Classified Ads Blues Turned Local Auction
Want ads rates and samples from Elgin Echo feature multiple small listings. Notices include help wanted, sales of goods like horses incubators and velvet seed barley, plus subscription offers and station announcements from WMT Waterloo and KGAC Decorah. Names include M B, L L Kiple, Jacob Gehring, Ray DeSart, John Howard, Robert Schneider, and Sean Kohls Jr. Listings describe ages, weights, and prices for farm and household items and invite responses via Elgin address or box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gehring
Riverside Dairy Farm
Elgin
Diphtheria treatment planned for many McGregor children
In McGregor Iowa a large number of lower grade and preschool children will soon receive diphtheria toxin-antitoxin treatment. Insurance settlements were reported satisfactory after a chapel fire, with 6475.30 paid to Upper Iowa University for loss and damage.
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McGregor
Upper Iowa University
Gunpowder barrels and a wary joke amid old Wisconsin case
A bustling scene features Pat packing gunpowder barrels while an elder asks about danger. The piece recalls the 1926 Erdman Olson murder near Prairie du Chien and notes repeated arrests that lead to releases. A sheriff at Sisseton questions a suspect who claimed Canada as home, withholding an address.
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Pat
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Sisseton
Olson
Canada
Wankon
Democrat
Agricultural notes on crops and livestock trends
Barley germination is poor this spring and wheat provides vitamin B for humans. A dairy cow requires about one month to six weeks before freshening. U.S. farm livestock numbers rose two percent last year, while value fell seventeen percent.
Dover Mills families visit relatives amid small town chatter
Mr and Mrs George Bion of Dover Mills share an afternoon with friends as Sheldon Boyle and daughter spend Sunday with Anna Cox Roma at Weet Union. Harvey Kruse and son Bob plan a Palmersburg visit, while Henry Kruse hosts them in Elgin. Little German Band travels to Independent hospital. An Iowa farming column covers soil knowledge, legume seeding cautions, and dairy herd feeding trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bion
Dover Mills
Sheldon Boyle
Daugtera
Anna Cox Roma
Weet Union
Harvey Kruse
Bob
Palmersburg
Henry Kruse
Elgin
Independent
Islstad
Coun
Ancient mule glass entertainment of mid seventeenth century
An archaic form of glassware featuring rims rubbed by moistened fingers produced musical sounds. This delight was a popular entertainment by the middle of the seventeenth century.
Kern Hill School Notes
Georgia Mayer reports perfect attendance by Margaret Friederich and others from the Butikofer and Luchsinger families. Mildred Friederich returns after illness. A March spelling chart aims for perfect records. Nine in arithmetic achieved by Wilma Lehman, Gladys Butikofer, and Ethel Luchsinger. Vernie Frieden and Maxine Lehman score well in drill books. Belva Benson and Lois Lehman visited recent. Visitors welcome.
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Margaret Friederich
Marie
Gladys
Erma Butikofer
Ethel Luchsinger
Leonard Helms
Mildred Friederich
Wilma Lehman
Gladys Butikofer
Vernie Frieden
Maxine Lehman
Belva Benson
Lois Lehman
Georgia Mayer
Teachers and Exercise Habit Survey Hits Low Activity
A survey by Frances Ross Hicks in Hygela Health Magazine finds about 68 percent of 802 teachers take no daily exercise beyond school travel. Nearly half say they ride to school, suggesting widespread inactivity among educators.
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Frances Ross Hicks
Im Hygela
Health Magazine
Schoo
High Arabic Title The Admiral Etymology from Arabic
The word Admiral derives from the Arabic Emi el Bagh meaning lord of the sea. This etymology traces maritime rank origins through cultural exchanges and historical language shifts.
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Emi el Bagh
South Side Valley History Amid Iroquois and Mint Indians
The article notes the valley area between Otlea and Ottawa in La Balle county deriving its name from the Mint Indians who occupied the land. It mentions Iroquois incursions and attacks that affected the stock and supplies in the region.
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Ion
Betwe
Otlea
Ottawa
la Balle County
Tngtaland
Not Really Steal Jackets in the United States
The fragment notes that jackets for projectiles in the United States are often cupro nickel alloy. It contrasts soft core jackets with thin finishes and mentions steel jacket concepts as not actually used in the US. Names, places, and events are not clearly defined in the text.
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United States
Hurops
Unite States
Speed Race Report From Local Track Meet
On a day when Vic Williams and Bon Hastman competed, Hastman won the 440 yard race in 472 seconds. Twenty Grand also ran a half mile in exactly the same time, matching the 440 yard distance.
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Vic Williams
Bon Hastman
Fragmented Text Card from Unknown Source
A partial OCR line resembling a mix of phrases and names: feel enjoy with winter flight and Louis Glode- Demourh noted. The legible parts are insufficient for a coherent event, person, or action to summarize into a news item.
Community Cooperation Sought for Local News and Happenings
Fragmentary text discusses cooperation by residents to improve reporting of news, practice, and general happenings in the town. Encouraging reader involvement is urged as a means to better reflect community events and concerns. Highly damaged source yields limited clear details.
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Siutance
Mthia
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M. B
Waders
Schoefer
L. L. Kiple
Echo Office
Jerome Yoarous
Iowa
McCasky
Grosby-Wirth
U. S
Elgin Echo
Waterloo
Decorah
John Howard
Echo and Enterprise
Dubuque
Sean. H. Kohls, Jr
L. G. Lehman
Robert Schneider
Echo
Edwin Kruger
John R. Schmid
Republican& Standard
Friendship
Love
Ring
Ark
Church
Ore
Boise
Ida
E. J. Fueling
New Hampton Tribune
Iowa Highway Commission
Harry G. White
Vinton
State ‘Board of Control
Mr. Fueling
Democratic Party
Mississippi
North
Lis
Bakers Aren
Clear Lake Commercial Club
Clear Lake
Cow Testing Association
Stanley
Clermont
Maynard
Arlington
Aurora
Hawkeye
Hazelton
Dunkerton
Art Kutschat
Miller Pool Hall
Ruth Moellerman
Lois Miller
Betty Snyder
Betty Strauch
Betty Schori
Helen Houg
Otis
Ivan Torkelaon
Norma Sires
Anna Schupbach
Geraldine Batikofer
Alma Grimes
Kern Hill
Milike
Louis
Glohe-Demourh
Fathers Blovard
Manuel
L. C. Smiths
Underwoods
Remingtons
New Hampton, Iowa
R. P. Strauch
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