Real estate transfers wrap up two weeks to March 19 1937
W. J. Rogers abstract office reports multiple transfers in Clermont and Elgin. Creighton J. Palmer and wife deed to Louis Engelhart for 1 dollar and lots in Clermont’s Diamond addition. Mary Lehman transfers to Adolph Lehman for 25 dollars in Diamond Conner Armstrong’s Add. H T Loftsgard and wife to T T Loftsgard for 850 dollars in Elgin’s Diamond Conner Armstrong’s Add. Charles Larrabee and wife convey to Anna and Frederic Larrabee for 1 dollar portions of NW and surrounding parcels. A R Yarnail and husband to Anna and Frederic Larrabee for 1 dollar northwest parcels. Julia L Love and husband to Anna and Frederic Larrabee for 1 dollar portions of W of hy and surrounding lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers
Creighton J. Palmer
Louis Engelhart
Clermont
Mary Lehman
Adolph Lehman
Diamond, Conner and Armstrong’s
Elgin
H. T. Loftsgard
T. T
Loftsgard
Diamond
Conner
Armstrong
Charles Larrabee
Anna
Frederic Larrabee
Another Chance Do Not Worry Make Up Your Mind
A brief reflection urges decisiveness and renewal when a second chance arrives, urging focus and improvement. It emphasizes choosing better actions, avoiding hesitation, and pursuing clear goals with renewed resolve.
Fire at Boston Light marks historic beacon anniversary
A blaze at the Boston Light, the U S lighthouse completed in 1718 and within the current U S boundaries, recalled its long history as the nation’s oldest working beacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Boston
United States
Iowa Legislature Weighs Bills and Bids to Kill Them Softly
Legislative news outlines tactics in the Iowa House including tabling a phone bill allowing municipal telephone systems, exemptions for filling stations from state tax, and new community credit banks for towns under 2,500. Senate gains member Stanley Hart, crow and starling bounty advances, and a push to cut new boards and commissions. Farm to market roads get 1 percent of the primary road fund. centennial celebration appropriation dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Strickler
Polk County
Town House of Representatives
State Fair Board
State Agricultural Convention
Senate
Breen
Elthan
Dean and
Gillette
State Senate
Stanley Hart
Lee County
T. F. Driscoll
Hart
Driscoll
Aee
Iowa
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa House
Ed R. Brown
Brown
State Geographic Board
Farm Outlook and Animal Care Trends in 1937 From Iowa to Argentina
An broad survey notes an above average corn crop prospect in Argentina and rising general business in February. It covers farm finance with mortgage reductions, wool cleaning for better prices, and advice on plant stock and hotbeds for spring planting. Dairy product promotion, soybeans expansion in Iowa, fertilizer use for corn, and anemia treatment in suckling pigs are discussed with practical farming steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Iowa
Quotes and Quips From a Busy Column
A collection of witty maxims and reflections on virtue, success, and human nature. The snippets jostle ideas on honesty, ambition, modesty, and social behavior while peppered with local notes about the wild turkey and subscription sparks. The tone imitates a late night editor’s light opinion page.
Quality of Our Knowledge and Other Brief Facts
A collection of short notes spans topics from James K Polk's tomb in Nashville to cave bears of 50 000 years ago and a Fourteenth century Washington Cathedral. It covers Paris Rue des Degres the shortest street, Antony and Cleopatra in Corfu, iced foods in America, Madrid's population in 1600, gentility traits propriety and consideration, brain control of instinct, and Illinois Indians of the Algonquian group.
Fashions in Diseases New Ailments Announced
Pearson's London Weekly notes historic illnesses once common like sweating sickness and dancing mania have vanished. New threats such as psittacosis tularemia and spirochetal jaundice emerge as old killers recede, while typhoid tuberculosis and diphtheria fade due to medical advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
London
England
Europe
Gibraltar's Arms Golden Castle and Key Symbol
Gibraltar's emblem features a golden castle and a key, representing its strategic position and fortress heritage in a historic heraldic description.
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Gibraltar
Golden Castle
Key
Mohammed the Great Feminist Moeed
A terse remark notes that Mohammed, described as a great feminist for his era, limited wives to four, highlighting a historic gender norm attributed to the figure.
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Mohammed
Needles From Thorns by Aztec Indians of Mexico
Aztec people used agave thorns and centry plant spines as needles for sewing and craft work, mirroring modern needle and pin use. The practice highlights resourceful tool creation from locally available plants and traditional textile techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
750 Species of Eggs Shown at Australian Museum
The Australian museum displays 15,000 eggs from 750 land and sea bird species collected over 17 years by Thomas P. Austin of Mudgee New South Wales. The collection is valued at $50,000 and includes data books detailing origin and names of the eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Austin
Mudgee
New South Wales
Australia
Quakers in Philadelphia scant in city ads
Philadelphia, famed as the Quaker City, hosts few Quakers among residents. The text notes that only about one in a thousand are Quakers, while short classified ads sell both large and small items, inviting readers to try.
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Philadelphia
Soft ball to ease Jai Alai players faces debates
Soft ball is being introduced to reduce injuries among Jai Alai players who handle a ball very hard and fast. The piece notes the need for a gentler variant in the sport. Separately Heidelberg plans a vast bird cage, the largest in the world, measuring 120 by 60 feet and 30 feet high, with birds roaming freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
False Economy Insurance Advice in Elgin Ad
False economy is warned against driving without P. L. and P. D. insurance and protection for fire theft tornado and collision. The ad urges buying an Acee compensation policy through R. P. Strauch in Elgin for personal injury and property damage protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Senator Sorghum on Nat opulence to curb tax quarrels
A dialogue spotlights a plan for universal wealth as a solution to endless tax disputes. Senator Sorghum advocates abundant money for all, arguing it could calm fiscal bickering even if mechanism is challenging.
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Sorghum
Career guidance uses moving pictures for youth choice
A British juvenile employment committee adopts showing school children moving pictures of various occupations to aid them in choosing a career. The initiative aims to expose pupils to diverse work paths and encourage informed decisions about future employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Juvenile Employment Committee
The German Republic Formally Established at Weimar
The German Republic was formally established at Weimar on August 11, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Republic
Weimar
Augest LH
Indians Vaccinated In 1935 For Smallpox Cure
About 15 000 Indians were vaccinated against smallpox in 1935 and the disease, once fatal to Indians, is becoming rare among United States tribal populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Errors Doom Papers More than 30 Million Damaged by Postal Mixups
More than thirty million printed pages were destroyed in the past year by the British post office due to incorrect addresses. The report notes extensive waste and logistic losses amid ongoing mail routing errors across regions.
Real estate ad and odd clipped notices from 1987
A collage of brief vintage items includes a realtor notice by A. M. Weldel offering affordable, dependable services with license 2087, plus a Tropics fact about earth’s surface. Also present is a small humor piece about a local woman seeking world insight, and a budget-wary housewife remark on eggs and breakfast pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Weldel
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Albert Butikofer
Geo
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West Elgin
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West Union
Stone Road
Kobler
Timothy Seed
Leo Rothlisberger
Fayette
Clayton
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Grether’s Exchange
Toy
Tfe
Gee
Hugh Casper
Echo
Town
Henry Mark
Feller's
Hdw
Schori Bros
Flyin
Emil Schneider
Blgin
Towa
Echo Office
Kiple
A. R. Yarnail
Julia L
Love
Federal Land Banks
Iowa ‘State Dairy Association
Itowa
North, Carolina
James K. Polk
State Capitol
Nashville
Tenn
Washington Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Africa
Arnaut Daniel
Petrarch
Paris
Antony
Cleopatra
Corfu
Greece
Mark Antony
Madrid
Illinois
Tha Echo Office
Foo Orey
L. S. Hutchinson
Laws
Elgin State Bank
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Elgin, Iowa
R. A. Crider
the Atlantic Monthly
Dom
The
Atlantic
America
Arlington St
Elgin Echo
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