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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
4
County officials announce candidacies for county recorder and sheriff. A M Munson seeks the Republican nomination for county recorder and A J Kutschat seeks the Republican nomination for sheriff in Fayette County at the June 3, 1940 primary election.
A voter solicits support for H. R. Humphrey as a Republican candidate for Fayette county supervisor in the 1942 term, contingent on voters in the 1940 June 3 primary. The appeal notes the nomination depends on the primary outcome and urges support.
State Senator candidate Paul P. Stewart seeks Republican voters support and votes at the June 3 primaries for the party nomination to the 40th district Senate.
Collier's notes penguin behavior as a study in etiquette. The Emperors greet strangers with formal bows while Adelies offer a small stone gift at the visitor's feet, illustrating species specific manners.
Eat Censis reports a preliminary Baltimore census of rats to guide trap counts and poison use. Buildings will be rated by infestation: five rats per property slight, up to fifteen moderate, over sixteen heavy.
Mary Ames extols lard as the premier shortening fat for pastries and frying, detailing storage, odor control, and substitution ratios. She shares a Plain Pastry recipe for an 8-inch two-crust pie, lemon filling steps, and notes on lard quality, moisture, and equipment.
Household readers share kitchen tips with no double boiler recipes and rich desserts. A reader praises Upside Down Date Pudding, while suggestions include cocoa in whipped cream, banana in egg white to stabilize, and a fig bar cream dessert. An Elgin lady’s berry sauce with cornstarch and lightly beaten cream is described as a chill-and-serve option. Recipes are improvised and judged by reader results.
A four year old boy Billy randomly injects a new vocabulary word “naughty” into everyday speech, shocking sister Jane and prompting family concern. Mother notes such linguistic bursts are not rare, suggesting a common child language phase.
Instructions describe making parsnip cakes using 12 medium parsnips, flour, butter, eggs, salt, water, and optional steam, then mashing and mixing, cooking on a greased griddle until browned on both sides.
The Wright county Iowa cow testing association marks a milestone while farmers plan cutting corn acreage by 775000 acres from 1939 levels, a total drop of over 2 million since 1937. Other reports detail soy bean yields, alfalfa seeding shifts, flax sowing, nurse crops for legumes, and pushing lambs to the June market for better profits.
The text emphasizes the importance of growth in the first three months of age, noting that development during this period is crucial before calves are turned onto grass. It highlights that early nutrition and care set the foundation for later health and growth milestones.
On March 18 a school house meeting marked by a Scout pace test for Second and First Class cooking. Three scouts Ben Schori Gene Wenger and Jack Adrian passed. After pace tests a Ping Pong game period and other games followed. Plans include home clean up campaigns and a complete First Aid Kit in each home. Some scouts will work with Eli Habeger on building and cooking during vacation and a trip to Pike's Peak near McGregor is planned pending eligibility. Dale Kelly Scribe
The dogs days mark the hot midsummer period in July and August named for Sirius rising with the sun. Ancient belief linked this star conjunction to disease and dog madness. The timing varies by latitude and occurred by chance with historical seasons.
A striking estimate notes that the total lumber cut in the United States over about 135 years would form a cube nearly one mile on each side if gathered into a single pile. It also states that the volume cut in the last 35 years equals that of the prior 100 years.
Tasmanian devil is a small marsupial native to Tasmania Australia. The animal resembles a small bear and is noted for a ferocious temper and destructive impact on sheep.
Reported in Zakopane Poland a famed holiday resort tourists encounter large polar bears on streets walking upright. The bears wear clothing and are often escorted by a photographer who stages the encounter while visitors pose between two lifelike heads.
An advertising snippet touts Mule-Hide asphalt roofing with Cor-Du-Roy surface as the best brand. It shares miscellaneous quotes about judgment, hospital visits, wrong numbers, and a joke about bankruptcy, highlighting a lighthearted print ad style.
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