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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1922
Page
8
In candid colloquial arcade, townsfolk debate a figure known for ostentation tied to liquor wealth. The dialogue centers on whether his showy lifestyle stems from alcohol, or from illicit liquor dealings.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing draperies, skirts, sweaters, and other fabrics. It claims dyes work on wool silk linen cotton or blends, never streak or run, and urges buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type for best results.
In Louisville, whispers swirl over a solid ivory necklace as Lou notes how well it suits a friend, reflecting street chatter captured by the Courier-Journal.
The Auxiliary of the American Legion claims the largest rowing women’s group in the nation with 140000 members across Alaska Hawaii the Canal Zone Cuba and Mexico. It notes 5089 posts and highlights how a Lady of Distinction is identified by a perfume and a Cuticura soap bath followed by Cuticura Talcum for clear healthy skin.
The London waterworks system will soon hold the largest reservoir globally. After ten years of construction it will boast a capacity of 6.6 billion gallons. Optimism follows practical experience and progress.
A fire damaged a water pumping station in Decorah with estimated losses around 400 dollars. In Kaokuk M H DeGrafft arrived to take charge of the national cemetery. Iowa counties conduct yield tests to identify best varieties. Ida Grove honors Rey and Mrs. A. C. Garagy on their golden wedding. Lizabeth Mayers of Sac City dies after scalding incident. Miller and Howard wed at Clarinda. both former slaves. A Lawler child dies after fall from wagon into boiling water. Blue River area weddings, deaths, and local events fill the page. Officials report a suicide at Clarinda Lake Crabill. A large apple tree yields fruit yearly near Bloomfield. Colesburg farmer injured by an enraged bull. Atlantic City Council votes to provide electric power to Yeoman Home at cost. European study plans by Adel and Galbraith. Sheldon farmer buys large farm at public auction. Grinnell firm ships washing machines to Manchester England. Sioux City mother of fourteen arrested for alcohol. Red Oak stockyards report injuries from fall. Montezuma manager shoots self after quarrel. Harri son Davis undergoes Caesarean operation again. Ewan mayor resigns to return to farming. Grandma MecNelly dies at 101. Co-op hive stock shipping grows near Clear Lake. Cedar Rapids sues Lyceum Bureau for contract money. Anita Rebekah member still living and oldest charter member. Frank Nourse injured in runaway near Fairbanks. Cedar Rapids college grows to largest liberal arts institution in Iowa. Wool prices hover at about 40 cents. Burlington man shoots cormorants for mounting. Milo Heap sells cows at Manning sale.
A friend who spent months in hast notes New York feels like a foreign city with signs in English Italian and Middled and in many areas English is rare in subway and newspapers. The piece also extols purposeful aim and warns mischief stems from unclear own aims. An advertisement promotes Colea Carbolisalve for burns and cuts claiming quick heal without scars.
A vintage sketch describes the California road runner, famed for sprinting ahead of horses and slow vehicles. Known also as chaparral cock, he inhabits western deserts and chaparral regions, once ranged from Kansas plains to Pacific chaparral but is now becoming rare. The bird resembles a heron in build with long legs and short wings, preferring land over water and rarely flying.
Loulaville Courier Journal notes the sweltering season and comments that a cold world seems distant while some topics are considered closed for now. The item reads as a brief local quip reflecting weather and mood.
A Sheffield worker boasted of finishing touches to an ether beam instrument to steer weather, a Leede scientist theorized on storm prevention, and Sir Oliver Lodge reportedly showed fog could be dispersed by electricity. The tale is interwoven with a playful scene of a woman and her newsdealer during a day out.
A fragment from Farm Life notes Millicent tired by a newborn in the home. The quirky line suggests a neighbor asks about fatigue while the child’s late night sounds are described as a broadcasted song.
Abundant proof explains coal derives from vast ancient plant matter deposited in former epochs and later petrified. Notable finds include Nova Scotia forest remains with trees six to eight feet tall and four feet wide, and an English colliery with fossilized stumps from 738 trees and trunks up to 80 feet long.
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