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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise is a Thursday weekly newspaper serving Clermont Iowa with local editor Mrs H B Greenley and affiliation to state and national press associations. The paper is filed as second class mail matter at the Clermont post office in Payette County Iowa.
Notice to advertisers advises paying invoices at Farmers' Savings Bank where receipts will be given. Storage supplies of eggs are about average but winter production may be lower than other years due to increased feed costs.
A hopeful verse consoles a hospitalized reader with images of springtime in the yard and a homecoming. It frames illness as a winter that will end, promising a brighter day when health returns and love awaits on the stairs and the Gold Door of Promise swings open.
A quirky set of maxims on honesty, etiquette, love, and social manners. It lampoons vanity and pretension while noting practical quirks of everyday life. The piece playfully contrasts ideal behavior with imperfect reality and urges prudent restraint in boasting and reliance on others.
Sinclair Lewis defends Bolshevik morals while telling a tale in which a married man is rebuked for attempting a kiss in Palm Beach. The punch line contrasts two worlds, wife as the old world and the other as the new.
Dr Tsudore Falk of the University of Chicago commented at a dinner party that America leads in disinterested research yet faces abuse for materialism. He contrasted this with Europe’s critique of American philosophy, joking about a black hen laying a white egg to explain the paradox.
A Southern Agriculturist critique argues that modern youth lack independent thinking. It claims young people have not gained experience to form thoughts and often neither think for themselves nor let others think for them.
The product is described as an opaque glass that looks outward while reflecting the interior. When mounted on a vehicle, the driver can see outside clearly, but looking from inside the car the glass mirrors the interior scene, blocking inward visibility.
The push for economical long wearing footwear sees rural Italians adopting wooden shoes or clogs, a style more typical of northern European peoples, as a practical solution for daily use.
A fragmentary exchange hints at household dynamics during a meal. The Boy and Girl alternately clash over praise and control, while a neighbor and Mestre are referenced through blurred phrases, suggesting a domestic scene unsettled by opinions on food.
A fragmented report notes a traffic incident where a driver failed to slow for a pedestrian. Alleged actions include shouting and cursing, with limited readable details on motives or outcomes. The text mentions Motovist-1 and precautions but provides no clear legal conclusions.
A traveler muses about his parents at home and considers returning to help them after paying railroad fare to visit and see if any aid is possible. The fragment hints at concern for family welfare and a journey undertaken for support.
Randalia Iowa will receive 16 hitchlize posts under a Civil Works Administration project approved Monday. Randalia delegates told CWA engineer George Keller that more farmers are now coming to town to shop. In Des Moines bread averaged 9.7 cents a pound in November, the highest in the nation. Four thousand farmers from Nebraska Kansas and Missouri condemned direct buying by packers at a meeting in Omaha.
A humorous squint at a 70 year life span listing hours spent working, sleeping, walking, socializing, shaving, dressing, dancing, drinking, waiting for a partner, dining, telephoning, mirrors, and nose wiping. The piece ends with a caveat that life may not be so grim.
Jerry Muskrat salivates at the idea of stealing carrots from Farmer Brown's garden with Roddy Fox, who promises to guide him to the end of the corn field near the Smiling Pool as the Black Shadows fall. The plan hinges on timing and stealth, with no regard for the garden’s defense.
A Freeport Journal Standard fragment portrays a man waking to a surreal wish of sleeping for two decades. The quirky line reflects a humorous, introspective moment about time, sleep, and personal fatigue within a small town newspaper style.
A collection of aphorisms and humorous observations on fate, generosity, prudence, fear, publicity, relationships, and gender. It contrasts prudent actions with vanity and notes social expectations. The piece offers wry reflections rather than a single narrative or report.
A historical remark on journalism from the Ute, Toa, and independent peoples praising newspapers for freedom from bias. It asserts that local papers retain unselfish idealism and dedication to public welfare despite business pressures. The piece challenges claims the press is purely commercially driven.
Fragmented OCR text from a Wayne Herald page mentions Nebr and community boosting without material reward. Readable items are insufficient to identify a specific event, person, or date for a fuller summary.
A short article lists federal agencies by letter initials. It notes RFC for Reconstruction Finance Corporation NRA for National Recovery Administration, FCA for Farm Credit Administration, PWA for Public Works Administration CCC for Civilian Conservation Corps, HOLC for Home Owners Loan Corporation, FERA for Federal Emergency Relief Administration, AAA for Agricultural Adjustment Administration, CWA for Civil Works Administration, FACA for Federal Alcohol Control Administration.
The first Republican rally for Abn Lincoln for the presidency was held in Mansfield Ohio, a town he had never visited and a state in which he had never resided.
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