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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
7
Want ads promote services while residents host guests from Chicago and Freeport. Several families welcomed relatives including Otto Kruger Clem Kneeland Agnes Kneeland who recently had surgery and Andine Vasbey who planned summer work. Parochial school opened with Louise Amundson teaching in a Brorby building.
Laura Osterhus and Louis T. Olson wed last Saturday afternoon June 7 at the Little Brown Church near Naghua. Attended by Hazel Mark and Millard Bear, ceremony at 8 pm. Bride daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mork. groom son of Mrs. Guat Olson. They will reside on the groom’s farm west of Clermont. Best wishes from friends.
The East church will host the East Luther League program on Sunday June 15 featuring a song by the Society. Rev G Gunston will give the invocation and the Secretary’s report. Gladys Erickson and Irene Helgerson will perform piano and vocal solos with readings by Richard Skarshaug and Harry Helgerson. Joseph Hanson will read Bible verses. remarks and collection will conclude.
Luther Church notes list English services at 9 46 am East Church offers Norwegian services at 11 am Luther League program at 8 pm and a postponed concert by Coe Pettit Pastor G Gunston reports Busy Bee class picnic at West Union fair grounds Signups show about thirty Baptist youths from Elgin travel to George Iowa for a B Y P A gathering Eva Olson and Lloyd Nelson visited Waterloo Sunday A government bounty offers 10 cents per fish preying on salmon in Alaska districts
The article describes Blatterphone, a London developed device using a steel tape to record and reproduce sound via electromagnetic control, offering durable, economical playback. The system allows unlimited copies and a talking book concept for home use to play nine hours of literature, music, and knowledge continuously without attention.
The Collegiate Church of New York began meetings in 1626 in New Amsterdam and has had an uninterrupted line of ministers since 1628. Its first edifice stood at 87 and 89 Pearl, followed by the Church in the Fort at the Battery. The marble church at Hastings marble site later became known as Marble Collegiate Church.
At a Washington dinner Safe Representative Pearl P. Oldfield deplored increasing automobile accidents. She told a story of a frightened woman who received a terrorizing late night call about her son’s arrest for joy riding, prompting relief at the thought of jail for the youth.
A man plans a device to permanently record a voice on a thin metal alloy disk. If successful it could meet popular demand. London street slot machines may arrive soon and, once proven profitable, spread to other cities. The disk is impressed and then played on a phonograph.
Ida Lathers of New York City suggests using an electric lantern with a red bulb to signal when a Broadway surface car is approached at night. She asks Police Commissioner Grover Whalen to dedicate one evening to riding street cars to observe the maneuver firsthand.
Forehanded Cat Miss Gelen Currier of Canaan New Hampshire keeps a black Angora exhibiting hoarding instincts. The cat has brought up from the cellar nearly a bushel of apples to stash behind the living room stove. Recently the animal produced a turnip weighing one and a half pounds.
In a brief City Courier item, a teacher confirms offering lessons on the latest dances and clarifies the term steps as kicks, reflecting local interest in modern movement. The exchange highlights a teacher student dynamic and a focus on current dance trends in Louisville.
Bert notes the salesman warned of wear as the Evia suit shows rust color and aged look, matching the Royal Arcanum Bulletin tone.
Powell I suppose it is a hint at the storm to come.
In the fiscal year ended June 1929 the Department of Agriculture distributed more than 25,000,000 copies of publications as part of its information program.
Dover Mills reports numerous Sunday visits in West Union and surrounding towns. Couples and families, including Learn, Matthews, Wagner, and Hansen clans, attended picnics at Durnham’s Grove and the West Union fairgrounds. Rose Guyer visited relatives, and Laura Osterhus married L. N. Olson at the Little Brown Church Nashua.
The passage lists cities by size with London and New York alternately ranked first and second. It notes some authorities place London first and New York second, others reverse. It also mentions Pertin as third, Chicago fourth, and Paris following.
Inspect the hinges of the door. If the door refuses to hold, tighten the existing screws. If it still drags or sagging, replace screws with the next size larger. Consider replacing worn or stripped screws to restore proper alignment and function.
The Bureau of Standards notes that static electricity from rubbing a heavy rug is common in winter as indoor air becomes very dry. There is no effective prevention except increasing indoor humidity. The electrical energy involved is small.
The phrase Venice of America is often applied to the Thousand Islands located between Canada and New York along an extension of the St. Lawrence River.
Angel of Mercy Fabiola, a Roman woman who became Christian around 880 A.D., established a hospital and convalescent home for the poor after her conversion, becoming the first nurse recorded in history.
An Atchison man laments financial strain balancing family and cars. He notes he supports two children and two automobiles, contrasting with his father who supported a wife and five children. The remark highlights economic pressures and household duties in a historical local context.
In railroading the letter Y denotes the junction where two tracks diverge from a cross track, indicating a split in the railway alignment. The term captures the layout and routing choice guiding trains onto different paths at a junction.
Candle Mads to fit candlestick by heating wax in hot water until softened, then shaping. Readability limited but the method suggests melting and reforming wax to match a desired holder.
The text states the earth’s equatorial circumference is 24,306 miles and the meridional circumference 24,854 miles, noting a distance difference around the equator and through the poles of 1,042 miles.
The French Canadians are the descendants of French emigrants who left between 10 and 1680. After the latter date emigration was forbidden by Louis XI.
A compact overview traces China's 4000 year history from ancient empires to the Middle Ages term the Empire of Cathay and Land of the Ceres. It notes Marco Polo as among the first Europeans to describe China around 1260 A D.
A Washington Star feature quotes Hi Ho the Monitor or narrator on the burden of riches in the Chinatown saga. The piece discusses the tension between wealth pursuit and security, framing life in a community under economic strain and vigilance.
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