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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
7
Published every Thursday by R P Strauch in Elgin Ada as local columns for each insertion. Display ads and local ads are run consecutively until discontinued. Subscriptions are one year two dollars six months one dollar.
Local brief items detail visits by Mrs. Rudolph Yankex Andrew Shearer to Rock Valley and Chicago for land dealings, Mrs. James Morris breaking her ankle at a hospital, Tulsa and Nowata residents returning home after two weeks, and numerous family and neighbor visits including Elkader, West Union park outings, and a Fayette wedding between Mildred Kohler and Ralph Holzman. A haying accident injures Velma Bunting in Elkader. other short notes cover shopping at Falb's and Elgin summer school travel.
A New York private dinner among self styled young intellectuals exposes vanity and vanity’s price. One guest boasts two Broadway dramas and a towering ego, while another architect grinds out a comic retort about unseen, enduring buildings and public indifference. The exchange exposes a clash of brains and conceit in a literary set.
Selenium electrical hygrometers exploit light and moisture dependent resistance. Wound wires on a core with selenium create cells whose resistance shifts with humidity. With proper conditioning they indicate humidity accurately and can regulate moisture in buildings, becoming a practical instrument from a scientific toy.
The centennial of one of the earliest successful hot water heating installations led by Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington is noted. The duke expressed opinions on winter cold, and his inventive genius brought hot water heating to Wellington's home, aligning with the era when hot water heating arrived in the United States mid nineteenth century.
Visitors must remove shoes and wear sandals before entering the Westminster Abbey Chapter House in London. The historic floor from around 1200 is guarded by a watchman at all times. A wide supply of sandals of various sizes is kept on hand to enforce the rule.
Waldron Advance reports Tobe Goolsby of Arkansas described seeing one of the largest panthers while cow hunting on Little Cedar last Saturday. The animal fled into the woods when he made noise, leaving Goolsby noting the event and its danger.
A fragmented exchange shows a lighthearted wager in a dining setting as one participant declares never to bet on a horse. The brief dialogue captures a casual moment without further context or details.
A court recounts a map reading quote about an 80 day term for stealing a gold watch and contrasts it with a prior claim of heart theft and a life sentence. The remark highlights harsh penalties and courtroom phrasing.
A jumble of small town notices includes price offers at Falb's and references to Lincoln Nebr. visitors, Amundsen aviation delays, and trips to the Twin Cities. It covers farm product deals, a lampoon on milk a girl gives, health and fitness advice, rising U S population figures, and sugar price reductions amid a surplus market.
Sidney Nutting broke through a bridge fill near Yack bridge while hauling cream and lost six large cans. The fill was undermined by high water and ground gave way, causing Nutting to lose his load. Local patrons may need to share the loss.
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