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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1933
Page
4
Be Be Typewriter pads cost 10 cents each while construction paper sells for 26 cents per pack. Typewriter ribbons, select box stationery, adding machine rolls, stock sales books, and ruled index cards are offered with prices. In stock at the Echo Office in Elgin for convenient purchase.
On Saturday October 21 the Chicago Herald and Examiner published the delinquent tax list. The eight column paper with 20 inch deep columns required 63,040 extra column inches of type to print the tax section alone, spanning 394 pages.
A 1932 Polish stamp bore the likenesses of George Washington, Pulaski, and Wasilewsko. An airmail stamp featuring Col Charles A Lindbergh was issued and visited in Spain in 1930.
The Department of the Interior is charged with business relating to the General Land Office Bureau of Reclamation Indian Affairs national parks and certain territorial governance aspects.
William Penn offended his father by embracing the new radical religion of the Quakers. The clash over his religious waywardness strained family ties and marked a turning point in his life.
A note suggests replacing the old simile heavy as lead with heavy as osmium noting osmium weighs about twice as much as lead, highlighting a shift in material comparison and vocabulary.
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown notes that crowds learn little when they hear only what they already believe. He argues that people insist on hearing confirmation of their views, limiting genuine understanding.
The United States book publishing industry earns about 150 million dollars annually. Major players and houses drive growth as readers seek fiction nonfiction and educational titles across markets nationwide.
The 1923 Porto Rico hurricane established a wind velocity record of almost 200 miles per hour, marking an extraordinary meteorological event.
A quirky collection of maxims explores self restraint, love, human nature, and practicality. It lampoons optimistic speeches and offers phrases on effort, nostalgia, and daily wisdom, noting the humor and limits of advice.
A three year city county and Oregon state college backed campaign near Portland Oregon used tachinid flies imported from Europe to combat earwigs. Thousands of flies were raised in engen pits and released to destroy the pests in homes gardens and trees.
Government experts seek cheaper nicotine substitutes. Two Russian scientists found a weed that contains the desirable nicotine qualities. The weed is a farm pest with abundant supply, promising a cheaper remedy for aphids and other giant pests.
A boy named Bobby A- saved one of two candies for his little sister. After eating one, he carried the other with him, looking at it hungrily, and explained he hoped his sister wouldn’t want it.
Mrs B C Holt of Dublin N A arrived from Europe with her two children chased by air 1500 miles. She put them aboard ship at Naples and, while ashore on an errand, the vessel sailed. She then flew to Gibraltar and awaited the liner.
Pedestrians in New York City saw a workman in overalls walk with a golf bag slung over his shoulder. At a street corner he unslung the bag and a large variety of tools spilled out. He then opened a manhole and proceeded to work.
The discovery that drugs and resinous substances suitable for varnishes can be derived from manure, a compound found in all farm wastes, has spurred chemists to study the large farm waste problem.
A seventy eight year old can of corn was found on an unused shelf in a Portland store. Investigators say the can was canned by Nathan Winslow in 1852, revealing a long forgotten supply from the mid 19th century.
In a public dialogue Mabel jokes about a bulldog, while Jimmy notes the creature has become a constant companion and urges removing it as a risk.
A short, playful item centers on a child and a rhinoceros, with a governess remark about character mattering more than appearance. The piece frames obedience to a motherly directive and a light, whimsical tone set in a Vienna Muskete context.
Iowa farmers prepare for the corn har hog program to increase income and restore parity with 1910 14 purchasing power. County leaders and agents will organize meetings educate producers sign contracts reduce hogs and corn acres for 1934 and receive payments funded by processing taxes and admin funds.
A brief reflection notes that since the Pilgrim Fathers, the United States has drawn highly intelligent and industrious Europeans, shaping the nation’s development and cultural makeup through successive waves of migration and influence.
Sunday voting is standard in Germany as required by the constitution. Elections are traditionally conducted on Sundays to accommodate the public and ensure broad participation. The constitutional rule anchors the timing of all national and local ballots across the republic.
Judges T H Goheen H W Taylor and W L Eichendorf announced 1934 term dates for Allamakee Chickasaw Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties within the Thirteenth Judicial District. Each judge was assigned specific start dates including March May and January dates across counties.
A schedule lists upcoming Farm Bureau events including a county corn husking contest on Oct. 21 at County Farm and annual meetings for Fairfield, Illyria, Clermont, Union Dover, and Pleasant Valley townships with dates in November ranging from the 6th to the 28th.
Production of Chevrolet cars and trucks in September almost tripled last year with 59,357 new units, up from 20,995 in September 1982. For the first nine months of this year Chevrolet produced 71,781 units, about 45 percent more than in all of last year.
New York City constructed its first sidewalks in 1780 marking an early urban improvement. The effort reflected growing civic planning as residents navigated newly organized streets and public safety concerns.
Atty Wo H Antes of Weat Union will be guest speaker at the October fellowship meeting of the NEB Town Masonic Association to be held at Farmersburg on Friday evening. He has spoken here before and always delivered an interesting message. Friends plan a large Elgin delegation to attend.
Reading aloud may not ban popular diversion any longer but it still pre meanes many good features chief among which is the fact that it tends to make one use the ear more than the eye. Most human beings are in danger of becoming too eye minded as the phrase has it.
Floyd Tate of Upper Town, member of the football squad, was held up in Des Moines by three negroes a week ago Saturday night. He remained after the Penn game and was robbed of a small amount of cash. his head was cut requiring stitches at a hospital.
An early monastic experiment at St Gall in Switzerland reportedly grew medicinal plants as far back as 1020, reflecting medieval interest in pharmacy and herbal remedies.
Peru’s government workforce has expanded dramatically, rising by fivefold over eleven years. The increase reflects expanding public sector hiring and broader state duties across ministries and agencies.
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