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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
4
Advertising rates and payment terms outline charges for want ads including 25 word limit at 25 cents, 1 cent per word beyond, and a 10 cent per week handling fee for replies. Terms are cash with order. telephone ads accepted but billed before month end and 16 cent per line if billed. Manager listed as Max Medberry, Elgin Co operative Company. New York sweet corn packing notes. Sapphire sapphires composition. Prairie dog diet composition of forage.
Crandon Wisconsin tour crowds marvel at a huge team of oxen on N R Kegley’s farm. The five year old Herefords weigh 3235 pounds and power fieldwork while serving as a show attraction at Paul Bunyan and local festivals. Kegley, a Kentucky transplant, directs them with Come Here and Go Back signals unlike Wisconsin Gee and Haw.
A chart from the Alcoholics Research Department of the Keelley Institute Dwight Illinois shows six times as many alcoholic professionals as unemployed. Surprisingly, farmers cattlemen and those in agriculture form the largest division of alcoholics. The study will be discussed by the Women's Christian Temperance Union at their Chicago convention at Steven's Hotel from August 9 through 14.
President Roosevelt meets Canadian Prime Minister William Mackenzie King at Ogdensburg to discuss mutual defense. Canadian Premier attends Army Field divine services with the President on Sunday morning as they review joint security measures amid the First Army front line maneuvers.
Practical summer entertaining advice from a club meeting guide. It suggests a melon cooler using pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe, lime juice, and mint, served in sherbet glasses. Additional ideas include cantaloupe halves with blackberries, watermelon slices, and fruit-juice blends, all prepped ahead for buffet style serving.
A simple cherry sherbet mixture uses one cup sugar one eighth to a quarter teaspoon salt two tablespoons lemon juice and one cup ground cherries or canned cherries. Blend until smooth then chill and freeze until firm for a light fruit dessert.
The piece argues children should contribute to family chores as part of their responsibility. It advises small, unconditional allowances and suggests payment only if the tasks match wages for such work, to teach money's relation to effort and service. Emphasizes intrinsic value of helping at home and discourages ongoing monetary incentives.
The 1940 apple crop is expected large as farmers face water shortages in dry areas turning to artificial ponds after wells fail. Before removing honey from the hives this month, growers should inspect brood nests for activity and health.
Agricultural notes report Iowa farmers using 1,361,800 gallons of cresure against chinch bugs and discuss storage needs for a large corn crop. Articles cover pond water supplies, hybrid sweet corn with low ear worm risk, borers in apple trees and seed grown tomatoes ripening later but yielding well. Echo advertiser patronage is urged.
Local real estate transfers recorded within one week ending August 16 include Elling Houg to Gina Amundson for 375 dollars for SE 1-2 of Lots 1 and 2 in Clermont B 78. Agnes Reierson to Elling Houg for 1 dollar for SE 1-2 of Lots 1 and 2 in Clermont B 78. Frank Gehring and Lena Gehring to Wm Gehring for 1 dollar for SW SE 10-93-7. ex T acres. Glen Minger and Lizzie Minger to R E Minger and Lulu Hunsberger for 1 dollar for NE SE 21 and W 1-2 of 22-93-7-7. Mrs Ellen Taxley and husband Iq K to Mrs Clara Reinhart for 1 dollar for Lots 1 and 2 in Elgin B 4.
Josef Hofmann, a renowned pianist, is noted as an accomplished musician at the age of eleven. The brief reference highlights early mastery and public recognition of the young prodigy in classical music circles.
A historical note states the United States averages under 50 people per square mile, compared with roughly 700 in Great Britain, highlighting a stark density contrast between the two nations.
Detectives inspect a homemade midget submarine built by Walter Minx to receive and escape with 100000 dollars. The trio including Walter and Kurt Minx and Daniel Carter planned to extort Rowland Davie by dropping the money from a plane into Lake Michigan and using the submarine to retrieve it.
An advertisement urges homeowners to repaint with Martin Senour paints and inspect roofs using Mule-Hide coatings. It promotes new low paint prices and a prewinter roof inspection, highlighting durable Mule-Hide Cor Du Roy roofing and preventive repairs as cost effective solutions.
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