Classified Want Ads Tell of Hogs, Horses and Hatchery Deals
A slice of Elgin Echo classifieds shows Want Ads offering brood sows for farrow, a span of two year old Belgian colt, a roan gelding, and a work team. Also offered are rubber stamps, a National cash register, Webster’s dictionary, and a Copper Hatchery hatchery ad with price lists and shipping options. Listings include farm land, coops, bicycles, and office supplies with local contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner & Kamper
Elgin
Aip
Elgin School News Highlights Student Activities
Elgin school notes show operetta practice replacing band rehearsal with J. D. Shaffer and Clifton Kiple role swap, two new cornetists joining the grades nine in band, and many students earning top marks in reading and arithmetic. Former students visit. local pride urged for town improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Shaffer
Clifton Kiple
Lyle Nelson
Franklin Mack
Bobby Falk
Leo Hutchinson
Glen Schupbach
Theresa Spyder
Jimmie ‘Christ
Gordon Zurbriggen
Verna Groth
Clarence Miller
Mabel Grimm
Gene Habeger
Jack Adrian
Roy Martin
Leon Lofisgard
Ben‘ Baumgartner
Clara Muehblenthaler
Jimmie Christ
Isaac
Minnie Monnahan
Lois Leonhart
George Mock
Elmar Hong
Elaine Zurbriggen
Lewis Carter
Best of Humor and Witty Exchanges from a 19th Century Page
A collage of lighthearted quips and jokes from cartoons and column snippets. It captures playful banter about engagements, language in proposals, domestic chores, and social observations, featuring quick exchanges and clever punchlines illustrative of era humor.
Caribou Burdens Wolf Upon Horns in Alaska
A report to the U S Department of Agriculture describes a caribou in Circle County Alaska carrying a dead wolf impaled on its horns after a combat. The bull talibou walked slowly along Birch Creek as onlookers watched the animal struggle to free itself. The wolf appeared mortally wounded, and the caribou failed to shed the carcass. A second, slower companion bull followed nearby during the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Biological Survey of
United States’ Department of Agriculture
Birch Creek
Circle Country
Pitched Battle With Snakes In Udine Farmyard
Farmers in Udine Italy faced a snake jamboree as hundreds of vipers emerged from beneath a haystack in a farmyard. Women fled and peasants armed with scythes charged the snakes killing about 50 vipers. A six foot adder charged the line before the snakes departed leaving casualties on the field.
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Udine
Italy
English Author Adopts Arab Dress in Africa
Richard Hughes, author of A High Wind in Jamaica, traced to Africa, reportedly adopting Arab attire and lifestyle. He claims an increase in animals around him, noting a shift to Arab clothing and a remark about trousers no longer chafing his legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Richard Hughes
Jamaica
Africa
Hubby
Gustave J. Miller
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis News
Captain John Martin of Sortland at ninety three outwits doctor
Captain John Martin of Sortland Maine aged ninety three outwits a physician who once warned him of a weak heart. A former pilot for 45 years based from Portland he toured nearly every major port and now enjoys reading and hiking around the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martin
Sortland
Maine
Martin
Vortland
Portland
Independent Vagrants First Health Department Report Scotland
In one parish the council partners with a householder to house, feed, and bed vagrants. It is not uncommon for tramps to request another egg for breakfast and offer to pay for it themselves, reflecting local charity dynamics noted in the annual health department report.
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Department of Health For Scotland
Professional Pride in Bars and a Paper Picture
In a sly exchange at BU bars a respondent jokes that occasional arrest is needed to secure a newspaper photo. The remark highlights a performative stance on publicity and the irony of chasing fame through notoriety.
Great Arctic Lake Untamed and Vast Beyond Measure
Maude Radford Warren describes a frozen frontier in the Far North where Great Bear Lake lies near the Arctic Circle. The piece notes no cities on its shores, vast harbors, rich fishing, and hunting, with readers told the lake may rival Erie Ontario or even Lake Michigan in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Africa
Great Bear Lake
Archlé Circle
Greenland
Iceland
Canadian Geological Survey
Erie
Ontario
Lake Michigan
Maude Radford Warren
Saturday Evening Post
Man's family tree linked with apes in new diagram
A new diagram in Human Biology by Dr Adolph Schultz suggests humans may be closer to apes than previously thought. It depicts an early split from the ape line with bipedal creatures foundational to mankind, aligning with Osborn's century old theories about gorillas and chimpanzees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthropological Review
Human Biology
Adolph B. Schults
Jobng Booking University
Schultz
Baltimore
Henry Fairchild ‘Osborn
New York City
Atmanth
Doctor Schultz
Baltimore Sun
Modern child training and midnight kissing debate
Lady Astor argues modern children receive less parental care than previous generations while a young matron from an old English family objects. The dialogue centers on child training and bedtimes with the mother indicating she would not wait up for her children.
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Lady Astor
Potatoes Peeled Daily for Decades in Dallas County Tale
Faithful worker Samanthe Burns peeled a bushel and a half of potatoes daily for 12 784 days until death, delivering 10 1751 bushels or enough to fill a freight car. Her long labor prompts questions about the task and its value amid aging and decline.
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Samanthe Burns
Dallas County
Iowa
Borme
Local notes and market ads from Fayette and Postville
Weekend visits and family news from Fayette include Gertrude and Loraine Carpenter hosting. Postville welcomes a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Louis Koevenig with Ella Lehman traveling to assist. Market prices list brick cheese at Falk's Market. Brief observations touch on hair coloring history at the Mayo hospital and minor local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
WHR
Elizabeth Crowe
Wisconsin
Falk
Gertrude
Loraine
Carpenter
Fayette
A. B. Schori
Louis . Koevenig
Postville
Ella Lehman
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Ad Bates
Bert Allen
Klein
Farrow
Gale
Henry Halzer
Max Thoma
John R. Sekeald
Mia
Celia Rennison
Echo
She
S. C
Wyandottes
Copper
Pioneer
WMT
Brainard
Harry Stillman
National Cash Register
R. P. Stranch
Elgin Echo
Allo
The
Echo Office
State Dept. of Agriculture
Sumner
Prohibition
Jud
Bob
Boston Post
Josephine DeSart
Ruth Moaby
Lola Lehman
Mabel Frieden
Sbhool
Chariey Dickens
Quaker
Elgin, Iowa
Heppy Gald
Harry
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mary
Bessie
Jessie
Arctic Lake
Shah Pee Ia
Rome
Mayo Hospital
Oshrosh
Farmall
McCormick Deering
International Harvester
McCormick Tractors
Cormick Deering Farm
Torkelson Bros
le Algin
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