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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1917

Page

8

Easter Breakfast by the Lake Masterpiece of Faith

A speaker paints the awakening dawn by the Sea of Galilee describing Jesus feeding the disciples after the resurrection, the crowd of followers and the two boats, and the atmosphere of awe. He argues the scene proves the risen Christ among them, linking labor love and life beyond death.

Christ J. James Tissot Lake of Galilee Yakie China France Eham Hombie Israel Kuster Jesus Alnce Adam

Wife and Crabton quarrel over opinions in public

A combative Queensland man sparred with his wife during a public dispute. She urged showing both sides of an argument while he blasted her for always being wrong. A separate scene shows a child lost in a crowd, describing his appearance with a clumsy misread line about his clothing.

Qld Crabton Old Crabton

Important Qualities in a Suitor Cited in Matrimonial Talk

A retrusive relative asks about a wife’s importance to a man. Mr. Meek ton explains Henrietta believes a fiancé must be important, highlighting the social expectation that a spouse bow to status and significance in marriage decisions.

Mr. Meekton

Daily Thought on Happiness and Selflessness

A compact quotation notes that in ordinary life the happiest people are the unselfish who work to make others happy while forgetting themselves. It contrasts self seeking happiness with communal generosity, attributed to Mrs Besant.

Mrs. Besant

Straw House of Straw Bricks Cost 270 Draws Attention

A Colorado ranchman builds a two room straw house costing 270 dollars excluding labor. The structure uses straw bales laid like bricks with cement and pebble outer coat. It reportedly stays warmer in winter and cooler in summer than traditional brick or log homes.

Popular Mechanics Magazine

Wasted Power and Urgent Hydroelectric Development

A legislativ e lobbying note argues that vast water power is idle and wastes national wealth. It urges immediate development of hydroelectric potential, especially at Niagara, with government safeguards and price regulation to spur electro chemical industries and modern industry.

Electro-Chemical Industries Niagara Chemical Engineering

Q and A with a San Francisco lawyer and a Chinese witness

A prominent San Francisco lawyer, skilled at cross examining Chinese witnesses, misreads a witness’s fine dress due to nearsightedness. The dialogue shifts from basic details to metaphysical topics with the attorney pressed by the witness on theology, culminating in an unresolved question about God.

San Francisco Lung Christ

Wealth of the Nations Totals by Empire and Nation

A historical tally lists the wealth of the United States at £187,789,071,000 and the British Empire at $180,000,000,000 including possessions. Other major powers follow: Germany about $80,000,000,000. France $50,000,000,000. Russia $40,000,000,000. Austria-Hungary $25,000,000,000. Italy $20,000,000,000. Belgium $9,000,000,000. Spain $5,400,000,000. Netherlands $5,000,000,000. Switzerland $4,000,000,000. Portugal $2,500,000,000.

United States Great Britain Ireland Canada India British Empire Germany France Russia Austria-Hungary Italy Belgium Spain Netherlands Switzerland Portugal

Give Them Music Youth Craves Magic Laughter at Home

A tactful mother can supply music and merriment at home but risks fatigue if she frowns on company. The talking machine may cause headaches, yet her children wish to entertain friends, and soon she could face evenings alone with no young laughter for callers.

New York Evening Telegram

Running a blind tiger misfiled as cruelty to animals

In a Washington census bulletin an officer recalls a woman clerk who found no entry for a crime. The act labeled Running a blind tiger was incorrectly filed under Cruelty to Animals after careful reflection.

Bureau of the Census Washington Bureau

Blonde Versus Brunette Admirers Question Sparks Chatter

In a spirited exchange, He asks if blondes draw more admirers than brunettes. She suggests asking Miss Turner, who has observed both sides, adding a note of personal experience to the amusing debate.

Miss Turner

Great demand for Canadian land draws American settlers

Reports say a large influx of U S settlers into the Canadian West will arrive in spring. Fears of conscription fade. high crop yields and prices attract farmers. Documented yields from Alberta and neighboring provinces are cited as proof of potential success, with low prices and free homestead land appealing to buyers.

United States Western Canada G. H. Beatty Nanton Alberta Sidney Phillips Beddeford Thos. Long Lethbridge W. Quinn Milk River Robert Tackaberry Nobleford Boulton Newell J. Noble Nancy Coe Manitoba Saskatchewan

New York Finger Print Dept Reaches 190000 Impressions

The New York Police Department houses over 190000 fingerprint impressions from across the United States Canada and Europe. The collection functions as a clearing house for other departments with copies sent to New York and free use of its service offered. Prints are classified by whorls arches loops and deltas and filed by characteristics. The NYPD notes near uniqueness of each print with no racial or family similarity and no easy reading of character from prints.

New York New York Times United States Canada Covery City

Meeting Exile Reveals Mellow Aftermath

In a fragmentary, somewhat playful exchange a speaker notes the man expelled from a meeting appeared calm. The remark contrasts the expected fiery impulse with a quiet response, suggesting the removal did not provoke the feared conflagration.

Entomotograt Noted by Nearby Spectator

A fragment shows a passerby quizzically greeting a man who smiles and calls him a noted entomotograt, reflecting humorous gossip in a street scene. The brief exchange hints at outsider status and local wordplay rather than a broader event.

California Syrup of Mes Ad Promises Gentle Constipation Relief

A vintage ad extols California Syrup of Mes as a harmless, lovable laxative for children. It claims to cleanse stomach liver and bowels, relieve feverish cross behavior, and restore health in hours, with a 60 cent bottle sold in stores and directions for all ages.

California Ady

Couldn't Resist Him in Tentessaa Natives Hold Intimate Talk

In Tentessaa locals gathered after months and spoke of Mandy, Sam's daughter, teaching at a school. A Coon Hollow fiend claims she lacked a certificate until political influence, via the local tax assessor and school board, helped her exam pass. The exchange hints at underscored power and grudging respect.

Tentessaa Sam Mandy Coon Hollow

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