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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
4
Want Ad Rates and examples of classifieds including For Sale items and services. Entries show prices, contact names like Edwin Kruger and Roy Leuchtenmacher, locations in Elgin, Clermont, and Fayette counties, with rental and work listings and a subscriber offer for Elgin Echo and Clermont Enterprise.
A letter to the Alexandria Minnesota Citizen argues that one tenth of Americans are on the public payroll and adds pensioners and relief dependents. It warns of a growing tax burden and political self-interest, urging curtailment of government costs to prevent a taxpayer uprising and removal of politicians from office.
A reader notes that birds visit feeding spots in a 40 acre brush timber area, counting 176 pheasants before snow melts. The write praises the department and Mr Castle for their efforts and suggests continued wildlife support.
Butler county farmer C L Huisinga praises cooperative hunter farmer efforts to protect nests and feed pheasants on four farms. He recalls 7 hens on one acre and 8 on another while mowing, urging minimal nest disturbance and noting a dollar hunting fee brought in by neighbors. A companion note by Bill Schnenke reports Northwestern Iowa pheasants near OK and expects dispersion as weather improves.
A survey finds that over ten years the share of hunting and fishing licenses relative to male population ranges from 10 to 140 percent across Iowa counties. Higher rates cluster in the north due to lakes and pheasant seasons, with many out-of-county license holders. The study suggests northern demand and southern needs for recreation areas.
Deputy RE. P. Monplagura praises Mr. E. H. Castle of Gantle Sporting Goods Co for donating 12 bushels of shelled corn in February to feed pheasants in Floyd County. Feed placed in all county sections where birds showed need, reflecting notable community support and conservation effort.
An Iowa mortgage company assembled a 26000 acre farm using foreclosed lands and modern methods including expert managers fertilizers and tractors. Despite cost cutting and strong finances the venture collapses as farm prices remain too low to cover production costs.
A fragment suggests rising prices impact consumers, noting Basinea and Celventor as reference points. The text mentions a fear or concern over what people pay, with a nod to Shem Toledo Democrat as context or source. The readable portion is fragmented, offering no decisive events or dates.
An Iowa dry-cleaning agent sues the Daily Herald for 400 dollars over a refused advertisement offer. The suit argues the paper must run the ad and deter profits lost from not advertising. The piece mocks the agent as certain of winning the case and notes the Gazette’s knowledge of local money losses from missing ads.
A jumble of survey prompts, partial slogans, and comic dialogue appears. The mix includes home improvement items, stray quotes about an old car, rail shipping comments, and a running joke about a husband’s tattooed battleship turning into a rowboat, all from an OCR page.
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