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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
4
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Mrs Lehman and Anna Falb are ill while the Gehring family picked garden peas since fall. Several visits connect Gehring and Huebner families. a Decorah hospital case and a West Coast grape harvest are noted. Allen Dungey owns a 150 year old Ottumwa violin. A triple move shifts Minnie Daniels family to Main Street, Torkelsons to Weibel, and Schupbach to the Daniels’ former home.
Tokyo dedicates the Hall of the Nameless Dead commemorating 33,000 earthquake victims and a memorial area for those lost in the 1993 disaster and fire. The piece reflects on revenge motifs and a hypothetical earnings claim about a billion.
The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry article notes early mining explosive use began in 1627 in Hungary, marking a formative moment in mining technology. It highlights the historical shift from manual blasting to chemical charges shaping mineral extraction.
In 1915 Russia postage stamps were used as money. The stamps were printed on thin cardboard and bore inscriptions on the reverse side, FF.
A compact reflection asserts that true progress lies in socially useful deeds rather than personal gain. It frames usefulness as the yardstick for value in human effort and civic contribution.
A voiced claim asserts alligators do not eat people and that no authentic record of human loss to alligators exists. The statement challenges common belief but cites no authorities or verifiable sources.
The note explains that "Mistress" Mia, short for mistress, shows a historical usage where every woman was addressed as mistress regardless of marriage. The statement highlights a former social convention and how terminology once applied broadly to ladies.
A dialect laden remark quotes Uncle Eben declaring that flattery harms little until it makes a man fatten his own ego. The line captures a rustic humor tone and character insight in a compact proverb style.
Dozens of residents including Brainard Craft, the Gilbert and Patterson families, Barbara Rae, and Chas Craft gather in Lima and Sioux City area homes while others attend events in Waterloo, Manchester, and Oelwein. Recurring visits, dinners, and lunches mark a busy week centered on family and friends across Iowa and Minnesota.
Brainard notes report revival meetings set to begin October 17. Local visitors include Beverly Hovey of Cedar Rapids, and recent Brainard School visitors named Mrs. Wm Nutting, Grace Peters, Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson and children, Mrs Krank Lyon, Mrs Sidney Patterson, Mrs Tina Brown, and county superintendent L G Meyer. Ula Howard and Grace Peters stayed with Louis Becker near Elgin Friday to Sunday. Chas Peters and Jamila and Thomas Kerr are guests at George Howard’s home during their absence. Sunday school at 10, morning worship 11, B Y P U at 7, evening service 7:45.
A hypochondriac is defined as a person who constantly worries about health and experiences imagined ailments, frequently believing they suffer from serious illnesses despite medical reassurance.
Twenty eight new books arrive on library shelves for public reading. The adult selection highlights Camel-Bells of Baghdad by Janet Miller, a travel adventure through the Arabian Nights cityscape and Persian landscapes. Youth picks include Caddie Woodlawn and Giff and Stiff in the South Seas, plus a Charlotte Stone illustrated title About Things. A set of small books on trains boats and other world topics also features among the recent additions.
An estimate puts U.S. rat damage at about $2 per ton of stored goods totaling roughly $20,000,000 each year. The figure reflects nationwide losses to damage and infestation costs across industries.
Western listings show William M. McLavey and others transferring multiple parcels in Arlington and Clermont with nominal sums. Leona E. Cowles acquires Lots 1 and 8 in Thompson's Add to Claymont for 1, and Hazel V. Whitford gains parcels from Fayette County and Clermont area tax sale proceeds. Enos Howard sells to Inez Shaffer for 1, including NW NE and surrounding tracts in 88-94-7.
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