Echo Office ads offer engines and office supplies in Elgin Iowa
Fuller Johnson and John Deere gas engines each 144 horsepower priced under half. Also typewriter pads construction paper writer ribbons select stationery and adding machine rolls sold in stock at Echo Office Elgin. Editor Victor Haven comments NRA debate and a German stamped matrix promoting blue eagle purchases.
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Fuller-Johnson
John Deere
John Fuller
Iona
Elgin
Iowa
Echo
Elrein
Victor N. Haven
Greenfield Argus
NRA
United States
Washington, D.C
Germany
Flute First Instrument in Musical History
The first real musical instrument was the flute, and from the musical wense, which is the baals of all modern music, was developed.
Very Little Orchid Perfume Details Synthetic Components
The note describes Orchid perfume as very little in quantity and expensive to produce, with most of its composition consisting of synthetic substitutes rather than natural ingredients.
Farmers plan long term aid and crop adjustments
A survey from Iowa State College links old age bitterness to idleness while Iowa farm programs move forward with wheat and hog adjustments. Loans by 12 federal land banks in September topped half of 1932’s annual total, with about 4,400 loans equaling over 14 million dollars. Programs push farmers to reduce wheat acreage, develop dairy codes, and curb hog production to stabilize markets amid relief efforts.
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Iowa State College
United States
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
M. L. Wilson
Iowa
Iowa State Dairy Association
Cutlery Grinding Poses High Mortality Risk
The article warns that cutlery grinding is a dangerous occupation with workers exposed to heavy ashes and dust. It states mortality among grinders is 880 percent higher than the average, highlighting severe health hazards in this trade.
Spelling and drill honors noted in local grades
The article lists students including Ardis Groth Clara Baldwin Dorothy Krueger Betty Elkema and others who earned 100 percent in spelling last week. Primary Mrs Walter Falk Jane Wirley Bailey Alice Becker Gerald Boyer Lola Miller Betty Snyder and more are also named for perfect scores. Mabel Grimm and Gene Habeger achieved 9 in self testing drill last Wednesday.
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Ardis Groth
Burrow
Clara Baldwin
Dorothy Krueger
Betty Elkema
Walter Falk
Jane
Wirley Bailey
Alice Becker
Walter ‘Becker
Gérald Boyer
Lola Miller
Betty Snyder
Betty Strauch
Mabel Grimm
Verna Groth
Robert Gruyer
Gene ‘Habeger
Victor Topp
Gene Habeger
Second grade stories titled The Secret and perfect papers
Second grade pupils wrote original stories about a picture last week naming their story The Secret. Helen Pfister and Helen Houg had perfect spelling papers last week. Lester Grimm Ruth Muellerman and Helen Houg had all arithmetic problems right last week. Primary children drew a cosmos picture using a real flower as a model.
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Helen Pfister
Helen Houg
Lester Grimm
Ruth Muellerman
Fayette County Court News and Rural Teachers Meeting
Marriage licenses issued include Albert Wilbur to Ethel Nelson, Arlo Craig to Hazel Gibson, Claude Ringer to Evelyn Ziel, Leo Link to Nora Mae Katzenberger, George V. Larson to Susanna Priest, and William Kuehn er to Minnie Kuennen. A rural and grade teachers meeting is set for West Union High School on Saturday October 28, with forenoon focusing on geography education per state department guidance and afternoon sessions covering other teaching areas.
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District Court
Albert Wilbur
Eldorado
Ethel Nelson
Ossian
Arlo Craig
Aurora
Hazel Gibson
Claude Ringer
Gelwein
Evelyn Ziel
Colesburg
Leo Link
Rio
Wis
Nora Mae Katzenberger
Genoa City
George V. Larson
Clermont
Susanna
William Kuehner
St. Lucyg
Minnie Kuennen
Wauconia
West Union
West Union High School
L. G. Meyer
State Department
Civic Tour Planned for Fayette County Eighth Graders
Final arrangements for the seventh annual civics tour for Fayette county eighth grade students have been completed by Supt. L. G. Meyer. The tour will take place next Saturday, Oct. 21, with county officials extending a cordial welcome to visiting school children, teachers, and parents.
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Fayette County
Supt
L. G. Meyer
Barber Editor of Jerico Publishes Unusual Tabloid
The Jerico Community Echo, a three column monthly paper in Jerico Iowa with 2000 circulation, is unusual for its editor H W Brueckel a barber and former German immigrant who crafts type by hand at the Lincoln House. He built the paper from 100 subscribers in 1920 and once printed an issue without the letter V substituting it upside down noting typographical quirks of his era.
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New York
Iowa
America
Germany
H.W. Brueckel
Jerico
Brueckel
Skim Milk Advised for Weight Reduction
Skim milk is presented as very low in calories and fat, suitable for those aiming to reduce weight. It notes that skim milk contains no fat and that two quarts daily could be consumed without causing weight gain.
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Hare’s & Practical
Reconsideration Necs Sea Thinkers in Science
A terse musing on needing to rethink ideas to grasp figures like Plato Newton and Einstein, suggesting that deep reconsideration is essential to understanding big thinkers and scientific concepts.
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Einstein
Thoughtful approach urged to hunters in respect for landowners
The article cautions hunters to respect private property, close gates, avoid cutting fences, and seek permission before crossing land. It contrasts courteous behavior with nuisance actions that provoke landowners to post land and rebuke trespassers, urging sportsmanlike conduct and compliance with laws.
Waterfowl Hunt Rules Across Mississippi Missouri Borders
Through a cooperative agreement with state conservation departments, Iowa Illinois Nebraska and Missouri hunters with Iowa licenses may hunt migratory waterfowl along the Mississippi and Missouri river borders. Hunters must avoid landings on wingdams, bars connected to land, or private lands, and must follow state regulations.
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Illinois Department of Conservation
Nebraska Game Forestation and Parks Commission
Iowa Fish [Ana Game Commission
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Tllinois
Do Tet Know Licences For Hunting Rules In 19th Century Text
Fragmented OCR notes outline hunting licences and rules against pursuing game birds before sunrise. Includes stray names like Frank Bright and Grant Dawson in Town Falls. Mentions materials such as rushes and willows and notes blinds not to be built near open water.
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Frank Bright
Do Not Visit Graves Rule Among Eastern Cherokee
A note from traditional Cherokee beliefs warns against visiting graves after burial, claiming it brings bad luck. The passage describes an eastern Cherokee custom advising against post burial visits as a conventional practice.
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Studebaker
John
Falk & Sons
Albert Butikofer
Elmer H. Larson
McCasky
Crosby-Wirth
U. S
The
Elgin Echo
Wm.e. Baumgartner
Clay
Echo and Enterprise
Dubuque Telesgraph-Herald
Bapa
Bell
WNU Service
Town State College
Fayette County Court News
Coleman Lamp and Stove Company
Wichita
Kana
Philodeiphis
Chicago
Lou Angeles
Coli, Omire
Barber
Missouri River
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