Want Ads and Local Listings in Elgin Echo
Classified items include sale of Ning Shorthorn steers, Chester White boars, Polled Hereford bulls, tame grapes, rubber stamps, construction paper, typewriter pads, and dancing lessons. Notices warn on telephones, taunting rates, and farm trespass policy. Elgin area readers are urged to place ads with A B Jacobs, Lawrence Gehrigi, and Ern Bauder with pricing details per insertion.
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Want
Wthin
Lawrence Gehrigi
Walter Rothlisberger
Elgin
Be thankful that prosperity is not returning with a wild rash
The Iowa Recorder from Greene urges caution about renewed prosperity. It warns against building for the present alone, fearing a quick, loud rebound could deplete value and leave the community worse off in the future. The piece emphasizes prudent, lasting growth over short term gains.
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Iowa Recorder
Greene
Migratory Waterfowl Notes and Local Hunting News
The article covers 1982 migratory waterfowl regulations for canvasback and redhead ducks, noting bag limits and identification tips. It reports on Leo Koenig's arrest for shooting songbirds fed to foxes, the opening of Iowa's squirrel season October 1, deer sightings in Mitchell County, and hunting rules to follow. It also mentions abnormal fish births, long distance bird migrations, and tips for sportsmen ahead of hunting season.
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Leo Koenig
Halbur
Koenig
John Horst
C. C. Lille
Justice of the Peace
Fred Miller
Carroll
Iowa
Mitchell County
Fred Hill
Little Cedar
Fish and Game Stocking Totals by August Distribution
The Fish and Game Department distributed 189 855 fish in August to lakes and streams statewide. Of these 5575 were adults, 6796 yearlings, and the remainder erlngs. Species totaled include 14350 catfish 60655 black bass 44500 sunfish 1980 pickerel 650 perch 77020 crappies 500 shad 100 rock bass and 100 pike. Fish were rescued from bayous and landlocked ponds and placed in waters needing stocking with public waters prioritized. If surplus remains the department allocates to semi public waters such as city lakes or organization ponds under regulation.
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Fish and Game Department
Department
Deputy Warden Rescues 10,000 Bullheads Near Mapleton
Sioux City deputy warden Fred Schwab rescued 10,000 bullheads stranded in roadside ditches along highways near Mapleton after heavy rains flooded the ditches. The fish appeared to have sought the flooded roadside habitat as a temporary home.
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Fred Schwab
Sioux City
Mapleton
Old Time Views and Social News Tidbits
Twenty years ago you had never seen a police dog or lipstick. Foreclosures, advertising, and daily life appear in a fragment from Osage Press. Names like Ziba Tripp, Batley, and Verlie Jean appear among family visits in Waterloo and surrounding towns.
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Hoover Dam
Osage Press
Cheery Valley Social Gathers At Local Homes
Near Maynard residents and families from La Grange and Clermont visited various homes for dinners, quilting bees, and social calls. Several guests shared meals with the Martin Hanson family and others while attending funerals, visits, and church-related gatherings in Cheery Valley and surrounding areas.
Seed corn and lawn seedings for Iowa gardens and home use
The article discusses seed corn advantages such as frost resistance and parent selection, plus autumn seedings for lawns often beating spring setups. It also offers home decor uses for decorative plant parts, advises varnishing shoe soles for longevity, and gives general shoe care tips including drying and polishing.
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Steeda Hatore
Iowa
Solla
Independent Voter Defined As One Who Votes Against Convictions
A Rock Island Argus note defines an independent voter as someone who votes contrary to personal convictions, highlighting a paradox in political behavior and voter identity.
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Rock Island Argus
Arid land use debate on drainage and productivity
A fragment notes that most arable land is not used for crops due to low natural productivity. Draining and clearing the land would likely not be justified at present, with reference to United States context and distrust in certain funds or programs.
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United States
Visit of Cedar Rapids Guests At John Falb Home
Irma Young, 62, and family from Myra and Mrs G L Young travel to Cedar Rapids for a weekend visit. Mrs Emeline Cappar and Mrs J J Pottery accompany them, joined by Mr and Mrs L We McKellar and Hattie McKellar ward as guests at the John Falb home on Sunday.
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Mrs. G.L., Young
Ana’ Dadghter Irma
Cedar Rapids
Ape
Mra. Young
Mra
Emeline Cappar
J.J. Pottery
Mra. L. We ‘McKellar
Hattie ‘McKellar Ward
Dihier -i
John Falb
Doctor and patient discuss health and home improvement terms
Fragmentary dialogue shows a doctor noting severe head aches memory loss and other symptoms. The text blends medical concerns with stray lines about home protection, shops, and a joke about a vitamin bee, suggesting a fragmented historical column or ad.
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A. B. Jacobs
Echo
Bert Thoman
Town
Gertrude Miller
Royal Neighbor Hall
West Union
Bonnie Powers
Ern Bauder
McCasky
U. S
Elgin Echo
BSS
McCormick- Deering
McCormick Deering
McCormick
Guins
HC Fapair
Torkelson Bros
L H.C. Farm Implements
Brown's Lake
Blue Lake
Wim. Lchnenke
Lins
Fish Authority
Laurence B. Fletcher
Northeastern Banding Association
Labrador
Madagascar
Fletcher
Franklin
New Hampshire
Amazon River
South America
Ziba Tripp
James Batley
Verlie Jean
Rob
Grimes
T. W. Dean
Waterloo
Stere
Oelwe
F. C. Schnitz
Postville
Bigin
Jacob Schaer
Chris Schwei
Cheery Valley News
Will Meyer
Maynard
Albert Schupbach
Christ
Dennnier
Walter Dennier
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Frank Christen
Albert, Muth
Adolph Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Baumgartner
Ern Baumgartner
Samport
John Heart
Fred Frieden
la Grange
Ern Meyer
Leo
Clem
George Leuchtermacher
Martin Hanson
Elizabeth
Johnnie Christen
Edna Hanson
Thos. Hanson
Ward Brabham
Fred Lenhart
Lester Green
Margaret Dennler
Jake Dennler
Alice.Hansan
Fred Dennler
John R. Schmid
John Hoerr
Anna Lerch
Chas
Clermont
Ellen Henson
T. H. Mason
Albert
Tha
Gartner
Famiy
Ellen Hanson
Matrin Hanson
Robert
Theo. Hanson
Jake Frieden
Wear Union
Lydia Dennler
Albert Moth
Rock Valley
Rosa Schlupp
Lucy Christen
Eliza Friederich
Marie Gehring
Schaffhouse
Switzerland
Jacob Gehring
Fred Schneider
Isaac Gehring
Anna Schupbach
Anns
Mae
Ed Metzger
Lena Schupbach
Jake Butikefer
Dey Reet
Coleman
Jones
Lebal
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