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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1931
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows odd characters and a price cue like 25c. No discernible event, people, or organization emerges to form a coherent news item. unable to determine a definite article subject or outcome from the provided snippet.
An old proverb warns that the Devil’s strongest tool is Discouragement, priced high and rarely sold. The piece urges local merchants to trade at home to build confidence, attract customers, and keep prosperity in Hominy, Oklahoma.
A federal jury convicts Capone of defrauding the government of income tax. The piece attacks his cowardly boasting about harming his mother, condemning him and similar criminals and lamenting mothers driven to worry by their sons’ crime.
A fragment refers to Al Capone born amid a crime wave tied to a mother figure and licentious conduct, noting that this destructive line has been stopped. The line hints at historical sensationalism from the Indianola Record-Tribune without detailing facts or context.
A speaker urges discipline and industry for youth, arguing work builds appetite, serenity, and purpose. It praises varied labor from manual tasks to publishing, insists overwork is avoided by balanced hours, and warns against idleness as the world ignores idle youths.
The article warns readers about unsolicited merchandise sent as gifts or favors between now and Christmas. Items include jewelry cards neckties and bibles with misleading pleas claiming friendship or health motives. It urges recipients to refuse payment and hold items until the sender requests them, noting most pleas lack merit.
A Fairmont police incident involving a visiting woman paste advertising stickers on car windshields prompted commentary on a Minnesota style law. The piece argues the law would curb nuisance ads and reduce public resentment toward sponsoring groups. It contrasts tax concerns with public expenditure and discusses poultry but ends with a quip about store markdowns.
State of Iowa Fayette County District Court sets hearing for admission to probate of the will of Henry M. McMillan, deceased, filed December 7, 1981. West Union dated November 6, 1991. Edgar A. Traeger, Clerk.
The Brainard News reports the Nov 18 PTA meeting elected officers for the coming year at the school house with Mrs Sidney Nutting as president and Mrs Clarence Tripp as vice president followed by community updates. Local events include a play practice, birthday party, and multiple visits among residents, plus Thanksgiving dinner reminders and local agricultural tips.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an animal issue with unclear details and no identifiable persons or organizations. Unable to determine event, location, or outcome from the available lines.
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