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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
8
A Burlingame farmer was fatally injured when a bull charged him in the barnyard after his wife notified neighbors. Joe Lotoza and Ed Lesting found him dead, the chest crushed, ribs broken, jaw shattered, and a head wound. The incident occurred shortly after ten o'clock as the Burlingames were in town.
Elgin notices list mammoth bronze turkey hens priced at 7 dollars and 10 dollars, hereford bull, cream separator, Shetland pony, white minorca cockerels, Duroc Jersey animals, and various rents. Includes ads for old newspapers, stoves, Monarch range, construction paper, and a dealer inquiry for Oakland and Pontiac Sixes. Also a proverb about friendship.
In a rare ceremony, Melvin A G Smithling and Beatrice Olga Noretta Nelson, both of Decorah, were married by Rev. H M Normann in a car on a highway near Waucoma after driving from Fayette County with a county license. Attendants were Gustav M Smithling and Mrs Inez B Smithling.
The Fayette County National Bank votes to reduce capital from 100000 to 50000. The measure passes 822 to 3, aligning with the state banking department's guidance and a months long Iowa movement. Beneficial to stockholders without impairing public service.
Allamakee county voters approved a $900,000 road bond issue, lifting total state bond issues to $100,505,667. Funds will pave primary Highway No. 9 from Lansing west through Waukon to Winneshiek line, grade primary No. 18, and gravel later. Rural precincts mostly opposed. Waukon and Lansing supported strongly, Postville against about 3 to 1.
A terse proverb frames a political warning about enemies posing as friends, likening deceit to counterfeit currency and contagion. The line emphasizes distrust in double agents and the harm of hidden agendas within alliances.
A compact adage notes scarcity of allies when goodwill fades. It reflects social ties thinning as friction grows, suggesting caution in confrontations. The saying emphasizes reciprocity and community reliance, warning that hostility reduces available support.
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