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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1924
Page
1
An urned man is found shot in a New York village home. He babbles about papers for Henry Archman, a local millionaire, and dies after handing a package to a man claiming to be Archman’s secretary Akda. Archman and his secretary uncover the impostor who vanished with the package.
Henry Archman relocates his family from Chicago to New York to push Archman & Lompany into a New York branch and control meat imports from Argentina. Mrs Archman pursues social elevation with aid from a boastful circle, while daughter Nellie risks romantic entanglement with a British envoy’s introducer as tension builds during dinner prep and a call to the study reveals a strict patriarch.
A tense scene unfolds in a house where Edith, an actress, asserts her authority amid accusations that papers were sought by a conspiratorial group. A doctor questions Edith about overheard plans while Archman and Mason City delegates clash over loyalty and motive, revealing a web of betrayal and power dynamics.
A reader notes an impersonator posing as Akin. The motive remains unclear but confusion and curiosity rise. The Le Arch man aged 20 expresses strong excitement about the situation, citing unexpected twists and potential consequences.
The scene shows Blinky hastily donning his overcoat and rushing out after five, asking about the time and regretting the lack of a soda. Hinks teases him, noting a sensitive wit and a plan to move on, while the mosque not minding the rolling fate impacts the play.
Palo Alto county farmers hail 1924 crop prospects as small grain stands well and corn grows knee high. Armyworm reports are sparse while road traffic regulation calls for new methods. Des Moines auto club publishes a Jefferson and White Way highways map aiding travelers from Des Moines to major cities. State government costs rise, with taxes across federal, city, county, and school districts pushing total tax burden above one hundred million dollars in the state.
Iowa State College students find work through the campus Y M C A office while the state fair plans Iowa s first adult health contest to identify the healthiest man and woman. The state government costs per person rise due to soldiers bonus bonds, with legislature sessions set to resume July 22 and potentially adjourn by November 1 and finalize the code for legal adoption. The piece also questions a proposed constitutional draft on conscripting labor and wealth during war, and discusses hog price relations to corn amid agricultural outlooks. The poem label KEK KAKI near OLE Iowa closes the fragment.
American Legion officials reported a surge of interest in community and civic work. Gar land W. Powell said requests to the Community and Civic Betterment Bureau are pouring in, with many posts planning campaigns for local improvement and seeking guidance on activities from recreation to municipal progress.
A radio receiving set was donated to the Reconstruction Home for Infantile Paralysis in Ithaca New York by the local Welfare of the Forty and Eight, the fun-making division of the American Legion. On installation night J A Mundy, grand chef de gare of the society in New York, broadcast a message to the home’s veterans from a New York city station.
Les Pierce of Toledo, a Legionnaire, described the boy scout movement as an incubator for national manpower. He urged posts to supply as many ex service men as possible for scout centers and to attend four scout schools for instructors.
The Indianapolis Hilton A Brown Jr American Legion post issues accident insurance with each membership card. Some members designate the policy to be payable to the post upon their accidental death. Policies are funded from post funds and issued by a national casualty insurer.
Post to have a new home to advance the Legion building fund in Darlington. BR E Allen, a local merchant, offers one per cent of gross sales for the year. The post holds other donations and expects more merchants to follow Mr Allen’s lead to aid the erection of a past home.
Tex Kuykendall former Texas ranger travels a overland route from Marysville to St Paul Minnesota to represent the Golden State at the national American Legion convention. His departure will highlight the Legion's Fourth of July celebration in Marysville and he will visit Legion posts along the route toward the 1924 gathering of Legionnaires.
The Terrington Ampertran Legion band uniforms cost $1300 per post officers. Coats feature sarine hills, Legion buttons, yellow silk flaps and shoulder straps, fourragere, Sam Brown felt, breeches with yellow stripe, and a blue cap. The band has secured multiple engagements.
A Howard Lake Minnesota resident reports years of pain relieved after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims the remedy helped her perform housework again and reduced long standing cramps. The letter requests health advertisements and praises Lydia E Pinkham's medicine.
Canada presents its new national flag on formal occasions replacing the old ensign used by Can adhia merchant ships for 30 years. King George approved a new coat of arms two years ago, now adapted for the flag. The design merges the old union jack with St Andrew St George and St Patrick crosses atop the new arms, amid debates between progress and peace advocates.
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