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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1935
Page
1
Advertising rates for Suispiung Cards of Thanks In Memoriam Cards Resolutions of Respect and school notices are listed. The notice mentions regular advertising rates with image charges and rates varied from 10 to 50 cents per unit, along with a 1.00 and 1.60 figure likely representing annual or bulk costs. The fragmentary text references poetry, society admission, and obituaries within the rate sheet.
A Dyersville Commercial assessment argues the forgotten man in debt re‑adjustment is the small town businessman who must write off millions without scope for partial recovery. His loss bears no relief to jobbers or manufacturers, leaving him isolated at the bottom of the economic chain.
Arlington News reports a large flock of pheasants has gathered at Mrs. Herbert Paul’s farm five miles from town along No. 154. Sheltered by the grove around the buildings, the birds feed in the yard and on a manure pile in Frank Turner field, numbering about a hundred in total. The birds are expected to endure the winter in good condition.
Five road delegations have conferred with the county board since last Saturday. Sperry township sent a delegation last Saturday and four more from Jefferson Mallory Grand Meadow and Volga townships appeared Monday. Working with Engineer D E Hoover, the board may outline a county trunk system improvement program before the session ends.
Ed Helming, Ludlow farmer, reports he was engaged in setting fence posts on Friday February 1. He found little or no frost in the soil and used only a spade to dig post holes. The area had extreme January weather followed by a snow storm before a freeze-up, which may explain the ground’s softness.
Charlie Kimball of Highland mourns a 38 year old Norman mare lost last week after a straw stack toppled, injuring the herd’s best horse. Mrs. Lawrence McKellar and son Glen visited Elgin for surgery on Master Glen, who is recovering well. Harley Rittenhouse becomes Monona Leader’s new manager and partner. The Echo prints four pages this week. Alden Pinney and Sam Mosby are ill. Mosby’s baby Rivguttas also sick. Frankie Benson hosts a Valentine party. Ernestine Schori, daughter of Mr and Mrs Em Schori, contracted scarlet fever. Arthur W. Shaffer sails to Des Moines as Yeoman delegate. Thor Thorson dies near the city. C M Benson to Chicago for a banking job. Jud Conner reports a recent fire. quick upstairs action saved the home.
A lodge notes the passing of Otto P. Stoehr with mourning and tribute. Silver Leaf Lodge No. 518, A F and A M, drapes its room for thirty days and extends sympathy to the family, with the resolution recorded in the minute book and published in the Elgin Echo.
Leon T Birdsell of Postville and Elgin was advised Monday that his bid of 1700 dollars for the star mail route between Postville and Fayetteville had been accepted by the Post Office Department for a four year term starting July 1. The route covers Postville to Fayetteville for five months each year with West Union the focus in fall and winter. In two and a half years on the route he has provided prompt courteous service and postmasters express pleasure at the continuation of this service.
The term pamphlet comes from Pamphela a Greek lady whose collection of essays and notes inspired a new style of publication, giving the name to a distinct form of literature.
A fragment notes that shoe heels come from Persian origins and were originally attached to items to keep wearers feet above burning hands, reflecting historical footwear concepts.
Burma produces the finest deep red rubies, traders claim quality by color and clarity. Prices and demand rise as buyers seek robust stones for jewelry and investment in Asian markets.
Luella Geneva Benson born February 2381, 1901 in Highland township Clayton County Iowa died February 2 1935 at home in Marion township aged thirty three years eleven months ten days Daughter of the late Mr and Mrs B M Benson youngest of eight children First child baptized at Highland Lutheran Church later confirmed and married Educated in Elkader High School class of 1920 studied at Cedar Rapids business college Worked in Cedar Rapids married March 6 1928 to William Torkelson Three children Sylvan Lien 7 Borghild Ione 5 Amy Lou 8 After illness began last April cancer of the bladder Operation failed and led to rapid decline Returned home for care Funeral February 4 at house and Highland Lutheran Church A sermon by Rev Gunston singing by Adolph Benson and a mixed quartet Pallbearers Adolph Larson Selmar Holm Louis Gregorson Melvin Gregerson Kenneth Mark Merlin Cook Survived by husband three children five sisters and one brother Funeral and faith framed remembrance of a life of patience and strength with Scriptural prayers and hymns
Rev Johann Campanius kept daily weather records in New Sweden near Wilmington Delaware for 1644 and 1645, marking the earliest known American observations.
A clock with a bed tester to sense damp sheets is added to three antique English timepieces in the Denver Art Museum galleries.
A compact, dated reflection on social sayings, legal notions, and everyday wisdom. It playfully critiques ideas about fortune status, credibility, marriage names, and dignity while noting political cautions about lip service and public spending. It ends with a quip about nonstatesmen and fiscal choices.
A New Outlook article argues that Chinese patients pay doctors when ill, not to stay well. Families summon multiple doctors with distinct prescriptions, and a necromancer may be asked to pick a treatment. Success or failure shifts blame among doctors, necromancer, and fate.
Salt Trade Started claims London arose from malt traffic and a salt route across the Thames. Worcester shire supplied early salt for Continental trade. The ford at Westminster became the origin site, where high river stages once hindered crossing, leading to a fortified stockade village that evolved into London.
A modern diving suit is a rigid aluminum alloy shell with movable limbs maintaining constant pressure, eliminating the need for staged descent or ascent. It contains no outside air supply and recirculates air, removing carbonic acid automatically with an instrument board housing telephone, depth meter, thermometer, and four compasses.
The iceberg tally in the North Atlantic shifts yearly from 1100 in 1912 to 11 in 1924 and about 700 in recent times. Icebergs typically melt as they drift into the Gulf Stream, where waters can dissolve a city block sized berg within 36 hours.
In Philadelphia upward of 126 practicing women physicians are noted among the city’s medical ranks. Women doctors are represented on faculties of several major hospitals and women technicians handle most routine tasks and some specialized laboratory and research duties.
Dialog snippet shows a playful exchange about a date gone wrong with fragmented phrasing and unclear context. The speakers Molly and Dolly joke about tires and remaining time, reflecting a casual, humorous tone with several garbled lines.
Mrs Newbride frets over a newly bought incubator that has not laid any eggs yet. The neighbor reports it seems all right but remains concerned about performance and effectiveness.
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