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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
4
WANTED Baled straw and baled alfalfa hay. See A. M. Weibel at the Weibel Mill Co. office E gin lic. WANTED Laws to file all kinds Elmer Pinney east of the bridge in West Elgin. 8 18p Bride's Book free with every order for printed wedding invitations or announcements at the Elgin Echo office TM.
A Fayette county Christmas seal committee explains the 1938 seal design. It depicts a mother and two children in Victorian costumes to symbolize protecting homes from tuberculosis, with a lighted candle signifying enlightenment. The release honors four figures Laennec Koch Trudeau Holboell for advances in combating tuberculosis and notes the ongoing need to finish eradicating the disease.
State health commissioner Walter L Bierring warned on Monday that tularemia or rabbit fever will likely wipe out the state's rabbit population within weeks. He urged hunters to take precautions including wearing rubber gloves when dressing game and thorough cooking to kill germs.Thirty human tularemia cases have been reported, ten in the last five days.
In medieval Europe fur signified luxury and was tightly controlled by church rules for monks while lay use was regulated by strict laws. Only royal blood could wear certain furs, and social rank was inferred from the quantity and type of fur worn.
Cadence marks the close of a musical phrase with harmonic completion. A cadenza is a decorative flourish before a cadence in a solo passage of aria or concerto. The list highlights fierce animals including killer whales and white sharks among others.
The term litotes defines a figure of speech that expresses a strong affirmation by negating the opposite such as a storm of nod small force or a matter of no slight significance.
Fragments show sales of 41.93 and hauling paid by creamery with total expenses 31477114. Board of Directors including Fleet Frieden as secretary recorded expenditures of 2137.68.
Edwin Dowse aged 68 of Oelwein was buried in Elgin cemetery Tuesday afternoon after dying at the county home Monday morning. He was the son of Phil Dowse formerly of Elgin and survived by brothers George A. Dowse of Oelwein and Ralph B. Dowse of Chicago, plus nephews Kenneth Dowse and Robert Burlingham of Oelwein.
The Phoenix Finance Corporation of Delaware failed Monday to obtain Supreme Court review of a decision denying foreclosure and sale of property of the Iowa Wisconsin Bridge Company, owners of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Lansing.
Iowa's 1938 soybean crop is estimated 10 million bushels higher than 1935's peak. Corn prices rose in November, aided by improved conditions and loan support. Potash on alkali soils boosted nine county corn yields about 13.5 bushels per acre, with income gains around $4 per acre. Barnyard manure is advised for lawns in late fall, housing birds in winter boosts laying. Apple growers foresee another profitable year in 1939 with long-term planting encouraged.
Detective Luther Phil lips of Dallas, Texas, provides expert insight into house-breaking methods. The burglar describes dropping an item to wake victims and using a calm voice to reassure them, then letting them go back to sleep.
The line features a quip about seaside children and fishing in a Sunday setting, followed by a jokey note that want ads yield results. Freddy offers a playful invitation, then the ad copy suggests trying an advertisement to get responses.
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey signed a permanent injunction against Harry's Army Store in Davenport prohibiting sales of Alka Seltzer below established price. Miles Laboratories Inc distributors of the product secured the ruling.
A concise note traces asbestos from ancient myth where salamanders were said to dwell in fire to its role in funeral shrouds for Roman emperors, then into long standing industrial use. It highlights the material's distinguished pedigree across eras.
A rustic tale notes that lazy beavers receive harsh punishment, not all endure, with outcasts typically male, forced to leave their home settlement and sometimes having parts of their tail cut as a mark of shame.
An assortment of quotes and ad lines appear with references to Martin-Senour paints for kitchens and bathrooms. The piece also features dialogue on concert pricing, a mother and son exchange, a bellamy hog tonic price, a farmer remark about fresh cows, and a Henry Ford quote about wealth and debt, all within a fragmented collage.
Panama City Panama President Juan Demosthenes Arosemena welcomes United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull outside the Presidential Palace during a brief stop en route to the Pan American Conference in Lima Peru.
English troops posted on rooftops of Jerusalem’s tallest buildings guard the old town area where Arab factions are entrenched. The measure aims to prevent infiltrations by suspicious persons and stabilize the area amid rising tensions.
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