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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
1
The Elgin Echo indicates it is published every Thursday with post office second class mail status for Elgin Iowa.
Church notices and obituaries offered at regular advertising rates. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam items priced at $1.00. Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry also billed at standard rates.
A 1940 column offers lighthearted New Year resolutions urging kindness, community service, and walking more. It blends playful quips with practical aims about avoiding envy, giving sincere compliments, and staying engaged with neighbors, plus brief notes on local events and readers' possible contributions.
A two year old boy burned when his mother's hot water pan toppled. doctors fear he may not live. Also a school house in district No. 8 German Bottom, Clayton County, burned to the ground near Henry Schneider and Edward Grimm homes. teacher was Mr Hill of Elkader. The previous Tuesday's heavy snowfall hindered rural carriers from full service.
In Creechurch lane London visitors may glimpse the old tea merchants once behind the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The firm now markets a wide range of goods from the United States.
Night journeys of South American natives are aided by luminous beetles carried for illumination and guidance. The bright insects are said to glow, aiding travelers in darkness without relying on other sources of light.
Photo from Washington shows Speaker Wm. B. Bankhead at the rostrum calling the opening session of Congress this week in the House of Representatives.
Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Weibel and councilmen MuehThaler Torkelson and Kuster present. Claims audited and allowed include labor payments library funds and power and lighting expenses plus a poll tax set at 3.00 for 1940.
An expedition to locate the nearly extinct Tasmanian tiger or wolf has departed Hobart. Reported sightings place the remaining animals in the western and southwestern Tasmanian wilderness as they reportedly make a final stand.
Emil Pearson photographed Silas Wilcox catching a fine trout as local anglers repeatedly fish beneath a hidden bridge in Wautoma Wisconsin. The White River flows beneath the Main Street area drawing steady catches for nearby sportsmen.
Mrs. Ercil Beane and her Le Grand farmer husband showcase golden sorghum on their farm as a profitable sideline. They produce 1,700 gallons this year and supply the neighborhood with pancake dressing. Beane notes a gallon covers 256 pancakes or waffles.
Louis Kuhns awoke from a nap to discover his check book handkerchief and 56 dollars missing. Six cows grazed nearby as a veterinarian extracted the treasure from the stomach of one cow after a successful operation.
A vivid portrait of Venice as a living garden. The author notes balconies draped in vines, rooted in the soul of the canal city, with tree roots reaching into briny Adriatic soil. Palaces and tenements feature fragrant window boxes that render Venice a perpetual flower show.
Denmark ranks as a small European land, slightly larger than Maryland. Each year thousands of tourists visit its quaint towns and farms to rent bicycles for about two dollars per week. Bicycles greatly outnumber autos, by roughly twenty to one.
Killarney in Ireland showcases semi tropical vegetation around its lakes with exotic plants such as Lebanon cedar, wild fuchsia, arbutus, the Mediterranean strawberry tree, and scented orchids. The flora, rare in the British Isles, echoes varieties found in Spain and Asia Minor.
Antwerp’s Conscience Square sits beside the cathedral area and is named after Hendrik Conscience, the Flemish author celebrated as the Belgian Sir Walter Scott and famed for The Lion of Flanders.
Short item notes that overloaded cars have caused loss of control and urges drivers to refuse adding a front seat passenger. It mentions a political candidate sending a quarter column announcement with stamps, but says the news value isn’t worth it and isn’t worth seeking this week.
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