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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
4
Local Elgin listings show ad rate details and multiple small items for sale. Otto Topp of Elgin listed sharpening and assorted office supplies with prices, plus sales of farm and household goods and a Duroc Jersey hog. Individuals advertise services, representation, and products with dates like 15-18p and 15-16.
Fire caused by an over heated stove pipe damaged the Schmid residence in Elkader yesterday morning. Mrs. Ed Schmid suffered burns to her hands while she, aided by quickly removing a burning mattress, extinguished the blaze in the second story bedroom. Insurance covered the losses to bed clothing and room contents.
Advertisements offer tips for efficient spending and wiser purchasing choices, encouraging careful evaluation of ads to maximize value. They promote budgeting, comparing prices, and seeking deals to grow purchasing wisdom.
The report notes seed purity for disease control, a rise in U S milk production, and softer tires reducing mileage. Hog slaughter increases month by month, a three year old beef club boy earned 646 dollars from prizes and calves, honey aids salads, drizzled honey flavors fruit, and USDA data show livestock driving farm income decline from 1929 to 1932.
Evansville Indiana school board voted against marking any pupil absent on circus days. The item follows a long list of diverse notes from agriculture to public life, including coin history, livestock, labor, and notable remarks on education, economics, and public figures of the era.
Reports from Massachusetts and California detail divorces granted amid allegations of hair clipping and inattentive spouses. A New Orleans protest targets welfare relief pay as low as $1.50 daily. A veteran flyer dies by suicide in New York, while Illinois faces teacher shortages with many teaching with only high school training and many country teachers earning under $500 annually.
The Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present. Bills audited and allowed include Will Christ salary and labor payments, Clifton Bailey and others for graveling, pumping, team work, water works, and supplies totaling several dollars. The council passed a resolution hiring Frank Pierce to report legislative matters for cities and towns, with a $5 warrant authorized and sent to Pierce in Marshalltown.
Echo subscribers are urged to promptly notify the subscription department of address changes. Under new postal laws newspapers and periodicals must pay postage due for notices of changes furnished by the post office. Sending the change of address in advance helps prevent delivery delays or failures.
Mrs Helen Frederick entertained her family Sunday to honor Hans Frederick and wife on their recent marriage. Attendees included Ben Shepherd and family of Waterloo Wesley Mills of Independence Adolph Frederick of Clermont Wm Frederick of West Union and Harry Frederick of Elgin. Also Virgil Burns of Fayette Richard Brockmeyer of Maynard Lachsinger and Alden House of West Union attended a card party at Anna Brabham's home in honor of Mr Brockmeyer’s birthday.Refreshments were served at midnight.
Readers are urged to spend less on leisure and instead invest a portion of their budget in home comfort. Practical changes can brighten the living space and add value. Quotes appear as conversational snippets reflecting everyday life and a lighthearted tone.
The Hawkeye Beacon changes hands as C H C Rufee of Hyannis Nebraska becomes the new owner. The previous owner Mrs. Rogers and her son sell the paper citing ill health of the former proprietor.
The Pole Star long known as the Star at the head of the Little Bear’s tail was part of Area Minor. Thales mentions the area in the seventh century BC. Greeks called it Cynosura and Phoenicians Phoenice. Observations of this constellation aided navigation.
A parish church in Kempney Wor geatershire England holds a chestnut tree that grew from the tomb of Sir Edward Wilde. Tales say a pupil once ate a chestnut and the teacher tossed the remaining fruit behind the tomb where a tree took root and flourished.
A meditative excerpt quotes R L Stevenson praising the beauty of work and living well. It frames the future as a path of good deeds for each person, highlighting purpose, effort, and happiness.
Heidelberg forests cover about 8 800 acres dating to 1802 and produce over 90 000 cords of wood yearly. Zurich forests span 4 200 acres maintained for ten centuries and yield an income of 10 25 dollars per acre annually.
The article notes Linda A J Richards born May 2 1841 and died April 17 1980 as the first graduate nurse. It mentions Shawan graduating in 1878 from the New Ring Tatd Hospital for Women and Children.
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