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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
1
Alaire Austin faces romantic coercion as General Longorio pledges help and gifts a diamond ring. Dolores warns of danger while Jose Sanchez vows loyalty. Blaze Jones guides Ranger Dave Law through Jonesville and rumors of Tad Lewis amid border tensions and stock losses.
A Richmond Times Dispatch item cites Stubbs describing a method to estimate living costs. It states you take your income and add ten percent as a rule of thumb. The note labels the idea as a Ready Reckoner.
A San Francisco schooner Kona was drawn to Kangaroo Island in a February mirage near Kangaroo Island while navigating the Gulf of St Vincent. The crew, including Captain A Hansen, observed shifting shorelines that vanished and reappeared with course changes, leading to destruction on the island. The W. H. Marston of San Francisco also saw the mirage and narrowly escaped wreck.
San Francisco reports Miss Christina A. Turner, a new member of the California bar, appearing in her first case. The judge instructed her that lawyers remove their hats before addressing the court. She complied, blushing as she set her hat aside on the table.
Civil War veteran George Van Buskirk who became blind decades ago regained limited sight after an operation in San Francisco. He now sees through glasses and, during a visit to the city, viewed a telephone automobile motion pictures wireless telegraph airship. Also, Miss Gertrude Lester rescued a litter of puppies valued at 1400 dollars from her burning New York home.
Marquette Michigan March 28 to guard the influx of settlers into Clover Land the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau of Michigan formed by leading Clover Land businessmen offers a square deal. Leo Harmon president and George W Rowell Jr secretary manager state its aim to match buyers with honest land firms and provide up to date maps soils crops and climate details free upon request. They tout tax exemptions for five years and promise honest dealings to draw new settlers to Clover Land with connections to railroads highways and shipping. An English inventor has patented a net for recovering golf balls driven onto water.
A Cincinnati inventor markets Freezone as a low cost remedy that instantly relieves corn pain with a few drops. The product allegedly dries the corn or callus root and allows removal by finger. If stock is unavailable, customers are advised to ask their druggist to order a bottle from a wholesale house. Advertising text includes other product pitches and a note on Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for health.
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