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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
4
A Cincinnati bandit robbed Robert Lowe demanding $15 but Lowe had only $12 and a $2.50 wrist watch. The thief forced Lowe to two blocks to borrow 50 cents from a roommate while he waited in the vestibule.
Fifty miles from Milan in Italy, Cremona hosts a museum that showcases the tools and instruments of renowned violin makers like Stradivarius and Amati. Hundreds of visitors come to see the classic crafts and learn about the lineage of these master luthiers.
A historical note credits Marco Polo with introducing Western civilization to ice cream by bringing the first recipe from the Orient about six centuries ago. The claim links the dessert to Polo and ancient trade routes.
Max Kolin captures Mr and Mrs Eddy Howard among millions in the United States as the flag gains meaning. The couple are shown visiting their Chicago apartment hotel as the stars stand out.
A chaotic scene at the Chicago World’s Fair involved a fried ice cream vendor in a heated confrontation with bystanders. The incident led to a tense standoff as onlookers watched the dispute unfold near a food stall, with officials advising calm and order.
A fragment blends a Dutch Cherry Cake recipe with a hot cherry sauce guide and notes on serving. It shifts to gardening and farming topics about grain pests, asparagus, soybeans, iris, concrete mix, lard stocks, farm labor, and hog pricing, reflecting a dated agricultural reader.
Fragmentary OCR reports a disturbed family tableau, noting tensions at a dining table and a desperate plan to cure a train mishap. Characters named in garbled text include a host, two children, and an elderly figure as the scene escalates toward a tragic or cryptic resolution. The passage hints at violence and a fatal outcome.
A Bureau of Home Economies study completes the Child Measurement Study from 133000 children. It proposes sizing by height and hip girth, not age, with manufacturers considering adoption and garment patterns adjusted. A follow up study on women's measurements has begun due to strong business interest.
The text mentions herd sizes rising by about one unit and notes Sudan grass pastures. It references seeding with tuning for height and several place names and crops,Then discusses turkey production hampered by low prices and high costs. Iowa row spacing guidance appears with 33 to 40 feet apart and 33 feet rows.
Farmers would be paid for actual production under a standardized system for hog grading based on carcass yield and quality. Hot summer days demand careful cream handling with scalded utensils, proper straining, water cooling, and avoiding warm cold mixing to preserve butter quality.
A study notes 200000 railroad grade crossings remain, 20000000 families lack telephones, one in five families without a radio, and only 38 percent of U S water power developed. It grounds concerns in nationwide infrastructure and utilities availability.
Apollo loved Daphne who fled and prayed to Gaea the earth goddess. Zeus transformed Daphne into a laurel tree, making the leaves sacred. Winners in the Pythian games and great poets were crowned with laurel branches.
Travelers say the German Riviera lies at Honnef near Bonn on the Rhine. It is praised for the best climate in Germany and enjoys spring about two weeks earlier than much of the country.
A collage of quips and comic snippets about injuries, love, lumber, insomnia, and funerals. It includes a listener asking about a husband hurt in an accident, a coal burner ad pitch, a waiter with a flirtatious line, a lumber seller promoting Good Lumber, a doctor patient joke about insomnia, and a grieving widow exchange.
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