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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
3
Entry shows second class mail matter designation for items entering Clermont postal service in Fayette County Iowa. Indicates official classification used for mailed communications and periodical distribution in the local post office records.
A column urges businesslike governance and street cleanliness to boost a city's image. It cites advertising as a path to prosperity and encourages supporting local trades, warns against draining wealth away, and endorses decisive action by citizens to strengthen the home economy. It closes with a wry note on money and an ideal wife.
Sheriff H J Nehring faced a sales ploy from a New York publishing firm asking him to approve a supposed article. No enclosure existed and a later reverse call attempted to induce acceptance. He refused to authorize by phone, suspecting a bill would follow.
Report shows assets and gains for 1935 and 1936 for the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Assn of Fayette County Iowa. It lists insurance in force, net gains, new business, and total assets with names of officers J H Wilson R K Fussell J F Miller A D Knox.
M A Sweeney advertising manager of the National Retailer Owner Grocers Association said the group will boost newspaper advertising by 20 percent next year. He cited last year’s $2,000,000 spend and urged 20,000 members to steer customers toward newspapers, arguing circular ads by individual grocers are less effective.
Quote urges respect for trains and safety at crossings. It notes no fatalities on U.S. rail lines in 1935 and argues drivers should yield to locomotives, asserting the locomotive has the right of way at grade crossings.
Agricultural summaries cover hog carcass markets in Denmark, hybrid corn yields outpacing open pollinated varieties by 10.8 percent in Iowa, and soybeans moving faster into commercial channels. USDA data show 65 percent sold by Jan. 1, higher than prior years. Hatchery eggs should be kept cool, handled carefully, and gathered twice daily. Pasture improvement advice includes drilling clover into bluegrass sod, lime or manure topdressings, reseeding with clover mixes, and limestone applications. A note on safety urges caution with radios in cars and hitchhiking.
A fragmented column notes 1946 as a leap year for girls but routine for pedestrians. It recalls three Republicans staying up overnight to complete a jig-saw that ends as a Democrat. A psychologist’s quip links mood cycles to 28 days, suggesting daily moods swing from discouraged to elated, with little remedy.
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