26 Jan 1933
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1933
Page
1
A fragmented OCR item suggests an obituary notice and poetry section offered at standard ad rates. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names or dates, but indicates ongoing advertising placements for memorial poetry within the newspaper pages.
The editorial argues that boosting farmer purchasing power will revive merchants, manufacturers, and employment. It cites low farm prices, tight credit, and a weak economy, urging support for farm relief such as the Domestic Allotment plan to raise prices for corn and hogs and restart the economic cycle. It notes Congress has shown interest in farm relief and calls for action now.
The piece urges facing 1933 with a conquering spirit and notes future obstacles alongside powerful forces for recovery. It predicts at least a year of progress despite forecasts often diverging from reality. The tone emphasizes resilience and cautious optimism for business conditions in the coming year.
The editorial argues for a scrip plan to inject money into circulation, suggesting the approach could speed business despite a possible small tax on firms. It proposes towns and centers issue limited scrip to test the plan, then expand if effective.
London voices urge Buy British while Americans claim a growing sauerkraut appetite and a bid to seize another German title. A girl gains a doll, a boy seeks a pup, and both later crave a car. Judge Landis cuts his 1933 salary by 25000 but still earns 40005.
Gerald Frieden has been never absent or tardy since term start. Leona Eingman has not been absent. Pupils wrote letters to Marian and Paul Polter Albert Lee Reve Marie Dennler and Glen Yestous who are sick. Back to school noon hoped for all. Primary spelling race with airplanes led by Junior Klingman and Earl Medberry. James Hermen and Clarence Doty visited last Friday. Graduates glad to return. Birthday surprise for James afternoon. En Porte Berinnet tea inspector for this week. Gene Medberry and Junior Klingman completed pet books. Hilda Meyer, teacher.
The editor of a national weekly says magazines buy about 0.004 percent of manuscripts submitted in a year. He notes that 80 to [missing] percent of fiction submissions come from people with no professional experience or training.
Italy holds vast deposits of volcanic rock called lencite on extinct volcano slopes. Once deemed useless, Baron Gian Alberto Blane’s work transformed it into a valuable material. Lencite’s aluminum content is now extracted on a large scale, making Italy a leading producer.
The passage notes Mads Famous by Kitchener Khartoum, capital of the Anglo Egyptian Budan, on the Blue Nile above its junction with the White Nile. It recalls Lord Kitchener earning the title Kitchener of Khartoum after retaking the city from Mahridist rebels in 1808 and mentions his design of the city plan.
Experimental data from Sing Slog show alternating current cannot withstand 3000 volts and 800 deaths were produced, while continuous current may require up to 8000 volts to cause fatal results.
A Brighton fruit firm was fined after displaying American apples labeled homa produce. The defense claimed the manageress thought California, Washington and Oregon were parts of the British empire.
A brief note from Ground Rapids highlights everyday acts of sympathy between a woman with a baby and a woman with a pet dog, illustrating how shared care fosters mutual understanding and kindness in small communities.
The West Union Argo urges Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co to build a line from Sumner through Hawkeye to West Union. A Allamakee county farmer gave each of his nine children 100 for four Christmas gifts, illustrating farmer wealth. Savings deposits in Iowa fell five and a half million in three months as farmers invest outside the state. Elgin hosts six lodges in 1903. F W Hughes debuts as editor after buying the Echo from A V Shaffer. Six teams brought the Earl Doty Co to Elgin to present The Man in the Iron Mask at the opera house. James Doty resigns as Highland Creamery butter maker. Revival meetings held at Elgin Baptist Church led by Rev Stoeckman. A near miss at Holzer copper mine when clay shifted, saving two workers. McLane shoes 51 horses in a day, a big achievement. Clermont brick yard contract boosts white brick demand from Cedar Rapids firm. yard capacity to expand. Mrs Mary Baumgartner moves to Elgin. Susie Capper birthday party held. Rumor says Will Sullivan sold his meat market to J L Phillips and Sam Greenley. A M Weibel buys a new corn mill grinder. Ward Brabham buys the farm recently occupied by Sam Boleyn from his father. W J Cooley, Cedar Rapids to Omaha mail clerk, was home over Sunday.
The county board awarded the county job printing and hired the physician for the county farm. Six bidders for the medical job included Dr. Parker, Dr. McClain, Dr. Walsh, Dr. King, Dr. Moen, and another bidder. Dr. Moen won the medical contract for the Poor, with a base $150 weekly trip and $2.50 for extra trips. job printing went to the Arlington News and the financial report to the Gelwein Register.
State of Iowa Fayette County District Court will hear on February 20 1933 a document claimed as the last will and testament of John B Cannon late of the county deceased for admission to probate Dated West Union Iowa January 23 1938 Edgar A Traeger Clerk Also a letter from Arvilla Shaffer Pittsburg Kansas reports herself and daughter Hazel Cave well this winter and notes Elgin friends sick with three heavy thunder storms recently while Kansas weather remains warmer.
A garbled note describes Mahomet Ibn Al Ahmar ruling the Moors and commissioning a palace built by workers from across the world. The project allegedly ran a century past its intended completion, ending in an unfinished state.
Illyria notes show Ogle of Waterloo spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs Fremont Ogle. Nearby guests included Henry Kerr and family, Chas Rothlisberger household members, and many others visiting friends. Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid elected officers and plan a Washington’s Birthday picnic at the church.
Auditors figures show an $80,000 tax reduction in Clayton County for 1933 with total levies of $792,303.94, down from $872,091.76 in 1932. The 1929 peak was $980,462.78, making this year $188,158.79 lower than that high. Six-year totals range from $572,001.76 in 1931 to $980,462.78 in 1928. The Strawberry Point Press notes a move from the Elgin Furniture apartment to the Kohler home to assist Mrs Klingman with health-related house duties.
Doctor Helen explains embalming used silt and salt to treat bodies for three to four weeks before drying and wrapping with spices. This method differs from mummies preserved with bitumen, and the text notes the distinction between these practices.
A study notes fatigue of the eye from candlelight with a person named in the read text. Under candlelight the rate of blinking was seven times per minute, but under electric light blinking dropped to two per minute, suggesting lighting affects ocular fatigue.
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