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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1926
Page
8
A garbled list of clues and partial phrases appears to preview the answer to the previous week's crossword. The scattered terms cover various linguistic hints, with references to letters, numbers, and common crossword directions, ending by noting the solution will appear in the next verse.
Essay reflects on forgotten historical figures like Jesus of Nazareth and Pilate, noting famous moments of memory lapse. It cites Harper's Magazine and Plato to illustrate how memory and posterity shape immortality, arguing omissions arise from indifference or simple mistakes rather than malice.
A Massachusetts teacher reports two pupil renditions of the pledge of allegiance and a student mispronounces the Twenty third Psalm. One version distorts liberty for liberty and justice for all, another misrenders invisible with liberty.
Grenadiers originated as soldiers tasked with throwing hand grenades shaped like pomegranates from the word grenade. The term later referred to explosive shells fired from guns. Grenadiers fought after 1660, faded by the 19th century, resurfaced in Port Arthur 1904, and saw trench warfare use in World War I under the name trench bombs.
Quote by John Eginton from Anglo Irish Essays on genius and sincerity. It contrasts the true self with false pretensions and notes literature as style and the weight of the pen. The passage frames genius as inner truth that does not betray yesterday, echoing moral clarity and artistic integrity.
In a London Answers note a diminutive Meant Brains Doedor Busby is challenged by a colossal baronet who asks to pass to his seat. The doctor responds with witty retort about intellect, prompting a brief verbal exchange about size and intellect.
A snippet records a playful exchange about neighborly familiarity. The speakers discuss how well they know the Splurges next door, noting they exchange greetings but are not on first name terms. The brief dialogue captures a domestic social nuance.
A fragment from Sydney Bultein quotes a couple arguing after an implied kiss at the cinema. One party vows to end the relationship if such behavior continues in the dark, highlighting tension over public displays and personal boundaries.
Leonard P. Ayres, noted statistician and former War Department head of statistical divisions, has been named to the National Finance committee of the American Legion by National Commander John R. McQuigg. Born 1879 in Connecticut, Ayres held wartime posts and later served as statistical consultant to the War Department, with degrees from Boston and Columbia.
A spread of vintage kitchen recipes includes Halibut sandwiches with cream, watercress and Swiss cheese combos, hot ham and tomato toast, Melba olive pecan bites, chicken and pepper buttered bread, and a cabbage salad. Desserts feature butterscotch pie, date layer cake with walnuts, fudge, peppermint drops, pineapple pie with meringue, and rice puff treats.
A humorous vignette from American Legion Weekly where Willie jokes about his mother and her bridge club. He corrects a misstatement that she and her husband had vacationed at Swords Points, clarifying he has not been away.
A doctor finishes measuring a stock broker's fever and notes it has spiked to 109. In a dazed, half-conscious moment the broker shouts an odd command, “Sellt Bell,” as the scene unfolds with strained urgency.
A fragment hints at social satire on women and marriage. Madge asserts kissing earns favor, while claim contrasts with other women who pretend to be “prowls” of their husbands. The text reads like a Boston Tran script piece reflecting attitudes toward romance and social games.
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