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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1909

Page

3

Caravan Mystery Ends with Vengeance and Love

The caravan tale concludes with Monkshurst exposed as a fraud, Brinkley revealing the truth and releasing Matt from danger. William Jones loses his plunder in the cave, while Matt and Brinkley plan a future, even a caravan honeymoon, as romance and justice prevail.

Monk Matt Marshall Tercely Carn Wiliam Jones Piph Sacka Borrela Cape Jones Karuia Atrwogerd Lightwood William Jones Monksharat Colonel Monk Jonas Utd Npaaker Brinkley Mabt Foundling Minis Monk Monkshurst Garivan Tim Aele Lim Jim England Mate London Mattt Willam Jones Kome Great Swell

Queer druggist on the corner always out of stock

Bitson notes the corner druggist is constantly out of goods and even appears out of sorts, while Garker agrees. The exchange portrays a local shop with recurring shortages and a comically frazzled proprietor.

Bitson Garker

Milking Machines Tested At Nebraska Station

A bulletin from the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station details a trial of milking machines installed in October 1906. Results show first lactation cows may outproduce hand milking, but machines suit large herds, require careful udder manipulation, and demand thorough cleaning to keep low bacterial content.

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Amoe University Yi Wan

General Preston recalls a remarkable deaf-mute in Kentucky

Vin Iden of Good Company. The late General William Preston, famed for hospitality, recounts traveling from Louisville to Lexington and meeting a highly intelligent deaf-mute youth noted for lip-reading. The General enjoyed the conversation and cherished the impression of the remarkable young man.

William Preston Louisville Lexington General Preston Tam Ufe

Penetical Philosophy in a Household Tale

The Troy Times relates a tale of a patient housekeeper with a Japanese cook. George studies Schopenhauer while the mistress criticizes philosophy and cooking, prompting a blunt reply about applying what one reads when guiding domestic work.

Troy Times George

Fashionable Dog Doctors in New York

New York boasts fashionable dog doctors who charge $10 a visit and keep a bedside telephone for night calls. A Newport case saw a dog cared for for a week at $1000, as owners lavish collars with precious stones and even custom homes. Each morning the dog is bathed curled and perfumed before walks.

New York Newport Jim

Coffee Not Hurt Me Says Woman Finds Postum Help

A Northern woman describes severe heart and stomach trouble from coffee, credits quitting coffee and using Postum with rebuilding health. She followed the product directions, improved to eat digestively, and believes Postum made the difference. The tale urges others to try Postum for similar benefits and notes new letters appear periodically.

Timeline of notable events from 1608 to 1908 in history

A compact chronicle listing diverse events and milestones from 1608 through 1908. It spans explorations, legislative acts, battles, fires, explorations, cultural milestones, natural disasters, and political shifts featuring figures such as Henry Tudson, Andrew Jackson, Queen Victoria, and William Gladstone, with places including Holland, Boston, Charleston, Augusta, Chicago, Nauvoo, Shanghai, and Salt Lake City.

Henry Tudson Holland Northwest Passage Boston New York Cruiaer Charleston United States Georgia Mississippi Territory Tennessee Mississippi Congress Badajoa Spain Marshal Sout Augusta Chicago Nauvos Powder River Montana Nashville Teen London South Carolina House of Representatives France Mexico Michigan Texas Antioch Atlantic Nova Scotia Pennsylvania Dominion of Canada Golden Gate Memphis Dessa James Desperado Ford Brothers Bt. Joseph Port Discovery Washington Court House Cincinnati Yunnan China Salt Lake City Cleveland Iowa Supreme Court Queen Victoria Irshad Queenstowe Kentucky Court of Appeals Heckham William EB. Gladetons Westminster Abbey Fifth Avenue

Prairie Dogs Targeted With Poisoned Wheat Bait

Prairie dogs in Arizona and New Mexico are to be poisoned using coated wheat bait. The campaign aims to reduce prairie dog numbers that devastate crops and grazing lands. The toxin includes strychnine cyanide potassium and other compounds.

Arizona New Mexico

Birthrate in America Falls, Census Figures Show

Census figures show a declining birthrate in the United States with the average family shrinking from about 5.8 persons in 1780 to 4.0 in 1900. The ratio of children to women over 16 has halved since 1790, reaching roughly one child per woman in 1900, a level compared to Britain, France, and Germany at that period.

America Census Bureau Great Britain France Germany

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