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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
3
A brief notice indicates the item was entered in the Clermont Iowa post office in Fayette County as second class mail matter. The entry confirms mailing status and processing category for local circulation.
A curiously mixed piece stresses home safety measures and cautious driving, then shifts to agricultural experiments at Iowa State College testing yeast feed for pigs. It warns against unsafe practices, urges engine off and brakes set, and notes Yeast foods’ debated value with farm conduct research.
Northern alfalfa seed supplies are extremely small and pork lard stocks are low versus last year. A survey of veterinarians estimates about 30 000 horses infected with sleeping sickness last summer. A fattening mash of corn wheat and oats helps pullets in heavy production. 4-H club leaders in Iowa set new activities at State College. Vitamin G aids egg hatchability with alfalfa liver meal and carrots among sources. Potash fertilizer boosts corn yields by up to 47 bushels per acre in tests. Grasshopper eggs threaten next year’s crop across Iowa. Ensure horses and colts receive adequate grain and legume hay to stay thrifty through winter.
A Chinese hand gun dating to 1377 is exhibited at the Armory Museum in Berlin. The remarkable firearm is highlighted as possibly the oldest gun in existence, drawing attention from visitors and historians alike.
A brief note argues temperaments in families arise from proximity and interaction rather than genetics, suggesting environment shapes behavior more than hereditary traits.
Jurors cleared Officer J. C. Lapinski of Rockford after he shot Benjamin Mullen a Chicago dental gold salesman who was bound and gagged in a vacant third floor office. The jury ruled the death an unfortunate evidential homicide caused by misidentification as a bandit.
Ermine, prized for purity, is worn by monarchs and high peers with cape patterns showing rows of black spots according to rank. Winter fur turns snow white for stealth, while the tail remains black. trappers seek this season for peak value in the fur market.
A Detroit News writer notes Lutheranism began in Germany after Luther’s 1520 excommunication and the 1530 Augsburg Confession. Lutherans spread to Europe and reached America by 1643 with a 1648 congregation, while Methodism emerged from John and Charles Wesley’s Oxford club in 1729 and formed its first American society in 1766 after Wesleyan outdoor preaching and Whitefield influence.
The tradition traces kite invention to Archytas of Tarentum four centuries before Christ, with usage by Savage tribes of Asia and a long national pastime among Chinese and Japanese. The origin is obscure, often linked to religion. Koreans credit a general who lifted troops by a lanterned kite, seen as a sign of divine aid.
A reflective piece comparing a healthy tree to a man, describing how a tree grows with affection and becomes part of family life. It endures through romance, contentment, happiness, sorrow, and retirement, outlasting changes to the homestead and remaining a faithful comrade through many seasons.
The earliest Miracle play in England was acted around 1100. By the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries these plays were widespread, shaping English drama and influencing Shakespeare, who likely saw many early performances in his youth. They largely faded from English stages after 1600.
The term chiaroscuro describes the distribution of light and shade to give depth and atmosphere in a painting. Masters include Correggio, regarded as its inventor, and Rembrandt who extended it to its farthest limits.
Vatican City is a sovereign state established by the Lateran treaty on February 11 1929. It covers 108.7 acres making it the world smallest country by area and a unique physical enclave.
The Maryland Journal first issue in 1773 featured a real estate advertisement penned by Benjamin Franklin for George Washington, marking the nation’s initial advertising client and historic start of American ad practice.
Seed pearls are true midgets and do not grow larger with time. Collier's Weekly notes experiments show pearls do not increase in size, forming layer upon layer like ordinary pearls regardless of duration in the oyster.
The term cocktail dates back to old cock fighting days when spectators toasted a winning rooster with a mixed drink. The anecdote links the flourish of toasts to many ingredients resembling feathers in the tail of the bird.
A description notes the woolsack used by the lord chancellor in the house of lotus is a square bag of wool wrapped in red cloth.
Uncle Ab argues that the greatest successes come from performing everyday tasks well and steadily, emphasizing routine effort as the path to achievement. He frames diligence as the prime driver of lasting results in daily life.
The Swiss town of Soleure boasts eleven churches and chapels and eleven public fountains, with marble stairs rising eleven times eleven steps to the Cathedral of St Ursus. Inside, eleven marble altars and eleven bells fill the belfry, highlighting the number eleven as holy.
Old stamps used by Federal departments before free postage are framed in a room of the Interior building in Washington. Private firms printed them.
The first American woman's medical school began in Boston in 1848 with 12 pupils, forming the Boston Female Medical School.
A Salem landmark, the old Assembly House, built in 1782, remains well preserved more than 150 years later, showcasing colonial-era architecture and historical significance in Massachusetts coastal city.
Massachusetts Supreme Court has issued advisory opinions to the legislature since colonial times, shaping legal guidance without binding rulings. The practice reflects the court's long tradition of interpreting constitutional questions and offering considered recommendations on legislative matters.
An uneven reflection on how popularity can stem from lack of firm opinions and ready agreement with others. A quoted remark suggests a routine habit of reading Shakespeare each morning as a perceived path to agreeable conformity.
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