Echoes of Classified Rates and Facts from Elgin Echo
A collage of old notices moves through rates for Want Ads, insurance pitches, a stapler promo, a safety warning, and quick facts. It lists 25 word 30 cent inserts, 10 cent per week handling, cash terms, old newspapers sale, a demo offer on a stapler, driving safety, platinum melting point, Clarence Darrow quote, and Africa’s diamond fields.
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Markwell
Elgin Echo
Employers’ Mutual Casualty Co
R. P. Straiteh
Elgin. Tig
Cleaning Painted Floors With Glue And Water
Unwaxed painted floors can be cleaned by washing with glue and water. A half-pound of powdered glue is enough to treat a medium sized room.
Marble-Faced Dam on Marasthon Plains in Greece
A newly built marble faced dam on the Marasthon plains serves Athens for water supply. The stone used came from quarries once used by ancient Greek sculptors.
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Marasthon
Batle
Ancient
Greece
Athens
Simmons College women approve aviation course vote
Simmons College Boston and other women’s colleges show strong support for an aviation program with a margin surpassing eleven to one, reflecting widespread student interest in flying training. The survey indicates rising female enrollment in aerospace education during the period.
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Simmons College
Boston
Atom Explosions Explained in Stages
The natural bursting of atoms occurs in successive stages with long intervals sometimes years between explosions marking transitions.
Slenderized Radiators for Space Saving Design
Radiators are now manufactured in a slenderized style that can be recessed under windows without intruding into the room. The recessed units provide more wall space for furniture and offer a neater appearance with reduced bulk and visibility.
Pan American Union Age and Purpose Outlined
The Pan American Union, now in its ninth year, is an international organization created and maintained by twenty one American republics including Argentina Bolivia Brazil and the United States. It traces to an 1890 establishment following a 1889-90 conference in Washington led by James G. Blaine.
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Pan-American Union
Alast
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Deamuneng Republic
Ecuador
EU Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Niestragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
United States
Urugua
Venezuela
International Bureau of the
Washington
James G. Blaine
Indoor plant care adapts to darker and sunnier spots
Floriculturist L C Grove of Iowa State College notes foliage plants like English ivy Boston fern and Sansevieria prefer north or east windows while many flowering varieties thrive with morning sun in east windows South windows offer excess heat mid day. move or shade plants on bright days To help plants thrive prepare a home made soil mix and avoid overwatering. repot when roots appear crowded and raise humidity with ferneries. also includes tomato canning instructions and storage tips.
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L. C. Grove
Iowa State College
What Shall We Eat Vegetables for year round meals
Vegetables appeared on the table all summer in raw cooked and mixed dishes. Many do not keep through winter so preserve them now by freezing. A soup mix can use any vegetables except strong ones like cabbage carrots or turnips. Tomato base recommended. For each measure chopped peeled tomatoes use one measure mixed vegetables. Cut vegetables into attractive sizes and heat the mix.
Fitting a seamless look for fur collar salvage
Mrs H D asks how to piece fur for a collar so seams stay hidden. Align fur direction and color, join from the back, stitch through the skin with a fine needle and cotton. Outline on skin side, cut carefully without shaving fur, edge finished with straight twill tape, lining slip stitched to tape.
Largest 1940 pig crop in Canada reported
The 1940 pig crop in Canada is the largest on record. In 1939 about 4,200 people were killed in farm work accidents. Iowa’s 1940 hay crop is projected at 6,106,000 tons, up from 4,814,000 tons in 1939. Approximately half of the United States’ stored corn is on Iowa farms. Grinding hybrid corn raises its value for pigs, often not enough to cover costs. Iowa State College experiments seek to shed light on grinding for cattle feed. Egg supplies for late 1940 will be slightly lower due to smaller laying flocks and fewer pullers.
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Iowa
United States
Iowa State College
Ity
Iowa Farmers Report 1940 Crop Notes and Garden Tips
The excerpt notes Iowa's 1940 soybean record, conditions for harvesting hog flu care with diet and rest, questions about a new grain sorghum and its forage value, leaves as fertilizer via layering soil and bacteria, an Iowa honey crop near 10 to 12 million pounds hindered by August rains, turkey finishing quality affecting prices, and advice to prepare gardens for early spring planting by tilling now to improve soil and enable earlier planting.
Father changes role to become a companion and counselor
In a domestic vignette, a father resolves to spend more daily time with his children. He becomes a patient mentor, sharing stories, guiding projects, and offering tools while mother notes improved family dynamics. The lesson: active fatherly involvement reshapes authority into friendship.
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Tommy
Father
Mother
Bookcases with Mirrors Enhance Small Apartment Rooms
Built in corner bookcases save space and add utility. Wide mirrored panels atop create a decorative touch, keep rooms cool, and give an impression of added size without expanding the area.
Perltoneoscope A Miniature Telescope For Surgery
A new surgical aid called the perl toneoscope combines a telescope and tiny electric light for exploratory operations. Separate note describes manna scale insects producing sweet juice that crystallizes into granules eaten by Arab tribes, with some claiming it as the biblical manna.
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Israel
Indirect Lighting Improves Home Exterior and Safety
Indirect lighting has become a popular lamination method from cellar to attic and is effective for outdoor use. It enhances entrance and front garden visibility guiding visitors to the house and illuminating walkways between house and garage. Illuminated panels beside doorways display the house number and aid navigation in rain.
Largest suction dredger built at Danzig for Shang hai use
The largest suction dredger in the world, a 400 foot long vessel with a pump capacity of 12 000 tons of mud per hour, has been constructed at Danzig and is slated for operations in Shanghai China.
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Danzig
Shanghoi
China
Space Under Window Adds Bookshelf Space
The article argues that wide window sills permit under window shelves to store many books neatly. Built-in cases can be tucked into corners, and extending shelves beneath windows provides an efficient, convenient solution to space constraints for a well organized collection.
Broadcaster and candidate clash over draft and precinct
A citizen questions a candidate’s stance with a sharp remark about voting. The candidate retorts that if he were the Angel Gabriel, the voter would not even be in his precinct.
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Angel Gabriel
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Elgin Oil Co
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Elmer H. Larson
Clermont
Andrew Nordhus
George Wm. Howard
Albert Butikofer
Philgas
Clermont Brick & Sand Co
Elmer Pinney
Bridge
West Elgin
Mary Benson
A. G. Bauder
Cedar Rapids
Chester
Carl Hackmann
Lubbers
Postville
Poland
Wm. A. Nelson
Gunder-Clermont
Sumner
Alfred Ruekdeschel
Clarence Darrow
Africa
South Africa
Orange River
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Potose
iLanch
West Union Rendering Works
Earlice
America
Inez Freer
N. Y. U. Co Eds
Actr
Canada
Ailas
Echo-Enterprise
The
Enterprise
North Star Dairy
Elgin Farmers Coop
Martin-Senour
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
Elgin, Iowa
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