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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
4
Classified notices detail 1c per word weekly if prepaid, 7.5c per line otherwise, with a 25c minimum. Multiple ads note oats, corn, and sales items from Elgin Iowa, including farm produce, cash registers, wood, and rental listings. Local merchants advertise salesbooks, butcher services, and office supplies at the Elgin Echo office.
Certificate announces Elgin State Bank Iowa is in full compliance and has capital required under Chapters 414 415 of the Iowa Code. It lists the first Board of Directors including Ernest Schori J D Shaffer Yang Winkler George Hanson Fred Reichert W B Rothlisberger K H Groth B M Benson and others. Des Moines date October 27 1980.
All States soil was used to plant an international friendship tree in Coral Gables Florida. The text notes a racial mixture describing Moors as a blend of Ayu Numidian Phoenician Rowan and Arab heritage.
A mixed Elgin page notes student attendance figures for the first semester with 41 boys and 1 girl enrolled, daily attendance at 88, tardiness seven instances, and 98 percent attendance. The item includes classroom humor, magazine subscription offers, and a collage of quotes, proverbs, and trivia with distant references to Washington Star and Toledo Blade.
Fayette's new fire fighting outfit faced its first tests with a roof fire at the Fred Hoyt home and a chimney blaze at Mrs. Fannon's. The public demonstration drew many residents to the town bridge as four to five water streams surged, proving the 20 gallon tank truck's capability. Both incidents occurred in the Canada river area with no hydrants.
A brief quoted reflection on ancestry and personal achievement attributed to Ovid. The line contrasts inherited lineage with individual effort, suggesting ancestry cannot be claimed as personal property.
The text surveys the Philippines volcanic ranges noting twenty or more active volcanoes. It also cites a Montaigne quote about age and an Atchison Globe line. It then states water makes up about 60 percent of the average diet and the body is about three quarters water.
A Kansas schoolboy pretends to write an ode titled An Editor. He jokes that editors are like milk and that a doctor’s mistakes are buried, while editors face public lawsuits and quiet funerals. The piece ends noting editors must be born, not made.
An offer promotes subscribing to both Elgin Echo and Telegraph Herald at a discounted $5.00 total, with $1.00 extra to cover mailing and handling. The Elgin Echo and Telegraph Herald are priced at $2.00 each annually, with the combined deal aimed at new and existing subscribers.
A reader asks about sleeping comfort and posture. The note suggests evaluating bed springs and support to improve rest and waking posture. Seek local advice on mattress quality and correct sleeping alignment for better health.
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