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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1930
Page
4
A classified offer advertises saving money by subscribing to the Elgin Echo and the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald via the Echo Office. The Echo costs $2.00 yearly, the Telegraph-Herald $4.00, and a combined $6.00 saves $1.00 plus the trouble of mailing payments.
Elgin School News depicts a stern teacher with bushy hair and a red nose overseeing a reading class. Paper balls fly as students giggle, then the master writes names on the board to keep for an interview at noon before the farewell as dinner nears.
A mixed page item reads jokes about exams and teen life, plus brief local notices and a long ads column. The piece mocks test stress, pocket theft, and family quirks while listing farm, sale, and service notices from Elgin Iowa with prices, contact names, and farm directions.
Horn pulleta Elgin go at the Echo Office For Sale four yearling Here inquire of Adolph Saneiah Second hand ridges at reasonable prices Come and look them over now Feller's Hardware West Elgin For Sale Good used pliers in good condition priced reasonably See Wm Baumgartner Elgin Notice Leave your orders for Thanksgiving poultry early at the Elgin Poultry Co Construction Paper Assorted and solid colors at 25c per package at the Echo Office Tell am you saw it in the Echo Want Ad column
The text offers cooking and nutrition tips such as using raw celery in fritters and tomatoes as a vitamin source, frequent inclusion in menus, and giving tomato juice to children. It covers dumpling cooking in stews, storing bottles tightly sealed, and refrigerator temperatures to slow bacterial growth.
The article describes nests built protruding from walls to hide eggs with two front doors for collection. It also discusses sowing unhulled sweetclover seed in late fall to spring, noting moisture and frost will break seed coat and sprout in warm weather. It advertises salesbooks and low prices from Elgin and related firms.
The writer warns that many drivers ignore stop signs and risk deaths or life altering injuries. Imagines a loved one facing a fatal crash and urges caution, urging citizens not to chase trouble but seek safety and responsible driving behaviors. Also mentions Alemite, Service-Loftbase Shop and a wants ad plug.
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