Want Ads Rates and Various Notices From Elgin Echo
Classifieds outline rates for ads and billing terms with examples of items: lost wheels for a Ford truck, wanted oats and barley, found threshers tank wagon base, rent rooms, construction paper supply, cook building for rent, Royal standard typewriter for sale, gladiolus and dahlias for sale, rubber stumps for sale, cloths reminder to church members, car repair and equipment ads, sales books offered, and a general prompt to advertise if not found. Includes names such as Albert Butikofer and Mrs. A. I. Cook, locations Elgin Iowa Clermont Elkader Echo Office.
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Want
Shad Names and Local Wildlife Notes Mixed in Town Reports
The article describes the Hickory Shad and its various names including winter shad and skip jack, noting its swift movement and food value. It also mentions a white bird sighting resembling a crane, and reports from Des Moines on 1981 bounties for destructive wildlife, highlighting gopher, wolf, and other animal killings across 99 counties.
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Towa
Mississippi
Des Moines
Mrs Roegler Raises Pheasants Near West Branch
Mrs Clarence Roegler near West Branch hatched 56 pheasants from 94 eggs after receiving a shipment from the state fish and game department. Forty six birds are nearly ready for liberation with six eggs broken in transit. She shared the birds with a neighbor for interim care as part of the state conservation program.
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Clarence Roegler
West Branch
Roegler
State Fish and Game Department
Rare Bird Sighted on Des Moines River North of City
A rare ocid species from the Heron or Crane families was sighted along the Des Moines river about 20 miles north of Des Moines. The report notes the bird was observed in the area but does not specify further details.
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Des Moines
Community Notices and Social Visits Across Iowa Towns
Mrs Emeline Capper improves after illness. Bob Harding visits Charles City friends at the George Vaughn home. Lois and Betty Lenhart of Waucoma visit Mary Goetz for the weekend. Ellen Stillman near Wear Union stays with Maxine Hunsberger. Frieda Freiburghaus and Virginia Doty return from a western vacation. Mrs John Falk and Mrs E L Morris visit Fred Schultz home at Postville. County band players include C C Christ Gordon Mosby and Max Thoma. Esther Kruger and Edward Shelton dine with the Richard Kruger home at Hawkeye. A Biermann For Congress club forms in Decorah with GOP and Democratic backing. Mildred Goss visits sister Mrs Norris Capper in Ohio. George Metzger family visit West Bend relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Ruef visit E Matthys in Hollendale Minn. A M Weibel and Emil Schneider go to Waterloo to the Rath packing plant. Dorothy Friederich returns home near West Union after a week with Sam Lehman. Joseph Meyer of Des Moines and Frank Meyer of Nunica Mich visit Mabel Holzer in Elgin. P C Mason of Cedar Rapids visits C L Klingman in Elgin and relatives. J F Miller and daughter Edna and Mr and Mrs Carl Miller travel to North Freedom Wis for Baptist conference.
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Emeline Capper
Bob Harding
Charles City
George Vaughn
Lois
Betty Lenhart
Waucoma
Mary Goetz
Ellen Stillman
Near Wear Union
Maxine Hunsberger
Frieda Freiburghaus
Virginia Doty
West
John Falk
E. L. Morris
Fred ©. Schultz
Postville
C. C. Christ
Gordon Mosby
Max Thoma
Esther Kruger
Edward Shelton
Richard Kruger
Hawkeye
Decorah
Mildred Goss
Ohio
Norris Capper
George Metzger
West Bend
Fred Ruef
Hollandale
Minn
E. Matthys
A. M. Weibel
Emil Schneider
Waterloo
Rath
Dorothy Friederich
Carl Miller
North Freedom
Wis
Outdoor Iowa aims to inform Iowans on fish and game plans
The weekly publication seeks to acquaint readers with the Iowa game and fish commission, hoping to boost public interest in wildlife protection and wise use. It invites reader criticism to improve usefulness through cooperation and goodwill.
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Outdoor
Iowa
Fish and Game Commission
Twelve Million Fish Saved From Inland Rivers
A total of 12,477,800 fish were removed from landlocked backwaters in July. Of these, 1,878,550 were bass crappies and sunfish, while the rest were bullheads minnows and carp. High water earlier in the year increased seining and the number saved exceeded many prior years.
William Henry Ireland and the Shakespeare Forgeries
William Henry Ireland born 1777 was the son of Samuel Ireland an author and dealer in rare books. He forged Shakespearean manuscripts to tease his father and misled scholars before exposure revealed the fraud. The public was deceived for a time and the scandal hastened his father’s death.
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Wiliam Henry Ireland
Samuel Ireland
Young Ireland
The Good Life and Rational Mind
A succinct nineteenth century style reflection argues that life without intelligence is irrational and that true goodness comes from the mind’s riches. It claims evil arises when man is hindered from perfecting reason and envying rational living.
Colored Showers and Volcanic Eruptions Explained
A historical explanation notes colored showers described as ink and milk rain result from volcanic eruptions. Eruptions eject ash and other material high into the atmosphere, scattering light to produce unusual colored rainfall and chalky ground deposits across wide areas.
Care of Polo Ponies
The Field notes polo mounts are kept in hard condition after matches. Shoes are removed and ponies turned loose in a wet grass paddock to rest. In two or three months they are shipped South and rebuilt into condition for early spring matches.
Instrument links global time to reference locale aids radio broadcast
The United States Bureau of Standards has invented a simple device to compute the time at any point on Earth relative to a fixed reference location. The invention responds to growing demand for precise time during the age of widespread international radio broadcasting.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Watering a Hanging Plant Method Note
A brief guide on watering a hanging plant using a small funnel placed at the center of the pot, with the cup portion above the net and hidden by foliage. Water slowly so it soaks into the soil gradually without running onto the surface.
Cheery Valley News Social notes and local visits
A long list of Cheery Valley residents visiting relatives and hosting guests in Dubuque, Clermont, West Union, Garnaville, and nearby towns. The writeup details travels of the Schlupp, Dennler, Pulfer, Schupbach, Christen, Meisner, and Hanson families, plus several dinners and birthday celebrations. Brief quips mix in with stray jokes and anecdotes.
Visit Notes From Highland Home and Nearby Towns
The Beho do your printing Hattie McKellar do Banta He. L. W. McKellax home in Highland. Mra Morrie and Jean Marie went to Decorah Tuesday to visit friends. Mrs Lyda Pollitt of Cresco arrived yesterday and plans to spend a week or two visiting at the home of her son George Pollitt.
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Hattie’ McKellar
L. W. McKellax
Highland
Mra
Lyda Pollitt
Cresco
George Pollitt
Old Maid Quip Sparks Silent War of Loss and Resolve
A playful exchange about looking under the bed turns into a note on perseverance. The piece suggests many men have lost money and property yet continue the fight, warning that loss of nerve and ambition cripples people more than hardship itself.
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Ford Truck
Martin Wenger
Elgin
Albert
Butikofer
Thresher
Echo
Cook
Falb’s Meat Market
A. I. Cook
Elkader
Royal Standard Typewriter
Enterprise
Clermont
Sétip
Noties
Fred Butikofer
U. S
Elgin Echo
McCormick-Desring Formall
Torkelson Bros
H. C. Farm Implements
Chrysler
Plymouth
Goodyear
Auate & Ae
Dawes’ Fir
Towa Fishes - Natural History Series
Cheery Valley News
Charles Schwin
Dubuque
Rosa Schlupp
Christ Dennler
Frank Christen
John Pulfer
Mary
Pulfer
Oakville
John Schneiedr
Sam Butikofer
Fairfax
Herman Hinderman
Elmer Blunier
Morton
Niema Schupbach
Albert Butikofer
Myra
Emil Dennler
Martha Chapman
Rosa Schiupp
Adolph Baumgartner
John
Willie
Elizabeth
Lillian Christen
Will , Nydegger
G. Dennler
Jake Dennler
George Christen
Will Meisner
Otto Blockhus
Gerald
John Friederich
Harry Palmer
Janesville
Bert Thoman
Martin Hanson
Adolph Hanson
Thos. Hanson
Edwin
Oscar Baumgartner
Harold
Elmer
Melbert
Earl Meyer
Lucy
Walter
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Jake Christen
Mr. Christen
Mrs. G. Friederich
Eliza Friederich
Elles Hanson
Ern Meyer
Weet Unon
Charles Secwin
Harry Dennler
John Dennler
Guernsey Smith
Francis Meisner
Shaollsburg
Fred Uber
Sax
Wisconsin
Eliza Pulfer
R. Pulfer
William
Mptngisoesmi Prartys
Gattuiar Shim
Johnny
Atlanta Constitution
Athurry
Ley
Nebraska
Schori
Kuster Elgin
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