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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
4
The text explains that steel is the strongest material, capable of withstanding up to 500000 pounds per square inch in some cases. It notes steels can be made very hard enough to scratch glass or so soft they can be scratched with a pin.
The article describes haggis as a dish made from chopped hearts and livers of sheep mixed with onions and herbs, and boiled in a lamb's stomach.
A reflection on postponement and unfinished tasks urging immediate action rather than delaying to tomorrow. It questions the habit of delaying duties and emphasizes completing required work now to avoid layering incompletions onto the future.
The saying asserts that without personal peace inside one cannot find true calm from external sources. It emphasizes self quieting as the path to lasting harmony rather than relying on outside conditions or people.
Tests on beef steers at Iowa State College show profit over feed costs. A hatchery workers course will be at Ames July 6 to 10. Summer pruning removes water sprouts from trees. Pine tar on sheep nostrils repels gad flies. Eggs should be kept cool from gathering to market. Iowa foresees a 45 percent normal apple crop. 1937 crop smaller than blossom-time estimates. Cutworms and armyworms damage crops in Marshall and Monroe counties. A good egg is firm, with thick white and uniform yolk. Thunderstorms do not sour milk, humidity accelerates it. Iowa girls attend the 4-H state convention. total attendees 1,904. Fall vegetables can still be planted: cabbage, tomatoes, beans, beets, carrots, turnips. Gardners may plant cabbage seeds now. tomatoes may be seeded and thinned. Corn is nearly gone as farmers wait to thresh oats, barley, wheat, or rye for pig feed. Pigs farrowed later this spring. grain should be ground and fed dry for best results.
The name dumb ox was given to St Thomas Aquinas by fellow students in Cologne because of his taciturnity and dreaminess. A tutor predicted the quiet scholar would one day fill the world with his learning and influence.
The article recalls Podunk Massachusetts as a historic locale tied to a harsh legend of natives torturing captives. It notes the town’s vaudeville notoriety and the derogatory meaning attributed to its name, Podunk.
Tibet's spiritual leader is permitted to eat meat through religious ceremonies that aim to ensure the animal is reincarnated into a higher state. The practice reflects a workaround within Buddhist dietary norms and ritual observance by the Dalai Lama and his regent.
A century past, the Greek village of Mesolonghi mounted a valiant defense against the Turks. Its heroic stand drew sympathy and aid from European powers that had previously shown Turkey favor.
Fred Farb of La Crosse visited Elgin on business. Doris Nyborg plans a summer vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller in Waukon. Mrs. Nellie Ramsey of Marshalltown ill in Melvin Hanson home. Donna Cummings had appendix removed at West Union hospital. Wm. Frederick and son Victor visited Harry Gilson’s parents in West Union. George and Chris Christianson hosted dinner with P. J. Anderson, Mae, and George Anderson. Emma Luchsinger ill. Mrs. John Luchsinger and Mr. Jake Hoover visited Peter Luchsinger home. Ern Harmon returned to New Martinsville after two weeks. B J Baumgartner reelected Northwestern Baptist treasurer at Parkersburg. Metta Buser had emergency ruptured appendix operation at West Union hospital. condition fair. George Klock drove Celia Lehman home after visit. Banwarts from West Bend and Anoka visited uncle Melehr Luchsinger. Nora and Leo Nichols of Santa Barbara visited N H Bakeman. Nora to Oelwein and back. Clara Whitcher and Emmett Light married in Fredericksburg. will live in Waterloo. Kata Conley killed and Fred Mach injured in apparent shooting. authorities report death by Conley and fatal wound to Mach.
Mrs Enos Howard suffered a night stroke early Tuesday morning but is improved. Mel Kohler redecorating the grocery department of his store. Vernon Knight Leon ard and Ardath Roberts attended the Roberts family reunion at the West Union fair grounds Sunday. Mrs Ursula Maurer and Mrs Otto Zimmerman of Foreatburg Ms D visited the Luchsingers. Mr and Mrs Seren Sorenson of Rochester Minn are making a trip west and will visit Minor Rome at Denver Colo. Mr and Mrs George Metzger and Ed Metzger family visited the Luchsingers and sister Mrs Matt Bannartt in NBE. Lewis drove from Centerville SD to visit family then returned home. Roberta and children visited from Iowa City and Minneapolis guest stayed until Monday. Clarence Fuller and Gress of Marquette visited the Sutters. Sutter family returned to Marquette. Lloyd Laudovissey, 16, of North Buena Vista, was kicked in the abdomen in a fight and remained critical at Merry hospital in Dubuque. Clayton county authorities have one arrest tied to the fight but cause is unknown.
The text notes China produces about 70 percent of world antimony, with annual production around 12,000 tons. It also mentions a range of local items from weather damage near Mitchellville to crop losses and regional business news such as a new transformer plant near West Union and the opening of Lawler State Bank, with deposits surpassing 60,000 on opening day.
The women wearing these toeleas shoes appear to boost demand for hosiery manufacturers, signaling a favorable market shift for stockings and related apparel amid current fashion trends.
The waistcoat, once a prominent feature of men’s dress, is described as the last vestige of the era. Pepys notes its first appearance on Charles II on October 15, 1886, marking a significant moment in fashion history.
Observations note that Indians did not smoke for pleasure but as a ceremonial practice linked to councils treaty making public events religion and medicine. Students of the subject study this distinctive role of tobacco in cultural rituals and healing.
Lightning phenomena described as ball shaped fireballs up to forty feet in diameter. They explode with loud sounds and have even entered homes through windows or chimneys and detonated inside.
Current Dividend Rate is 25 percent. The Mill Owners Mutual writes insurance including fire windstorm explosion riot and civil commotion business interruption on dwelling mercantile manufacturing and public property. Well qualified agents in 42 states and Canada.
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