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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
3
The Rheims cathedral, a premier Thirteenth century Gothic landmark in Europe, evokes medieval splendor where French kings were crowned. Charles VII notably benefited from Joan of Arc's influence in those historic times.
The article contrasts lightning with volcanoes and earthquakes noting lightning harms more people overall, though volcanoes and quakes cause greater fatal tolls per event. It highlights the uneven global distribution of these natural forces and the broad human impact of lightning.
The tapir is described as a harmless nocturnal mammal with a long nose. It can swim and dive like water is its element and feeds on roots and vegetation. It faces predation from carnivorous beasts and reptiles.
A scientist notes that tree internal temperatures usually lag about 20 degrees behind atmospheric readings in spring and summer under normal conditions and sit roughly 8 degrees warmer than air in winter.
The foxglove plant can be fatal in extreme cases as poison flows from the stem when picked causing staining and a rash on the skin. Rhododendron and many other common plants act in the same way, risking skin irritation.
Boston Massachusetts gets its name from Lincolnshire Boston in England. Many settlers sailed from that town to New England starting in 1630 and in the following years.
The diary entry from February 1763 notes one of the first noun uses of caucus by John Adams. It marks an early instance of the term in American political context.
A brief note recalls a practice in old Japan where people were commonly vaccinated by nasal inoculation, reflecting historical approaches to disease prevention and public health beliefs of the era.
The report covers reduced pig farrowings and higher chicken hatchability, fence post durability, and shifting hog and cattle feeds amid high corn prices. It cites Iowa Home Butchering Week, 1986 corn imports from Argentina, contest improvements, salt use for sheep, goiter prevention, and optimal hog weights for meat quality.
Iowans created 18,593 temporary silos including 12,210 trenches and 6,388 upright as part of emergency measures after a drought. Winter lighting trials show profits from extended lights to boost egg production, with three systems tested and concerns over wiring safety. Butter movement into consumption lags behind last year, with December stocks higher and October production up 13 percent due to late fall rains and higher imports.
Brainard residents and relatives traveled to Chicago by stock train Saturday night. Several households report Christmas Day gatherings at Hawkeye Elgin Garna ville and Scotch Grove with extended kin including Appelman Boyer Howard and Neal families. Instances of illness appear for Kathleen Peters and Marian Wilson Patterson and Beatrice Chesley Boyer note.
Sunday lists show numerous families visiting Christmas day in Elgin Waterloo Oak Grove Calmar and Davenport including Barker Craft Appelman Peters Boyer Nutting Howard and Cummings households. Brainard school reopens Jan 4 with services at Brainard Church Notes detailing Sunday school and morning worship times.
The notice lists B Y P U gatherings at 7 o'clock and evening services at 7 45. It quotes a biblical line about not boasting of tomorrow and mentions a Virginia Geological Survey note on staurolite fairy stones and their properties including scratching glass.
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