Electric Eel Generates 20 to 600 Volt Currents
Scientists puzzle how the electric eel produces its power while noting it can generate and direct a current from 20 to 600 volts. The exact mechanism remains unclear.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1937
Page
4
Iowa Agriculture Notes From Ames and Counties
Iowa farmers eye larger 1938 enrollments in 4-H beef and purebred clubs while swine groups in 11 counties push disease prevention projects. Moisture tests show Oct 10 corn at 21.73 percent. Strawberries may need mulch as Nov temperatures fall. Recommendations cover beetle control, strawberry protection, and dairy rations. Trees offered under Clark McNary Act include locust, walnut, maples, oaks, basswood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Forestry Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Want to Buy or Sell Use a Want Ad
An invitation to place or respond to classified want ads offering buying and selling opportunities. The notice encourages readers to use the newspaper’s want ad service for quick, local exchanges.
Farm Bureau Plans District Meetings and Drive
Members of the Agricultural Conservation Committee and county agents met in West Union to receive instructions on the 1938 program. Meetings will be held in each township starting November 17 with township officers elected for 1938. A Fayette County Farm Bureau membership drive begins in Westfield township and runs to December 3 with five teams per township and district coordinators named to cover Eden Auburn Bethel Windsor Dover Clermont Union Pleasant Valley Illyria Harlan Putnam Scott Smithfield Fairfield and Center Banks Westfield townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Conservation Committee
West Union
Pleasant Valle
Mlyria
Klingman’s
Fairfield
Legion Hall
Dover Union
Carl Miehe
Oran
Jefferson
Fremont
Harlan
E. D. James
N. E
Putnam
Scott
Smithfield
Paul McElroy
Center
Banks
Westfield
Illyria
Bethel
Auburn
Midsummer Light Far Outshines Midwinter Afternoons
The article notes that midsummer noons are about sixteen times brighter than midwinter afternoons and that the afternoon is the lighter part of the day.
Ancient Murderers and Medieval Practices
A historical note describes cruel killers in medieval times driving wooden stakes through victims to prevent the dead from walking and haunting their killers.
Banana Tree Regrows After Fruiting Cycle
After a banana tree fruits the stem decays or is cut down. New shoots emerge from the roots and produce a fresh crop within a few months, renewing the cycle as the plant regrows.
Words of good advice from Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown
The saying Words of good advice, spoken by Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown, stresses that well chosen words comfort the speaker when a listener provides attentiveness and understanding. The remark underscores the value of patient listening in guidance and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Elevation Extremes in United States
Delaware records the lowest average elevation with a surface only 60 feet above sea level if leveled. Colorado holds the highest average elevation at 6,800 feet, highlighting a wide range in terrain across the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Colorado
Raw Sienna Valuable Pigment Named for Sienna Italy
Raw sienna is a valuable earth pigment used in paint making. It derives its name from the Italian city of Sienna, reflecting its historic source and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sienna
Italy
America’s First Newspaper Began in 1704
The Boston News Letter started as a two page weekly in 1704 with 300 subscribers. Diamonds in Meteorites: tiny diamonds are sometimes embedded in meteorites. Bolivia Has No Seaport: Bolivia remains unique in South America for lacking a seaport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston News Letter
Bolivia
South America
Elgin Local News Briefs Highlight Visits and Roof Work
Mrs. J Schricker traveled to La Crosse Wisconsin to visit in the Joe Larson home. Oelwein visitors included Mr and Mrs N W Evans and Kenneth and Leonard Hoberts. The Otto Torkelson residence on Pleasant street was re roofed. Mrs Mary Spahr returned to her home after visiting the Hendershott family. Funeral details note the death of Mrs Albert Veit in St Ansgar on October 29. She previously edited Volga City News Guttenberg Press and worked for Dubuque Telegraph Herald. survived by husband and daughter Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. J. Schricker
la Crosse
Wis
Joe Larson
N. W. Evans
Kenneth
Leonard Hoberts
Oelwein
Otto Torkelson
Pleasant Street
Gus Johnson
Dan Butler
I. D. Hendershott
Town Builds New Crossing at School
The town has built a new crossing across Franklin street opposite the public school entrance. This will be the only crossing used by pupils for going to and from school. School patrol will manage pedestrian and auto traffic, ending former rambling crossings from the west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Rodent Teeth Wear Causes Pain and Death
Dr Dewey G Steele a genetics professor at Connecticut State College cites science service explaining that rodent teeth grow continually and if upper and lower teeth fail to meet they may collide and wear or grow into the mouth nasal passages or brain causing extreme pain infection and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey G. Steele
Connecticut State College
Science Service
Oldest Structure In New England Fort William Henry
Fort William Henry on Pemiquid Beach in Maine is cited as the oldest New England structure, believed built in 1630.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Fort William Henry
Pemaquid Beach
Balinese tolerance noted amid harsh superstitions
An observer contrasts Balinese cruelty in superstition with notable tolerance for other religions, noting their openness despite rigid beliefs. The remark emphasizes regional religious coexistence and cultural contrasts.
Monument to Sam Davis at Tennessee Capitol Grounds
A monument to Confederate hero Sam Davis stands on the Tennessee State Capitol grounds in Nashville. The memorial marks Davis’s commemoration within the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Davis
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, Tenn
All Artists on Island of Bali
On the island of Bali every man and woman is an artist which accounts for the high artistic qualities of the native shrines and monuments Kraesuman Affection In all true human affection there is the desire to give to understand and to receive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bali
Milton Buried at St Giles Cripplegate, London
St Giles Cripplegate in London is noted as the burial site of the poet John Milton, a landmark linking Milton’s final resting place to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
St. Giles Cripplegate
London
John Milton
First American Champagne Produced by Longworth in Cincinnati
The first American champagne was produced in Cincinnati Ohio by Nicholas Longworth in 1852. Only English Pope Nicholas Brakespeare, elected in 1854, was the sole English pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Brakespeare
Chattanooga youths plead guilty in court
Five teenagers from the so called baby bandits gang entered guilty pleas in a local criminal court. Four received 20 year sentences in state prison while Paul Payne, 19, was given five years. The gang operated in Tennessee Georgia Alabama and Texas and faced charges including automobile thefts an attempted bank robbery kidnappings and holdups. In the courthouse photo are Dick Flannery 16 Cheater Johnson 17 John Jennings 19 gang leader John Callin 16 and Payne with Deputy Sheriff Claude Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paul Payne
Ala
Texas
Dick Flannery
Cheater Johnson
John Jennings
John Callin
Payne
Claude Brown
Baby Talk Turned Quiet Lesson
Audrey asks about speech while Gertrude replies their baby now learns to talk but they are teaching her to keep quiet. The exchange highlights a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey
Gertrude
Study Changes in Social Security Program
Washington D C A four point program was presented for immediate consideration as a committee of industrial and labor leaders and public representatives met at the Labor Department to discuss possible changes to the Social Security Act. The group included M Albert Linton Marion B Folsom Theresa McMahon Arthur Altmeier George Stocking Matthew Woll Gerard Swope Jay Iglauer Henry Devere Gerald Morgan and J Douglas Brown among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Labor Department
M. Albert Linton
Provident Mutual Life Inquidance Co
Marion B. Folsom
Treasur
Jer Eastman Kodak Co
William Hal
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Lansing
Mich
Theresa McMahon
University of Washington
A. L. Mowbray
University of California
Mary Dewson
Social Security Board
Arthur J. Altmeyer
George E. Biggie
Lee Pressman
O10
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organization Committee
Harvey Freaming
Field and Gas Well and Refinery Workers Union
George [. Stocking
University of Texas
Paul
University of Wisconsin
J. Douglas Brown
Princeton University
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Echo Shop
Elmer Schori
Carl Schori
West Elgin
Grether
Elgin
Poland
China
Cornelius Reierson
Philco Electric Radio
Hulda Stoehr
John Lantz
Echo Office, Lle
Duroc Jersey
Elmer H. Larson
S. E
Clermont
Fayette County
Elmer Pinney
of Bridge
Elgin Coup. LLC
Rawleigh
South Fayette County
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Freeport
Elgin Cooperative Co. Lic
Spain
Valencia
Carter
West Union Rendering Works
Towa
State Horticultural Society
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa
Iowa Fruit Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau Letter
Glermont
Johnson's Hall
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Elgin, Iowa
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin State Bank
Elyte, Iowa
R. A. Crider
Corvan
Squire Green
Mandy
Deacon Brown
Hiram
Squire
Stee
Patton
Penthoven
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
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