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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
3
Published every Thursday Morning Elizabeth Priest Local Editor Member of Iowa Press Association National Editorial Association Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
A November 1 letter in the Phoenix Republican warns a man in Arizona that he will die in a car crash within a month. The chilling note predicts the fatal ride and cites the law of averages that at least 16 readers will die in auto accidents by December 1.
In Seelisberg above Lake Lucerne a railway town leads to a sacred meadow, Ruth, where on the night of November 7 1307 three Swiss cantons led by Walter Furst Werner Stauffacher and Arnold Anderhalden swore to cast off Austrian rule with ten followers each, promising united cantons.
Insects possess ears on body parts other than the head, with species varying in ear placement and structure. This note highlights surprising listening organs found in some insects and how location informs their sensory ecology.
The Buenos Aires Standard compares South American pampero winds to U S soil erosion, noting winds drive away humus like a pantry emptied by desert winds. It warns that soil loss could turn a large American region into desert unless methods are found to anchor dust and preserve soil.
Clarice Lien returns home after two weeks with Marion Lind. Several families hosted and visited, including Burans Halversons and Olsons. Attendees at Ladies Aid met at Richard Bigler, with other visits to Olson, Reinhart, Lyngaas, and Madsen homes. A Clermont opera house shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Olson.
The rocky promontory of Most Athos in Greece covers 121 square miles and hosts 20 Greek Orthodox monasteries. The community numbers over 4,000 monks, and women are barred from entering the territory.
A columnist criticizes drivers who ride the center of the road as dangerous and selfish. The piece contrasts courteous driving with the so called middle-of-the-road robber who takes what does not belong to him and neglects the Golden Rule.
The text lists biblical gospels with original roll lengths: Matthew 30 feet, Mark 19, Luke 31, John 23 feet 6 inches. It presents a historical measurement perspective on how the gospels would have spanned papyrus rolls.
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