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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
6
A fragment from the evening paper hints at a front page tale where the Brown family cook marries the owner of their apartment house. Mr Smith notes the odd linkage, while his wife surveys the society page for context.
A Columbus four year old boy named Bobby, observant and kind hearted, amused and embarrassed his mother at a movie. He pointed to a bald man's shiny head and asked loudly if she could lend him her powder puff, prompting distress in the mother.
The Arba are nearly all on their fruit as they cross the desert. The date palm yields best in Persian, Palestine, Arabia, and North Africa. The tree reaches 50 to 70 feet and has a crown of large leaves and spadices. Female plants bear date bunches weighing 20 to 25 pounds. A burglar, unlike a horse owner, felt willing to take another man’s dust.
A Turin Italy report in Le Stampa describes the Ciuvask republic with 40 000 residents of Tartar and Finnish descent. It notes a autonomous capital Oluvask governed by Greater Russia law, preserving a balloonie for artistic reasons as locals drift toward Ruasiang identity.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio promises clear skin with daily use. Soap cleanses and purifies, Ointment soothes and heals, and Talcum powders and perfumes. Advertises 25 cents everywhere.
A father and son discuss a superstition about finding a five-dollar gold piece in the garden by moonlight. The coin vanishes by morning and the son jokes that the sun took it because they woke late. The playful riddle ends with a light moral about ownership and luck.
Multiple Iowa incidents reported include a Worth county seat relocation proposal, a farm death after a tractor or vehicle incident, a barn fire at Len Hemmings near Waukon with cattle losses, a Wintersgt death from a speeding truck, theft at a Raymond Catholic church poor box, and a Long Beach telegram on S H Thompson. Other items note a Rice arrival in Osage, a Burlington train fatality near Hamburg, a bigamy case in Iowa City, a deer of a gunshot in North English, and the Mississippi River Scenic Highway convention in St Louis.
Flood damage in Walla Walla and vicinity is noted with no serious injuries reported. Resignation of Andrew Bonar Law from the British cabinet cited as health related. Fred E. Scobey of San Antonio selected as director of the mint. A submarine was floated off Watch Hill with no damage. A head on collision near Boston killed two and injured six. One thousand European emigrants destined for the United States aboard a vessel are expected to land March 28. Congo natives have risen and burned posts in the equatorial district. The fortress of Krosvndt reportedly captured by allied forces around midnight March 17. William L. Turner of Collinsville died suddenly in Westville. 400,000 World War veterans were unemployed on March 1 per American Legion. Mobile bricklayers and plasterers accept wage cuts to $8 daily. President Harding backs burial of an unidentified American soldier at Arlington. tariff versus tax precedence debate surfaces in Washington. Lord Lee offers cooperation with US to end battleship competition. Germany called to pay Versailles reparations by May 1921 totaling 20 billion gold marks.
William Keblinger, American consul to Fiume, left for Trieste awaiting State Department directions after Fiume government recognized him. Dr Antonia Grosaich said the move surprised them as the United States had not recognized. Before the war Fiume had strong trade with America.
In Charlottenburg Berlin on March 16 Talaat Pasha former grand vizier and minister of finance of Turkey was shot and killed by an Armenian student who was immediately arrested after accosting him on the street and firing the fatal shot.
Market listing shows spring wheat prices at various patent grades around 8.35 for first clear and 7.00 for second clear, with mill brands and bag costs. Hard winter and short patent values around 8.00 to 8.05, rye and timothy hay quoted, along with cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across multiple grades and weights from typical Western markets.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It cites testimonials and promises, offering sample bottles and urging readers to mail ten cents with the paper name. The ad notes Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY sells large and medium bottles at drug stores.
A playful exchange centers on a husband’s thrift. The wife quips that he saves for the flood, while a friend questions if he is saving for a rainy day. The remark hints at thriftiness and humor in domestic life.
An advertisement urges women to buy Diamond Dyes for wool, silk, cotton, or mixed fabrics, promising simple directions and warning against poor results like streaks, fades, and uneven dye. A separate dialog excerpt from the Birmingham Age-Herald questions a father's money and love, reflecting social humor.
An old advertisement touts St Jacob's Oil as a harmless remedy for rheumatism, claiming quick relief from pain, stiffness, and aches in joints, muscles, and bones. It urges readers to rub on the oil to end rheumatic distress and affirms no burning of the skin.
A fractured moral vignette explores jealousy and missed chances as characters debate affection and timing. Sharp dialogue hints at social pressure and family judgment while shifting emphasis from romance to personal choice.
After ten months of pains, A. Pererfield reports Entonlo relief and claims many stomach sufferers experience relief from acidity and gas. Fatonic is said to quicken digestion, restore a healthy condition, and cost a small amount with a druggist guarantee.
A reflection on the saying The man who never made a mistake never made anything else. The text notes truth in the idea and contrasts it with those who claim never to err, while suggesting such perfection is rare and often misleading.
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