Classified Ad Rates and Local Notices
A dense OCR of local classified ads and notices lists rate terms for want ads, sales pitches, product promos, and theater announcements. Items include Rawleigh product distribution opportunities in Fayette county, a sale offer for Harold Moritz in Elgin, a Pure chick starter ad from M Kneeland Clermont Iowa, free UDGa sample from ONeill Drug in Elgin, Elgin Echo repair and stamping services, a local show at Avalon, guest invitations, courtesy tickets, and a Cargill Sow meal ad. The notices mention contact methods, prices, and service terms.
Linoleum Mats Prolong Life by Corner Rounding
Linoleum mats last longer when corners are rounded or slanted. Square corners not tacked or cemented down take more wear and tear.
Household Fats to Rescue Homemakers in Wartime
The War Food Administration urges homemakers in agricultural areas to increase salvaged fats to reach 250 million pounds for military industrial and civilian use. Last year 170 million pounds were turned in. Civilians face ongoing shortages due to military and lend-lease demands, but shortages won't be severe if farmers boost productivity and Americans plant victory gardens and increase home canning. Farmers are asked to plant more acres as farmers and families work to the limit, with city help needed. Also noted is the expansion of pocket knife production to meet bomber crew and soldier needs, targeting about 5 million knives per quarter in early 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFA
United States
Sitdown Spendthrift Calorie Burn Noted by Nutrition Expert
An average man sitting quietly uses about 100 calories per hour, per nutrition expert H. C. Sherman. The finding highlights low daytime energy expenditure for sedentary individuals and underlines the impact of activity on daily calorie burn.
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H. C. Sherman
Dairy and farm storage cautions and practices in Iowa
The report notes more dairy cows on Jan 1 1945 than 1944 and warns against Argentina alfalfa seed in Iowa due to winter kill. It urges limited flax acreage to avert linseed oil shortages, discusses winter manure, cold fermentation checks, and stresses sanitary chicken housing with hot lye water cleaning as a key step.
Farmers Urged to File for Tractor Fuel Immediately
Farmers are urged to mail 1945 non-highway gasoline and tractor fuel applications promptly to avoid ration delays. The ration board notes only a small percentage have submitted, creating a backlog that could leave some farmers without fuel when field work begins.
Shrimp industry leads southern seafood production
Shrimp fishery is the leading seafood industry of the south with annual production around 150 million pounds and the largest returns to fishermen. About 85 percent of the yield comes from the Gulf coast, 66 percent from Louisiana, with Texas second in production followed by Georgia Mississippi and Florida.
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South
North Carolina
Texas
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Navajo Legend Of Ship Rock Great Bird Myth
Navajo oral tradition holds Ship Rock as a lone monolith once a great bird that guided the Navajo to New Mexico. The tale places the rock high above the plains and ties it to tribal origins and migration lore.
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New Mexico
Long Range German Guns Bombard Paris in World War I
During World War I German forces fired from 76 miles away at Paris using specially built long range guns. They hurled 265 pound shells, delivering bombardment from a distant position and escalating the city’s wartime siege.
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Paris
Unknown origin of derisive term tied to widow tradition
The text suggests a disputed origin for a medieval term possibly linked to widowhood or grace. It mentions a suspected corruption of a phrase meaning widow and hints at a connection to grade or courtesy. The source remains uncertain about precise roots.
Had Word For It Salmon Named Salmo Romi Took It From
A garbled archival note discusses the term salmon and its etymology, mentioning Salmo and Romi origins and a Latin influence. The fragment provides unclear references to linguistic borrowing and philology without coherent context or identifiable events.
Fisherman’s boast at market and courtroom quips emerge
A tired fisherman jokes at the fish market asking for five huge trout to tell his family he caught them. In a separate note a judge questions a defense about a loaded truck collision with a blunt reply, while a coal driver claims he did not know the truck was loaded.
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Mons
Bolson
C. M. Kneeland
Clermont
Iowa
Elgin Clothes Shop
Orville
Bunting
Torkelson Bros
Dial
Elgin
W. F. Mittelistadt
West Union
Glen E. Yates
National Farm Loan Association
Bud Abbot
Lou Costello
Harold Glass
Viper
Larson Roofing & Insulation Co
Peter Luchsingr
Jacob Friederich
Fhone
Echo Office
R. P. Strauch
Echoffice
U. S
Rawleigh Products
Fayette County
Hustler
Rawleighs
Freeport
Harold Moritz
Co. M. Kneeland
Towa
O'Neill Drug Company
Chas, Ulish
Elgin Echo
Prenchmen’s Creek
The
Echo
Ern Schori
Cargill
C. J. Mulford
LEO VY. Boleyn Dial
WMT
Capper’s Hatchery
Maynard Lantz
Elgin, Iowa
Aaa
Ena
Sarcread
Argentina
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
Maor Man
MoorMan
Moorman Mfg. Co
Quincy
Ike
B. H. Brackin
Albert L.freeman
Vine Street
West
Union
P. D. Drawer
Animal By-Products CO
Schori & Kuster
Elgin Farmers Coop
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