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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1928
Page
3
Straw mulch provides protection from drying winter winds and soil heaving in northern regions. Materials include stable manure, straw, pine needles, and crops grown for mulch. straw is most common. Mulch should be applied after the ground freezes and plants stop growing, leaving some straw on plants and more between rows. In spring plants grow through the straw keeping berries clean.
Ancient writers document ostrich use across cultures. Mesopotamians made drinking cups from eggshells, Spartans displayed an ostrich eye in a religious hoax, Egyptians ornamented with ostrich feathers, and Chang Kien noted birds with eggs like pottery jars. By 101 AD tribes in China called ostriches camel sparrows.
Elgin Iowa council met November 1928 with mayor and all councilors present. Minutes of previous meeting approved. Finance committee audited and council allowed bills including supplies, power, meters, salaries, cement work, labor, lumber, insurance, and park work totaling several dollars. Clerk Harrington filed the motion and adjournment.
A man recalls his wife's absence across six nights of routines from movies to clubs and bridge at home, feeling like a stranger. He narrates lost purpose, washing piles of clothes, and empty social scenes on Pennsylvania Avenue, echoing a city mood.
Times reporters reached the scene as a soldier on base described the fire’s proximity. An early morning dispatch notes the alarm and the rush to publish for breakfast readers. The quote “Fenn split to 2” appears as a terse soldier reply amid cautious updates.
The Alpine village of Auroxzena enjoys a rare distinction with no tax collector. Aurezona, a well kept old world town, provides free schools and medical attendance, water and electricity at low cost, communal forests and farmlands managed by the city fathers, and no taxes or stark inequality. Many residents own homes and receive free wood and stone. Some residents have migrated to America but return to this Dolomite village.
Mrs. Knocker patronizes Mandy the new cook and insists on a second chair for the kitchen. Mandy replies she will need more seating since she hosts guests on some evenings, acknowledging that “as ob ’em is gentlemans iv.”
A Philadelphia Record item recalls five year old Betty watching her mother remove pin feathers from a chicken. At dinner she asks to give a bone to the family dog, insisting she saw splinters removed, while mother warns of choking risk.
An experiment using irises demonstrates how limiting light affects growth and flowering. One group, exposed to 18 hours of light daily, grew rapidly and bloomed by Christmas. A second group, kept at the same temperature but with natural light only, remained dormant until February.
A reflection on seizing tasks as opportunities in Ife, stressing diligence and earnest effort as the path to progress. It urges accepting each duty as a potential stepping stone toward better outcomes and sustained growth.
The piece argues happiness hinges on discovering one’s niche across vast world concerns or intimate circles. It suggests fulfillment comes from aligning with meaningful roles, whether in broad society or in smaller, personal relationships.
Farm automobiles in Towa exceeded Iowa farms with 212,978 registered autos versus 210,108 farms. Census shows 2,865 more motor vehicles owned by farmers than farms, 45,195 tractors, and 76,036 radios on farms. Also notes tractor increase of 4,583 and farm radio usage rise from 1926. Basket social in Grand Meadow No. 4 on November 17 at 8:15 p.m. Ruth Mark teacher.
Charles Teske, 63, jailed in Waukon after confessing to stealing 17 cattle from John and Elizabeth O'Neil of West Ridge. Value estimated at 800 to 900 dollars. Seven head sold to his brother August Teske, then to A. Ander of Decorah and shipped to Chicago. Also confessed to stealing four cattle carcasses last year from the same pair. Cattle missing since September. neighbor saw a drove driven away at dawn aiding the investigation.
State licensed foot specialist F N Ewer of Cedar Rapids will stay at Falk's Hotel until Saturday evening to perform painless corn removal. He notes he has removed over 200 corns during this visit to Elgin and offers home calls to any city part.
Tom Hoy will supervise free tests on our new electric hydraulic Jumbo brake tester. The event at Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union features a tire box social and program, postponed last Friday, now rescheduled for tomorrow evening at Meyer School with Elizabeth Skarshoug as teacher.
Susi Gorky writes a diary noting how individuals act when alone, from Chekhov chasing sunbeams in a hat to Tolstoy asking a lizard if it is happy. The piece wryly observes everyday oddities and concludes it is taking life too seriously to deem these vagaries as madness.
The excerpt argues readers often neglect selective reading due to abundant books yet few are chosen. It notes people buy titles with fleeting appeal and even bindings influence choice, urging wiser, more deliberate selection of what to read.
William Braggen of New Haven fell into the water one Saturday night and lay in bed to warm himself when his salt and undergarments dried. He did not attend church on Sunday. Cross watch questioned him and he was found guilty of aloathfulness and ordered to be publicly whipped.
A reflective piece on memory and identity arguing that the past remains alive as time preserves our essence. It suggests the self is shaped by what we were and what we strive to become, with images of love and hatred interwoven across eras.
A brief, disjointed exchange shows Billy and his father discussing obligation and meals. The fragment hints at poverty and hunger with lines about getting only half of a meal and a suggestion that many boys and girls would be grateful for that amount.
A report notes remarkable resistance to snake venom in hedgehogs and other mammals such as rats and mice. It cites hedgehogs attacking vipers with apparent immunity to venom increments. The piece mentions mongooses in India as snake deterrents and observes venom resistance in birds like ravens and ordinary ducks.
Social evening at Iiueaday Lodge with picnic lunch and entertainment. local notices note Mr and Mrs Ed Schmid visiting in Oelwein and sale of hotel furniture including rag carpet and a 125 gallon oil tank. Government flood prevention spending $24,000,000 through June 1920 along the Mississippi with 65 contracts and 16,194,500 cubic yards moved. School officials and teachers attend Des Moines convention. Pleasant Valley township reports 588 votes cast in an election amid mild section day.
Mr and Mrs Henry Washburn of Waterloo were guests Sunday at the event described in the column. The fragment notes their presence and suggests a social gathering context without further details.
A brief note on limited school lunch facilities urges parents to provide hot meals in thermos bottles or mason jars. It outlines simple recipes for cocoa and potato soup, detailing ingredients and steps to prepare and heat at noon, aiming to improve digestion focus and appetite for students.
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