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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
1
A Key West Citizen letter argues that women comprise about a quarter of drivers yet account for only 7.63 percent of accidents and 2.63 percent of traffic violations in large titles. Officers largely view women as more careful drivers, challenging gibes about female driving inferiority.
The piece argues postwar woes stem from insufficient consumer purchasing power rather than overproduction. It notes world output outpacing population but says demand lags, urging higher consumption and realignments to boost buying power. It also laments timber exploitation and slow reforestation, recalling old subscriber grumbles about rising costs.
The Burgess and Hanson buffalo herd linked to Tiana sold to Frank Rockefeller of Melville, Kansas, for 2600 dollars. The 18 head herd drew a large crowd as the sale closed the year 1905. A Christmas period filled with weddings and gatherings followed, including Pearl Blough and Fred Wilbur, and Martha Friederich and Oscar Frieden tying the knot. Community events and visits from relatives marked the season.
A list submitted by the A A A Motor Clubs of Town urges safer driving and walking. Items include driving to school routes, using signals, maintaining safe speeds, avoiding street play by children, and obeying traffic signals.
In this Pioneer Tribune opinion from Manistique Michigan the piece argues that communities with thriving shops churches and schools attract buy at home support. It claims residents including workers and bosses are misjudged when shopping away from home and that buying locally strengthens their town.
Nora Springs Advertiser argues that today’s taxes are higher and more varied, urging readers to reflect on indirect and direct levies they pay daily to grasp the need for genuine tax cuts.
There is still time to send a Christmas card to someone you had forgotten or decided to overlook, and from whom you have just received a cheery greeting.
The piece weighs pros and cons of purchasing farmland now. It notes rising but appealing prices, cites farm land as a solid long term investment, and advises against speculation. If buying for safety, good land bought now should yield steady returns and appreciate in value over time.
Arnolds Park Iowa junior class play titled Campus Quarantine has been postponed again due to illness, the latest setback caused by the mumps affecting the leading man. Elsewhere reports note a Webster City fire damaging a half block of brick buildings with losses estimated around $50,000.
A Missouri Democrat letter suggests a Christmas gag where husbands tell their wives a large gift won’t fit in a stocking so they loan their pants to hang up. The note jokes about getting up early to wear the pants themselves, calling it a money saver.
A Sabula Gazette note from Elgin Fayette County observes rural Iowa still watching silent films. A humor-tinted aside notes a hen misplacing eggs, illustrating local flavor and small-town life.
Miles Reporter notes humor as farmers in town, after corn is in cribs, try to lure their wives to help with barn chores. The old trick never works and the hired hand stays through winter. sale bills at the Echo office.
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