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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
3
Instructions suggest serving vanilla ice cream with hot Indian pudding in small portions for children and allowing second helpings if still hungry. Tips cover tin utensil care, cleaning burnt food with soda solution, and varying bread types with a range of breads and rolls for meals.
Cheery Valley News notes a flurry of visits and house stays. Families including Friederich, Muehlenthaler, Knudtzon, and Lein musings mark Sundays, Wednesdays, and last week with relatives in local homes and quilting bees.
At a meeting of the West Union country club held last week in the courthouse Dr L L Carr of Cler ization served as president and Mayor Johnston joined the board of directors. The club voted to exercise its right to buy city property and to arrange for a clubhouse at once when weather permits.
An unclear note explains that sting from bees can cause death or delayed effects, with mentions that stings may be fatal hours later. It states wasps hornets and yellow jackets can sting repeatedly and that stingers may remain intact.
Local Clermont schools begin the second six weeks period as students return to classes. The town’s activities include a one act play performance, basketball results with girls beating Arlington 28 to 15 and boys losing to Decorah, plus various visits, gatherings, and community events at the high school and homes of residents.
Police halted J. L. Caudle of Fayette and a companion driving on road No 20 near Waterloo after Caudle refused to stop and bullets hit the car. Officers rammed the rear and both vehicles went into a ditch, injuring one officer. Caudle and the Independence man were jailed for driving while intoxicated. Caudle previously faced bootlegging charges last summer.
Skiing emerged as a sport around 1800 in Televark Norway and quickly gained popularity across the Scandinavian peninsula. The peak of the racing season is the international ski tournament held annually in February at Holmenkollen, six miles from Oslo.
Clarifies that a shibboleth is a test word from Hebrew, used to distinguish groups. Describes its etymology relating to an ear of corn and its historical role as a password or identifier in various cultures.
An American magazine warns that a deadly virulent disease, dubbed the Most Dangerous Disease, threatens to devastate in concert with human infection. The piece outlines how once the virus enters the body, the illness progresses rapidly and proves fatal without prompt action.
Wyatt Rathbun, 31, garage mechanic, died Friday night in Town City hospital after an operation for internal injuries from a Wednesday crash when the automobile he was driving struck an electric light pole between West Union and Fayette.
The Poultry lian states that removing winter egg losses saves the industry from collapse within a year. It notes hens kept warm and protected from snow will lay at 40 below zero or 50 in the shade, forming the basis of profits in poultry culture.
Mr Clark of Boshof Orange Free State endured a shipwreck during emigration from England to South Africa. He vowed to never look at the sea again, settled at Boshof, built a large general dealers' business, and left a substantial fortune at his death.
George Washington records meals and afternoon hours at Mount Vernon. The diary notes guests dining at dinner and details the day’s latter portion.
Myrtle and Agnes Olson visited Mrs. Marian Lind while Mrs. George Letsland met her new nephew born March 1. Hy Skarshaug and son Oliver from Decorah visited Cornelius Reierson. a choir practiced at C. J. Anderson home. Clarence Anderson moved to Farmersburg for summer work. Johnnie Wold visited Mervin Anderson. Myrtle Olson assisted at Elmer Larson home. Henry Olson family returned from North Dakota planning to settle nearby. Bessie Blockhus to finish No.2 school term after Velma Nelson resignation. Mrs. C. Christianson visited T. J. Olson. Hilda Houg celebrated birthday with relatives. Albert Scheel moved to G. H. Kiple farm. Nybergy family visited Waterloo. Echo ad.
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