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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1931

Page

3

Corner recipes and kitchen tips from old cookbooks

Sirup left over from cooking fruits and from canned fruits may be used to sweeten punches and other fruit drinks. Try a mock duck when you want palatable inexpensive baked meat. It’s a frank steak stuffed with bread crumb dressing rolled and baked. Roll lengthwise so carving cuts across muscles. Explain why cereals and fruits without sugar benefit children. limit sugary foods at end of meals. Dustless cloths can be renewed with kerosene or oil. add oil to rinsing water. French toast beats eggs with milk, bread slices dipped, fried in butter until golden, served with bacon or syrup.

Gruffet Snapping Hilariously Promoted At Princess Theatre

Brown and Lightner promote their new comedy Sit Tight opening Sunday at the Princess Theatre West Union with a tongue in cheek explanation of Gruffet Snapping a fake outdoor pastime. The scene features Winnie Lighter Claudia Dell Paul Gregory Hobart Bosworth and director Lloyd Bacon in a light hearted publicity bit designed to draw crowds.

Brown and Lightner Claudia Dell Paul Gregory Hobart Bosworth Lloyd Bacon

Good News and a Harbinger of Hope in Local Echoes

A reflective piece extols good news as vital for courage and progress, urging readers to share uplifting words and faith to inspire action. It cites Senator J. W. Weber of Slayton and ends with a brief, ironic note on Prohibition era remarks from Hawkeye Beacon about cocktails and crime.

J. W. Weber Herald, Slayton Socrates United States Prohibition Bureau Sherman Wiley Washington Croton

Weekend visits and local social notes in Canoe area

Social roundup details numerous weekend visits and gatherings across Canoe, Postville, Decorah, and nearby towns. Notable entries include Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stoneking visiting Waukon for temporary work and Louis Miller returning for stored goods while new jobs appear in filling and cafe work. Several家庭 celebrations and farewells, plus health updates and a village funeral, fill the week’s community diary.

Louis Miller Mr. Miller Mrs. Miller Waukon

Dover Mills Busy Week Ends With Family Visits

Dover Mills residents share a week of social calls and travel. Mrs. G C Havenstrite spent Friday with Mrs. H K Johnson. Will Dullard and Jesse Guyer visited Waterloo. Mrs. R F Learn attended a Fayette farm bureau meeting. Rose Guyer visited Sam Erickson at Clermont where several Guyer relatives attended John Erickson's funeral. Andrew Kloster's Decorah funeral drew Ole Kerkestue and Glen.

G. C.havenstrite H. K. Johnson Will Dullard Jesse Guyer Waterloo R. F. Learn Farm Bureau Fayette E. G. Guyer Rose Sam Erickson Clermont Guyer John Erickson Ezra Rowland H. E. Johnson J. C. Matthews H. E. Foster West Union Ole Kerkestue Ira Rose Glen Andrew Kloster Decorah Tom Hanson Clarence Nesvick Werner Meyer Ossian Melvin Glen Kerkestue Waukon Leonard Karkestue J. H. Learn Ross Guyer Clarence Anfinson

Brazilian forest figures and witty quotes blend in older era notes

The excerpt mixes a statistic about Brazil's forest area, stated near one billion acres, with a string of aphorisms and humorous lines from periodical sources. It references exchanges on humor, the value of seeing multiple sides, and a remark on the luxury of being able to go to bed with a cold.

Brazil Faw

Freaks of Nature in Mammals Display Odd Traits

Natural world offers curious examples with the platypus of Australia and the aye-aye like animal from Slam having bizarre features. The platypus blends fur and a duck bill while the Slam creature shows a large bushy black body and pale face, resembling a benevolent old gentleman.

Paris Australis

Rote Guyer Assists Mrs John Kick on with Hour Work

Rote Guyer assists Mrs John as she continues housework while Will Cahalan remains ill at week’s end under doctor’s care.

Mons Hanson Ogstalia Hanson Ruth Stinergan Rote Guyer John Cahalan

Fragmented Quote About Brain, Dogs and Birds

A garbled line notes a muttered phrase about ten percent brain and animals, with a stray remark about dogs birds and a hill on the wrong side of the road. The text is incomplete and uncertain.

Clatrai

Also Mentioned on This Page

Raneer E. Brown Lacie Exer. Co Doost Optometrist C. W. Heiserman West Union, Iowa Nan Af Arihe Andine Vasbey Mrs Jesse’ Olson Nels Everson Canoe Town Vernon Stoneking Adolph Frederick Will Gehring Elkader Emma Gunderson Walter Follett Faomily Henry Follett Frank Miller Ludlow L. L. Gress Mr. Douglass Postville Willis Gress Mr. Stoneking Tommy Lofstuen Chris Erickson J. C. Halverson Opera House Harold Landsgard Arrthur Nelson Bebo Anna Kelly Will Rafferty Sarah Groth Julius Johnson E. B. Bilden Bert Walters W. A. Kneet Frankville L. H. Carlin Mae Cedar Rapids Lloyd Larson East of Elgin Emil Larson Oscar Reierson Geo. Washburn Paul Wells Walter Vinton Postville Hospital Tom Colliton Margaret McGreevey Cedar Rapids Glen Yauslin W. A. Nelson Nela Everson Dan Kloster Nels Byerson Oscar Reford Thelma Per Puest Arthur Nelson Knut Groth Ole Reierson Selma Mickelson Sophia Groth Andrew C. Gilbertson Lovella Dibble Cedar Falls Ezra Dibble Dover Mills News The Echo Office Ford Tne New Ferd Tuvor Srna P.O Artra Ford Denier Coal Burgess Dugstad Lumber CO Clermont, Iowa
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