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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
3
The world mourns the loss of three submarines from the United States, Britain, and France, with widespread sympathy for the crews’ families. While debates on rescue costs continue, the piece notes the far greater daily death toll from automobile accidents and urges careful driving and support for safety campaigns.
Raw silk carries a gummy coating that is washed off, causing a loss of about four ounces per pound. The weight is restored with tin phosphate, sometimes from recycled tin. This loading can nearly double the fiber weight, making silk feel heavy and wear poorly. Rayon is not loaded in this way.
A bushel of sweet potatoes of a variety with fairly high starch content will yield about 10 pounds of starch.
A word history notes that hobby once meant a small horse, later applied to toy horses and then to favorite amusements, showing semantic shift over time as usage broadened from a creature to playful objects and leisure activities.
The 1937 law required preference for Iowa mined coal in contracts causing bid clashes with out of state operators. Iowa miners and operators request a chance to bid on coal contracts as law now allows.
The article discusses patronage tensions after a new administration, noting Republican counties expect favoritism, with Boone county cited as an example. It covers the drivers license division handling nearly a million renewals and questions about laws and receipts, plus a look at coal law amendments allowing officials to award contracts beyond the lowest bid to protect Iowa labor.
Governor Wilson skipped both the governors conference in New York last week and an invitation to address a section, choosing to stay at home rather than attend the event.
Enrollment for the University of Iowa summer session totals 3190 students, including 270 in all state speech and music groups. The Scottish Highlanders of Iowa, a 36 piece bagpipe band, impressed crowds at the World’s Fair and other New York events. If four more states were represented, summer enrollment would be perfect. Rhode Island, Delaware, Wyoming and Vermont currently are absent. Twenty one 1939 40 basketball games are set, ten at Iowa City, with nonconference foes Denver De Pauw Butler Carleton South Dakota State and Marquette.
The Ontonagon boulder, a pure copper three ton relic found on the Ontonagon river in Michigan, is exhibited at the Smithsonian in Washington D C. It was brought to the capital in 1843 by Julius Eldred who received congress approval of 5664.98 for the effort. The boulder was deposited by glaciers over Michigan’s old copper mines.
The Campo Santo cemetery in Genoa is described as so crowded that even the roof of its public mausoleum is packed with marble tombs, illustrating extreme burial density and crowded city burial practices.
Five of the globe's tallest peaks lie in India with Kanchenjunga Godwin Austen Nanda Devi Kamet named. Mount Everest stands as the highest mountain in Tibet.
The term lord mayor is said to derive from the expression domino Maiore meaning sir mayor. It originates in the reign of Edward III in the fourteenth century.
Weather note explains that snow can melt into rain but rain droplets do not recondense into snow. Describes that snow forms from water vapor and rain remains liquid. temperature shifts determine phase.
A King cheetah resembles a leopard in pattern but features distinctive doglike claws. The unusual feline, noted for its bold coat, stands out among cheetah subspecies with its broader rosette markings and potential behavioral differences.
Members of the Clermont Union Guild and families will gather at the river park for a picnic supper on Wednesday evening July 12. Each family should bring a picnic lunch.
Leonardo da Vinci and later followers refined paint formulas that underpinned Renaissance artistry, improving pigments and techniques beyond those used earlier. The noted artist and his successors pursued better durability, color, and handling to advance studio practice.
Astronomers report a bright spot within the dark region of the sky named the Caalisck. Red sensitive photography reveals a distinct luminous area, challenging assumptions about the void.
More than one million people and many land animals inhabit the Arctic Circle, a region defined by extreme cold and remote terrain. The human and animal populations thrive in scattered communities and wildlife habitats across the icy expanse.
Jefferson's papers were purchased by Congress in 1848, marking a major acquisition for national archives. The sale added significant historical documents to federal collections, reflecting the era's interest in preserving early American governance and scholarship.
Jean Foster watches Bethe Winslow as she tests the St. Lawrence River at Clayton before becoming fully dressed in 1900 bathing attire. Traphagen School of Design students envision 1950 beachwear with sun exposure and modern fabrics.
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington holds about eighty five thousand volumes of Shakespearean material, dwarfing other collections. It owns seventy nine of two hundred known first folios, more than any other collection, with a Rouen 1435 document mentioning Sir John Fastolf. The building also features a theater seating 262.
To test if silk is weighted burn a small sample. Heavily weighted silk will blacken and char without catching fire. The edge remains flat and smooth, lacking the small ball characters of unweighted silk.
A note on historical etymology explains Venezuela means little Ven ice from a coastal Indian village built on piles. It also states knitting originated in Scotland during the fifteenth century.
The 1858 failed Atlantic cable carried a congratulatory message from Queen Victoria to President Buchanan. The successful 1866 cable opened with news of the peace treaty between Prussia and Austria.
Near Torre del Greco in the Bay of Naples white waves roll in on sands as black as jet, created by pulverized lava from Vesuvius. The striking contrast highlights the region's volcanic coastline and dark beach appearance.
The article notes about 200 distinct species of wild ducks exist worldwide, with roughly one quarter of them found in North America. It highlights the regional distribution and diversity of wild ducks across continents.
Every spider possesses poison glands yet the majority are too small to pierce human skin. The statement explains venom capacity varies by species and size, noting most bites are non fatal and often result from larger spiders or mistaken identity.
Spanish novelist Thanet was impressed by the wonders of the Italian aquarium at Naples and, within Mare Nostrum, left his character aside for five pages to describe its fish.
The city known as Edinburgh traces its origins to 617 when Edwin, king of Northumbria, established a fortress on the rock where Edinburgh Castle now sits, forming Scotland’s famed capital.
Andrew Carnegie was known as the Laird of Skibo a nickname drawn from his Scottish home where he spent much of his later life and leisure time.
The Great Lakes outlines are not permanent the geologists claim. About 1000 years ago water levels were roughly two feet higher than currently.
A maritime note states barnacles accumulate faster on dark colored wood compared to white or light tinted surfaces when painting the submerged portions of a ship's bulla. The implication is that lighter colors deter barnacle growth in underwater areas.
A curious ancient tune titled The Monotone by Peter Cornelius features a 42 bar song where singer Collier uses a single note Gis throughout. The piece is noted for its novelty and historical context in 19th century music studies.
Italian farms commonly keep goats in rural landscapes. Each village often features goats prized for cheese made from their milk.
The article notes that there was never a period in U S history when one cent pieces were struck with the same size as a dime, highlighting a unique aspect of early coinage and engraver practice.
Warsaw residents celebrated Sea Day and pledged to defend Poland’s Baltic outlets at Gdynia and Danzig. A banner read Hands Off Gdynia and Danzig as thousands of Germans entered Danzig from East Prussia in what observers call a prelude to a Nazi anschluss.
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