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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
4
Illyria and nearby towns saw a bustling week of visitors and hosts. Lola Hanson visited relatives in Cheery Valley. Olga Benson attends Forest City Business College. Bert and Beth Benson and Reichetts hosted and traveled to West Union and Lansing. Community members welcomed newborns, hosted dinners, and sent August to September social calls across West Union, Bilgin, Dikader, and Volga.
Johnnie Hellum and family visited G Peterson home in Postville on Sunday. Agnes Hoag, recently ill and under doctor care, is improving. Myrtle Buroden stays with aunt H Gieleson to attend school. Mrs P H Gleeson of Osage visits relatives and friends. Eileen Mork spends the week there.
Louisa Dennler works at Evans Cafe in Elgin and Mrs I Christen entertained a houseful. Bundey Eden Hanson of Clermont called Sunday at Thea Hanson home. Guests at Jake Dennler home as Frederick assists Mrs Pate Swederski with housework. Huldah Meyer Georgie Meyer visit Martha Chapman. Lawrence Meyer visiting grandparents Thos Hanson. Christ Johnson home in Wadena hosted Hanson and Schwartz families. Fred Schupbach traveled from Riverside, California after mother Elizabeth Schupbach died. Adolph Hanson, George Christen and families visited Ubersax at Bhellsburg Wisconsin. Auto trip both ways.
The Delbert Lyons family moved to Elgin last week. Mary Clemens planned a Fayette birthday visit. Reno Blanchard called Sunday at George Craft residence. Jennie Ammett of Gelwein spent Saturday night at Arthur Craft’s. Mrs. Melvin Beyer of Wadena stayed the week at Elmer Boyer’s. Evelyn Stansberry helped with housework at Sidney Patterson’s. Mervin Brown and others visited Bidney Nutting’s near West Union. Elmer Boyer and Herman Boyer attended Bikader fair. Milnois Greenside and son stayed with D W Mayo family. Arthur Craft and family visited New Hampton over Sunday. Harley Helms and Alfred Brolle families called at Martin Hovey’s. Sidney Patterson returned home from Cedar Rapids where she was under doctor’s care. We had a fine rain this week.
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues a true living wage must be earned from profits, not capital idle. It notes regional variance, family needs, and that higher pay requires more production and reduced costs. It urges unions to push for efficiency and employers to share gains through smarter manufacturing and fair labor practices.
A Kentucky congressman known for fiery oratory mocks rival states in a banquet toast. He boasts of American symbols while the Iowa representative fires back, jokingly insulting Kentucky and Iowa with sharp remarks about their products and reputations.
A display at Strawberry Point State Bank shows 1,000,000 rubles. Once worth about $413,000 before the war, the ruble has fallen dramatically. Cashier W. F. Reinecke notes the currency’s tumble after returning from a visit to New York.
A wife lies near death and urges a young orphan girl to marry her husband after her death. The girl, recently discussing the same idea, bursts into tears as the wife recovers.
The Elgin Opera House displayed no special feature last night and tonight The Silent Gall adapted from a Saturday Evening Post story The Cross Pull forms a fine feature and deserves patronage from movie fans Beart this Thursday evening.
A survey of public attitudes questions why citizens demand government benefits while indulging in daily pleasures. The piece then notes rubber road research, a US firm’s carpet experiments, and possible road surfacing gains. It references unusual anecdotes, poultry profits, and local ads for dogged goods and services.
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