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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
4
Local want ads outline rates, terms and a string of offerings. In Elgin Iowa notices 10c per week handling and 25c base, then 1c per word after 26 words. Listings include purebred birds, Duroc Jersey stock hogs, tractors, radios, stamps, and rental listings.
A. A. Morgan argues that wealth in natural resources does not guarantee well being. He cites Romania as resource rich but culturally poor, and Switzerland Denmark and Holland as healthy despite fewer resources. The piece underscores control and use of resources as the key to civilization and prosperity.
Outdoor writer Wm. Schuenke urges hunters to avoid long shots to reduce crippled ducks amid drought. Deputy warden Fred Schwab reports bullsnake raids on nests near Moorehead, emphasizing legal hunting hours and access to sunrise sunset data from game authorities.
Under deputy warden C.D. Ver non, Fairfield, a troop of Jefferson County Boy Scouts completed nine feeding stations on the Jefferson County Game Management area. They will stock winter food from cane tops gathered by Scouts and 4-H club boys, with a sample station in Fairfield city park where a youth explains the project to inspire farmer shelters and feeding stations. The plan is endorsed by the Fish and Game Department as worthy for counties statewide.
Wm Felton of Sioux City and vice president of the Trans Walton League of America for Woodbury County measured a tree at Brown's Lake noting a height of 22 feet above ground and a circumference of 23 12 feet. The trees are believed to be the largest in the state.
Wayne Thomas, age 13 of Marshalltown, writes in a contest sponsored by local business leaders on why state fish and game laws should be observed. He argues seasons protect breeding animals and that daily limits prevent overharvesting, urging citizens to follow laws. The article also notes a muskrat season closure in 1932 83 due to population declines from drought and overtrapping.
Dr J Whitcomb Brougher of Ronston formerly Los Angeles plays golf at Franklin park. After a mis hit at the seventh hole he curses loudly while his caddy retorts that someone had to do it since he was too ignorant to do it himself.
A massive rotating dock completed in Newcastle, England has reached Wellington New Zealand after a voyage of about 18 000 miles. The structure, built to specifications by Wellington harbor board experts, measures for ships up to 17 000 tons and was described as uneventful.
A fog caused the meeting at Harringay Gog racing track near London to be abandoned. Spectators faced chaos as cars leaving the inclosure crawled at walking pace, with drivers guided by pedestrians waving handkerchiefs to steer through the thick mist.
Investigators report a six foot white headed eagle caused a short circuit after falling on power lines between Dodge City and Bucklin near Kane. The bird clutched a rabbit in its talons, an uncommon sight for the region.
A humorous quip from a bride describes married life as hardly changing. She recalls waltzing through the night to coax her husband George to go and now waltzing through the night to welcome him home.
A fragment shows a joke about a doctor asking to place a thermometer under the tongue and keep the mouth closed for two minutes while a Mr. Jones asks if there is one that takes longer. The text implies a humorous exchange on medical devices.
In a brief exchange from the Washington Star, Expanse and Literature quotes literature advocate TL praising reading as affordable entertainment while Mr Meekton counters, noting Henrietta buys only fashion publications.
The trainer claims horses receive very little food on race morning to keep them fast, while the paddock visitor agrees, saying that sparing feed makes them quick. This remark appears in a Boston Transcript excerpt reflecting race day practices.
A social note hints at a bride choosing bridesmaids with care. She wants them pretty yet restrained to suit the wedding’s tone and avoid overpowering the bride.
The new lease type links rent to prices of ten Iowa farm products to balance landlord and tenant risks after price shifts. Prices used are those farmers get at local shipping points, based on reports from hundreds of crop reporters statewide. A draft lease is printed and county agents can provide copies for local operation. Also notes brush piles aid quail habitat, and fall poultry disposal and culling improved income per flock, per the recent monthly calendar report.
The passage discusses using manure or commercial fertilizer as lime substitutes for legumes, compares coat weight to warmth, advises burning dead animals locally to prevent disease spread, and suggests weather trips and storm windows to improve winter warmth.
Mr and Mrs George Vaughn spent Sunday with relatives in Arlington. Mrs H Moen of West Union was a guest in the H H Wolf home Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Roy Smith and family of Elkader spent Tuesday in the John Fath home. Hattie McKellar was dinner guest in the home of Dr and Mrs H H West Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs F E Lehman of La Porte City visited here yesterday with relatives and friends. Mrs B L Morris and daughter and Mrs J Morris of Maxquette spent last Thursday in Elgin. Don t forget the game here Friday with Maynard High. Come out and give the boys your support. Vote for H J Nehring for sheriff Ady 8 106.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and quips from a past social setting. Boarders joke about passing the chicken and encouragement from a waitress. A student and professor banter on romance in class. An English inventor markets a pocket fire extinguisher, while others display casual wordplay and anecdotes.
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