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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
4
A 1920s style ad proclaims tiered billing for subscribers with a 10 cent weekly handling charge and monthly net payment. It promotes cheaper bulk paper orders from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald and Echo and Enter prise, listing chick hatchery pricing and stock types, urging early bookings and noting batch capacity and weekly deliveries.
Notes from a visiting congressman recount Washington life during a trip. He praises taxis, milk credits, and signaling habits while criticizing Congress and local voting rights in the District of Columbia. He describes traffic, rents, and social dynamics amid political debate.
In Iowa Fayette County District Court notices announce hearings on May 17 1983 and May 15 1933 for instruments claimed as the last wills of Ida Patterson and Hugh Patterson deceased. Clerks Edgar A Traeger West Union Iowa dated April 18 1938 and April 15 1983 record the proceedings for probate admission.
Alexander Graham Bell, famed inventor of the telephone, trained as a teacher of the deaf. He mentored students and contributed to deaf education, shaping early communication and speech methods.
A Southern Prairie recipe guide describes making a caramel syrup and nut cakes, rhubarb conserve with orange and lemon rinds, and a fruity marmalade blend. It notes par affin and careful cooling, plus thrifty use of scarce fruits to create tasty preserves. The piece emphasizes practical, economical methods for candy and jam making suitable for household use.
The Elgin town hall rent was debated with a motion to cut monthly charges from 310.00 to 8.00, plans discussed for work by Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and the meeting adjourned after deliberations.
A damaged clippings note Mrs Emeline Capper has been ill and bedbound since early this week. Sheriff Nebring and Enttschat arrived in Favetts from West Union with Marshal Pritchardy. They visited a Main Street club room run by Lorman Clothier, found two beer ax hands, a slot mask, and tied a garage, around ten o'clock.
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