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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
2
Ida Mark of Randella came home Friday night expecting to stay over Sunday but due to stormy weather was forced to return Saturday morning. The item notes multiple local updates including health, visits, sales at Filgin Millinery, and community happenings around West Union area.
A New York World tale relays a quarrel over winnings from a card game. Jim returns home with 1800 dollars and hides it under his wife’s pillow, later losing it. She insists the money exists and urges a bank run, while Jim pretends sleep and doubtingly accepts the dreamlike claim.
Tobacco seed and the tobacco seed production process are discussed, noting that a single tablespoonful can yield plants to cover ten acres and that some top growers withhold seed sales. The article mentions aging crops for mellowing, dust removal by sieves, and tobacco being lighter by 25 to 30 percent after processing. It also contrasts nimble workers making thousands of cigarettes daily with machines producing 190,000 per day.
An American girl walking on the Avenue des Champs Elysees was accosted by a Frenchman who spoke French. She replied she did not understand a word. The man exclaimed in disappointment and walked away. A friend later had a similar experience with another Frenchman who insisted he spoke English.
A historical note traces the Amende Honorable from ninth century France as a punishment for murderers and traitors. It describes the culprit’s public penance with stripped shirt, a halter, and a lit taper, concluding with a demand for pardon before court, often followed by death or banishment.
A man visits a doctor asking for a tonic in the form of fresh air. The physician replies with advice, while the patient quips about the value and shape of fresh air, highlighting a humorous exchange on remedies.
A superintendent explains incubator workings to a class of young women. After the lesson she invites questions and one student asks earnestly, Where does the hen alt? The moment reveals the intrigue and curiosity of learners.
Saturday only at Falks Market 10 pounds pure lard for 1.86. Painter duo John Lantz and Theodore Hanson busy decorating Mrs Rennison Jrame interior. County Engineer Finch sent OB 8 crew to help open Elgin to West Union road. Residents aided near Wild Christ farm amid heavy snow. Koevenig visitors from Postville with a coop shovel, pneumonia illness for Raymond Friederick two and a half, second attack noted. Furniture store ad offers stock hats on sale for 3.95 Friday and Saturday. Kensington Club meeting Friday noon. Mrs Andrew Thorson of near Clermont visited Gue Gunderson home. Thorson ill during stay. Freight capacity disrupted but route back by week’s start. hog market activity resumes.
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