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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
8
Illyria notes list a string of weekend visits and gatherings involving the Rothlisberger, Medberry, Wenger,Yearous, Doty, and Foxwell families plus Elgin and Oak Grove connections. Community announcements mention farm bureau events and schoolhouse moves in districts No 1 and No 2. Several entries record visits, birthdays, and a postponed December meeting.
Callers in West Union visited Ben Dennler in the hospital on Friday. Mrs Elmer Baumgartner and children spent Friday afternoon at the Oscar Baumgartner home. Mrs Martin Wenger Ida Meyer Mrs Kenneth Mark and Mrs Guernsey Smith were business visitors in Oelwein last Wednesday. Marie Dennler and Melbert Meyer were dinner guests at the Oscar Baumgartner home Sunday.
Oak Grove residents attended dinners and meetings with numerous neighbors and relatives. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jim Muncie and Florence near Valga, Evelyn Dennler aiding at Pollock home, and Ed Grimm of La Grange visiting Tim Thoman. The Entre Nouzy club, Farm Bureau events, 500 card games, and several birthday celebrations were noted along with multiple visits to local homes.
Trucks are shipped from America in knocked down form and transported across long routes into Tibet. The procedure involves multiple stages and distances totaling thousands of miles, using local carriers to reach remote monthly regions.
The secretary of commerce is a member of the President's cabinet but not in the presidential line of succession. This clarification outlines that commerce chief ranks within the cabinet yet does not have a direct path to the presidency.
Mrs Christ Nelson visited Iowa City for a health check. Marion Sunday school prepared for the Christmas program with teachers and children. Household helpers include Lillian Loftsgard and Verra Odegard. T L Loftsgard visited Clarence Kirkeberg. The Marion church annual meeting reported satisfaction. Kenneth Hellum and family celebrated a mother’s birthday. The drag line on Guder road moved to a new site. finish before spring unlikely. Kenneth Anderson broke a leg while wood cutting and was hospitalized at West Union. About seventy five attended a church program and party. Mission Society elected officers Cornelius Reierson president, Lou Reierson vice president, Ole E Olson secretary-treasurer. Dorcas Society bazaar set for Friday Dec 11 with lunch served.
A French term boutsrimes meaning thymed endings described as a list of rhyming words. Competitors receive a copy and must craft verses ending with the listed words in their given order. Judges award a prize for the best performance.
Botany dealing with trees forestry is the management of growing timber. Dendrology is the study of trees and shrubs. Silviculture is the branch of arboriculture dealing with forests or forest trees. Arboriculture is the cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or ornamental purposes.
Advertised goods are shown to fall to about a quarter of former prices for cars and to one fifth for bicycles. The piece argues advertising raises quality and usefulness, benefits manufacturers and dealers with fair profits, and makes advertised items safe to buy due to manufacturers’ high investment. Archbold Ohio Buckeye notes.
An unusual window material, the shell of the windowpane oyster, is reported used in southern Sandia and many parts of China. Though not transparent, the shells are translucent and provide nearly as much light as ordinary glass. Freeman, San Mateos, in Cullier's Weekly.
Two oysters in a milk filled pot debate their fate. One asks where they are and the other replies church supper. The first then wonders why they are both needed for the meal.
A fragment notes a revived coconut industry in Bertin New Culaen started by a figure described as a wamah with relatives calling her Queen Mina.
The Great Linguistic Survey of India, twenty five years in process, catalogs 850 languages and dialects across the country, detailing widespread linguistic diversity and regional speech varieties.
A quirky item notes Berg's new scarfs drawing local chatter. The piece humorously mentions a pet hen named Japan, kept to sit on China, reflecting light local wit and domestic antics.
Ellen and Edwin Hanson and Mrs. Ben Dennler visited Ben Dennler at West Union hospital Thursday afternoon. John Probert and Ruth Roys of near Volga stopped by the L Christen home Tuesday. Alma Hanson assisted her grandmother Rosa Schlupp last Tuesday and Wednesday. Walter and Francis Ubersax of Shoilaberg Wisconsin visited Mrs John Dennler from Friday to Sunday. Hilda Meyer spent the weekend with Adolph Elvers near Elkader, and went to Dubuque Saturday. Ernest Christen Clara Muehlenthaler and Lucy Christen visited Rudy Yunker in Elgin Tuesday evening. Jacob Selberger and Walter Butikofer hosted dinner in the Wm Larson home near Elkader Sunday. Martin Hanson served on federal jury in Dubuque Wednesday to Friday. Mrs Lerch, Will Lerch and Will Friederich visited John Dennier Thursday. Elizabeth Christen of near West Union spent Sunday with Jake Christen. Mrs Martin Henson cares for her ill mother Rosa Schlupp. Will Elmer Christen and Otis Rothlisberger returned from Chicago stock show Wednesday. Clara Muehlenthaler Lucy Christen and Ernest Christen also mentioned.
In Tlupu, the southernmost inland region of Bolynesti, residents wear only loin etoils despite bitterly cold spells. The practice stands in contrast to regional climate norms and draws attention from travelers.
The note explains that data is plural in form but used with both plural and singular verbs in practice. It cites scientific and common usage, with editors often treating data as a collective singular in modern writing.
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