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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
6
The text reviews historical accounts of animal handling for entertainment. It cites John Lee’s 1626 Desertion describing a dancing camel trained for a year using heat and drum rhythms. Leo notes a remarkable performing ass described by Topsy in 1807, nearly human in its antics.
An Oregonian Port item explores that biblical proverbs are globally applicable yet not historically anchored. It notes the saying Thou hast the advantage of the angry when thou keepest silence appears in Ptahhotep's precepts over 3000 years before Gariat. The piece muses whether many ancient authors borrowed wisdom from fireside talks and market conversations, leaving origins buried in forgotten centuries.
Harit Kristina Deb argues in the Journal of the Asiatic Society that the swastika evolved from the Om syllable used in rites, transforming into a cross with square ends meaning bringer of blessings. Earliest Indian use dates to the seventh century as a cattle mark, with earlier references on Buddha relic vases and Asoka edicts.
The cotton boll weevil is described as a severe global insect enemy to cotton. Originating in Mexico or Central America, it attracted attention in 1843 near Vera Cruz, spread rapidly, and caused cotton abandonment in parts of Mexico. It crossed the Rio Grande to the United States in 1802, gaining a foothold in Texas by 1894, with the pest expanding its range at 40 to 160 miles annually.
The article notes that in dense natural pine forests more than 4000 trees per acre die between ages ten and eighty, with about 800 of the survivors dying between eighty and a hundred. Species needing much light show higher death rates, while spruce beech fir and shade tolerant trees fare better.
A stranger questions a bookseller about a work by Evelid and hints the book could become a five reeds feature in the movie business. The bookseller hesitates before admitting he possesses the volume and recalls a literary conversation that described it as full of intriguing material.
Holiday gift wrapping tips from Miss Arlyn Milert of Town-Rotgte College follow. Using tissue paper with ribbons and greenery enhances presentation, while designers suggest color schemes like holly with red bows or mistletoe with green. Various papers and crepe textiles, including orange, lavender, and blue tissue, offer decorative options for festive packages.
The government postal department warns to mail gifts early to ensure prompt delivery. Rules include addressing parcels plainly, placing sender details in the upper left corner, using sturdy containers, leaving unsealed except for printed fourth class labels, insuring valuables, and not enclosing letters in parcels.
A delegation of about 250 boy and girl club winners from Iowa will travel to Chicago for the Second National Boys and Girls Club Congress, December 2 to 7. This year Iowa will claim the largest state group ever sent, per P. C. Taf, supervisor of club work.
A small boy climbs onto his father’s knee and asks if he can still do tricks. The father asks what he means and the boy answers in innocence that his mother says when he was young he used to shrink Mike a fish.
A Chicago Tribune letter quotes a Los Angeles man claiming many families live in single rooms there and thousands are unemployed. The writer contrasts LA discomfort with Fayette County life, questions local optimism, and notes Iowa Supreme Court awards Rev. J. G. Graham $10,000 for his son J. Kenneth Graham’s death from an electric accident in 1920. The Monroe Doctrine is briefly mentioned.
The Iowa delegation adopts a resolution urging posts to partner with the National Americanism Association and local groups to launch a 1924 program. It includes youth work, parks, schools, concerts, clinics and citizenship drives, aiming for posts to be active community organizers. 2B. A. Webster, District Commander.
Des Moines accuses Karl D. Fisk, formerly of West Union and an optometrist now in Des Moines, of reckless driving after a collision that injured Mrs. John F. Frey. Reports say Frey’s skull was fractured but she is recovering, while West Union residents doubt Fisk left the scene without identifying himself.
The Plant family near Gowrie Iowa records a 505 bushel day in corn husking. Hugo 19 and Magnus 19 each 150 bushels in 9 hours, Vern er 15 105 in 7 hours 40 minutes, Louise 100 in 7 hours 40 minutes. Decorah Republican notes. Parkersburg Eclipse asks what good peacemaker role serves.
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