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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
6
A North American report details bamboo shoots appearing fast and reaching 60 to 70 feet in days, noting Abbeville Louisiana as a grove reaching 70 feet in 19 days. It mentions an edible variety prized by orientals for young shoots used as food.
In order to keep out insects and prevent rotting, whitewash the inside of your window boxes before filing with earth.
A report notes that France at times made criminals speak and sing into a phonograph before discharge to record voices. Authorities see potential future use for voice identification in cases needing verification of criminal identity.
Agnes Carey in Century magazine credits Empress Eugenie with praising Napoleon Bonaparte for his hard work, generosity, and kindness toward the poor. Carey notes Napoleon was a dreamer more loved by workers and entourage than by his wife, while Eugenie charmed strangers.
A stranger asks about Brink & Co. coffee asking if customers generally like it. The dealer says it is popular and regularly aged on his table. The customer, posing as Blank, recalls a prior complaint and a promised discount before bidding farewell.
The passage discusses Archie and Miss Goldrox where flattery is rejected. Archie avoids pandering with extravagant compliments. It then shifts to a proverb about saving money by not letting money slip through the hole at the top of the pocket, and notes that many men let the plate pass them in church as another example of passing up money.
Reports from Tifiis claim Armenia falls under Bolshevik control while Munich dispatches report King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s death. Mrs. Harding lands a 5 ft 9 in tarpon at Point Isabel after a half hour struggle. a Macon bank head dies from six bullet wounds. Susquehanna Silk Mill reduces pay by 15 percent. Portland lawyer “Schuyler” G. Spencer reportedly shoots himself. Pulitzer trophy speeds draw 50 planes near Mitchel Field on Thanksgiving. Germany discusses mine sequestration per Stinnes plan. President-elect Harding catches a 4 ft 5 in tarpon at Point Isabel and boats it solo. Rochester clothing firms announce 83 1 3 percent price cut. James A. Perry of Georgia elected head of railway and utilities commissioners. Minor league leaders object to Judge Landis as chair of a national commission. New York clothing shops to reopen only with new wage terms. Armenians and Turkish nationalists sign an armistice per Armenian communique dated November 7. War department orders Second division recruited to full strength. no explantion given. Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt’s divorce from the Duke of Marlborough is granted in London. General Pershing visits Brazil with a U S squadron. Secretary Colby plans South America trip between Nov 20 and 25. Dr. Samuel J. Meltzer, Rockefeller Institute physiology head, dies in New York. Tariff to pass via Republican Congress, a drastic protection measure. Hoover pledges a $28 million drive for starving children in Europe before leaving Stanford for Washington.
Government intervention to take over pier operations at Vera Cruz as dock workers and stevedores strike. Officials say operations will be run by the government and the move could avert a broader national strike.
The report lists bid and asking prices for hard and soft wheat, hay, and various cattle and hog categories. Prices include hard spring and hard winter wheat patents, soft winter, general hay values, and cattle grades from choice to canners, with livestock ranges for hogs and sheep across multiple weight classes and quality.
An advertisement cites Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a mild healing remedy for kidney trouble, claiming it helps many applicants for life insurance and urging readers to try a sample before buying. Also includes slogan style copy and a humorous rural scene about gasoline sales. Cole's Carbolic mention offers quick skin relief and product pricing.
A teacher asks a pupil about the Bible. The student replies that the patriarch Job was dead at life’s end. The remark contrasts belief in survival of the fittest with a grim quip about a coconut shell and charcoal.
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