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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1927

Page

3

Outdoor Good Manners Cartoon Contest Promotes Conservation

Miss Genevieve O Connell of the American Nature Association announces the National Outdoor Good Manners Cartoon Contest to curb roadside littering and preserve nature. The event, endorsed by the American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists, opens divisions for professionals and amateurs with the April 1 deadline for professionals already passing.

Genevieve O’connell American Nature Association Bnd American Automobile Association Patlonal Park Bin American Nature Insocuition Wuashington Arthur Newton Pack American Association of Cartooniata Teve Zinmerman Amteurs

Outing Platform for Good Sportsmen by John Dickinson Sherman

A call to ethical outdoor conduct for sportsmen emphasizing self-reliance, safety, conservation, and etiquette. The piece urges respect for laws, responsible hunting, minimal impact on forests and waters, and returning from the wilderness wiser and more responsible. It promotes preservation of forests, wildlife, and the creation of game preserves and national parks.

John Dickinson Sherman Elzo

Cartoon Contest Editors Offer Prizes and Critique

Entries must be black and white and due before June sent to Cartoons Nature Magazine 1214 Sixteenth Street NW Washington. Prizes include 25, 10, 5 dollars and ten $1 honors. winners receive magazine subscriptions and criticism from the American Association of Cartoonists. Judges listed include JN Darling, Dorman H Smith, RK Kessler, RK Bruce Horsfall, Arthur Newton Pack. The feature ties to conservation groups like the Audubon Societies Izaak Walton League and tree-planting campaigns as part of a broader push to preserve natural resources.

Additioon Cartoons Magazine American Association of Cartoonists J. N. Darling Ding Dorman H. Smith Kessler Bruce Horsfall Nature Magazine American Nature Association Arthur Newton Pack Sixteenth Street N. W Washington Audubon Societies Izaak Walton League John Dickinson Sherman

Battle of Corunna and Sir John Moore’s death classic recall

Historic Corunna on Spain’s rugged northwest coast hosted a British force under Sir John Moore during the early Peninsula War. Pursued by two larger armies, Moore’s makeshift evacuation turned into a sharp clash that ended in a hard won retreat and his death on January 10, 1800.

Corunna Spain Portugal John Moore Moore Thia

Not All Afraid of Snakes in Human Babies

A fragment discusses fear of snakes in humans and animals, noting that while wild animals and their young may display fear, human babies seem less prone to fear in an experimental context, highlighting a curious behavioral observation.

Strength and will in applying power

A quotation from Grit asserts that strength comes from will and judgment. Physical power requires decision making and direction to prove profitable, not mere force.

Flow of Current in Vacuum Tube

RADCLIFFE PARKER explains how current in a vacuum tube is a stream of electrons moving opposite to the defined current direction. He details filament, plate, and grid currents, including how plate voltage affects heating and how pulsating components arise in DC and AC readings.

Radcliffe Parker Radio World Inet Plate

Howling Set May Mean Poorly Made Cabinet

Howling results from a microphone tube being within close range of the loud speaker. The most effective fix is placing the loud speaker 10 to 25 feet from the receiving set, depending on maximum volume. Sound dampening devices help, such as metal covers or wooden boxes over tubes. Badly assembled cabinets can vibrate and transmit to the tube, causing howling. Opening the cabinet lid may stop the trouble.

Radio Broadcast Magazine

Watch for Kinked Wire Hazard in Antenna Wires

A veteran notes that handling coiled antenna wire risks sharp kinks when forced, which weaken the wire and cause breakage in storms. Beginners are prone to tangling the coil, and kinks do not affect reception but reduce structural integrity.

Aniesa

Young Women urged to start health plan with Lydia E. Pinkham

A reader from St Paul Minnesota asks young women to begin using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to preserve health for decades. She describes prior anxiety at home and credits the remedy after reading a testimonial from another user, noting improved household ease and happiness.

Lydia Pinkham

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