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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1953
Page
4
Want ads cost ten cents per Ming with a 30 cent weekly minimum when paid in cash. if not, the minimum drops to five cents. Blind ads or inquiries cost 50 cents weekly. A humorous exchange about Joe’s wife lightens the page as a hint to try Echo Want Ads.
Iowa lawmakers debate liquor pricing and enforcement as Governor Beardsley appoints Hoegh as attorney general to serve out the term. Tate proposes a 10 percent markup boost for liquor stores to raise 2 to 3 million dollars for state institutions, while concerns arise about potential bootlegging. Reapportionment efforts fail in the House. Robert L. Larson sworn in as the newest Iowa Supreme Court justice.
Traveling minister M. Allen of the Watchtower Society directs local preaching during a special week with Jehovah's Witnesses. Allen has 11 years with the society and has supervised preaching in Northern Town. The highlight is a public lecture Sunday February 22 at 2:00 p.m. in Elgin City Hall titled Practical Love in a Selfish World. Public invited and sessions are free.
A collection of light quips and anecdotes from the Telegraph Messenger era, including jokes about telegraphs, aging patients, bureaucrats, and lovers. The bits touch on cars, insomnia remedies, landlord notices, and laborers sharing humorous exchanges. The tone is quick, old newspaper humor with dated social beats and witty one liners.
A collage of old jokes and proverbs framed as schoolroom and family banter. Anecdotes touch on ancestry pride misheard phrases and humorous misunderstandings about science and manners. The tone resembles a lighthearted clipping of witty quips and homely wisdom.
Algona high school seniors will receive a $50 boost this spring from a bequest by the late Qle Madson. The $1,000 gift is to be divided among the top 20 graduates of the class, as Mr Madson had no children of his own.
The Anemosa town council designates jeweler Dale Condry to monitor clocks and keep municipal time. The unusual post assigns Condry the duty of ensuring time accuracy across the town.
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