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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1933
Page
4
Local newspaper notices list want ads with rates of 25 words up to 25 cents, extra charges for mail or phone orders, plus penalties for late payment. Items include lost rings, farm sales, and business promos, with radio station updates and upcoming broadcasts from Waterloo and Decorah.
A quirky note describes cattle as hoofed animals that swim and may cover several hundred yards depending on water current and roughness. The piece frames cattle behavior as a curiosity about animal swimming ability.
A M M Miller farm near Nashville hosts 10 pheasants and a covey of quail in uncut sudan grass with scattered grain, while a Maquoketa farmer feeds 20 pheasants and about 40 quail for winter survival. Canadian geese number 67 at Back Bone State Park in Delaware county as winter progresses.
February guides sportsmen to support game birds amid heavy snows. It urges grit in feeding, preparing old birds for nesting, and coordinating with farmers to plant fields for future food. It stresses leaving nesting cover, avoiding burnings in fences, and planting grain near cover for winter sustenance.
A digest of agricultural guidance covering fertilizer use shallow plowing, meat animal stocks on Jan 1 1935, and Germany's tariff effect on lard imports. It also discusses meat curing flavors, Cornbelt poultry plans with Iowa, pruning grape vines before sap flow, knitting winter projects for children, and soybeans with lime and inoculation to boost yield and quality.
Caren Smoked wurst at Falh's Market priced at 10 cents a pound. Common sense defined as wisdom. Mary Frances Hoyt visited Fayette at the H. B. Schilling home. L. D. Smith family from Elkader spent Friday with relatives in Elgin. Attendees from here traveled to Bestville for the Lutheran church bazaar and dinner. Mrs. Gottfred Pfister returned from the West Union hospital after a two week stay. John Falk Dr. H. H. Wolf and Hattie McKellar joined L. W. McKellar at dinner in Highland.
Edible French snails are imported to London in excess of two million annually. They are specially fed for restaurant use. The text notes apricots as a part of medieval almond processing and mentions bitter almond preparation in water, with references to kernels.
In a distorted markup from the Enquirer style, text hints at stray phrases about payments and dialogue. The readable bits mention a last payment, terms, and a newspaper tone, though the overall meaning remains unclear and fragments abound.
The Religious Drama society considers reviving the medieval miracle play to bring religion to nonchurchgoers on urban streets. Salvation Army colonel warns slum audiences would need education before open-air Shakespearean inspired miracles can succeed this summer.
The US Department of Agriculture reports nearly a billion acres of farmland mapped by federal surveyors. The project progresses at over 16 million acres annually, with completion estimated in 20 to 80 years and costs of 2 to 8 cents per acre.
Georges Felix, a war veteran, unveiled a camouflaging net that weighs under a pound and can transform a pedestrian or soldier into a shock of grain leaves papers or a tree stump. The invention serves camouflage needs and multiple other uses when not deployed for concealment.
A neighbor asks why Down-Hearted Otls leaves school and he replies dys pepaia and rheumatism. The boy adds he stayed after echoal because he could not spell them. His tutor notes James was absent for days and asks if he was sick. He says no, he wore a throat.
Incomplete passage shows garbled phrases and stray quotes. The available text references politics and personal remarks but lacks coherent events or identifiable names to summarize as a full item.
A fragmented note describes a flapper bride and a novelty item in use for a month, indicating light commercial chatter and social trends of the era. The text centers on a playful consumer inquiry amid fashionable courting scenes.
Ole Rose and family hosted dinner guests including Lareon and Helen. Irene Helgerson spent last night at Gilbert Burry’s home near Clermont. Mrs Clarence Olson and Mrs Ole Thorson with Mew Almor Larwon visited the Ole Blockilits house. EBsten, Tandagard, and Eunice were guests at the Bre Olivis Olson home Sunday afternoon. Mellion Loftegard of Gunder visited Erickson Bros. home Monday. Arthur Olson and Arden spent Sunday at Stanley. Mrs Clifford Kittleson and Mrs Mitchel Blockhin entertained the Sewing Circle at East Lutheran church parlors.
A fragmented local note mentions Margareth Friederich Gladys Marie Siee Erma Butikofer with perfect attendance and unclear monthly records. It references short programs linked to Linedlist and Washington's birthdays, city events, and Valentine ratings, plus Ardith district. It also contains garbled phrases about Georgia Meyertasicher and Vakistables Milks, with stray mentions of artificial Mille tabete and chemicals, all in a weathered Herald style.
Readable text indicates Venezuelan trees yield a milky bark rich in phosphates and sugar when pierced. Teste suggests composition may surpass cow milk in minerals and sweetness.
Readable fragments indicate a brief item mentioning Mrs Elmér in a March 2 context with timing or event unclear due to OCR damage. The fragment preserves a named individual and a date but lacks full details for a complete summary.
A fragment from a newspaper page quotes a four year old about life choices and a three year old declaring when given another life would be a bottle baby. The text references cigarette ashes and personal reflections, with garbled surrounding words.
A brief note records that Hay Boon did not speak on the matter at hand, with no prior statements released and no new comments added by Teren Wes.
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