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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
3
A collage of aphorisms and misread quotes about life money love and society. The lines reference Blake Stevenson Virgil Syrus and generic maxims on honesty patience restraint and social behavior. A reflective note on poverty happiness and travel closes the snippet.
Mayor Mackey told a Washington trip tale about nine young women on the plane with him. He described a pink-faced passenger who closed her eyes and gasped as he kissed her cheek, claiming she thought she was near heaven.
Practical philanthropy in an Ohio township solves equipment shortages by compiling a public borrow list. Crutches wheelchairs and bedside tables are now available in emergencies across homes, improving access and easing patient care.
A curious dialogue features Mrs Pryer and Mrs Guyer debating what a woman can obtain from a man by wit. The exchange hints at social schemes and masculine reactions, with playful asides about cooks and a passing remark on a woman named Um riat.
San Francisco Chronicle notes census returns show about two million residents unable to speak English. The article highlights the language barrier and its impact on services and integration.
A transit line reports passenger trains to Chicago run at regular intervals. On average a train enters or leaves the system every 42 seconds while arrivals and departures occur every 36 seconds. The schedule emphasizes steady flow through the corridor.
The Cheery Valley News lists numerous Sunday and Saturday visits. Clara Muehlenthaler and Edna Han son stayed at Mrs L Christen’s home. Eliza Habeger and son Eli visited Mrs Rudolph Pulfer in Elgin. families of Sutter Frisden Friederich Dennler Leuchtenmacher and others were guests at several homes.
Home economics guidance covers economical cookery with parsnips corn chowder lettuce braising and rabbit meat prep. It notes wash suits for small boys from pattern Leaflet 62 L and suggests sewing tips. Chocolate pie filling instructions include melting chocolate, scalded milk, cornstarch sugar and vanilla with butter and salt.
A garbled text fragment mentions mixing vanilla with salt and pouring into a pie. It then instructs to bake slowly about twenty minutes until it is delicately brown, with unclear references to an ingredients list and measurements.
A rural advice piece describes protecting soil by plowing rough and sowing rye to prevent washing and improve condition. It notes frost kills insects and lightens soil, and contrasts coarse manure use. The notice promotes free 4,000 samples at Luhman and Sanders Store in Postville on Friday and Saturday with sandwiches and hot Monarch coffee.
The new $125,000 McGregor school building was formally dedicated last Friday afternoon. A program fitting the event was held as businesses closed from 2 p.m. onward for the ceremony.
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