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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
5
Local want ad rates apply with 25 word threshold at 25 cents per insertion and 1 cent per word over limit plus 10 cent weekly handling. Listings include pigs, baby carriage, typewriter supplies, ribbons, paper, adding machines, recipe card indexes, stock agents, steers, boars, stock rack for truck, rubber stamps, sale books, and sale prices from Olaf Borg and Olaf Borg Elgin merchants.
The excerpt compares global population estimates by region and notes a man’s declaration that "there's only one girl the world for me." It mentions Asia Europe North and South America Africa and Italy with figures like 2,000,000,000 and smaller regional totals. The tone blends statistical mirth with a personal vow.
The Khyber pass is described as the most important route from Afghanistan into India. It is said to hold unique strategic value and a wealth of historic associations as the gateway to the plains of Lodia.
The Detroit News notes a remarkably deep quarry in Vermont’s marble region. Oddly, no golf architect has yet built a green on the opposite side of this striking site.
The Iowa Fish and Game Commission promotes planting trees on waste land to curb erosion and support streams, wildlife, and game. It notes three main benefits: soil stability, improved fish habitat, and shelter for birds and animals. It also warns that the 1932 waterfowl season closes November 30, and describes Cooper’s hawk, sharp shinned hawk, and great horned owl in non-technical terms.
Iowa farmers learn that of nine or ten hawks in the state only two are generally detrimental. The sharp shinned and Cooper’s hawka, fast-flying bird killers, are commonly known as blue darters or blue tails.
Local families gathered across Cresco Fayette and West Union with guests from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Elkader and Elgin. Weddings included Hans Frederick and Oral Fritz in Fayette while Henry Ford underwent surgery after a sudden illness. A tongue in cheek note warned that people who boast of honesty often hide dishonest deeds.
The Fish and Game Commission urged duck hunters to report banded waterfowl they bagged this fall. Banding helps agencies track flight, nesting, and feeding habits, guiding preservation efforts. Hunter reports have proven especially valuable during drought years when waterfowl populations declined.
The Iowa Conservation Plan details nine phases covering soil erosion control restoration of surface waters woodland conservation restoration and preservation of wildlife development for adoptable game improvement of fishing state parks and scenic preserves historic and scientific preserves and scenic highways.
Mr and Mrs Charles Knight spent Tuesday at his parents home in Wawmatto age d More than 30 000 000. George Washington memorial trees planted since Feb 22 1932. Elizabeth Moser of Manchester visiting the Vaughn family. Larson family of West Elgin welcomed a new girl. third child. Thye and Thye of Burlington visited the Rev Ph Lauer home. Susie Stillman had tonsils removed at West Union hospital and returned to school. Crider Yenney family hosted Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving greetings and visits are listed from Fayette Mechanicsville Cedar Falls Charles City and Elgin. People include Clair Johnson Carl Fox L. Heston Lloyd Chesmora Heston Frieden Robinson Sanders Stoehr Helms Dean Tripp and families. Names and relations show a community gathering during the holiday period.
A report describes bush telegraphy as a telepathic messaging method among Aboriginal people. It details fasting rites for youths, silent smoke signals between distant groups, and a man in Sydney receiving a message about his wife in South Australia. It notes Taatoon’s account of a telegram confirming the same death.
A historical note debunks the tale that the poem Beautiful Snow was written by a young woman who killed herself in Cincinnati. It explains the rumor stems from a misattribution that later spread through newspapers and a book, identifying John Whitaker Watson as the actual author born in 1824 in New York.
The article notes a rising trend in patent applications by women. Earlier analyses showed about 500 annual filings, but recent years see a marked increase as women enter industrial life. While earlier inventions focused on domestic devices, many new filings now involve metallurgy and other advanced fields.
In Bayeux France an elderly woman, overcome by fear, lay in bed as her husband hanged himself. After dawn she rose without cutting the cord, placing two candies on each side of the body. Neighbors, worried by their absence, entered the home and found her kneeling beside the suspended corpse lit by candlelight.
A family anecdote describes how a boy and his siblings took cookies to feed themselves after being hungry. The mother discovers the jar empty and the lad explains he and the others shared the treats to provide for the family.
A garbled passage mentions George Morgan Farrell and Roy L Merrell of Appalachia with references to numerous relatives and generations including grandparents and great grandparents, mixed with incomplete phrases and digits from an aged OCR source.
A garbled OCR field mentions a male subject and partial dialogue not forming a complete report or clear event, yielding an unreadable snippet without identifiable names, places, dates, or actions.
A fragmented Toronto piece recounts a child named Edwin resisting bedtime, with a parent insisting on sleep and the child replying to the word must with a mix of emotion and defiance. The quotation hints at a tense household moment and a mother figure’s perspective.
Dolig ts reads as a fragmentary line from a historic page, with unclear context. The readable bits show informal, intimate phrasing without identifiable persons or events. The item appears to be a damaged snippet rather than a full news note or obituary.
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