Waterloo hosts world champ typist demonstrations
Al Riley and Howard Childs joined Albert Tangara of New York, the world champion typist, for Monday demonstrations at Gates Business College and East and West high schools in Waterloo. Tangara used the Royal typewriter, the machine signed and handled by Mr. Riley of New Hampton. Let The Echo do your printing.
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al Riley
Howard Childs
Waterloo
Albert Tangara
New York
Gates Business College
East and West High Schools
Royal Typewriter
Riley
New Hampton Tribune
The
Echo
Men Wanted For Local Farm Service Jobs
Local manager of a national company seeks several men for work in the area. Deliver orders to farmers, render service, and perform other tasks. Farm experience is desirable and a car is necessary. Permanent positions with pay starting at 875 dollars monthly, higher later. Send name and address to Box 6853, care of this paper. Name Address
Local Editor Kathn Strauch Enters Elgin Post Office Notice
Kathryn J. Strauch, local editor, is listed as entering the post office at Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa, as second class mail matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn J. Strauch
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
Advertising Rates Include Various Display and Classified Options
Advertisement rates listed for Foreign Display Local Display Readers and per wordclassified text with minimum advance payment. Mentions cards of thanks memorials obituary poetry and notices with admission charged at regular rates. The fragment ends mid sentence.
Syphilis in Early Stages Warns Iowans of Dangers
The Iowa State Department of Health urges awareness of syphilis as early signs vanish in primary and secondary stages, leading to misdiagnosis. It notes treatment success in secondary stage exceeds 75 percent when started promptly, and recommends Wassermann testing to uncover hidden cases and prevent degeneration or insanity. Address inquiries to the Iowa Health Department in Des Moines.
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Wassermann
Iown
State Department of Health
Des Moines St
Des Moines
Iowa
Mussolini rewards 94 mothers with cash and policy
The Oelwein Register reports Mussolini awarded 94 mothers cash sums and an insurance policy as part of a baby birth initiative. Over ten years these 94 mothers bore 27 children, averaging 0.77 children per mother, signaling a future-focused campaign to increase population for military aims.
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Mussolini
Bashful Elgin Youth Sends Christmas Card Verse
An Elgin boy too bashful to speak to his sweetheart sent a Christmas card bearing a playful verse ending with a wink. The lighthearted lines included Roses are red, Violet are blue, Horses neck, Do you. The card reflects small town charm and holiday humor.
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Elgin
Moisture limits in butter spark federal fines under new law
Rural notes report cases where butter moisture above sixteen percent triggers penalties up to two hundred fifty dollars. Oswald Strauch visits Scranton as Effort Hunsberger's birthday celebrated. baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Bauder. Details of local events include sleighing, a wolf hunt talk, and a new I O O F lighting system. Post office rule limits publisher alternates on subscriptions, curbing extended credit.
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Oswald Strauch
Scranton
F. W. Hughes
Effort Hunsberger
Lehman
Oscar Bauder
I. O. O. F. Hall
Chas. Feller
Ed Dickinson
J. D. Shaffer
Elkader-West Union Road
Henry Feller
Ida Schori
Schori
F. R. Berg
la Crosse
Wis
McGregor
Farmersburg
Elgin
Berg
Anna Kohier
New Hampton
Business College
Waukon
McConaty Place
Lansing Ridge
Post Office Department
Taxeaters and Taxpayers in Government Wage Survey
The Civil Service Assembly reports 1936 government wages excluding relief workers totaled 5.146 billion dollars, about 160 dollars per four person family. The New York Times notes relief costs would push totals to astronomical levels, signaling a future when taxeaters may outnumber taxpayers.
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New York Times
Civil Service Assembly
Times
Feuling Buys 120 Acre Farm Near New Hampton
Feuling, a New Hampton publican, completes a deal for 120 acres of the Delsing farm on the paved highway. He pays 2500 in cash and assumes a 7800 mortgage. The purchase price is about 87 per acre, the second Chickasaw county farm Feuling has bought in three months.
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Kk. J. Fueling
New Hampton
Feuling
Chickasaw County
Brainard Social Roundup and School Notes
Branard residents hosted Christmas gatherings at multiple homes including the Tripps and Boyers. The Dummermuth school closed for a week of vacation with a program and tree. Brainard School notes elected officers and listed staff. A petition circulated in Osgian for a state liquor store, with Winneshiek County already hosting Decorah and Calmar stores.
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Zia Tripp
Janesville
Win
Clarence Tripp
Don Cummings
Slaughter Junia
Fred Nydegger
Zgin
Sidney Patterson
Marian
Wilson
L. D. Hitch
West Union
Glen Boyer
Chas
Appelman
Hawkeye
Chas. S. Whitney
Britt
Wm. Nutting
Dummermuth
Elizabeth McMillan
Brainard
Sidney Nutting
Eva Boyer
Tripp
Lola Boyer
Sheldon Moats
Marian Patterson
D. H. Craft
Osgian
Winneshick County
Decorah
Calmar
Men and Guns Caliber Size Bore Contrast
A quip notes men differ from firearms as smaller calibers bore bigger. The saying implies a reversal between perceived potency and actual impact, reflecting a satirical take on bravado versus effect. The line uses metaphor to critique overconfidence and masculine display.
Witty remark about a forgetful husband and birthdays
A humorous line notes that a wise husband never forgets his wife but forgets which birthday it is, framing forgetfulness as a playful flaw rather than a failing. It presents a light, witty view of marital dynamics.
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Wm. E. Baumgartner
Elgin, Iowa
Ting
L. S. Hutchinson
Holiday
H. H. Wolf
Elgin Echo
R. P. Strauch
We of Zhe ' Com
Carl Appelman
Kenneth Kjosa
Clermont
Jimmie
E. R. Nutting
Melvin and
Gran Nutting
Richard Johnston
Herman Boyer
Vern Boyer
Olli
Medberry
Ed Medberry
Prop
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy CO
Umaine
Metinns
Erle Oe
Turan
Elgin State Bank
MCI McLaren
Miran
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