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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
3
A worker ignores a nail on a board and suffers a serious infection after stepping on it. The piece argues timely warnings and a brief note to remind him of his carelessness is better than sympathy. It emphasizes practical common sense over gratuitous pity while he recovers in hospital.
The piece notes federal excise taxes on cosmetics including face powder rouge nail polish and perfumes. It states the government will collect about 17 million dollars in 1937 to fund beautifying aids and other toilet preparations.
Butterflies cover the continent in southern regions, clustering on trees to overwinter. Each spring Monarchs and Milkweed butterflies travel in vast numbers, laying eggs as they migrate across North America and returning south to restart the life cycle.
The article states eagles are scavengers and general killers of small animals, causing more harm than good by raiding smaller livestock, though they help protect crops by guarding them from other pests. It notes the overall negative impact outweighs any crop protection benefits.
Fred Biermann argues for a Bureau of Martial Sociology in the Labor Department to study why nations wage war and how to prevent it while noting current heavy defense spending. He notes political figures, Washington offices, and public charity dinners, and comments on a Jefferson memorial plan and store hours.
A retrospective sketches a man once secretary to an Iowa congressman who rose in law, then fell into drink amid the fast life of Washington. He stayed in the capital after a checkered career, clinging to the city he once left for Iowa. The author laments what might have been if he had returned decades ago.
Hay prices lag grain while Red Rustproof strain dominates six winter hay types. Egg purchases cushion seasonal price drop. Iowa dairy efforts involve creameries, state groups, and the National Ivory Council to promote butter and milk use. Pastures damaged by drought require early reseeding to ensure livestock forage. Seed shortages prompt farmers to favor domestic red clover and alfalfa to avoid winter kill and disease. Farm program acreage limits discussed.
The total limit of 10,954,978 acres is allocated to counties by past year corn acreage. Fayette county’s share is 102,550 acres and Clayton county 83,180 acres. A simple weight test estimates molasses sugar content as a feed value guide, with standard molasses weighing 11.7 pounds per gallon and a 50 gallon drum at 585 pounds net.
The note outlines Oliver Goldsmith writing the Vicar of Wakefield to pay a landlady who threatened arrest, with the novel sold for 300 dollars to a bookseller via Dr. Samuel Johnson. It also highlights Anna Sewell earning only 100 dollars for Black Beauty, despite potential royalties exceeding 300000 dollars.
Karacul sheep are noted for hardiness and thrive under adverse conditions. Mature animals yield lustrous coarse wool used in rugs carpets blankets and robes. Due to limited uses, karacul wool sells for about half to three quarters the price of good white wool.
A historical note describes Romans advising rheumatic patients to stand barefoot on live electric ray fish to gain a powerful electric shock from the fish. The account suggests ancient doctors used natural electrical charges for therapeutic purposes long before modern electric coils.
A meteorologist argues the Rig Veda was composed 2000 to 6000 BC or earlier, using climate references as the basis. The claim suggests ancient weather patterns helped shape India's oldest religious text.
Hindus largely avoid killing animals with many high-caste adherents embracing strict vegetarianism. They view flesh consumption as sinful and sacred duties guide dietary practices within the community.
A post office department appropriation item proposes 750000 to establish an airmail service across the Atlantic Ocean. The plan would start November 1 with two round trips weekly. The note recalls the first U S airmail service established in 1918 and reflects on past opposition.
The Bell System added 881000 telephones, totaling 14488000, per AT&T annual report. Despite severe floods from Maine to Ohio and Virginia, service remained at a record high. Year end payroll rose 28000 workers, taxes reached 116.8 million, equaling 8.36 per phone and 470 per employee.
The term Mongolism is described as unrelated to the Mongolian race. It notes a resemblance in slanted eyes but emphasizes there is no racial connection. It defines Mongolism as a congenital malformation usually accompanied by intellectual disability.
Delicate instruments record that during strongest winds the vibration of our tallest buildings does not move more than half an inch from vertical.
The nine worthies are Hector son of Priam Alexander the Great Julius Caesar Joshua David Judas Maccabeus King Arthur Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon, as cited in literary tradition.
Historians of metallurgy describe native copper as the missing link between the Stone Age and the Metal Age. They claim copper marks a pivotal shift in mankind's understanding and use of metals.
The earliest fraternity house is believed to have been a log cabin on the outskirts of Ann Arbor Michigan. This simple structure marked the origins of organized student societies in the United States.
The Colosseum in Rome was begun by Vespasian on Nero’s palace site and inaugurated by Titus in AD 80. It originally had three arcaded stone stories and a wooden upper gallery later rebuilt in stone. It probably seated 46,000 to 50,000. the oval arena measured 281 by 177 feet. the exterior height reached about 180 feet.
A compact reflection on government honesty and duty. It asserts that the core of governance lies in pursuing duty with integrity, and that public regard follows even when outcomes falter. The piece emphasizes individual responsibility over counsel.
In the Sahara desert, water boring drills resemble oil drilling tools with deep wells dug by hand. Bamboo linings calm shifting sand, but constant attention is needed to prevent sand from filling the wells.
Old records show painted houses stirred curiosity in the early 1800s and the practice of whitening colonial houses did not catch on until the Revolutionary period.
The text notes a 7,000 word passage titled Tortured English Phrases that outlines the charter of the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay, known as the Hudson's Bay Company.
There are nine memorials to Presidents in Washington DC with Lincoln accounting for three and Washington for two. The tally highlights the city’s commemorative landscape and honors notable federal figures through public monuments.
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