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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1933
Page
8
A flood of visitors and hosts mark weekend activities around Velga City and nearby towns. Illyria Items notes numerous calls at the Floyd Patterson home, dinners with the Yearous and Klingman families, rock and card parties, and at least a farm bureau meeting. Several residents travel to Iowa City to visit a hospitalized Kohler, while others entertain relatives from West Union Randalia and Garnaville.
Eliza Pulfer and Mrs G Pulfer visited Ida Meyer Monday afternoon. Rose Friederich assisted at the Leo Cassett home near Elkader. Walter Butikofer spent the weekend with his parents. Martin Hanson and family dined with the Will Chase family near Volga City. Several visits and dinners occurred among the Dennler, Christen, Pulfer, Butikofer, and related households, with multiple relatives visiting in Elma and nearby towns.
A long list of social visits fills the week in rural households. Families such as Denner, Lerch, Friederich, Pulfer, Yearous, and Baumgartner hosted or visited relatives and friends across Clermont and neighboring towns, with quilting parties, card games, and birthday gatherings noted. Several households welcomed guests, while school news highlights new pupils and improved grounds at Cheery Valley School.
Oak Grove News records community visits in Elgin including Herbert Dummermuth and family at Walter Dummermuth home and Mrs Dell Wiltsie calls. Local residents Mr and Mrs Lyle Wilson visit Arlington to see Mrs Northrup ill, with surrounding family gatherings noted across several homes.
Gunder and nearby communities report visitors and visits over the weekend. Gunder hosts include Mrs Osmundson and Mr and Mrs Torkelson with several callers from Clermont Elgin Cresco Elkader and St Olaf. Social guests include Ness Nyborg Wettleson Houg and Lisle and Lily Wettleson names appear among meals and calls.
The text lists families from St Olaf Clermont Elgin and Will Bergan homes visiting Mra Nelson and H Y Lottsgard in Elgin. Agnes Houg visited H Lottsgard Saturday. Clarence Anderson hosted guests in his Will Bergan home and the Dorcas Society will meet at Mrs Clarence Anderson’s Saturday afternoon March 18.
A penny held close to the eye can mask true costs and upkeep, urging readers to compare values as well as prices before bargains. The note defines East Indian Dish Chutney as a Hindu word for a warm pickle made from fruit, currants, raisins, ginger, chiles, mustard seed, and vinegar.
Woodrow Wilson studied law at the University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia before shifting to education and literature.
A San Bernardino Burn piece muses that professional athletes and criminals share a pattern of humorous pet names, noting curling as a backdrop for witty observations about public figures and their nicknames.
A brief aphorism warns against complacency and resting on past achievements. The phrase encourages continued effort and ambition to avoid stagnation. It frames laurels as a metaphorical support rather than a cushion for comfort or success.
Mythology describes Scylla as a twelve armed she monster with dogs around her, dwelling on a dangerous rock named Scylla near the straits of Messina and close to Charybdis, with a whirlpool near the coast of Sicily.
The text presents a disjointed reflection on personal effort and self sufficiency. It contrasts the value of acting alone with dependence on others, implying that true strength comes from internal determination rather than external help. The overall message remains unclear due to garbled wording.
A terse note accuses Briafty Told Hasty Impulse of poor management across operations. The claim outlines broad dysfunction without specific incidents, signaling criticism of leadership and decision making within the organization.
A concise maxim asserts that a genuine man seeks correctness while owning errors openly. It emphasizes humility and accountability over pride, framing admission of fault as a sign of strength and integrity.
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