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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
8
Iowa draft policy allows farmers needed for harvest to stay on farms into September. Crowder’s ruling lets local boards pick first army volunteers and may extend exemptions for essential farm work. The measure aims to ease September labor gaps while not delaying full mobilization.
The section reports on Britain's wartime measures and rail strike threats, mill explosions in Ohio killing four, Venice munitions fires, and Austrian war office updates. It notes US war risk policies totaling 6,440 for $8.23 million, British German naval engagements, IWW arrests in Spokane, rescues of missionaries near Peking, Senate confirmations, and casualties among Allied shipping crews. Other items include draft law cases, Serbian Monastir destruction from Bulgarian bombardment, and related wartime dispatches.
Chicago August 21 details of arrangements to move 687000 men from 4531 concentration points to 10 cantonments have been devised by the railroads war board. A Fairfax Harrison bulletin explains the plan for transporting the national army to training camps. Movements begin September 6 with 200000 men moved by then. A second wave of 30 percent starts September 19 and a third onOctober 3.
The markets show Spring wheat brands in wood at 12.00 per barrel, jute packaging at 12.60, export bags 52.25, first clears 10.75, second clears 9.00, low grades 8.00-6.00, fancy and standard grades across soft and hard wheats. Hay prices range from 19.00 to 21.60 for timothy and clover mixes. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes span good to prime grades with steers 12.00-18.00, yearlings 10.50-14.00, hogs 18.75-19.65, sheep 9.00-15.00, and various feeders and bulls in similar ranges.
A factory foreman in the Gentiry era proclaims that women can perform mechanical work as well as men and often better, noting many male workers underestimate female labor. He recalls a speech in the officers’ room during a strike briefing, asserting women’s capability and potential in the workforce.
A fragment from a 19th century item describes a quarrel between two twelve year old boys ending with a blows exchange. One boy asks if he should strike a man when he is clean and the victor declines. The vanquished boy mutters he will stay till others disperse. A note mentions the chairman tapping a gavel to gain attention.
A collage of brief jokes and gags from early 20th century humor. Bits include a teacher quizzing absent students and excuses, a germ theory quip about money, a veteran tale of two Irish lads and a trench promise, and a pun about setting hens and Emmy Lou’s puppies.
Partial dialogue with quips about reading time and daily deeds. The exchange contrasts uninterrupted reading with expectations of a wife’s evening routine, hinting at humor and daily life norms rather than a full event. No clear persons or organizations named.
A brief vignette shows Langley-Impossible repeatedly asking for a loan of ten dollars from an elder, who consistently views the request as a burden or gift. The exchange highlights tension over money and generosity in a strained interaction.
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