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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
3
Winter weather brings fog ice sleet and snow and requires proper car conditioning for safe driving. Recondition wind shield wipers choose devices to remove fog sleet ice and snow for clear vision. Control speed on slippery roads go slow and stay careful.
Judge George C. Scott denied a foreclosure application in federal court at Dubuque on a $200000 bond issue against the Black Hawk bridge at Lansing. Bechtel Trust Co and A H Schubert trustees for bondholders filed the suit. bridge stockholders intervened claiming fraud and no benefit. Litigation has spanned three years in federal court.
A German naturalist in South America around 1800 reportedly found a parrot that spoke words from a lost Aturi language. The bird allegedly recalled phrases of the tribe long outlived by the parrots' human owners, notes Collier's Weekly.
Fragmentary description notes shirts growing on trees on the slopes of Oya Data. A figure refers to needing a new shirt and describes strips of dark cloth with holes cut for arms and head, suggesting ready to wear garments.
The item surveys declines in US birth rates, ongoing county agricultural planning in 1937, and cow testing records in Iowa with many cows yielding high butterfat and pounds. It notes national cattle data collection plans, horse bot control timing, seed price trends, and pullet management for laying cycles.
The Derby at Epsom in 1862 saw the Marquis of Hastings wager a record amount on Cosms Tayland. Collier's Weekly notes the race lasted under three minutes and the bettor's loss totaled $515,000.
El Askar El Askir, city near Cairo, Egypt, erected in 750 by Suleiman as his capital, now a deserted ruin. The once grand site is a desolate ruin amid sand and time, reflecting historic shifts in power and permanence.
A late night mischief tale from Manchester Halloween notes a funeral’s aftermath. Giggling pranksters, in white sacks, roam the cemetery and frighten mourners, prompting uneasy laughter and a wary mood among residents.
The Elkader Register essay urges self assessment and self-improvement as the path to worth in society. It argues society buys quality in people and asks if you would buy yourself. It urges developing inner quality so you become saleable to others.
The article notes bizarre historical bindings using materials like aluminum and wallpaper, then highlights a startling case where human skin was used to bind a book. It mentions Ziska, a military leader of a pre Reformation Protestant sect, who advocated making skin into a drum to spur Lusquites to fiercer fighting.
A brief line of prose notes that men of great parts are prone to envy and doubt from others. It suggests that bold management can be hampered by external attacks and internal emotion, reflecting a period presaging caution in leadership and perception.
A poem reflecting on true wealth beyond dollars. It argues that being hard up ends when you have good friends, loved ones, and family like children calling you Dad. The author, a philosopher, is praised for his apt phrasing and ideas.
Opposition to the fox centers on its impact on poultry and game birds. Supporters note its habit of destroying rodents and pests, which is generally appreciated in rural areas.
The term shuew, from a Norwegian dialect, means zigzag and is used to describe that distinctive form of siling.
Collier's Weekly describes a Bechuana land ceremony in which groups of native girls dance the Pot Dance in rapid rhythm while balancing large round earthenware pots on their heads, noting the head's importance to balance and display of skill.
The record notes Ethiopia’s centuries of self isolation until British military expeditions began to impact the region from the late 18th to early 19th century, marking a turning point in its contact with the wider world.
For Sale or Rent the 240 acre BE V Dibble farm lies one mile west of Clermont Iowa. The listing also offers the Clermont hotel property for sale. Referee in partition is Sir Herbert Anderson of Clermont Iowa. Ute
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