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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1928

Page

8

Royal Splentier Features of a Cloth of Gold Pageant

A vivid account describes Henry VIII meeting Francis I during a Cloth of Gold display. A temporary palace at Guides near Calais housed 2,800 participants for 20 days, with 5 priests serving a chapel and 2,200 sheep forming part of the menu. Hampton Court’s picture shows Great Harry and damasks as fleets gather. Yeomen, drummers, and banner bearers prepare as spectators fill boats along the harbor.

Europe Henry VIII Francis Guides Calais France Hampton Court Harry Ehip Déver Harbor Fleasick

Improbable Lecture On Ladies By A Sailor Chairman

A fragmented report describes a chairman hosting a lecture on women and travel. The speaker references biographies and photographs of Hyde Park maidens, Southern land dancers, and travel impressions from thirty eight countries. The account mentions a dinner, standard chairman pleasantries, and a strained reception.

Hyde Park Rland John Foster London Graphic

Fragmentary note hints at a tenant dispute and return vow

A fragmented diary style passage mentions an unseen tenant and a promise to return for the rest. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or locations to identify a concrete event or person.

Surface tension in fluid causes particle dimple fusion

A Washington Star note explains how two colloidal particles in a liquid attract as surface tension pulls to minimize area. When near each other their surrounding dimples meet, pulling the particles together and creating a single contact.

Washington Star

Fragmentary Notebook Note on Deer Population

A cryptic report notes deer and moose presence in woods, with claims animals are eaten by rats and mice. The Meld and Streat writer cites partial evidence of tracks and missing remains, suggesting frequent disappearances and few sightings after shedding.

R jMany Eport Monthly Horak

Vereatile Publishers Faces Task of Printing Multilingual Texts

The ventroiznar, central publishing house of the Soviet republics, seeks to supply textbooks in the tongues of small nations across Russia. Six alphabets cover forty two dialects including Russian Latin Hebrew Arabic Gothic and East Gothic to educate newly liberated peoples.

Ventroiznar Soviet Republics Russia

Will Rogers on Campaign Denials and Charges

Will Rogers quips about campaign denials and charges in a partisan race. He jokes that listing all claims would exceed two hours to pass a point, and that denials require more words than the original charges. He notes political figures and references Work and Coolidge in a satirical take on the era.

Will Rogers Smith Hoover Coolidge Someboy

More Eggs Less Butter Stored on Oct 1

The Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the U S Department of Agriculture reports colder storage levels. Creamery butter holdings stood at 128,193,000 pounds on Oct 1, down from 147,896,000 a year earlier. Egg holdings totaled 8,641,000 cases, up from 7,960,000 last fall. Pork holdings were smaller and apple holdings larger than a year ago.

Bureau of Agricultural Economics United States Agriculture Apple

Alfalfa Hay Available Soon At Competitive Prices

A car load of choice based alfalfa hay soon arrives with a few tons already engaged. Prices are stated as very close, and interested buyers are urged to inquire at once to secure supply.

Outside heating plant for county home project awarded

The board of supervisors awarded a heating plant contract to N. B. Hanson of Ferio for 5,104 and a plumbing contract to Peter Johnson and Sons of Decorah for 8,750. Old boilers will fuel a brick 26 by 40 by 20 foot enclosure outside the home. The previous system was condemned as unsafe for county wards. Work starts immediately as the board inspects brick superstructure in Charles City.

Board of Supervisors N. B. Hanson Ferio Peter Johnson and Sons Decorah Grand Jury Charles City Union

County Holstein Sale Sets Prices at Oelwein

With 500 buyers in attendance the Fayette County Holstein association sale at Oelwein Monday grossed 5 963 500 from all consignments. Eleven grade cows averaged 124 four grade heifers 100 and 13 pure bred cows 145 with 13 bulls 189 making an overall sale average of 135. High bid reached 326 for a bull.

Prices at Rowland sale on Elgin road

A report on the M. L. and Ray Rowland sale shows 100 pound shares at 10.75 dollars, Grade Shorthorn owl at 70 to 93 dollars, a seven year old mare at 157 dollars, 25 acres of standing corn priced 18 to 17 dollars per acre, and oats at 41 to 43 cents per bushel. Ray Rowland plans to stay on the M. L. Rowland farm for the foreseeable future.

M. L Ray Rowland M. L. Rowland Elgin Road

Berg Urges Over Coat Cost Save Against Illness

Berg promotes buying an over coat as a cheaper remedy to sickness and invites readers to peruse all advertisements for news items. The message frames warm clothing as preventative value and emphasizes shopping for notices and deals in the newspaper.

Berg

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