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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1929
Page
6
A jumble of social notes and local notices recount visits and dinners at residents’ homes in Lanark and West Union Illinois towns. It mentions Reverend J J Snyder preparing for a Methodist ministers conference in Waterloo February 6 7 8 and questions about Echo subscription dates for 1929 or 1930.
Local notes from Hutchinson report a dentist with 29 years in practice, visits by the Kensington Club in Elgin, and weekend visits with Phillips of Postville. Marriages births and new arrivals are noted including a son Clifton Dean born to Kittiesons and a daughter nine pounds born to Mr. and Mrs. Gehring. Thermometer readings dip to 22 below zero. A Blue Bird candidate Kenneth Evans appears in Des Moines Sunday Register. Moved plans for the Butikofer family and work changes for Frieden farm.
Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. German and 2 p.m. English. Sunday school at 12 p.m., dinner at 12:16 p.m. Junior meeting at 12:45 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Ladies Aid meets Feb 6 at the Haris Keiser home. Hospitalized sister Mrs. Darscher receiving prayers. Pastor Ph. Lauer invites all to attend.
The notice lists worship at 10 a.m. and church school at 11 a.m. The Ladies' Bible class will meet at Mrs. Clem Schmid's home Friday afternoon February 2 at 2 30. All members urged to attend.
The piece advises gentle heat to thaw frozen pipes from the supply toward the faucet, and rising from the lower end for waste pipes. It also describes making orange turn over biscuits with butter and a sugar orange filling, plus guidance on selecting proper bed sheets, including size, hem orientation, and durability.
Lawrence and Wendel Anhalt copied a Briggs cartoon into their grandparents yard and stuck their tongues to a metal post. A road grader blade pulled off a lip and a tongue piece for Wendel and Lawrence, ending with a challenging but accidental thrill. The piece also notes Christmas hiring at the post office and 3 billion presents bought at $400 million.
Local items report Mrs. Henrich caring for the sick at the Dick Gage home near Lima and a nursing transfer from Mrs. George Thompson. Several residents visited friends in Arlington and Strawberry Point. The creamery association plans its annual meeting and dinner at the church basement. Funeral attendees are listed for Mr. Probert and related family members. Obituary details Richard Probert, born 1860 in Fayette county, Iowa, and his family are noted with a tribute to his character and descendants.
Minneapolis, Minn, and one brother, J. O. Probert of West Union, are noted among many other relatives and a host of friends in a brief obituary style mention.
The domestic science room of Littleport public school was badly damaged by fire last Tuesday evening. An electrical appliance or wiring set inflammable material alight, damaging window casings and the ceiling. Loss falls mainly on science and physics equipment, but is fully insured.
A. R. Oelberg of Lima died last evening in a hospital at Iowa City while being treated for a teeth and jaw infection. He long operated a Lima mercantile business and served as postmaster. He was widely known and esteemed in the county. No funeral time is available at press time.
Spring Valley Tribune quotes readers in a humorous contest about women resembling newspapers. Subscriptions were offered for a year and several replies praised readability, value, boldness, and truthfulness. The winning line states that every man should own one and not chase others’ papers.
The piece urges the monthly expenditure on investments that promise dividends in comfort convenience health and beauty within the home. It highlights Wuinin's Home Companion as the guide for achieving those goals through practical purchases and routines.
A fragment reflects on past streets being safety zones when horses ran with their riders and the driver’s caution mattered. The note from a Petentt Free Press-like source hints at everyday street life and horse drawn travel in earlier times.
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