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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
8
A playful note shares a two leg chair riddle and a drawer spill joke as neighbors joke about moving. Local items mention George Snyder and Bill Weibel leaving for college, autumn scenes, foxlike squirrels, and a long list of community visits, visits and farm bureau events across Elgin, Fayette, Oak Grove, and Cheery Valley with many local families attending gatherings and suppers.
Ellen Hunberger spent last Friday afternoon with Mrs Gottfred Frieden. I F Shaffer and family and Keneth Medberry enjoyed a picnic dinner at the state park near Lamont on Sunday with the W L Peters family of Arlington. Thos Duff and his sister Mrs Sarah Roya from near Volga were guests.
Mrs Martin Hanson and Mrs Rosa Schlupp hosted a quilting gathering at Schlupp home last Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs Frank Christen visited Thos Pollock's home Wednesday. Apostolic Sunday anchors held a picnic and wine Friday at Kern Hill. Lola Hanson and Adolph Elvers visited Hanson Bros. Sunday. John Pulfer and sons Leslie and John LeRoy, and Nettie Fischer departed. Fred G Burkhart pioneer of Oakville Hawkeye died last week. Mrs Pulfer and baby welcomed at eighty four.
Mrs Lyle Granger visited Brainard from Kenosha with her parents the Lyons. Numerous Sunday stays and weekend visits are listed including the Bartletts, Howards, Peters, Tripp, Boyers, and Lyles, with multiple gatherings at homes in Brainard Hawk Eye Janesville Wadena and nearby towns.
A collection of aphorisms on wealth, speech, character, and ethics. Notes include caution about pride and folly, practical wisdom about framing actions, and a critique of immortality promises. It praises personal charity and suggests nurturing private charitable causes alongside broader generosity.
Dr David Segel states that only five percent of American adults have a mental age of twelve or less. He argues the average intelligence is 17.7 years, with 40 million in that group, and 10 million more in the 23 plus age band.
Mrs E B Landsgard and Bessie Olson joined Mr and Mrs H E Landsgard of Clermont in Decorah last Thursday. Dinner guests at Leo Larson’s Sunday included Mr and Mrs Nesvick of near Osian. Mrs Low Reierson returned from St Ansgar after visiting relatives. Dorcas Society hosts Sept 22 to quilt. Agnes Wellerson Sunday at John Hellum home. Rev S J Strandford of St Olaf dined with Mrs E E Landsgard. P K Peterson hosted dinner for Mrs Marven Johnson’s birthday with Geo Bunecke Mrs Christ Olson Decorah Gilbert Peterson near Waukon and families, B Nelson and daughter Tina, John Hellum and family, Ralph Gunderson and families. Philman Larson and family dined with Elmer Benson. Verna Qodegard assists with house work. H T Bilden and son Tylpher called at John Hellum Thursday. Ladies Aid meets Sept 20 at church parlors. Lillian Loftsgard home from Postville weekend. Gilbert Loftsgard and family visited Nels Larson at Clermont Sunday. Mrs Joe Lind visited Agnes Hoag Sunday. Helmer Loftsgard and family spent Sunday at Henry Beer’s near Clermont.
Haiti turmoil forced Solomon to flee. Halt could not print new stamps, so he ordered stamps bearing his likeness affixed upside down on envelopes. Stamps not inverted faced double postage on the date of issue.
The flax crop in northern Ireland yielded an average of 497 pounds per acre last year, up from 421.4 in the 1923-32 decade. A total of 9,784 acres were planted last year, down from 10,882, and this year's acreage is expected to exceed all previous records.
A regular pigeon post operates between the Nghthouse on Ailsa Craig and the mainland. Birds carry letters in aluminum containers clipped to their legs, with the mail bag weighing under a quarter of an ounce.
An index thermometer left near Mt McKinley summit in 1912 was recovered 19 years later and indicated a minimum temperature at least 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, suggesting extreme cold on Alaska’s highest peak.
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum comparing the ship of state to an airship. He admits his early expectations were naïve about the complexity of governing.
A quirky old tale unfolds as a piano tuner explains he was led to tune a piano by a neighborly nudge. The lady answers with a sharp, curt remark, revealing a tangle of overheard gossip and mistaken calls among residents.
A line from a London passing show teases a lavish car purchase valued at £2500 with boastful bravado, while a reluctant responder hints at restraint and skepticism about excess. The snippet captures stage dialogue and a cheeky exchange over luxury.
Heard on a Car shows a playful exchange about Helen being discharged from the Five and Ten Cent store. The joke notes the staffer’s quip that the girl could not remember prices, reflecting light newsroom humor.
A bachelor bequeaths his wealth to a woman who refused him, provoking reflections on male gratitude and social norms. The tale contrasts affection with wealth and questions expressions of thanks in relationships.
In Over the Hill, locals joke about barnyard mishaps amid the cyclone chatter. One character asks if the barn hurt, while another admits the query remains unanswered as efforts to locate the issue continue.
Rev Ph Lauer spent Monday at Waukon for the Northeastern Association meeting at the Baptist church. Mrs E L Bucher and daughters Esther and Mrs Sherman arrived from Kansas City Mo to visit Mrs Bucher s sister Mrs Hulda Stoehr and Mr and Mrs 0 P B Stoehr. Harriet Peterson and Heleen Schida spent the weekend in Waterloo. Rev Newton Carmen of Des Moines was a guest at the Lauer home Sunday and Monday before Lauer continued to Waukon for the Baptist Northeastern Association session this week.
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