This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1934
Page
4
Clermont Enterprise details weekly publication schedule and staff. Mrs H B Greenley is local editor. It is a Fayette County Iowa newspaper entered as second class mail matter.
The Sabula Gazette asserts that large and consistent local newspaper advertising yields bigger returns, citing S. B. Evans of Honey Grove Texas who expanded from quarter page to full page ads over years and prospered despite a weak economy. The piece urges property owners to consider building when prices rise and notes birth stones for each month.
Chicago opened its World’s Fair with a crowd surpassing 235000 in the first weekend. On opening day May 26 154663 attended while May 27 brought 81241 as President Roosevelt inaugurated the lights and the Aurora Borealis searchlights lit the grounds. The event featured the Sky Ride lighting and the new Century of Progress exhibits with free toilets and more free entertainment options.
The Clayton county board of supervisors on Thursday afternoon named the old age pension commission to serve under the state officials. C. R. Moser of Strawberry Point received a one year term, John White of Garber a two year term, and Mrs Agnes Carroll of Monona a three year term.
The Clermont Independent School District Board of Directors will meet Saturday July 21 1934 at 1 30 PM at Farmers Savings Bank Clermont Iowa. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate as presented by District Secretary Mrs Len Simek.
Clermont Fayette County will hold a town council meeting on July 23 1934 at 7 30 P M in the Council Rooms. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the proposed expenditures as listed in the notice. Martin Nelson Town Clerk.
Observations on divides in opinions and the desire for peaceful business operation, with notes on public initiatives like playgrounds, the value of individual thinking, and cautions against crowdthink. Hot Springs Arizona as a health resort contrasted with national advertising.
A reader letters page riffs on patriotism and duty, arguing munition makers should forego profits and supply at cost. The exchange includes a jarring joke about family murder and a biblical line about as a man thinketh.
In Farmer Brown's dooryard a Redeye the Vireo resides in a maple tree with mate. Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren discuss Redeye's constant singing, nest building in a forked maple, and a possible Sally Sly cowbird egg in their nest as Redeye tirelessly repeats his song while hunting for food.
The Chicago Worlds Fair opens May 26 featuring Street of Foreign Villages with 84 miles of free exhibits. Visitors tour authentic European recreations daily with music dance and fireworks. Costs are kept low with average daily spend around $1.17 inside the fairgrounds. Weekend trips near the fair offer inexpensive excursions for nearby residents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.