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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
8
A local column notes Joe Becker to the University of Wisconsin and Boab Steele to Upper Iowa for college. It jokes about ribbing them and recalls youthful games, river crabs, turtles, and neighborhood adventures around Elgin, including weather, sports, and local characters with playful memories.
Illyria residents and guests gathered at multiple homes in Postville Volga West Union and nearby areas. Families like Jagerson Francia Frieden Yearous Medberry and Klingman shared meals and host duties with numerous relatives and friends. The week featured visits, birthday celebrations, church basement decorating, fair attendance, and a forthcoming Ladies Aid and Cemetery Association meeting.
Cheery Valley News documents a weekend of social visits and gatherings. The Butikofer, Dennler, Christen, Hanson, Frieden, and Schupbach families are listed hosting and visiting relatives across multiple homes including the Schneider farm and Eagle Point park. Births noted include a boy born September 8 to Levi Frieden.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on self perception ethics and society. Witty observations note vanity ambition insomnia and the tension between appearance and inner truth. The tone resembles a columnist’s light musings and quips about human behavior and progress.
State of Iowa Fayette County notice to B J Baumgartner executor Knudt H Groth estate heirs legatees and devisees that final accounting guardian report on file with Fayette County district court hearing at West Union Court House on September 25 1934 at 10 am unless objections are filed the report will be approved and bond exonerated and remaining assets delivered to the estate executor
Dr. Theodore Graebner notes the Bible now reaches 806 languages or dialects and recounts traveler anecdotes from Zulu Malayan and Chinese contexts. A Zulu man insists their Bible surpasses others, while a Malay and a Chinese Christian claim their translations show eloquence and depth, highlighting linguistic pride in scripture.
Miss Gladys Baldwin daughter of Mrs. George Baldwin and Eugene Nutting son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Nutting were married Saturday evening September 8 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Oelwein with Rev H A Hanter performing the service. They reside at the groom's parents home and are well known in the community with many friends wishing them happiness.
Elgin locals note visitors and moving plans as Mr and Mrs Donald Brink welcome a daughter Margaret. Two killed and ten seriously injured in town wide auto accident Sunday night and Monday. Ray Chapman and family move into J W Schneider house. Ver Roberts family occupy other half of the house on Pleasant street after curb work. slight leveling hoped. Ed Bauder takes sisters to visit aunt Mrs Schultz in Overbeck area near Luana. Mrs Bert Allen visits Castalia. sister-in-law selling hardware business and planning move to California. Altar returns home.
Mr and Mrs Claude Fothergill and Claude Jr traveled from Man Licello on Sunday after his mother who had been seen since homecoming. The elder Mrs Fothergill, described as a guest in the Gunderson home, spent the afternoon visiting old friends in Elgin and were guests there for no supper.
Mr and Mrs George Barker visited in the D H Craft home Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Wm Sullivan of Clermont spent Wednesday with daughter Mrs Joe Peters. Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson and Chicago relatives visited with their parents and friends. Wesley Barker and family visited Wm Barker. Rev G A Thomas and Baptist members attended West Union church services. Joe Peters and Chas Peters families took a Minnesota picnic trip. Lila Grover and John Barmhouse visited Glen Boyer. Beatrice Boyer called at D H Craft home. Cecil Tripp to Seatch Grove to stay with George Moats. Commentary notes corn surplus valued higher than prior year. federal corn policy mentioned in Independence Conservativ e On the Air. When sealed, corn sold for 10-12 cents. now worth over 60 cents, potentially back to a dollar soon.
The article recalls Alexander Hamilton, first U S secretary of the treasury, born in the West Indies and raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. His desk and stool sit in a dingy shop that sparked his later ideas that shaped the United States.
The census shows that women outnumber men in Vienna by 174 580. Birth rates favor boys, yet deaths are higher among young boys than girls. London Sunday Observer.
The statement reflects a witness recounting an alleged incident in which one person admits only punching an eye, denying choking and framing the claim as a non-fatal confrontation. The exchange highlights differing perceptions of the physical action involved.
The banker notes a renewal of a long standing instrument while the poet jokes about the note being the only immortal thing he will ever write. The exchange hints at recurring financial or literary devices in a witty dialogue.
A brief comedic exchange centers on a woman overheard by a speaker. The insult is corrected when the speaker reveals the person is his wife, prompting a puzzled apology and ownership. The skit relies on misidentification and quick reversal.
A Cincinnati Enquirer captioned remark features an old maid answering a playful question about being kissed. She quips that even if she dies tomorrow it would not be from curiosity, delivering a dry, humorous punchline.
The fragment suggests a casual mishearing in a dialogue about choosing between a task and a break, with characters Bhe Xo and He Fine referenced in a playful exchange. The readable text is too fragmentary to confirm any concrete event or entities beyond these names and a generic scenario of decision making.
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