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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise is published weekly on Thursday mornings with Elizabeth Priest as local editor. The paper notes affiliation with state and national press associations and lists its post office filing as second class mail matter in Clermont Iowa.
A collection of light humor sketches and brief quips. Bobby Brown buys a rug and jokes that it doesn t make him sick. A zoo keeper replies to a man about a deer. Several quick one liners poke fun at family life and braces, with puns about love temper and a bridge joke at the end.
The sil water of a mountain lake contains energy capable of turning turbines and transmitting electric power across broad regions.
Ireland's third city in the Irish Free State is described as built by the Danes and boasting the prettiest girls in the country. The claim frames Limerick as a notable landmark with a playful nod to its residents and origins.
The American Boy urges boys and young men to subscribe for expert coaching insights from top teams like Minnesota and SMU, plus profiles of Bobbie Wilson and Jesse Owens. It promises in depth coverage of football, track, wrestling, basketball, baseball, tennis and swimming, with instructional features and adventure stories. Subscriptions cost 1 dollar per year, 2 dollars for three years, or 0.50 extra for foreign addresses. On newsstands it sells for 10 cents.
A Milwaukee railway crew inspected and tightened bolts at rail joints in Postville on Tuesday. They sprayed joints with protective oil and reinforced ties, prompting local talk that faster trains may be planned over the division beyond rumors.
A Kansas editor jokes about heat affecting women like earthquakes. Vern Zieman shows a 12 1 2 foot corn stalk with two large ears from a 15 acre field. Three Elkader college girls planned a canoe trip to Dubuque in four days. Iowa's rural electrification plan nets 696000 federal share across five counties. Postville farmers report a Missouri Fodder corn stalk twelve feet tall with two ears. A drug store cosmetics census lists hundreds of products for beauty and grooming.
The Latitudinarians were a Cambridge led school within the English church in the later seventeenth century. Chief figures included Widhcote, Smith, Cudworth and More. They aimed to unite philosophy and religion through reasoned inquiry.
In 1876 French dentists devised rayon thread to safeguard Europe’s silk trade from silkworm diseases. The new fiber offered a synthetic alternative and grew into a popular material for sewing and textiles.
The kaleidoscope was invented by Sir David Brewster and patented by him in 1817. The Gilyak people of Sakhalin formerly worshiped the bear.
A vintage advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a simple fat loss method. It claims weight loss, increased energy, and healthier skin by taking a half teaspoon daily in hot water, with dietary tips to reduce pastries and fatty foods. The copy urges weighing before and after a four week supply and emphasizes safety and authenticity.
A Strawberry Point youth Richard Peick suffered a bad scalp wound after being struck by a car and was taken to Mercy hospital. A recent wind storm damaged Dyersville and surrounding areas with downed trees and a broken light post. Six applicants for citizenship including Fred Trafalet senior and junior from Switzerland face September hearings, alongside workers striking at seven Minneapolis jewelry firms amid grain receipts declines and wholesale delivery slowdowns.
Brainbridge Colby, secretary of state in Wilson's cabinet, Sunday declared support for Guv London for president. Iowa State Extension at Ames notes a very low winter supply of canned fruits and vegetables. Only about one in four farm families in the drought area have such stores. Root crops are scarce and only one-third expect to store potatoes.
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