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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1932

Page

4

Wanted Ads From Elgin Echo Show Low Rates

Want ads outline rates, payment terms, and a varied mix of items for sale and services in Elgin Iowa. Items include wool bats, pullets, a typewriter, paper, adding machine rolls, stock books, and office supplies. Also notices for farm properties and livestock, trade offers, and subscriptions.

Echo Elgin McCasky U. S Elgin Echo

Ring Necked Duck Rules Tighten Under 1982 Bag Limits

Migratory waterfowl rules add ten protected Ring Necked ducks to a daily bag limit of fifteen. The male shows a chestnut collar and white belly while the female resembles the brown headed Red Head but is smaller and browner. Also notes migration patterns, hazards from buildings and wires, and advisories on sheltering and feeding birds during cold spells. Includes Iowa gun safety and Boy Scout essays on obeying game laws and protecting habitats.

John Roger Beye Haverhill Iowa Beye Oder

Roosevelt Wins Register Straw Vote

The Des Moines Register Sunday announced Roosevelt led with 45 321 votes against Hoover 27 562 in the presidential straw poll. Senatorial results were close with Murphy narrowly over Field. Both Fayette and Clayton counties voted Democratic for president and Republican for senator.

Des Moines Register Roosevelt Hoover Murphy Fayette and Clayton

Unique House of Paper rises on Pignon hill Rockport

The House of Paper sits on Pignon hill in Rockport Massachusetts. More than 56000 newspapers have been used in its construction. The wood for framing floors callings and door jambs has been aged.

House of Paper Pignon Hill Rockport Mass

The Autumnal Migration and Bird Protection

The Fish and Game Department urges protection of songbirds and insectivores this fall and winter. Public help through feeding shelters and reduced cat threats aids bird lovers, as migrations begin in late September. Birds move south and winter visitors arrive, with notable species and remarkable feats like the Rudy-throated Hummingbird crossing 600 miles of the Gulf of Mexico.

Fish and Game Department Atray House Gulf of Mexico

Hunters Rights on Private Grounds Explain Du Pont Guide

The Du Pont Co issued a booklet detailing hunter rights and private property. It stresses that ownership of private land grants exclusive hunting rights, trespass laws apply, and game remains state property. tenants gain rights unless reserved, cooperation with landowners is essential for game restoration.

du Pont Co

Death in Cheery Valley Honored Pioneer Thos Hanson

Cheery Valley community mourns the sudden death of longtime pioneer Thos Hanson Saturday morning. Friends extend sympathy to relatives as residents recall his service and kindness within the town. Many local families hosted meals and visits at the Hanson home and neighboring households through the week, sharing condolences and memories.

Thos Hanson Russell Arlene Hetty Winifred Eldon Meyer Archie Howard Martin Hanson Joe Thoman Robert Melbert John Earl Weat Bend Margaret Mrs. L. Christen Hilda Meyer Waterloo Walter Butikofer Jake Butikofer

Mind reading and horse cue illusions discussed in Richmond

An article recalls experiments on mind reading and Clever Hans type cues, noting people inferred thoughts from cues a horse could read. It compares to modern ideas of sign reading and traffic awareness, and closes with a local family gathering in West Union.

Richmond Professor Pit Hans

Creamery Keeps Open Despite Farmers’ Push to Close

In Sioux Center, 816 stockholders voted 816 to 188 to keep the Sioux Center Mutual Cooperative Creamery open rather than close as urged by Plymouth and Sioux counties farmers. President Martin Moeller led the meeting. critics warned closures would harm patrons with few income sources and creamery employees. They argued butterfat prices and general prices would rise with improving business, making artificial price suppression unnecessary.

Sioux Center Mutual Cooperative Creamery Plymouth Sioux Counties Martin Moeller Bronx

Imhotep Built the Step Pyramid in Ancient Egypt

The step pyramid in Egypt, dating to the thirtieth century B G, was built by Imhotep who served as architect and is noted as history’s earliest physician.

Atep Egypt Imhotep

Hunting and conservation in the hunter's role

The piece argues hunting transcends killing, urging shooters to act as field naturalists and prudent agriculturists. Overshooting depletes game, requiring future planning and habitat knowledge to sustain species rather than mere idling.

Reflection on Human Nature From a Washington Star Quote

Uncle declares some people insist on disbelieving ghosts while Ken comments that human nature prefers art over happiness, a reflective excerpt from a Washington Star piece. The dialogue highlights doubt, imagination, and the longing for meaning in everyday life.

Ken Washington Star

Rare Remark on Silence Amidst Empty Words

A concise reflection on the paradox of stillness when there is nothing to say, noting the value and challenge of restraint and quiet moments in communication.

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