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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
4
The Luther League of America is a national group uniting Lutheran youth organizations in America. It was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1665, with the motto Of the Church, by the Church, for the Church.
A saga recounts that Eric the Red named Greenland Green land in 985 AD to lure Icelandic colonists to settle there. The tale links the naming to prospect of good pasture and favorable climate as pioneers moved westward from Iceland.
Egg storage holdings rise while dressed poultry supplies tighten raising prices. Iowa dairymen report cups in the dairy barn boost production. 63.5 percent of chicks in the state come from commercial hatcheries. rest are home hatched or shipped in. Farmers can lift oat yields up to 10 percent and corn yields up to 5 percent by using commercial seed dust. Iowa State College will award 28 farm operators certificates for 10 years of farm record keeping, last year 31 received the honor. A pioneer tenancy hearing in Iowa may influence the Midwest, with nine farms totaling 122 to 320 acres and 1,750 acres donated to the college for family-sized operation rather than show plots.
In the fourth grade we will finish basic reading books this week and start new readers. Absentees Doris Hanson Vernon Wede and Ivan Torkelson. Fifth grade unit is Some Makers of Modern America featuring Clara Barton Susan Anthony Thomas Edison Henry Ford and Colonel Lindbergh. Sixth grade Iowa history unit is Iowa Grows Up with Robert Lucas noted as first governor. Seventh grade studies early settlement of the West and both grades tested on South America geography. Betty Strauch absent with scarlet fever. Home Economics: sewing over projects. Music notes include state sub district contest plan in West Union mid March. Girls Sextette members listed. Baritone and Soprano solos noted.
A foreigner finds Chinese hard to speak and understand because meanings shift with tones. Native speakers acquire tones naturally without formal teaching, making it difficult for outsiders to learn to distinguish meanings and correct pronunciation.
The tomato travels from Peruvian fruit noted as tomatl to Moroccos apple of Morocco then Pomo dei Mori and Pomme d Amour before arriving in English use as love apple. It shifts from ornamental to edible in the 1800s with A W Livingston of Ohio advancing serious tomato cultivation around 1847 amid a pin cushion shaped fruit, marking the emergence of tomatoes as a key American vegetable.
Szabadskent kiraly, a Hungarian village, supposedly assigns every resident a female given name. Szarka Geza describes the town where half bear the name Kata and half Eva, tracing to King Zsigmond who hid the king with maidens and granted each sister half the village.
Bell ringing is a skilled art with planned peals where no change repeats. A peal of eight bells permits 40 320 possible changes, and about 15 000 people in the country have mastered the craft.
A Ports mouth elder honors a murdered sailor with a memorial stone after hearing a ghost tale. The countryside hosts odd tombstones, London Tit-Bits notes. Peter son’s Tower in Sway New Forest rises 220 feet, a possible world record tombstone aside from the Pyramids. A tree marks Sir Walter Raleigh’s first smoke and a spade at a grave head, laborer carved on the handle, stands as a simple memorial.
The earliest church settlement is cited as St Augustine Florida in 1565 with Mass on Manhattan Island by Verazzano in 1524 and earlier explorer services from Greenland. Catholic Almanac shows highest Catholic-to-member ratio in New Mexico and lowest in North Carolina.
Miniature dogs arise from crossing small breeds to reduce size. Bred over 400 years ago, they were once used to ferret rats and burrowing pests. Delicate, they require much care and are rare, often producing only one puppy per litter.
B C Chandler of the Smola State Natural History Survey outlines pruning and spraying steps to combat codling moth in Illinois orchards. He warns that lighter pruning risks poor spray coverage and worm-infested fruit, urging heavy thinning and removal of insect hideouts for effective spring treatments.
Dr A J Pleters of the USDA says Korean lespedeza can provide an emergency hay crop for 1935. Seeding 25 pounds per acre on winter wheat or oats next spring is advised, inoculate seed if new to the field, and seed alone on nonweedy land. Good seed supply reported. volunteer stands likely where grown in 1934. grain hay and lespedeza can be grown on the same land.
The article notes that piglets have temporary tusks serving little value beyond defense, often injuring each other and udders. Experienced hog men cut teeth near the gums using specialized pliers to prevent wounds. Remove tusks in the first days of life and never on boars kept for breeding.
Farmers facing hard prices for hides can salt and dry them at home. Salt deeply, roll and set aside until preserved, then dry and cut into rug or floor mat shapes. Calf hides make fine bathroom rugs. Rugs are stiff but attractive when cured this way.
United States Department of Agriculture explorers N. J. Westover and RB Enion returned after seven months with nearly 1,800 specimens from dunes and Turkestan. They report a desert Swiss, uprooted by wind, that regrows on landing, and a sedge propagated only from root cuttings.
A quick scan of names and events shows residents visiting relatives, a funeral notice for Mrs Ed Lavar of Porterville California, a quarantine for the Strauch home due to scarlet fever, and local incidents including a car collision involving Lyle Nelson. The piece also mentions a file paks card file for sale and a Chicago auditor visiting for the annual chores of several local businesses.
The Toledo Chronicle urges retailers to thank customers for every order to boost return business. It argues courteous service can sway patrons to stay or choose rivals, emphasizing consistent politeness in every transaction and interaction.
A playful collage contrasts colonial life with modern homemaking and public virtue. It notes brief thoughts on cities, humanity, and inspiration from cinema, then highlights warm porch wisdom about good will outpacing competitors.
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