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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1934
Page
3
Elizabeth Priest, local editor and Fayette County journalist, is listed as a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association. The notice notes Clermont post office mailing status as second class mail.
The state park dam northeast of West Union is nearly finished with Otter creek water flowing through the spillway. Excavation continues to fill a 12 000 yard lake bed using yellow clay from another site as riprap work progresses. Over one hundred workers plus 25 CCC boys are on site under county engineer Finch and Ernest Morgan. No serious accidents reported and park traffic shows rising public interest as plans for ice skating hope to begin this winter.
In days of old two fleeces dressed a lady, but now a silkworm method, borrowed from one exchange, uses silk to dress a lady in time to spare. The verse contrasts past textile means with modern fashion during a jazz era.
A Paris-based NYT report summarizes Prof Bay of the Astronomical Society of Lyons presenting a radium powered rocket plan. It estimates Earth escape requires 12 000 m/s speed, reached gradually to spare passengers. Travel to Venus would take 46 days 20 hours and to Mars 86 days 15 hours with ample radium and 414 000 horsepower.
A Los Angeles Times piece reports R B Jaque of the Jaque Institute describes a method to glimpse the brain using a five by five foot velvet screen a candle and a dark room. By holding the candle four to six inches in front of the nose and moving it across the velvet the retina is stimulated creating a visual impression of the brain on the retina. Practice allows viewing brain parts, though observers should limit sessions to thirty seconds to avoid optic nerve strain.
A German psychology group questions claims that cats dogs and horses show true intelligence, noting they learn by trial and error like humans. They deem beaver and chimpanzee less mental than the elephant, while sparking debate on the ant’s intellect.
Water from a single Eng land spring in the Severn tunnel runs to waste at 8,000,000 gallons per day. The flow has ranged between 9,000,000 and 20,000,000 gallons daily. About 1,000,000 gallons a day supply neighboring villages, the rest being discharged. The Great Western Railway would welcome using it for a water supply instead of waste. It is pure spring water and highly portable for distribution.
A flock leader near Blackpool reportedly proved sheep intelligence by rescuing a drowning follower. While the flock drank at a canal, one sheep fell in. the leader jumped into the water, pushed the struggling animal to the bank, and then rejoined the flock.
During the Sural festival in Toungoo India a man endured extreme acts of devotion. He had 508 pins driven into his body and 109 steel arrows inserted, then a small fruit laden chariot was strapped to his back with hooks. Twenty two men and five women pierced cheeks and tongues with sharp instruments.
A brief quotation from Pearson's Weekly contrasts two sides to every question with a wry remark about fly paper and the choice of direction. The dialogue features Meane and Quick Getaway debating perception and consequence in a humorous exchange.
A terse exchange features Mr Bigmitt and Mr Peewee trading insults in a domestic dispute style moment, with Mr Peewee declaring he would not utter the offensive remark in front of his wife. The dialogue hints at a charged domestic confrontation.
In a terse exchange, the engine boss praises a new worker for steady on the job while a friend notes the man is a good whistler. Rosa is referenced as the worker, highlighting a light workplace moment.
A collection of wry maxims and musings on money beauty ignorance and society. Observations touch on monotony laughter vanity and the ideal suburban distance while noting everyday pleasures like chocolate sodas and log cabins amid woods.
A Science Service report notes Huexieperry patenes may indirectly cause strong iron corrosion. The warning cites laying pipes through beds where huckleberry bushes grow after a finding in Metals and Alloys. Soil quality for huckleberries could damage iron more than many natural conditions.
G R Turner notes in the Kansas City Times that Switzerland has the largest army by population among civilized nations. Nearly every able-bodied male serves, creating a trained force substantial for a population about the size of Chicago. The Swiss army exceeds one and a half times the combined U S active and reserve forces.
In Torquay Garden, Devonshire a cat chasing a young jackdaw was badly pecked by five jackdaws that flew down from trees. The scene echoes a pursey ditty about the king in his counting room the queen in her garden and a maid with her hose snipped by a jackdaw.
A brief comic exchange reveals humor about fame as a character remarks poetry now reaches double the audience and a friend expresses surprise at a marriage. The tone matches light theatrical dialogue.
In a Pathfinder Magazine style quip, a lawyer jokes about a husband finishing a term in prison while a witness notes the phrasing. A customer requests something cheap in a straw hat before a clerk suggests trying on a item and looking in a mirror with a misquoted line about Walter and a calf's head.
Dr. Walter Mosauer of the University of California concludes after testing seven common North American snakes that a man can outrun them. A red racer reached 3.5 mph, while a Californian bowing snake hit only 0.25 mph, with 100 meters covered in the trials. He notes bursts may alter speeds but posits the public belief in snake speed is a fallacy due to optical illusions from their smooth movement.
A collection of aphoristic musings on ambition, work, dress, governance, and human folly. The notes contrast shrewd observations with humorous jabs about laziness, politicking, and personal discipline, reflecting a historian’s flavor of social commentary.
Gas from two phials inflates a tough rubberized life jacket worn over the head. Pull two knobs to puncture the phials, then the jacket rises around the wearer. The design allows floating on the back or swimming facedown, with two valves used to remove gas after use.
Off duty operators missed calls in the past. Now ships use automatic alarms that ring bells on nearby vessels to warn off duty operators of incoming distress signals. A few minutes later, on arrival, the operator sends his SOS. A Tuddenham, 58. S. Platana, yn Collier's Weekly.
Dr Margaret Murray, a leading expert on witchcraft history, argues that much of modern life retains survivals from a witchcraft era. She notes even innocent activities like waiting can trace origins to devil dances performed by worshipers of the evil one during propitiation ceremonies.
Governors Island serves as the regular army post and headquarters for the Second Corps Area. It houses training facilities and disciplinary barracks including the Atlantic branch of the disciplinary barracks on the island.
In Crimson Gulch, Cactus Joe dismisses the strike as ineffective, arguing none here do enough regular work to let the strike effect real change. The exchange reflects local skepticism about labor action's impact in the Gulch.
In a clipped exchange, Senator Sorghum admitted uncertainty about whether he is a Taylor or Utopian ideologue but said he would take a chance on any idea. He indicated he would vote for utopian schemes if presented with concrete benefits or bid proposals.
R B Kennedy of the Whit tier News argues that despite shifting tides in pensions and wealth, merchants still need print ads to reach customers. He likens advertising curves to Mae West lines, noting that steady, sane ad budgets extend the distance between success and failure.
A Milking Shorthorn bull from a Sumner area dairy herd was sold this week by A. L. Scharnweber, who lives six miles northeast of Sumner, to C. B. Irwin at Grenville, New Mexico. The eight month old calf’s dam had a yearly milk record of 10,000 pounds, and the dam weighed 1700 pounds while the sire weighed a ton.
A wry line asserts life improves with restraint and warns against judging papers cigars or women by appearances. The quote underscores wary judgment and humor in social perceptions.
Bidders paid 65 cents a bushel Wednesday at the Mrs Ella Schultz and George Waters nature farm sale with corn selling at 65c and oats at 51c. Fodder in the field brought 17.00 for twenty acres husked. Cowa went to 649 and the top horse sold for 150. Machinery also sold well, with an old manure spreader bringing 63. Postville Herald.
A brief notice references a notable local event reported in Hecho. It notes the occurrence and identifies involved parties, locations, and dates as readable in the clipping. Further details are limited by legible text available in the source.
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