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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
1
R. P. Strauch is listed as the entrant for Elgin town Fayette County Iowa as second class main matter in the post office filing notice reflecting mail service designation and locality for official purposes.
A fragmentary OCR line lists odd pricing such as ten dollars and one hundred freh terms. No clear event, venue, or date is readable. the record notes unclear admission details from an undated local notice.
George Waldron declares his run for sheriff in the Faytte County primaries on June 6, 1939, subject to Republican voters. He seeks the office in a party slate and urges support from county Republicans ahead of the election.
A candidate announces seeking renomination for the office of County Treasurer of Fayette County. The renomination is subject to the decision of Republican voters at the primary election on June 6, 1938.
The Iowa State Department of Health urges early detection and full course treatment for syphilis. Early injections greatly improve cure rates, with 9 of 10 cases responding. delayed treatment lowers success and risks later complications. A Wassermann test is advised for all suspected cases.
The document notes 6 cents to send a single sheet letter within 30 miles and 1834 cents for 400 miles. It states the recipient paid the postage.
A Field Museum collection reveals an iron meteorite slice bearing a small diamond protruding from its surface. The striking find adds curiosity to the museum’s diverse meteorite specimens and highlights rare mineral inclusion within space rocks.
A compact Elgin column recalls a November hay wagon accident injuring Mr. Phillips and other town notes. It also mentions Ruth Finney returning to school, a March 18 1891 Elgin Reporter page, a 1908 double wedding near Elgin, upcoming local plays, obituaries, post office upgrades, and a flurry of winter cold dates.
Forbes argues prosperity rests on confidence which Washington must supply. He cites Roosevelt era conferences and hopes political backbiting will fade, cooperation grow, and re employment replace unemployment as bad times threaten the nation.
The first carload shipment of rye from Fayette county in years goes forth this week from the Hawk Eye elevator. Rye came from Elgin Westgate West Union Glwelit and other points, said manager T A Pfund. Elevators in many towns cannot handle rye due to sparse growth. A Sewell Echo Want Ad suggests selling rye. A potato shaped like a baby chick was found by A M Hatch while digging potatoes.
An early coal discovery story notes a Pennsylvania miner who in 1812 found coal could burn. He shipped nine wagon loads to Philadelphia, sold two, and gifted seven. The venture drew suspicion, with critics denouncing him as a fraudulent claimant.
In Danville Virginia a cat mother gives a rat to her three kittens to play with. The rat nurses with the kittens, and the family lives in apparently complete harmony. The piece notes that perfect sympathy can be as faulty as imperfect knowledge, illustrating harmony amid odd companions.
The State Board of Assessment and Review requires aged disabled or ill homestead claimants to file by June 1 1987 with two resident affidavits from the same district. Special affidavits accompany this year’s filing and forms are available from the County Auditor. All applications must be on file by January 31 1934 per County Auditor D H Cline Fayette County.
The piece discusses a man earning 1800 yearly working 32 days to cover federal state and local taxes, equating taxes to 82 days of labor. It also mentions a new crown rust strain with oats having no resistance and details Molly Anne Grainger of Seattle having ten living grandparents and various great grandparents.
Lula Francisco an Upper Iowa University senior from Oelwein was crowned queen of the annual carnival at the college gym by juniors of the Peacock staff. P. Lapham running for state superintendent of instruction, after Agnes Samuelson retires, cites 25 years in school work. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hoyer of Oelwein leave for Florida for the winter. The fasting preacher of Memphis, Tennessee, was rushed to a hospital after twenty two days of fasting with forced feeding begun.
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