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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
1
An advertisement item lists rates for Cards of Thanks In Memoriam Cards and Resolutions of Respect for church societies and schools. It notes notices with admission charges and obituary poetry at regular advertising rates, dated Thursday October 22 1942.
A clipped column praises the salvage effort and wartime fellowship in Clermont and nearby towns. It notes workers facing hard labor, neighbors getting to know each other, and reflections on rubber and ration issues. The writer mocks critics, shares social gossip, and ends with a pithy philosophical remark.
The Stockton and Darlington Railroad, completed September 27, 1825, established the world’s first steam powered line running from Stockton to Darlington in England.
Fred Schlupp reports George Sova an Elgin native with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. He describes sailing hardships and distant gunfire heard from the front as censorship limits what can be printed. Other local items note property dispositions and residents visiting or returning from military service.
A feature reports white camellia varieties in bloom at the famed Orton plantation near Wilmington North Carolina. The article highlights specimen plantings and the landscape value of the estate's camellia collection.
Fayette County urges increased war bond purchases as nine month sales trail by 12 percent. The note cites total nine month sales of 1 270 144 50 against a quoted 1 499 850 00 and calls for boosting October sales to reach 100 percent by December 1. The message honors soldiers and asks farmers to fulfill pledges and even surpass them to support the war effort.
U S Navy photograph shows sailors in the training school for electricians on the Iowa State College campus. The group files into the Memorial Union mess hall after their last class of the day. The bluejackets complete their 16 week program and then join the fleet for duty.
Missouri recreation feature notes Portageville town fathers painting checkerboards on business district sidewalks to give residents a simple pastime. Local leaders aim to offer casual, accessible recreation for townsfolk.
The source cites Genesis VI 14 in which God commands Noah to build an ark of gopher wood with rooms and to pitch it inside and out. The instruction emphasizes detailed construction and waterproofing as part of divine instruction.
In Cherokee county North Carolina several heavy iron hammers dating from more than a century ago survive. These water powered forges produced cast iron and are now in the possession of local residents.
Sea water weighs between 64.27 and 84.27 pounds per cubic foot, about 1.6 to 2.0 pounds per cubic foot heavier than fresh water, varying by locality and not appreciably with depth.
Cleaning plaster ornaments involves dipping them in thick liquid starch, brushing off the starch when dry, and removing dirt with it. The plaster will emerge spotless and look like new.
A Natural History article notes butterflies symbolize immortality in myths. Jade carvings of butterflies were buried with the dead in old China, reflecting beliefs about the afterlife and continuity of the soul.
Researchers report uncovering plant and animal organisms preserved in perpetual Arctic ice north of the circle after 20,000 years. Findings aim to locate where life stops and death begins in long frozen remains.
The note describes scattering portulaca seed in cracks and paving for a gay picture in midsummer. It states germination will occur only when weather grows warm, with the implication of a vivid display next spring and summer.
A history of pink icing tracing its vogue to the early eighteenth century when scientists proved color came from the cochineal insect, not plant seeds, marking a shift in cake decoration and culinary science.
A partial OCR fragment describes a room with slanted ceilings and beds with colored coverings. Candlesticks and painted floors are hinted at, along with hooked rugs or rag rugs. The text is garbled but conveys a faded interior scene.
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