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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
1
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch, Local Display per inch, Readers per line, Classified per word with prepaid payment, and minimums. It notes mini inserts, no commission, and mentions Cards of Thanks In Memoriam and other notices with regular rates. Obituary poetry and society notices may apply.
A January 31, 1935 editorial objects to a proposed grade system for canned foods. It argues such labeling misleads buyers, lowers quality, harms farmers, and sparks price wars, advocating descriptive labeling that communicates preparation methods and contents without misrepresenting quality.
The Herald, Sanger California notes the canning industry seeks to inform buyers about fruit and vegetable products through labels. The proposal emphasizes the value of brand names and descriptive details to prevent substitution and reflect changing consumer expectations.
A Hillsboro News alert warns bankers and merchants nationwide to scrutinize paper currency after over a million dollars of counterfeit money circulates. The fake bills are printed in the east and sold in the central west, often for 30 cents on the dollar. Crooks travel city to city, making small purchases and exchanging counterfeit notes for real money, placing all communities at risk.
A clipped opinion argues the government will tax the hard worker’s long earnings to subsidize the idle, challenging the idea that inventions create jobs and questioning labor-saving machines that raise overall work. It frames a debate on fairness and efficiency in a labor market.
Local notices report the death of Mrs. Ben Frieden at five this morning near the city. The cemetery association shows a $74 balance. Various neighbors and events are noted, including snowbound Grace Forbes, visits by Oscar Gunderson and family, and a wedding at Gunder Lutheran church. The Delong case receives a continuance.
The column surveys maxims on self control and prudent living. It notes that modesty saves wealth, emotions affect reason, and self command is the noblest task. It contrasts reforms and cautions about practical friendships and loyalty.
Thiessen and Cunningham propose authorizing municipalities to pass service codes for barbers and dry cleaners. Moore seeks to set school district sizes. Mullaney and Harrington back interstate bridge purchases funded by two percent of road funds. Husted aims to save taxes by letting counties credit tax reductions rather than issue refund checks. Bennett-Beaty bill would cut levies 25 percent from 1980-31 levels. Reese calls for investigation of the Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown. Rumors hint at a beer bill to allow Sunday sales and regulate dance halls and restaurants.
A proposal to repeal the retail sales tax and enact a gross income or gross sales tax is outlined. Representative Paul Cunningham of Polk County sponsors the bill, arguing a 0.5 percent tax on all transactions could raise enough revenue to wipe out most other state taxes, with further examples from other states.
The piece notes the Civil War disrupted Mississippi steamboating and its recovery was interrupted further by railroad competition. As railroads supplanted hand propelled boats, river traffic declined and the Mississippi packets faded into the past.
The State v Ellen DeLong murder case was continued to the April term due to 17 grand jury witnesses and expert medical testimony requiring study and difficult road conditions delaying investigation. The petition for continuance was granted per the Oelwein Register.
A year after CWA took effect relief costs soared from about 65 million dollars per month to roughly 150 million per month. The Caledonia Journal notes that the push to self support weakens as the American spirit shifts toward redistribution of taxpayers' wealth.
Davenport Times notes calls for universal liberal pensions funded by taxes on pensioners. Beer caves near McGregor are under investigation as roquefort cheese aging sites, exploiting historic lager maturation. Governor Herring backs diverting state liquor store profits to the old age fund. Guttenberg voters will travel to polls in March. a school election on March 4 and a town election on March 25 are planned. Berg's advertises bargains.
Callier's Weekly notes that the only known Chinese Jews have lived in Kaifang since 1103 A.D. For centuries they kept separate from Chinese society. After generations of intermarriage, the remaining individuals largely no longer retain their original racial characteristics.
Records claim a woman known as Cattle Kate was the only woman lynched in Wyoming for cattle rustling, a historical note highlighting gender and crime in the state.
The piece discusses how some travelers claim they can identify a population by odor, noting Deniker's The Races of Man. It cites that certain ethnic groups have a specific odor that fades with cleanliness but never disappears.
Advice on painting a small dwelling to create an attractive color scheme. Recommends making the chimney an integral part of the picture, using stucco or concrete print finishes.
The term scamp once meant a traveler, but three centuries ago travel implied necessity or compulsion. Fewer people left home then, and a traveler was often regarded as a rogue.
The hui fur sea does not reach breeding age until about six years old. Females mature further in their second year and by the end of the third year prime reproductive capacity is reached, leading to births thereafter.
An earthquake said to strike Syrian Antioch in 138 A. D. caused enormous loss, with historic accounts listing about 250000 dead. The event marks a catastrophic ancient disaster attributed to natural catastrophe.
In Monona Leader notes, Will Moon reports a January garden find in snow, two heads of cabbage described as fresh. Marion Lind is named a Clayton county grand juror for 1985, while petit jurors for February term include Julius Johnson Marion Elmer Dennler Orville Larson Highland and Frank Hangertner Grand Meadow.
A terse business note insists Berg’s prices be obtained first, warning delays ruin good resolutions. The quip suggests a hypothetical inventor of twin beds and comments on media competition, ending with a playful question about seeing one’s name in radio print.
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