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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
1
Saratoga, N. Y. editorial laments highway carnage amid Spain conflict coverage. It notes 18,660 American deaths in seven months and 87,000 annual toll, attributing rises to more cars and uneven state progress. Calls for individual responsibility and stronger licensing laws.
The article explains that meat milk and wheat pay more in taxes than in farm profits, challenging the notion that royal birth is needed for rule. It contrasts rulers like Mussolini Hitler Stalin Dollfuss Masaryk McDonald Mikinn and Reza Khan with humble origins such as blacksmith street sweeper peasant teacher and stable boy.
Tie election returns indicate twenty six women were elected to county superintendents of schools in the state. Dr and Mrs H S Hadsel will visit their son Harry and wife in Golar Rapids and Prof Fred Hadsel of Oxford Ohio over the holiday vacation. John Falk bought Schmid barn on Main street to convert into an ice house. Sam Stark arrived from Oregon to visit old friends. his wife and child have been here visiting his parents Mr and Mrs A I Bryant. An accident at the canning factory avoided serious injury when jars of tissue paper blocks toppled. Elmer Pinney was knocked down but rescued, no serious harm. Gus A Stoehr suffers a sore foot. Mrs Stoehr and son Harold handle Christmas trade while he rests. Lewis Stoehr will spend Christmas at home. City shopping limited. Dr L S Hutchinson, Max Thoma, Lesle Lehman, Lew Christ, Leslie Brown and Jack Smith attended the opera in Decorah. City council orders a steel cell to replace the old shack for prisoners in Falk building. Mr and Mrs Ralph DeSart move to town next week into their new Main street home. The four year old son of Mr and Mrs Gus Olson died at their home northeast of town Saturday night.
A merchant tells a scribe he avoids advertising because he does not like the editor. The piece argues advertising should boost sales or goodwill regardless of the editor's temperament, noting that readers still consume the paper even if the editor has personal flaws.
A satirical muse suggests transforming lands into cash to chase a Hollywood career arriving via New York Harbor. The speaker vows to resist royal pressures, thumb noses at Baldwin, and avoids marrying European royalty, preferring personal freedom and showbiz fame.
Sir William Kelly born in Pittsburgh on August 21 1811 received a patent in 1851 for a method of making steel by air. The old ironmasters laughed at the idea that heat from coal in the furnace could be surpassed by this process.
In Japan the fox is revered as a messenger and spiritual symbol guiding people and communities through longstanding traditions and folklore, reflecting cultural respect for animal messengers across regions and eras.
New Hampton Tribune Gazette notes farmer W Bergman spent night in town with friend Ernie gambling eleven pounds of pennies to win car license No 1 in Chickasaw County. Ernie won after an all night vigil. license 19 1 (1957) symbolized the effort and kept him cheerful.
Lee Trvine and Claire Holmes, both Fayette County residents, were arrested in Volga City on intoxication related charges and taken to Clayton County jail in Elkader Union after fleeing from the Clayton jail. The pair previously faced counts including illegal possession of liquor and intoxication, with sheriff Palas of Clayton County involved in the transfer.
A Oklahoma woman has just given birth to her fifth set of twins, each pair a boy and a girl, bringing her total to 16 children. She lives in a one room log and mud cabin and relies on a $14 monthly allowance. Her husband is jailed, sentenced last April, and the piece notes it would have been better if he had been sentenced sooner.
An unsigned note from Mt. Carroll Illinois, quoted in the Mirror-Democrat, states I owe you seven dollars for a long time and am sending ten to pay interest. The writer admits taking the money in youth and seeks to square up with everyone, asking for forgiveness for the long wait.
Official notice to Cornelius Moore Estate Mary Moore Estate and unknown heirs that Lots 1 and 2 Block 3 Lutra part of Elgin Fayette County were sold for 1930 1984 taxes in a December 2 1935 sale to Fayette County then assigned to J A Boleyn holder of Treasurer Certificate 2540A. Redeemption expires ninety days after service. treasurer’s deed will be issued if not redeemed. Dated Elgin Iowa November 27 1936.
A Collier's Weekly piece notes long voyages required crew consensus on a propitious date, sailors avoided undressing during trips despite frequent wetness, and captains customarily collected passenger hats for tips before docking.
A description of allspice from the unripe fruit of a West Indian tree in the myrtle family, gathered and dried in the sun. It is an aromatic spice long thought to blend flavors resembling cloves cinnamon and nutmeg.
The republican county central committee of Fayette county closed their records with all bills paid. Treasurer P. J. Neubauer reported a campaign balance of 32 dollars, remitted to chairman R. P. Strauch, a notably clean financial record for a county committee.
Column Left lists famous pairings across culture and humor. It cites Pat and Mike, Frank and Ernest, King Edward and Wally, Tea and crullers, Beer and skittles, Sum and Abner, the traveling man and the farmer's daughter, as memorable contrasts and curiosities.
A house fly has two compound eyes in the head. Each eye contains five to six thousand facets forming a honeycomb surface. Each facet holds eight corneas a crystalline cone and nerve ends, with accessory parts comparable to other animals’ eyes.
The text lists major Mexican volcanoes including Orizaba at 18,250 feet and Popocatepetl at 17,876 feet. It notes Colima near the plateau at about 13,000 feet, and also mentions Jorullo as another noted volcano.
The Barrier Islands are a group of about 100 islands off the South Atlantic coast of South Carolina Georgia and Florida extending from Charleston South Carolina to Fernandina Florida, outlining the region between mainland and sea.
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