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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
8
A garbled list of crossword style clues with numbers and partial phrases. The puzzle seems to mix letters, definitions, and stray typos, suggesting a previously published but damaged puzzle page. The solution will appear in the next issue.
A collection of practical kitchen and home tips from the early 20th century. Suggestions include using honey instead of sugar, cleaning tips for game birds with paraffin, steaming puddings, caramelizing sugar for gravies, and methods to improve potato dishes. Also covers soap making, preserving kitchen space, and simple remedies for earache and clothing care.
Commandant Pechkoff, representative of the French government, aids the American Legion France convention travel committee in arranging 21 ships for 80,000 Legionnaires to travel to Paris for the 1927 national convention. Ships depart from New York, Boston, Montreal, Hampton Roads, Charleston, and Jacksonville. Ambassador Berenger lauds the expedition as unmatched in modern times.
Detroit leader says half of guardians of minor children of needy veterans were unqualified. American Legion and US Veterans' Bureau remove incompetent guardians and appoint qualified ones. Legion plan to complete child welfare organization across states in weeks.
A short vignette from The American Legion Weekly features a colored maid lamenting job loss and prospects as she explains she has no family to support while noting her fiancé’s plans amid economic hardship. The tone is wry and situational.
A puzzled detective questions a sobbing movie star who says he shot his hum band to save a life or his job. The American Legion Weekly reports the exchange as a dramatic motive in a case framed by press commentary.
Liberty Magazine reports the Metropolitan Museum of Art houses treasures valued between four and five million dollars. A bronze horse from 470 B C is cited as the finest equine sculpture, with insurance not carried due to prohibitive premiums. The museum uses extensive guards and a complex alarm system. only three small golden pieces are ever moved to safety. Annual maintenance runs about four million dollars, funded by New York and gifts from members and endowments.
Near Belgrade in Servia a mad dog’s body was hidden in a ditch by a peasant. A passerby misidentified the remains as wolf fat and used it, causing panic. Villagers must now seek Pasteur institute treatment after the discovery of the source.
Japanese girl athlete Miss Kikuyo Hitomi holds two world marks after the Osaka Japan Olympic carnival where she set an 11,025 meter hop high jump record, breaking Miss Williams of America. She already broke the 10,323 meter world step-jump record by Miss Stein of America and plans to study general athletic events in America next spring.
Yale University undertakes a modernization of electric lighting in its facilities. A lighting expert surveyed recitation halls lecture rooms laboratories and dormitories last summer finding newer buildings already well lit while older structures used antiquated and inadequate lighting.
Adolph W. Buchbinder, longtime Detroit jeweler and Wright Kay executive, introduces a silver shell attachment for a teaspoon called non split able spill proof baby spoon. The design aims to prevent liquid spills and is removable for cleaning, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
An English traveler Emilio Schierss journeyed from Manchester to London on a wooden globe just under three feet in diameter and weighing 87 pounds. He completed the trip at an average speed of eight miles per hour, pursuing a feat for reasons known to himself.
An advertisement touts Cuticura for pimply faces promising removal of pimples and blackheads. It advocates washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, daily use to maintain clear skin, and suggests including Cuticura Talcum.
County druggists authorize to offer full pint Allenrhu as the cure for rheumatic pain with a money back guarantee. James A. Allen of Rochester, N Y, claims long trial and verified results, urging sufferers to try the product and rely on the cashier’s promise if no relief is found.
Classified notice from a Miami area seller offering white leghorns and cockerels priced at 30 dollars and bens at 20 dollars. Includes farm name Poultry Farms and a Miami address. Also mentions a contact in Box 3443 Miami Florida.
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