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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
3
Mrs A B Greenley serves as local editor for the Thursday morning edition. She is a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association.
Entry filed at the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class main matter, indicating filing status or classification for postal handling. The note records processing by local post officials and placement within standard mail categories.
Donald Brenner spent Saturday with Gladys and Patsy Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Horan are parents of a son, Thomas. Michael born Thursday, October 4. Mrs. G. Anderson and Gladys and Patsy were callers at Roy Tatro home last Saturday. Numerous locals visited relatives in Dubuque and La Crosse, including Lindroths, Anderson, Johnson families, and the Sperrys moving to Wickham house for closer work at the power plant.
Rosin on OATFE J. W. Hanson argues that American enterprise thrives when individuals act, advertise, and cooperate without overreliance on legislation. The piece stresses that newspaper advertising underpins successful ventures, equating its importance to foundational constitutional protections for government.
The Ledger columnist argues hospitals should serve the public even to aid those unable to pay. While expensive operations and rest cures save lives, authorities must guard public funds. He envisions every city hosting hospital care for all, rich and poor alike, private or public.
Poem by John Kendrick Bagns contrasts caring for a car with neglecting one’s own body. It uses witty imagery to urge readers to inspect inner workings, noting worn parts and neglect, and calls out the folly of focusing on external machines while ignoring personal health.
The Clermont Valley Creamery Co. announces bids to lease cream hauling routes at its Clermont office at 1 pm on Oct. 15, 1934. Sealed bids only. Board may reject any or all bids. C. Kittleson, secretary. Eighty-six elderly English citizens attend the 1932 ceremony. Bohemian wedding customs feature bridal wreaths and rosemary for luck, with the groom as observer.
The American Druggist urges city park commissioners to create pharmacy gardens for public education. Schoolchildren would identify leaves like purple foxglove for digitalis and learn about witch hazel and colchicine. Planting could yield inexpensive medicines, with druggists promoting the educational plots.
A stork kept in a Sofia pet shop window escaped its cage while the shopkeeper was away and feasted on white mice and goldfish. About £10 value of prey were consumed before the shopkeeper returned and killed the bird. The stork had grown tame while nesting above the shop.
A survey of England finds one family making glass eyes for over 150 years. The mother, son, and daughter run a London factory, crafting eyes for notable figures including Prince Christian, Prince Ranji Singhi, and General Booth. A recent day sees the son making an optic for an Arabian sheik’s son while the daughter completes a set for a wealthy bride, including wear for morning, afternoon, evening, and sleeping use with varying pupil sizes and light responsiveness.
The Kaieteur cataract in British Guiana drops 822 feet at Kaieteur where the Petara river splits into long streams. About twenty eight thousand cubic feet of water pass the edge each second, a volume capable of furnishing four times the power of Niagara Falls.
A British bird owner replacing a deceased canary with a friend's bird finds the newcomer grows rapidly, outgrowing its cage. The bird is moved to the barnyard where it helps provide fresh eggs for breakfast, revealing the mix up.
Edinburgh officials order removal of all colored advertising signs along Princes Street to highlight extensive flower beds on one side, which are brightly illuminated at night. The plan aims to keep the thoroughfare visually pleasing as the color city seeks natural display.
A quip about a cousin or friend at a wedding echoes through a map fueled dialogue. The exchange hints at social rituals and perceptions around marriage, with a playful tone and subtle irony.
In a brief, casual exchange readers discuss a finished novel and wonder about its reception. One participant suspects the author benefited from influence or a pull, while the other remains unsure, implying secrecy around the work’s publication outcome.
A brief dialogue shows Daughter promising to arrange a trip if she can inform her father, while Penurious Peter asks for financial help. The exchange centers on a request for support and the conditional offer to disclose timing.
Mrs Henry Koopman underwent a major operation at the Postville hospital last week. Mrs Frank Burke, visiting in the home of Nellie and Kathryn Sullivan for two months, returned to Avoca Iowa. A social will be held at Grand Meadow school district No. 4 on Wednesday evening Oct 17. Program begins at 8 o'clock with lunch to follow. Indian blanket will be given away. Myrtle Amundson, teacher, 6¢. Mr and Mrs John Follen and daughters Florence and Kathryn, Mr and Mrs Robert Duff and sons Gene and Kenneth, Mr and Mrs Enos Voshell, Mr and Mrs Will Hoskyn, Mrs Stella Harvey and Harry Voshell of Volga, and Frances Christianson of Clermont, enjoyed a picnic dinner Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs W R Sperry.
David Adney of Waukon awoke to find himself on the ground after sleepwalking and leaping through his bedroom window. He fell 14 feet but escaped with only cuts and bruises. The incident raises a small question about the naming of permanents versus temporaries.
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