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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1924
Page
4
Canary bird salesrooms bustle with customers listening for true singers amid crowded cages. Signs state No Birds Exchanged as buyers vie for birds with the best voice and color, while attendants shift birds from cheap rows to selected classes.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls General Haller visiting the White House and planning a wreath at Kosciuszko statue. The wreath is misdescribed as Wrzos, a Polish term for the rose, leading to a joke about rosebuds from hothouse soil and the confusion over language and symbolism.
A furniture dealer testified in a Derbyshire case that a set of antique chairs bought in October 1920 for about six hundred pounds were resold within six weeks for one thousand four hundred pounds and later to a buyer for three thousand pounds, illustrating a rapid two thousand four hundred pound profit. Lord Vernon’s reaction is pondered.
A natural arch design protects eggs against breakage. Experiments placed eggs upright on a scale and applied longitudinal pressure. Brown eggs withstood 155 pounds on average while white eggs averaged 112.5 pounds. Shell thickness ranged from 0.13 to 0.14 inch. Egg diameter around 1 1/2 inches highlights structural strength.
A tortoise and a bat formed an unlikely trio at Mar epga Chase in Morpeth New South Wales. They roamed the grounds for three months before parting ways. After three years both vanished and then reappeared to reveal a new friend a magpie.
Mrs. Perry Medberry is on the sick list. Ruth Rothisberger was a weekend guest of friends. Martin Wenger and Floyd Ernat are hospitalized at Ames with measles. A church soup supper was enjoyed. Hilda and Cecil Klingman visited Jack Shaffer. Fay Brabham spent time with La Fonda Shaffer and the Shaffers attended a sale near Volga City. The Reicherts and Lyle stayed with relatives. Mrs. Walter Rothsberger and children visited near Volga City. Mrs. Elmer Sammons and Mrs. Bart Henson were guests of Nancy Hunnt. Gehring and Klingman returned from Ames after a short college course. Rothlisberger family visited West Union and Fred Reichert. A Sabbath reflection and church services scheduled for Sunday.
A playful verse contrasts the codfish laying a million eggs with a hen laying one, noting the codfish stays silent while the hen advertises. The poem mocks the codfish for not crowing its achievement and praises the hen for publicizing her effort.
Local residents share visits and gatherings across Clermont and surrounding areas. Myrtle Olson hosts guests. Rev. Glesive of Decorah preaches at Marion church. Miss Gina Nyborg receives a surprise shower before moving to South Dakota. Helmer Lottsgard returns with family. several youths attend parties and quilting events. the Nyborg and Olson families host guests and meals, marking a close-knit time in the community.
John Zion and Glen Dowd of Clermont plead guilty to grand larceny before Judge Cooney at Anamosa. They were given indeterminate terms exceeding five years in the state reformitory for stealing turkeys and timothy seed from a farmer in Clermont and trading it for hootch at McGregor.
Lydia De tives and fridhds ae Anna and Mable Dennler spent Monday night with their sister Mrs Levi Frieden. Frank Christen visited Sunday at the home of his sister Mrs Adolph Hanson Sobn. Frederick and Fred Hanson spent Sunday afternoon with Jake Christen Rose Frieden of Hikader enjoyed a two days visit recently with Anna Frederick Mr and Mrs George Christen visited Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Jake Dennler. Hieanor Schneider spent the weekend at grandfather Jacob Oehring. Mable Dummermuth Martha Dennier and Besse Chapman were guests of Anna Fimo Sunday. Mr and Mrs Bert Thomas and Lucy Christen were guests Sunday afternoon at the Martin Minihan home. Elen Hanson visited her brother Adolph Haugron and family Saturday returning Sunday. Mrs Fred Fredrick has assisted at Wm Schupbach home in Bigin this past week. Mr and Mrs Wm Larson George and Adelia Larson of Header were visitors last Monday at the Jake Dennler home. We are glad to report Esther Frerick recovered enough to return home last Friday. Walter Butikofer is ill with pneumonia at Oscar Frieden’s near Hikader. his mother cares for him. Mr and Mrs Gotfred Fraderich thank friends and neighbors for assistance during their daughter Esther’s illness. Esther Frederich returned last Friday from West Union hospital after an appendicitis operation and is recovering. Our community was saddened by Walter Kurth’s death in a tragic hour.
Saturday and Sunday visits fill the community scene as Patterson, families, and neighbors meet at various homes. Details note Martin Hovey, Jim Bartlett, Tom Hanson, and others visiting relatives and friends, with sales and moves shaping the week ahead.
Unclear OCR fragment indicates a memo about eighty five and a payment of one forty dollars, with a seventy cent patch or hastily described adjustment related to a mystic or misprint. Details are fragmented and not fully readable.
Fragmentary notice notes sale terms and calls for office contact to obtain results. Names and details are unreadable, but the context implies a public sale or auction tied to a previous offer.
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