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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
3
Parking at an angle to the curb creates access problems for adjacent vehicles and frequent minor collisions. Drivers backing out must move slowly as careless exits can lead to serious accidents, even when precautions are taken.
Market days in Belgian towns feature bells played on carillons while workers toil. The melodic sounds draw crowds and attract customers for merchants and farmers seeking trade.
The article surveys Iowa agriculture noting strong apple and muskmelon expectations, hybrid corn progress, and a cheaper terracer. It covers pasture safety with Sudan grass, sorghum silage calcium needs, chicken housing space, raspberry propagation, pumpkin storage timing, kerosene lawn treatment, horse sleep issues, hog flu risk, steer calves as safe long term stock, Corn Belt conference in Madison, October carrot harvesting window, storage layering tips, and introduction of the Iowa Farm Lease Cash or crop Share addressing legal terms and distribution.
Mrs Merle Lange of Castalia spent Sunday in Ed Delaney s home. Victoria Wikan of Elkader visits in John Moon s home this week. Aland Helen Lize of Harding ton Neb spent Saturday in the R Schupanitz home. Maggie McGreevey and Mrs Will Evans are recovering from illness. Mrs Gerald Gutcher and sons spent the weekend in the parental Louis Monroe home. Robert Hackett of Fayette visited his parents Ford Hackett s home. Mrs O V Anderson and children of West Union called at F M Hackett s home last week. Mr and Mrs Hart Wright of Colo spent the latter part of the week with Martin Nelson.
Lake Mills candidate Miss Jessie Parker plans to speak at the Republican rally in Arlington next Wednesday evening for the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A historical note explains that the term British Empire is popular, not official, used for the territories and units under the British crown. It states the king of England is not titled Emperor of the British Empire and clarifies nomenclature.
The old Polish belief holds no drownings occur on the night of June 23, St Johns Eve. Celebrations spread across Poland with pagan roots in honoring the sun. Today the main focus is on unmarried girls who cast flower garlands toward their sweethearts as rowers glide by in canoes.
In the Mimbres valley of New Mexico women made decorated pottery centuries ago. Many bowls were pierced through the center with a hole to let the spirit escape when placed over a corpse’s head.
The passage credits Thomas Jefferson with inventing the swivel chair in addition to authoring the Declaration of Independence and serving as U S president. It then lists Jamaica tree fruits including mangoes avocados breadfruit and star apples in profusion with similar odd names.
The article notes thrushes resemble the common robin in shape with soft olive and brown upperparts and whitish underparts. Throats and breasts are spotted brown or black, highlighting their likenesses in plumage.
Collier's Weekly notes that English common law rarely held a person dead even when proven not alive. In 1826 the King's Bench said it could not judicially presume a man dead despite a 792 year absence.
General John Burgoyne, noted commander at Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, authored the successful comedy drama The Heiress. The work highlighted Burgoyne’s literary aside alongside his military prominence.
The term Quincy reflects an old French Latin residence name implying ownership by the fifth son and likely gained popularity through President John Quincy Adams. The roller flour process, introduced to the United States from Hungary around 1870, marks a key advancement in food production.
The text traces dog racing back before 1566 the era of King James I noting early rules for the sport. It describes a live deer used to spur dogs rather than a mechanical rabbit and mentions modern style rules with a fat purse or plate as prizes.
A gigantic boulder named Gibraltar spans two and a half miles within the Mediterranean rather than on the Atlantic as commonly thought. The rock is pitted with great guns, serving as an Invulnerable watchdog at the entrance to the Mediterranean, with Tangier’s white houses visible across the Strait on the African side.
A Collier's Weekly note states excessive sunburn can cause skin cancer in both humans and animals. It highlights Australia noting sheep suffer cancer of the inner ear skin from sun exposure on plains.
Windsor Castle has served as a royal residence since the time of William the Conqueror, remaining a central symbol and seat of monarchy across centuries.
Gar Wood Jr. won both classes A and B at the amateur outboard races in Chattanooga Tennessee. The son of speedboat king retained his National Outboard Regatta titles from Richmond Virginia 1937, with a Special Echo photo by J W Hudgins.
Fragmented text recounts a wartime council, a plan for a broad front, and a discussion of army supply and material demand. It mentions roads, rail, and a shovel, with musings on drought, weather, and soil conservation. It notes pasture as soil saver and slow income from timber.
Fragmented text mentions birds and hibernation with unclear names and terms such as Brown, Ruane, Bellet, and Bre. The readable parts hint at a discussion or mnemonic but lack coherent facts or a clear event to summarize.
The Bermuda islands were discovered by Juan Bermudez, a Spaniard, in 1515, marking a pivotal moment in early Atlantic exploration and colonial history.
Jerry Jane and Jen, two week old triplet calves of Mr. and Mrs. George Zapp at Baucoup, Tennessee, are a rare set. Each calf weighs about 80 pounds and the trio are brown, black and white. The mother cow Topsy is ten years old and has produced 11 calves in eight years.
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