Never Again and an ex convict remark about paying for a car, with Pathfinder Magazine cited.
A cryptic snippet questions reasoning and language, contrasting butter and bread and playfully mocks truth telling. The odd phrasing hints at a humorous or parodic tone rather than a clear news event or report. It remains readable as a fragment from a larger page.
Gene Haberger entertained eight boys at a party in honor of his sixth birthday last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Aller Haberger and son Gene visited in Waverly on business. Mrs Allen Haberger and Mrs Geo Vaughn drove to Fayatte and Hazel Davis returned home. Allen Haberger escorted Hazel to Decorah for a two week hospital technician assignment. George Vaughn had a business call in Oelwein. Visitors in Waterloo included Mrs Georga Vaughn Jetale Calahan and Mrs Allen Haberger. Beryl Miller of Clermont visited Allen Haberger’s home Tuesday to Friday. Norma Larrabee of Minneapolis is unable to attend Elgin’s homecoming due to appendicitis and surgery.
A jumble of snippets includes hog tonic pitches, a classroom quip about tense verbs, a politician boasting of a nomination, and stray lines about remodeling, sardines in all-metal houses, and civic money saving. The readable fragments hint at ads and light afoot chatter.
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