Post Office Notice from Elgin Iowa
Entered in the post office at Elgin Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
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25 Oct 1934
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
1
Advertising rates and notices described for church and obituary items
Advertising rates listed as twenty cent minimum for services and commemorations. Cards of Thanks, In Memoriam, Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry priced at regular rates. Notices where admission is charged and church society items appear under standard advertising charges.
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Amushnon
Ouch exclamations in a weathered farmers column
A 1934 letter column collects readers using Ouch and Queh to vent on corn husks prices and fairs. Estella Rupa and others from Victor Utah to Vernon Colorado describe corn fodder scarcity, low livestock prices, and milk rates. The notes critique Russia trade and state fair price contrasts.
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Walter Winchel
Estella Rupa
Victor
Laws
Frederick M. Jones
Clinton, N. Y
New York State Fair
America
Russia
Cornell University
U.S. A
Livery Business Changes Hands and Local Whims
I J Monnahan bought the Shaffer and Larson livery, now running Elgin’s only barn. F W Hughes returns from Illinois vacation. Sophia Kravik and Lenora Stepanek visit Cedar Rapids and What Cheer. Spahr, Kohler, and Hendershott families share dinner with Ed Hanson. Miss Hofer takes sole ownership of a millinery store. An auto-buggy incident injures Albert Gehring and wife. A Malwitz wedding prep and two-week hunting trip to Albarn, Minnesota follow. L C A to meet Mrs Hughes with poet readings. S W Kuster and Ida Schori return from St. Louis. Carl Brockhausen visits kin. Nellie Bohanan and Anna Gruver visit Brainard. Several locals ill or traveling. a big Republican rally noted.
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I. J. Monnahan
Shaffer & Larson
Elgin
F. W. Hughes
Illnois
Sophia Kravik
Lenora Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Spahr
Kohler
I. D. Hendershott
Farmersburg
Ed Hanson
Hanson
Miss Hofer
Mae Conner
Albert Gehring
Lamb
Malwitz
Glen Kinney
Harold Rogers
Albarn
Minn
S. W. Kuster
Ida
Hulda Schori
St. Louis
The
Echo
Carl Brockhausen
Chicago
Nicklaus
Nellie Bohanan
Anna Gruver
Harley Helms
Brainard
Fred Reichert
Ralph
John Rothlisberger
Charlie
Walter
C. J. Harrington
Caroline Bauder
Franc DeSart
St. Luke's Hospital
J. W. Schneider
Dunkard
Path finder criticizes unfair farm prices and cheap pork
Herbert Lewis of Gravette Arkansas endorses the Pathfinder call for fairer farmer pay citing local surpluses and rising pork costs. He notes farmers lack even a second pair of overalls while cotton remains ample and questions how agricultural recovery can proceed until inequities are corrected.
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Herbert Lewis
Gravette
Ark
Mr. Lewis
Sam
Pathfinder
Decorah event features noted speakers and music
Last Friday in Decorah Senator Dolli ver along with Congressman G N Haugen Hon A Nelson and Hon J Jacobson served as spell binders. The Luther College band performed and Loren the famed Norwegian singing society from Decorah provided music.
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Decorah
Dolliver
G. N. Haugen
A. Nelson
J. Jacobson
Luther College
Loren
West Union scam over church directory advertising
A man and a woman in West Union ran a scheme offering cheap church directories and advertising. They collected $10 per printing but promised larger returns, marking spaces as sold to local merchants. A.W. Hoover exposed them, retrieved funds, and advised them to leave town. Local print shops offer legitimate, affordable printing for residents and firms.
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West Union
A. W. Hoover
Warner & Hoover
West Union Citizens’ Club
Nehring
Argo-Gazette
Terracing Demonstration Planned for October 31 and November 1
Definite arrangements are made for a terracing demonstration at the Guy Ernst farm in Myria township on October 31 and November 1. On the first day lines will be run, and on the second day a public meeting in the field will discuss the project. Interested parties may attend both days to observe the work.
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Guy Ernst
Myria Township
F. B. News
Young Republican Chairmen Appointed in Fayette County
Paul Smith of Independence visited last week as district chairman of the Young Republican league, with D R Lynch of West Union named Fayette county chairman. The organization serves as an auxiliary to the regular party committee. Argo Gazette.
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Paul Smith
Independence
Young Republican League
APF
D. R. Lynch
West Union
Fayette County
Argo-Gazette
Echo Report: Iowa Dairy Notices and Santa Tour Plans
McGregor hosts Sauerkraut Day last Saturday while Elkader finalizes Dairy Day plans. With low butterfat and high feed costs, many Iowa cows face winter losses unless culled. Only valuable cows remain profitable as prices stay unfavorable. Santa begins tours early this year, arriving in Decorah Friday, Dec. k, with a 13-man team visiting major cities.
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Echo
McGregor
Elkader
Iowa
Santa Claus
Decorah
Experiments on Corn Baling at Iowa State College
Agr Experiment Station at Iowa State College conducts trials on baling corn fodder and stover to find safe moisture levels for shredding and baling. Studies cover curing methods, compression effects, color changes, freezing impacts on moisture loss, and spoilage risk for immature corn cut at milk or early dough stages.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
AAA Department of Forage Conservation
The Business Fight in Small Enterprise Strategy
A Van Nuys letter argues small businesses succeed by grit over size, noting spunk can beat larger rivals. It suggests red glass reflectors on concrete bridge abutments and other highway hazards to reduce night accidents, urging outlined obstacles for safer night driving per the Register of Brookings.
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van Nuys
Calif
Register
Brookings, S. D
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Young Republican Chairman
Geo. L. Scott
Republican
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Edgar A. Traeger
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D. Schneider
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Fred R. Berg
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