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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
2
Washington Irving notes a fictional period piece praising resilience amid harsh weather and spreading steel dikes. The fragment hints at enduring nature against acid rain and environmental pressures, framed in a historical literary voice.
New York City lawyer Miss Frieda Hennack, a 23 year old linguist and musician, will defend the Benedetto Brothers charged with murder at Beatty at the Bar. She notes her court thrill surpasses romantic thrills.
Corn and oats supply promised at lowest market prices by Hunsberger and Schori. Rev E J Starr had a rough day but rests easier now. his daughter Mrs Bartholomew of Conrad visited to assist. Mrs Mattia Zurbriggen and John A Gruver ill this week. Local visits by Adolph Frederick family and others. For sale a coming five year old day mare, weight 1490, well broke. Wanted two Durham heifers. Incubators and brooders offered at reduced price by Fellers Hardware. Painting and decorating by H B Gilson. contact Elgin Iowa.
The Vatican, the world’s oldest court, shifts toward democracy as electric lighting, typewriters, midwinter heat, and relaxed ceremonial rigor replace long standing traditions. An audience now follows new rules. messages and access extend beyond royal pomp, reflecting a broader liberalizing trend in Italy and abroad.
Dr William Hornaday cites a 2 percent remaining stock of American wild game and birds. He warns hunters with modern gear, dogs, and ammunition threaten survival by 2027. Salt refuges are few, many species already extinct or near extinction including woodcock, jacksnipe, golden plover, antelope, grizzly bear, wild sheep, and mountain goats.
Reports from Rome show Gambusia, the mosquito predator fish, thriving in ponds and ditches across Italy after introduction from Spain. Favorable food, environment, and few natural enemies have boosted its numbers along the Tiber mouth and along the Dalmatian coast, with spread into shallow waters of the peninsula.
Insects become torpid as blossoms fade and go into winter quarters. Social bees and hornets store money in wax chambers or combs to subsist until spring, while solitary species die though their larvae survive in burrows or parasitic sites until warmth returns. In the tropics winter is not to be.
A northern European autumn folklore recalls St Martin emerging from a church on a bleak November day and splitting a begear to share with a shivering doorstep beggar. The event supposedly marks a season of mild weather or Indian summer following the cold spell.
The fragment describes Ge'tig, Little Merten, James, Helen, and Fsinerher in a neighborly scene. It mentions James eating and a suggestion to complete something before playing. The text ends with unclear, partially garbled lines about work and weather and a death note.
A local lumber yard press ad touts owner profit linked to customer patronage and growth. It urges building advice and promotes Mule-Hide roofing for homes, comparing costs to a rainy season. Also noted is a Ford coupe with a playful packed in tin sign and a barbershop floor-covering upgrade. Quotes from cultural figures are sprinkled amid commerce pitches.
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