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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
3
Fragmentary verse about spring and renewal from a Woman's Home Companion piece. Imagery centers on morning light, flowers, dew, birds, and promise of immortality. The text references an eternal day and angelic guidance, expressing hopeful, devotional tone in classical imagery.
In a tense drawing room scene Brunetta presses Mary Value about her feelings for Charlie Iverett while Mary tries to navigate an engagement and a possible secret romance. Brunetta teases Mary about wealth and loyalty, hinting at hidden visits and a distant suitor with a mysterious life.
Mary Vane probes the shadowed life of her lover Charlie Nyerett, visiting his secret existence in the Idlewild suburb. She discovers his loyal care for a dying wife, learns of his prior promise to a grieving brother, and faces heartbreak yet forgives as a Sabbath dawn breaks.
A fragmented Easter meditation recalls the empty tomb and the promise of resurrection. It contrasts memories of loss with faith in Christ, urging comfort for the bereaved and the anticipation of life anew. The text includes stray notes on dates and a playful query about a candy rabbit.
Health Department panels race to study a rising spotted fever like illness causing hundreds of cases and rising deaths. Doctors report cases across the city, with 181 deaths last week and 643 over eight weeks, while officials debate contagion, causes, and remedies amid conditions of poverty and malnutrition. similar outbreaks are reported in Chicago and the Midwest.
The Young People’s Society for Christian Endeavor reports nearly four million members and 65 327 societies in total, with an aggregate membership of about 3 010 600. In Europe the number of societies has doubled, reaching around 500, with growth in China Japan India Persia Syria Korea Australia and Africa, and a Melbourne junior rally drawing 10 000 participants. Germany shows the strongest growth among European nations.
Reports describe threats of revolution in Guatemala and broader upheavals. Russia plans to reorganize its army while warnings of mass casualties from bubonic plague in India accumulate. Norway Sweden strains, Rennenkampfe losses cited, and Russia considers compulsory education changes. Revolt sentences in Russtan target high officials as Mexico seeks tax relief for silver mines. Colombia moves to mend ties with the United States amid German Turkish arms notes and a Japanese loan, with seismic activity near Mexico and a German wheel invention to stabilize ships.
The article traces the ahillalah or real shillalah from a common blackthorn stick to a hardened weapon. It describes sourcing a young shoot from the woer shrub, trimming, and drying in turf peat smoke to soften and harden the fibre. Once cooled, the shaft becomes firm as iron, with metal nails added for ornament in combat.
Broadlands April 17 Quite a Sensation reports GW Gray’s tale of recovery from Bright's disease after Dodd's Kidney Pills. Gray was near death but regained strength following the remedy praised by his wife and himself. The claim calls Dodd's pills the most wonderful discovery of modern medical research.
Boston Herald notes that in Medford Massachusetts in 1703 a church gallery split by gender sparked a town meeting to restore women’s rights. The account traces earlier shifts in Newbury where women demanded space, sparking backlash, vandalism, fines, and a later pardon. The piece frames it as an early women’s rights tale.
A Texas doctor recounts his bias against advertised foods until trying Grape-Nuts. He notes improved digestion, strength, and no stomach distress after using the product weekly, praising its effects and urging readers to look for the Attia book in Postum Co packaging.
The 1001 to 1904 case in Oxford Michigan details a long struggle with muscular rheumatism. After six doctors and failed treatments, William Jones reports sudden improvement following Dr Williams Pink Pills begun in September 1904. He credits the pills with a complete recovery and notes their blood based action. Sold by druggists.
Fredk Busche of 213 Bastis7th St New York City reports a severe scalp humor and hair loss cured after using Cuthcura Soap and Ointment. He notes the burn is gone and hair restored, with ongoing use for dressing.
A humorous dialogue contrasts men's and women's pockets. The wife explains that a man has no business with a woman's pocket, but a woman has a man's pocket, revealing the punchline about access and gender norms.
Statistics from school boards show many children suffer nervousness, melancholy, and nervous twitching. remedy centers on proper food and Dr Caldyyell's Syrup Pepsin. It is promoted as universal for children, claiming safe digestion, removal of buildup, pleasant taste, and money back guarantee if not effective. Sold by druggists at 50c and 1.00.
Mr Densleigh asks why his son’s legs show barber holes while Mrs D responds that Willie is a little shaver. The exchange reveals a playful household humor centered on the child’s striped hose.
Under the Elkins act a tailors firm or any shipper paying or accepting rebates faces a fine from 1000 to 20000 dollars on conviction. It also bans carrying freight at less than published tariffs. The Interstate Commerce Commission can detect and prosecute violators. President Knapp says rebate paying has become rare since the law. A, B, C notary public text and patent medicine advertisement appear among unrelated copied material.
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