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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
4
The notice states Want Ad rates at 10 cents per line with a weekly minimum. If cash accompanies the order the minimum is $0 per week. otherwise the minimum is 60 cents. Blind ads or inquiries sent to the office carry a 60 cent weekly minimum.
A French cocker spaniel named Brownie traveled from Paris to Chicago by air to New York and then by train to Remsen to reunite with former master Harry Johnson. In Britt, rural carrier Jess Blasier delivered a cake from Sweden to the Matson sisters, noting it arrived intact after parcel post.
The state weighs a seven million dollar building program to finish by 1951 and an eleven million dollar long range plan post-1961 depending on next legislature. Hospitals at Independence Clarinda Mount Pleasant Cherokee Woodward near completion with Toledo juvenile home and Mitchellville training school projects due year end. About fourteen million dollars in state aid will be distributed to Iowa public schools with general aid around twelve million and supplemental aid about two million after 90 and 58 percent claim rules. Public junior colleges receive fifty four thousand dollars in general aid with twenty four cents per student per day for those carrying twelve or more hours. State aid for general and supplemental education funds rose by five million dollars.
Wee Adams, a two year old from Fonticello, started his father Douglas Adams’s car left in reverse. The vehicle leapt forward, struck a guy wire, and stopped 40 feet away. Mrs Adams was bruised and 18 month old Patricia suffered a deep forehead cut. Hogs are efficient at converting feed into meat.
A satirical tale recounts two men who marry and rely on a central source for life’s basics. Their dog life shelters fleas who prosper until the dog dies leaving the fleas panicked and starving. Some seek new work while others perish, illustrating failed dependency and the loss of self reliance.
The guideline states that soybeans are not safe to store until moisture content is 13.5 percent or lower, emphasizing safe handling and storage conditions for preventing spoilage.
Elmer Mushroome and Earl Schumacher of Denver in Bremer County cultivate a basement mushroom garden at their father’s machine shop. Mushrooms are planted periodically to yield a steady crop of delicacies.
A study shows painted farm structures last longer and stay visually appealing, with unpainted buildings declining faster. Painted barns endure about 63 years versus 7 years for unpainted, making painting a sound dollars and cents choice for farmers.
The ad extols Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy shingles for longer wear and better value. Also included are quirky quotes about success and wisdom, referencing daily life and a lawyer delaying a widow’s will study, with light humor about wives, husbands, and poker nights, reflecting a period tone.
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