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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
3
An Iowa newspaper item notes Elizabeth Priest, editor and member of the Iowa Press Association, was monitored at the Clermont post office in Wayette County, Iowa, as a second class worker.
G R Turner in the Kansas City Times notes that California, from Spanish, likely means hot furnace. Spaniards first explored the state aiming for interior gold regions, not cool coastal lands, shaping early naming.
A guide notes Red Square in Moscow featuring the towered structures of the Kremlin and Saint Basil’s. It mentions the granite mausoleum beneath the wall where Lenin’s body is preserved and points to the adjacent Russian Museum.
A concise note traces English to the Germanic Teutonic family. It arrived in the British Isles in the fifth and sixth centuries with the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
Observers note a curved thin crescent with one horn much lower, likened to a tilted bowl. The unusual moon shape is commonly believed to forewarn wet weather by astrologic tradition.
The parliament convened by Charles I on June 18, 1625, adjourned to Ox Ward August 1 and dissolved August, having done nothing but offend the king, earning the designation the useless Parliament.
A concise view argues that future advantages hinge on character and worth rather than mere past performance. It asserts core gains stem from personal integrity, reliability, and demonstrated value across time.
A string of humorous maxims and reflections cover everyday life from manners to politics. Topics include self-critique, gossip, leadership, fashion, home furnishing, and travel, with playful takes on language, privacy, and social norms. The fragment hints at a magazine or column of cheeky observations from a past era.
The passage jokes about men posing before a mirror and scrutinizing their appearance while women are deemed more honest. It attributes vanity to men and notes their ostentatious cravat straightening and facial checks, contrasting with women. The tone mimics a New York Sun quip on gendered self-admiration.
A Literary Digest report states that space between stars isn’t a perfect vacuum. Observations at Mt Wilson Observatory indicate about one atom per cubic inch in interstellar space. A drop of water containing around one trillion molecules could fill three and a quarter million cubic miles at that density.
The text lists languages by speakers with Chinese at about 400 million, English at 160 million native and 60 million more as non native, and Russian around 140 million. It notes English is used across many countries and highlights distribution and comprehension aspects.
A 1200-pound steer near Winnipeg leaped from a fifth-story packing plant window, breached a heavy iron roof, landed on a loading platform, jumped to the ground, and fled across the yard unhurt. Local cattlemen were stunned by the improbable escape. Senator Sorghum was quoted briefly in a farcical exchange about crowd speech.
A poor farmer from Kraljevo unearthed gold bars weighing 20 pounds with a value near 10 000 dollars. Believed to be part of a medieval Turkish buried treasure from the Middle Ages in Jugoslavia.
A dialogue shows Mistress asking about fresh water for the galdish and Matt replying the water from a prior supply remains unfinished. The exchange captures a small household or setting with concern over completing the water provision.
In the provinces chief constables test inventions by imaginative London police, with Sergt Tucker of the M division shown as the most prolific. Lord Treorchard approves and pushes Tucker’s Teslarian ideas to the provinces. He has a workshop at Scotland Yard where a truncheon electric torch, a periscopic bicycle lamp, and an anti skid device are developed.
A column of quirky lines from a town concert and social snippets. The exchange includes playful banter about love, travel to Jalil, and humorous mishearings. Several characters named Ephc Jinks and Tishbein surface with wry, clipped remarks contrasting daily life and public figures.
Scientists treat the last standing totem poles in Indian villages along the British Columbia and Alaska coast to preserve these carved relics. Poles, grave monuments, and other relics are cleaned, oiled, painted, and repaired by government experts. Some totems reach near seventy feet, with the tallest at Jasper Alberta standing sixty five feet high and rooted from the Queen Charlotte Islands.
A botanist in Tit-Bits Magazine reports vast seaweed forests in the Antarctic Ocean. Stem lengths reach eighteen inches with tree like branches, while explorer William Bebo glimpsed submerged forests off Chile's continental shelf. Some stalks stand as high as 600 feet and total surface weight is estimated around 20 million tons with 54 million more below.
The famed Knight with out fear or reproach long kept in a sealed Sassenge chest is now said to be a girl. Bayard supposedly stopped 200 Spaniards at Garignano, inspiring youths to imitate the hero. A doctor recently said the bones belong to a woman.
Prof. M. Richet of the French Academy in Paris predicts a huge rise in Asians by 150 million and a smaller gain for mixed South and Central American populations by 40 million, with pure-bred Europeans increasing by 20 million. The forecast is stirring debate across Europe.
A twelve year old boy was sent to prison for life, illustrating ongoing use of incarceration for juveniles under fourteen despite the principle of educational rehabilitation. The example is drawn from Collier's Weekly.
A courteous thief in Boulder Colorado stole two tires from an automobile trailer on private property. He returned two days later with a card reading Wrong size, thanks, anyhow. The incident highlights a puzzling and nonviolent crime in a quiet neighborhood.
The University of Georgia favors white uniforms for the football team, while red and black remain official colors. An ancient superstition persists claiming white jerseys bring good luck on game day.
A character called the Idea Father-Jane faces a strained situation as the young Simpson considers marriage. The daughter asserts her certainty about an impending union, challenging her father’s view and prompting tensions over arranged or expected matches.
A weary editor battles a blank page amid a long awaited agricultural feature. The piece remains incomplete as the writer searches for threads of a compelling angle and time to gather notes from farmers, market reports, and crop forecasts.
A reflective piece on virtue and restraint notes kindness sweetens life and warns against rash action. It cites responsible governance, warns about dictatorships and political decline, and urges resilience against fear of war while emphasizing personal discipline and patience.
The great skua of Shetland and northern Scotland is protected to prevent extinction after a special decree by the secretary for Scotland removed it from the Wild Bird Protection Act of 1888. The bird’s predatory deeds include killing lambs attacking sheep and murdering weaker birds at sea and on loch.
The text describes camel caravans between northern and southern China as ghost trains that return emigrants’ bodies for burial with their ancestors. These caravans are often a mile long and carry over 1,000 celling, four to a camel.
Tit Rita Magazine reports an elephant can stay afloat for 24 hours while swimming low in the water with its trunk kept above surface to breathe. The creature swims magnificently and breathes comfortably during prolonged durations.
A Bethesda area farmer conducted a bird census and counted 59 pairs with young or eggs on a single acre. The Detroit News reports the unusual nesting density on the property near Bethesda, Maryland.
Farmer Corntoazel laments losing chickens that wander with suitors who serenade the coop. The amusing exchange portrays impressionable poultry eager to elope with passing strangers.
In a light exchange the applicant declined a match with a girl of personality, humorously noting he only wants to type letters. He also mentioned not uncopying photographs on the tetterheada, a remark hinting at desk work or clerical tasks.
Statement notes locomotives in England lack headlights because of high banks along rights of way and no grade crossings. Officials deem headlights unnecessary.
The speaker muses on life if given another chance, admitting many mistakes would recur in different forms. He suggests that while errors would change, the core lessons might remain the same, shaping a humbling self reflection.
Uncle Eben warns that trying to fool a fellow man only provides him a strong reason to fool you in return. The quip frames trickery as a backfire on the deceiver.
Thirteen different lungi methods or types have been described that may affect the lungs and produce symptoms similar to tuberculosis. The report outlines potential health concerns and urges awareness of respiratory effects linked to these lung techniques.
French law restricts the use of the name Champagne to sparkling wine produced within a specific limited area of France, distinguishing it from other sparkling wines. The designation underscores regional origin and regulatory controls on production practices.
The United States coast and geodetic survey completed a giant camera weighing 14 tons. It can capture a picture 50 by 50 inches in size and reproduce option charts and airway maps.
Bees offer twofold value by producing honey and by pollinating fruit trees, supporting crops and food supplies through their vital activity in ecosystems and agriculture.
The Vieux Carre area mirrors the original La Tour and Pangier plan of 1720. It suffered devastating fires in 1788 and 1794 and was rebuilt largely under Spanish influence afterwards.
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