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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1934
Page
1
Public rate card lists Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch and readers per word with prepaid terms. Includes cards of thanks memorials and obituary poetry priced at regular rates with miscellaneous charges for church notices school notices and admissions.
A July 19 1953 reprint from the Waukon Republican Standard urges townspeople to park away from business districts to welcome farmers and customers. It notes drivers should leave cars at home evenings when stores are open and praises residents who accommodate shoppers. A follow up recalls farmers thanking the editorial and cites a merchant who ignored the request, losing customers.
A farmer observed an out of town buyer parking nearby while several locals left cars at home Saturday night. A businessman did not mind customers walking blocks to shop. The notice asks everyone to leave their cats outside the business dirt list to make room for customers.
Farm News from Colorado Springs condemns political trading in which parties swap support for candidates. It argues such faithless behavior undermines government efficiency and betrays the public trust, warning that cooperation with corrupt groups harms democracy. The piece labels trading as traitorous and unethical.
Florence DeSart heads to Mason City to visit Roy DeSart and family. Various local notes include weather alarms, an eclipse August 20, travel to Spits Lake and Postville, staff layoff at Berg's, Mrs. Service visiting relatives, creamery work by Frane DeSart, Tama news, a 6 3 baseball win at St Olaf, Jennie Beck visiting Elkport, Prof J H Williams attending the Republican state convention in Des Moines, and C Theo Schmid as Elgin’s Democratic delegate to Iowa City.
Local readers report locating missing items via want ads, with several readers earning refunds or replacements after posting inquiries. Community members credit targeted ads for reuniting owners with jewelry, notebooks, and personal keepsakes.
Eleven applications for old age pensions were filed Monday forenoon with Auditor J H Cline, marking the first batch since July 5. Applications will be inspected by Fayette county commissioners W E Anderson and H B Hough and sent to Des Moines for state-board decision. Total Fayette pension payments reached 9,600 up to July 9, with an estimated 15,000 residents eligible. An assessor’s return on eligible persons from Argo is pending.
Iowa’s debt conciliation commissioners were named to administer the Frazier Lemke law. They operate under federal court direction and act as mortgage adjusters for farm moratoriums up to five years. Judge Scott named northern Iowa appointees and Judge Dewey named southern Iowa. Fayette county’s O W Stevenson is listed with mileage reimbursement but no salary.
Clayton County roads will begin three limestone surfacing projects on August 1. Contracts totaling about 21 803 wank of limestone surfacing were let by the board of supervisors for the Garber road and the Postville Gunder road segments. Work covers 10.89 miles north to the line near Clayton Center 17.2 miles northeast from Garber and 5.99 miles south of Morena. Contractors must use Iowa materials when possible.
Fay ette county board of supervisors appoints E Anderson to the Old Age Assistance committee alongside H B Hough of Oelwein and Miss Campbell of West Union. The committee will have county investigators acting like claim adjusters, examining pension provisions in old age assistance acts and related statutes.
At a board meeting held earlier this week Wm A Kneeland was elected cashier to replace E H Kissart who resigned. Kneeland has worked at the bank for weeks and is described as a fine and capable man fit for the responsible post in Postville Herald report.
E. A. Traeger admitted to the bar about a year ago becomes partner of H. P. Hancock, veteran attorney in West Union. Traeger will office with Hancock in Hancock's Main street building, replacing the late partner Mildred Crawford.
Clayton county's delinquent tax sale, set for last Saturday July 7, has been postponed for another 40 days to August 7. This marks the second postponement after a prior shift from May 7 to July 7 as reported by El kader Register.
Paris reports link weather to health with a Nice society researching wind effects. Lyons observers note south winds soothe or irritate, making babies restless, cry, and show fever-like symptoms while dehydration risk rises. adults feel only mild discomfort but nutrition in infants is notably affected.
A New York critic argues music engages mind and spirit beyond senses, while a Percy Sladen expedition to West Africa returns a remarkable creature described as nearly human. The team documents 11 months of jungle work and species discoveries including brightly parachuted squirrels and a colossal, possibly extinct water creature.
Australia battles a rabbit surge as descendants of early imports overrun the country. On Laysan Island two rabbits left by a ship’s crew led to a boom. fourteen years later the ship found the island barren with rabbit skeletons, victims of overpopulation and starvation.
A Munich man taught caterpillars to spin lace wells by spreading food paste on a flat stone and guiding them to weave silk into a delicate pattern as they fed. The process produced intricate designs formed by the caterpillars as they moved across the paste.
In a pointed exchange Senator Sorghum challenges an arrogant rival who claims vast knowledge. The quip prompts a call for deeper inquiry as both sides weigh what has been learned and what remains unknowable.
The Kansas City Star quotes a shopper unable to wear a coat as shop staff note all stock shown. A passerby asks for meals with two bites and a half dollar, while a stray remark hints at gambling.
Persia shifts from pack animals and horse-drawn vehicles to automobiles as 10 000 miles of motor roads are now in use. The change reflects a broad modernization effort across the region.
A brief, witty dialogue notes two people choosing a film with a comic remark on darkness, reflecting casual social exchange and mood rather than a concrete event. The fragment captures conversation style and social interaction in everyday entertainment context.
Wartorn Newspaper Union presents a recipe note on innovative uses of macaroni and spaghetti. It details Spaghetti Alaska with salmon salad mold, Fried Macaron Slices with bacon, and Spaghetti Muffing, including ingredients, mixing steps, and baking or chilling instructions.
The Colonial Village, a major feature at the Chicago World Fair opening May 26, includes a replica of the Old North Church. Visitors will tour fifteen villages, simulating a world cruise through famous old world towns.
A Northwood Anchor editorial argues war profits fuel conflict and urges drafting all industry and business into government operation during war. The Echo ad promotes printing services.
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