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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
5
If my patients coming from Elgin on the morning train, they may phone or drop card. I will save the time so you can return on the noon train. If you wish to come on the afternoon train, you can return on the evening train.
Miss Bertha Medberry has the mumps and Ceetl Klingman and Freddie Klingman are ill with tonsillitis. Ed Gehring and family visited in Elkader on Thursday. A New Year gathering occurred at the Mrs. Wenger home. Mrs. Nettie Herman died December 31 and was buried January 2 at Syria cemetery after services led by Rev. Mitchell.
Cheery Valley notes a week of social visits and family tasks with Bert Thoman helping with wood, Mrs. Jake Christen assisted with housework, and Celia Christen staying with her sister. Grandma Frederick is sick. Ellen Theodore Hanson and Mrs Adolph Baumgartner plan an extended visit to Rock Valley Iowa. Funeral of Matthew Leuchtenmacher held in Hikader. New Year gatherings at Gottleib Dennler home with several visitors from Deg Moines and Wisconsin.
A Youth's Companion reader recalls camping in northern Minnesota where a bell on a grazing animal drew a traveler to a distant sound. Following a faint bell through brush, the traveler finds a brook with bubble bells formed by dripping water. The water’s vibration creates resonant tones, explained as water bells amplifying the original drop.
A novel device counts merchandise truck loads using a weighing apron and trip lever. As a truck enters, weight lowers the apron and advances a lever to tally the load. The platform adjusts to level for the next truck, and the machine resists miscounts from pushing or reversing loads.
A discussion promotes interest in Persian, noting its ease for English speakers. Modern Persian lacks cases, declensions, and genders, simplifying learning, while traditional texts like the Avesta require scholarly study. The Arabic script is a challenge, but beginners can pursue the language without excessive difficulty.
Mr MacFilckerton notes several ways to tell summer is near including weather, clothing, and ads for resorts. He adds that the almanac can hint at the season, but the sure signal remains the early morning fly that awakes you.
The Leipzig professor calculates in grams of energy how much a housewife truly brings home after buying one hundred grams of butter. He concludes she effectively brings home 44 grams and would be better off resting, as energy use is far lower in standing outside the butter shop.
An old style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the most reliable remedy after thirty five years of use, claiming it acts through the blood to heal mucus surfaces and improve overall health. It promises testimonials and urges readers to start taking the remedy and send for free samples.
The Youth's Companion Practical Home Calendar for 1918 pairs beauty with utility. It shows current, previous, and next month dates on one page and is designed as a decorative addition for the best room. Available to readers with 1948 subscriptions.
Eight years ago in Matteon a man named Robert Allison suffered from inition and constipation with frequent headaches dizziness and a heavy feeling in the stomach and chest He says one bottle of Chamberlains Tablets cured him and he has felt a different person since The account reads like a personal testimonial from a local reader.
The notice promotes using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the first croup symptoms and hoarseness, sold at Stocie's Drug Store. It also advertises old newspapers for sale at the Echo office, priced six cents per bunch, suggesting they can be used for under carpets.
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