Want Ad Rates And Office Notices Echo Office Elgin
Rates outline for want ads up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion then 1 cent per word for each additional word. Telephoned replies incur 10 cent weekly handling and cash with order terms. End of month billing adds 10 cents per line. Magazine subscriptions handled promptly at Echo office with promotions for Christmas gift orders. Miscellaneous office supplies priced including typewriter pads 10c, construction paper 26c per pack, ribbons, select box stationery 1.00, adding machine rolls 10 for 1.00, stock sales books 90c per dozen, ruled index cards 200 per 100. Echo Office Elgin.
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Want
Echo
Elgin
Stork Delivers Baby On Road to Sioux Rapids
Dr. Stork met Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Combs as they faced car trouble en route to Sickles hospital in Sioux Rapids. Impatient, he urged delivery immediately. A five and a half pound boy arrived. mother and child are doing nicely at the hospital. Marathon Republican.
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Clarence Combs
Lincoln-Lee
Dr. Stork
Sickles Hospital
Sioux Rapids
Calendar of Events in Elgin and Vicinity
Publicity chairmen and secretaries of all organizations are urged to send advance notices for listing. December 14 Illyria farm bureau meeting Fayette at Elgin basketball 18 O C F meeting county farm bureau meeting 19 Hawkey Elgin basketball 20 Legion Augusth Grace town hail 22 Junior Class Play.
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Elgin
Illyria
Farm Bureau
Fayette
County Farm Bureat
Hawkey
Eigin
Legion-AuSlligryst
Child Labor Amendment Favored by State Lawmakers
In a spirited floor dispute in both houses Senators Carolyn Pendray and Ada Garner led efforts to endorse a federal child labor amendment restricting employment to those over 19. The resolution, sponsored by Pendray and Garner, was advanced through the General Assembly amid lengthy debates on worker protections.
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General Assembly
Carolyn Pendray
Ada Garner
Crack at the Packers and Governor Race in Iowa 1934
The House and Senate pass a concurrent resolution urging federal action to license meat packers amid proposed taxes on live stock. farm leaders warn packers to not undermine benefits. Separately, Iowa Republicans debate a gubernatorial field for 1934 with Governor Herring reportedly content in Des Moines and Kraschel as a potential successor.
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House
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Washington
State House
Iowa
Herring
Des Moines
Kraschel
Undertaker Group Forms in Northeast Iowa
Wallace Burnham hosted funeral directors from fifteen counties as they organize a regional undertaker association in northeast Iowa. Officers named include George Kaiser as president A J Fox as vice president Charles Gleim as secretary and A M Didisch as treasurer. Counties listed are Dubuque Floyd Grundy Black Hawk Mitchell Butler Howard Chickasaw Bremer Allamakee Winneshiek Buchanan Clayton Delaware and Fayette.
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Wallace Burnham
Iowa
Loftus Cafe
Burnham Chapel
Floyd
Grundy
George J. Kaiser
Waverly
A. J. Fox
Fayette
Charles D. Gleim
Arlington
A. M
Chinese finger forceps dentistry style details
A historical note describes dentals practicing a painful technique where practitioners relied on finger strength rather than tools to remove teeth. It highlights the controversial method and its absence from modern dentistry.
Sugar Consumption for Household Use Revealed
The record states that of 5,500,000 long tons of sugar used, about 3,605,000 tons were devoted to household use.
Largest Shaker Colony at Canterbury, New Hampshire
A note identifies Canterbury, New Hampshire as home to the largest Shaker colony. The item notes the community's size and significance within the Shaker movement.
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Canterbury, N. H
Hydrant Question Stumps Motorists in Bell Syndicate Note
Fragmentary item from Bell Syndicate in WNY era notes a riddle about a hydrant and a fireman’s search, hinting at public safety themes. No clear names, dates, or places fully readable.
Non Game Bird and Waterfowl Rules Notice
Outdoor 10WA permits non game fish like gar carp quillback buffalo by spear. Non game fish allowed during season. Wild ducks geese hold limits and federal state laws vary. Non game birds protected except starling sparrow crow jay hawk owl. All birds resident or migratory not listed as game are non-game.
Open season rules for waterfowl and furs in state
The article notes sunset closing of waterfowl season on Nov 30 and prohibitions on trapping water animals in certain counties. Trappers must obtain a Fish and Game special permit tag to ship furs out of the state. Transportation of rabbits for sale is prohibited. There is no general open season on quail. hunting is limited to experimental work on official quail management areas by the Fish and Game Commission.
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Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Commission
HOUSES TO BE BUILT BACKWARDS PROPHECY
T J Maloney predicts tomorrow's housing will place living rooms at the rear with garages on the street and private yards behind, reducing noise and showing less, while streets become delivery arteries and cellars fade as heating moves to the garage or other convenient spots.
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T. J. Maloney
Review of Reviews
Cemetery Gates Locked by Association Decision
The Cemetery Association met at Celig Lehman’s home and voted to lock both cemetery gates. Keys to enter are now held by caretaker Al Cred Imhof or F. C. Muehlethal, or available at the furniture store. Gates had been left open daily.
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Cemetery Association
Celig Lehman
al- Cred Imhof
F. C
Back to Roost Riches Has Wings in Dialect Saying
A humorous line features Uncle Hben noting riches have wings yet always fly back and crowd the same old roast, in a dialect rendering.
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Uncle Hben
Documenta notes 1661 London smoke complaints recur
A 1661 record shows residents complained about London smoke echoing modern air pollution concerns. The report links recurring urban grime to city life, with citizens voicing unease at daily smoky conditions and health worries.
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London
My Mother's Wedding Shawl
Poem by Anne Campbell reflects on a white cashmere wedding shawl once worn by the speaker’s mother. The shawl symbolizes memory, family history, and the pioneer era, linking past and present through the mother’s narrative and the speaker’s longing.
Short chip shots and club use for safer approach
A 1924 note from Hall Ayndioste-WNU services explains a short chip shot technique using a 10 useful club and a lofted putter to place the ball near the pin. It advises a gentler, safer stroke with a short shaft, enabling near-identical mechanics to a long putt and reducing risk of miscue.
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WNU
Esko Office Social Roundup and Local Visitors
Local notes recount visits and dinners across Esko nearby homes including Mrs John Falb, Mrs Schulte, and Mr and Mrs Yenney with extended stays by Chas Knight of Janesville. Family gatherings feature the R A Grider home and a Chevrolet meeting in Davenport. Community social life blends with playful items and a Petrified mouse craft by Clifford Osmundson on the Geo Fay farm.
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M. Yenney
Chas. Knight
R.A. Grider
Janesville, Wis
R. A. Crider
Clifford Osmundson
Geo. W. Fay
Clifford
Postville Herald
Power of Poetry and Its Deep Effect on Feeling
The excerpt discusses how poetry can search and influence, claiming it has power over us to cause what it does to be felt in the blood and felt along the heart. It emphasizes the visceral impact of verse on emotions and perception.
Court room crowd endures heated testimony as guilt weighs
A crowded courtroom listens as testimony unfolds showing how the innocent bear the burden while the guilty escape scrutiny, and somehow the proceedings captivate the room.
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Tonkins
Popular Pedigreed Dogs In Amérique Choose Favorites
The most popular pedigreed dogs in America include Boston terriers wirehaired fox terriers cocker spaniels chow chows Scottish terriers and Pekingese reflecting breed trends across the nation.
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Amiérice
Ants and Africa Delicacy Noted in Package Meal
A curious report describes ants eaten as a native delicacy in Africa, noting ants found in packaged food as part of local cuisine. The unusual habit highlights regional dietary practices and the role of insects in traditional dishes.
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Africa
Local Social Notes From Grand Meadow Area
Community figures share visits and gatherings around Grand Meadow with neighbors in Elkader Clermont and surrounding towns. Families including Ericksons Olsons Halvorsons and Andersons hosted and visited during weekends and weekday afternoons as children prepared for a Christmas program.
Christmas program practice at the church Sunday
Sunday afternoon the Sunday school children met for practice for their Christmas program at the church. A large crowd attended the meeting and the Dorcas society netted about $65 from their sale last Saturday. The Mission Society held its yearly meeting with officers elected. A county agent talk on the corn hog project drew a large audience at the Center schoolhouse Friday evening.
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Aind
Almer Erickson
Gilde
Burasa
Cler‘tier
Mia
Christ
Nel‘Won
Martin’ Halverson
Helen Hetnhart
Mirs
H. 5
Groth
Ernest Holt
Arnold
Sampson
Arthur Closa
Ben Erickson
Sam Erickson
Florence
Marlene
Cedar Rapida
Gladys
Myrtle Erickson
Esten Landsgard
Elkader
Darlene Olson
Arthur Olson
Mary Skain
Carl
Clermont
Andrew Anderson
Mix
Oscar Lien
Clifford Osmundson
Oscar Osmundson
Robert Wharrem
Stanley
Gander Church
Ames Olson
Marilyn
Bertha Jane Olson
T. T. Loftsgard
Stella Sonstegard
St. Olaf
Iyle Olson
Dorcas Gale
T. Kjosa
Jon Kenneth
Clarence Anderson
Delores Bergan
Sven Tollefson
Producers Agreement for Warehousing Corn
Government loan program outline for warehoused corn. Requires a producer note with loan amount and term, landlord consent to store on farm until August 1, even if lease expired, list of lienholders on the loan, and a pledge to cooperate in the corn-hogy program. Seen in the Echo.
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