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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
3
The tale profiles Fatty a London street figure famed for clever mischief and gambling. It recalls his love of racing, sharp wit, and audacious thefts, noting his coffee shop past and large bets. The narrator frames Fatty as a remarkable but morally loose character whose exploits amuse travelers.
The narrator recounts Fatty a bold punter with a white waistcoat who profits by backing horses and manipulating outcomes. Trainer Jerry Smigzina aids schemes including a dead heat ruse at Camptown that ends in a vanished horse and a planned division, leaving Fatty wealthier yet feared by bettors.
Strong local press rivalry pushes public printing. One paper offered 10,000 letter heads for a cent, another paid $2 for the privilege, illustrating fierce bid competition among Polk County Oregon papers.
A Pittsburg Dispatch reflection extols Japanese mothers as naturally skilled caregivers. It praises their gentleness, patience, and lack of corporal punishment, noting mothers are revered, well supported by husbands and children, and valued as makers of the race.
John Horrigan, an elderly resident of Ellis Kansas, has long knelt daily on the prairie to pray from sunrise to sunset through all seasons. The praying place shows heavy wear from his knees, and locals and travelers alike admire his unwavering devotion and sincerity.
Joseph Bishopp, an 80 year old man, was arrested in Anderson on bigamy charges filed by his fourth wife now in Ohio. He recently married Rebecca Shaw and claims he believed he had a divorce. He plans to contest the case amid complex circumstances.
The column notes widespread fur trade consumption, a talk of abolishing a $6 bear bounty, a Philadelphia divorce suit over pie restrictions, a turkey gizzard jewel find, Bangkok as a floating city with 70 000 houses, South Carolina veto on Sunday freight trains, abundant antelope near Garden City Kansas, high shipyard costs near 3 000 000 versus 9 000 000 last year, London school board famine fund subscriptions, a Missouri mule shipment profit statement, Denmark's egg exports soaring from 10 000 000 to 111 000 000, Paris laying down mahogany roadways, Rue Lafayette relaid with Brazilian mahogany, and women replacing men as cashiers in Minneapolis stirring debate on gender trustworthiness.
Indiana experiment station bulletin highlights formalin as a non poisonous potato fungicide to replace corrosive sublimate. Seed tubers are soaked in eight ounces formalin per 16 gallons water for two hours before planting. Formalin avoids toxicity while boosting market value and potential profits, with further bulletins promised.
The San Jose scale threatens fruit production across eight states and triggers a national and state legislative push. A Chicago January 29 conference urged inspections, certified nurseries, and destruction of infested stock, with Ohio and eight states calling for federal action to curb the spread. Illinois reports seventeen colonies across Waukegan to Sparta regions, signaling urgent coordinated measures.
A. B. Neff argues cows make cash for farmers in Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Ohio and beyond noting butter and cheese profits. The cow enriches soil and provides steady income as he urges producers to value dairy over grain farming and churn cream into quality butter.
Plant Lima beans in May with careful spacing of rows and hills. Mix well rotted manure into soil, plant eight to ten seeds per pole, and ensure seeds are right side up. Sow heavily to guarantee a few mature vines, then pinch back excess growth to aid maturation and reduce weakening vines.
The university administration investigated a sophomore on freshman assault at Milhals. Nine students were expelled and most freshman and sophomore pledges to refrain from further infractions. President Draper supports firm action. the campus sentiment rose, with praise for vigorous discipline and order.
A jumble of patent medicines, laxatives, and sensational cures fills the page. Testimonials praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for long term indigestion and weakness, while ads tout Cascarets, No-To-Bor, and other tonics. Bizarre anecdotes, sensational quips, and miscellaneous notes mix with medical bravado and comic quips from Detroit Free Press.
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