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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
2
Echo classified section lists items for sale including a milking machine for twenty four cows, a 10x10 corrugated shed, a Ford Roaster, Lennox hot air furnace, seven thousand feet of lumber, a Clayton county automobile, found keys and wrench, stray horse taken up, and prompts readers to place want ads for results.
Rev G Gunsten and family left on a two week Wisconsin vacation aided by Iver Jonsard. W R Blake to Des Moines for legislature sessions next week. Enterprise under Lifford Johnson during absence. Mrs J B Shipton home from Postville Hospital after surgery. Stella House and Allen Hungerford wed at Elkader with Chauncey House and Grace Miller among attendees. Larrabee family returns from New England trip. Grace Miller’s birthday celebration for Miss Clara Sullivan marked by death the same week. Fayette Clinic notes Dr Pronees Chiropractor schedule at Elsi. free analysis offered.
Geneva station horticulturists report pear varieties including Anjou Bartlett Kieffer Sheldon Seckel and Lawrence perform best with low headed trees and little pruning. Results show larger broader more symmetrical tops and greater bearing areas in tall upright trees when pruned lightly, while heavy pruning promotes wood growth and bushy weaker bearing.
New York report notes a balletmaster and a restaurant doorkeeper were arrested on concealed weapons charges after a raid failed to find arms. They wore uniforms with ters and sabera. A dancer, a walter named Isaac Hirschorn, was later charged with disorderly conduct for eating soup loudly but released with a warning to dine at home or change restaurants.
Ohio used a $15000 appropriation to reclaim Fort St. Clair as a state park near Eaton. The site recalls the Northwest Territory battle on November 6, 1792 between Little Turtle led Indians and Captain Adair’s forces, which ended badly for the palefaces. Preble County Historical Society placed a seven ton memorial boulder with bronze tablet at the site to honor the fallen over four centuries ago.
In Sandy Mush, Kite Sarg calls Hank Henbenny a contrary cuss. After three years of marriage he left home without explanation. His wife remarried, then Hank returned claiming he had never been dead. She divorced the second husband and planned to remarry Hank before he inexplicably died without a stated aim.
A Bavarian inventor introduces a five horsepower flying glider capable of 80 miles per hour with a 15 foot wingspread. It can fold its wings to pass city streets as an automobile or become a hydroplane to traverse rough water. The Los Angeles Times notes that if Henry Ford mass produced such a craft, we would all be buzzing within a week.
A parish guide chastises a visitor for ingratitude after showing her the churchyard remains. He quips that if she finds her purse missing at home, she should recall her lack of thanks shown at the churchyard. The exchange highlights a sharp moral rebuke from the guide.
The exchange shows a farmhand boasting study of old homestead and back-to-the-farm plays. The New Hired Man Mez questions the depth of training as they discuss farm work knowledge.
Weibel Mill Company features flour and special pricing while local readers note Elgin visits and community events. The column lists numerous residents visiting, farm and hatchery updates, car mishaps, donations for Japan relief, and health tips with subscription reminders and local promotions.
The column decries the high rate of weekly automobile accidents in the state and warns traffic laws may soon be tightened. J H Bower family has moved to 1619 Spurgeon Street Santa Ana California. C L Klingman of Highland had a hayrack accident last Friday breaking two ribs but escaping serious injury.
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