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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
3
The piece argues that possessing the right of way should not justify risky behavior. It urges yielding at intersections and private drives, noting a few seconds' delay can prevent a crash. Courtesy and safe driving go hand in hand, with ordinary manners reducing accidents.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben declaring that anyone who says they never make mistakes is making one in thinking he is believed. The line captures a folksy warning about self deception and humility.
When a new state joined the Union the flag gained a star on July fourth following its admission date. The practice marked the expansion of the union and the 4th of July remained the ceremonial date for the added star.
Community guests gathered Sunday at the George Howard residence to celebrate George Howard Jr's fifth birthday. A sequence of visits and oyster suppers marked the week with neighbors and relatives including Nutting and Lyon families, and farm group activities noted in Brainard Church Notes with upcoming services by Rev. Clair Brown.
Fred Biermann notes Mrs Roosevelt hosted a butterless luncheon at the White House and discusses a social fad of skipping butter. He cites A J Sabath of Chicago as a long-serving congressman and comments on Bohemian speech traits and butter fat prices. Fraternally, Fred Biermann.
Forest service notes that effective windbreaks lower surface wind velocity by 16 to 50 percent for a distance of thirty times the tree height. Trees about 43 feet tall can reduce ground wind by 10 percent or more over roughly a third of a mile.
An explosion occurred on September 16, 1920, on Wall Street in New York City. Thirty people were killed, about one hundred injured, and property damage reached two million dollars.
Fayette county Farm Bureau placed third in distance-based membership contest at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Des Moines and won 50 dollars, also ranking third in total state Farm Bureau membership. Five townships Scott Jefferson Center Harlan Fairfield earned certificates for outstanding programs and monthly meetings with 4-H clubs and Home Project groups. Five county residents sang in the Farm Bureau chorus. A total of 46 county residents registered during the three day convention. Holstein breeders meet January 29 at 11 am at the Legion hall in Fayette.
A collage of jokes from a bygone era features lines about marriages, soup, turtles, and politics. The item riffs on social mores with mock politeness and playful zingers, highlighting old time humor and social pretensions through brief exchanges and punchy quips.
The excerpt traces a life arc from birth to death, noting stages of care, growth, education, love, marriage, conflict, illness, and burial, ending with forgetfulness. It pairs a reflective biographical tone with a separate definitional line on bee wing vibration as the source of a bee hum.
A local manager for a nationally known firm offers permanent employment paying $75 monthly initially with raise prospects. Duties include delivering orders to farmers, rendering service, and general tasks. Requires car and farm experience is desirable. Apply by mailing name and address to Box 8755, care of this paper.
The Marion Busy Bees 4 H Club gathered at Arlene Hanson’s home January 22 with president leading. Members Norma Opsand Rachel Staake Celia Bergan Alma Opsand Eileen Loftsgard Arlene Hanson attended. visitors included Mrs Will Bergan Delores Lavanda Donna Mae Bergan Mrs Marvin Staake Mrs Otto Hanson Ida Mae. A lunch was served. Turkey River Milwaukee railroad service will end February 7 and tracks may be removed soon after.
Railroads operating in Tow a paid $00,086.14 in payroll taxes to the unemployment compensation fund for November 1907. Twenty four carriers employed 88,980 workers on a monthly payroll of $4,612,218.23. Delinquent employers left November collections at $418,307.75 with 6,200 employers reporting 20,807 workers paid $33,101,298.64.
Registration for the new semester at Upper Iowa University Fayette began Monday and shows enrollment likely to surpass any in 25 years. About twenty new students enter, pushing total enrollment past 250.
A provocative pseudonymous remark questions appearance and masking, referencing the concept of virtue or vice. The statement evokes anonymity through a masked persona and contrasts self-perception with public perception. It mirrors Enlightenment era satire on virtue.
Grover FP Farrell and Oskwein join the contest for state superintendent of public instruction. Farrell has spent eleven years at Oelwein, bringing long experience to the race.
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