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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
2
A long list of guests and callers visits in West Union and surrounding towns highlights a bustling social week. Families from Cedar Rapids Elgin Anamosa Oelwein Urge visitors and shared meals as church activities and high school concerts keep residents engaged.
Clermont residents share visits and trips with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs H A Lubke spent the Fourth in Guttenberg. Dr L L Carr attended a medical meeting at Strawberry Point. F C Babes of Cincinnati visited Mondey with the Willis Gress family. The Gresses attended a shower in Elgin for Mrs William Grover. Mr and Mrs Walter Sullivan visited with his parents in Rock Island Illinois. Tom Cavanaugh returned home from West Union hospital after illness. Mrs Mary Scott visited daughter Mrs Rusell Gruyer and father-in-law in Dover township. Lavanda Carr returned from Hillsboro after visiting aunt Mrs Frank Taylor and Dr Carr accompanied her to Iowa City.
Mrs. Lydia Wertz of Postville visited with friends Tuesday evening. Numerous Elgin and Clermont residents attended the Marion Lutheran church chicken dinner on July 4 with a ladies sale of fancy needlework that raised a good sum.
Report notes the highest shade temperature 100 degrees F at Wilton House Salisbury on July 15 1881 and at Greenwich Observatory on August 9 2011. The lowest shade temperature 28 degrees F at Blackadder Berwickshire December 4 Ian cites a separate anecdote about Vanity Fair a Thackeray title inspired by Pilgrim’s Progress and a town fair called Vanity Fair.
A reflective aphorism attributed to Samer Chrysoutou notes that confidence comes from tangible things rather than from names. The quote emphasizes substance over reputation in building trust and certainty.
A fragment quotes Nes Afoines Regiater on prices framed by a sunlit agriculture image. It attributes a rural moral tone to market action and price setting. The line contrasts divine providence with human fixing of apple prices.
A column of pithy maxims observes human folly and modern habits. It muses on manners myths and manners from drinking and generosity to responsibility and aging, poking fun at progress ideals and the curb of literature with light moralistic quips.
During World War I various nations used base metals gilded to imitate gold and silver. Printed wood, compressed pulp, silk, linen and velvet circulated as currency. Stamped leather and even shoe walls served as small change in local posts.
Facta nobody knows roundup from Collier's lists Radium as the costliest item since one gram comes from 10,000,000 grams of rare ore. Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio sits on a state supreme court bench. Uncle Sam holds 2,100,000 fingerprint cards in Washington. The shortest people are African megrillos, averaging 77 pounds and 4 feet tall.
A bulletin from the National Research Council states the North Pole is moving south toward the Arctic coast of North America at about seven inches per year. W D Lambert of the Coast and Geodetic Survey suggests the shift may stem from a slight change in the earth's shape.
The article notes that in 1800 eight U.S. cities exceeded 8,000 people, 4 percent lived there, while today one tenth of the population resides in New York Chicago and Philadelphia. It discusses women gaining influence yet not being idle and ends with a dinner table quip about a smart man and salt shaker.
Aromatica Magazine reports beauty treatments now offered for lap dogs and other household pets. Services include scented shampoos and pedicures among offerings, reflecting a growing pet care trend.
The report lists local residents hosting and visiting relatives over the weekend. Guests include Mr and Mrs. Charles Knight and families, Mr and Mrs. Ray Larrabee with daughters Norns and Jean from Minneapolis visiting Arlington, and others visiting E L Mortis in Marquette. Ziba Tripp and Georgia Lou Grimes returned to Janesville after a weekend in the T W Dean and Tripp homes.
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