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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary notice reports unrest surrounding tuition issues at a Des Moines campus with student groups planning demonstrations in September and October. The report names local colleges and organizers, signaling a campus dispute over funding and access.
Fragment from The Ladies Home Journal notes a canary trained to mimic a specific song. The article discusses how a bird may reproduce learned tunes even after being removed from its original cage at six weeks, highlighting memory and vocal imitation in birds.
A cautions guidance from Mrs Gesine Lemcke notes that convalescents should resume solids slowly after fluid diets. Begin with finely minced foods such as chopped beef, eggs, and starchy fare like sago. progress to crackers, custards, broths, and mild desserts. After several days, tender meats and mild beverages may be added, with occasional wines or cordials in select cases.
Helen Gould amuses herself with bowling and commissions a grand bowling alley at Lyndhurst near Irvington on the Hudson. The riverfront complex includes a regulation alley, towers, reception rooms, a roof garden, and expansive views of the tennis court, described as the finest of its kind.
Fragmented text discusses a proposed prize to two giants in Rougn, aiming to improve facial stature. It critiques giants as often diseased and questions inheritance laws and the ethical value of such philanthropy, noting the potential clash with the designer’s intent and possible wartime distortions.
The text discusses a Grek origin of the word Academy citing a wealthy Greek from Athens who lived centuries before Obriat. It mentions a grove used for listening to philosophers Plato and others and suggests the modern schools derive from this Greek term.
Delegates from the Chamber of Commerce and the Mort Bante Association, during a state tour, report to the New York Evening Post on Texas expansion. They note 10,000 miles of rail, growing cities, widespread electric lighting, modern utilities, and vast agricultural wealth including wheat, cotton, and cattle.
The New Jersey attorney general, Grey, is famed as the preeminent humorist of the state’s cabinet era. With forty three years in practice, he shares reminiscences of the bar and stories of legal procedure at governor’s chambers. Reporters leave interviews smiling, having heard more than a few jokes.
A parrot taught to read lips allegedly caused the death of an Italian postmaster after it bit his lips and he developed a fatal lung and heart illness. A friend from America brought the bird, and doctors could not determine the mysterious poisoning or cause despite autopsy attempts. The case, odd and unexplained, unsettled local observers.
A reflective piece notes French government purchases of American art by Whistler, Sargent, Walden and others, praising national duty while lamenting US neglect. It argues the value of preserving American masterpieces for future generations and questions where Washington will house a national collection.
A fragmentary notice advertises Bilendale in Minnesota as a new town on a main Burlington line between Albert Lea and Owatonna. It claims rich territory, a plan to become a town with future growth, and invites inquiries to R. J. Downya, local agent, and Thos H. Brown, general agent, about lots and negotiations.
A new scientific expedition sails from London to the Malay peninsula for a year in Jalor Patan and Hiseret regions. Lead researchers include N Annandale and H Robinson of University College Liverpool. They aim to study negrito tribes animals plants caves birds and marine life seeking light on mimicry and related phenomena. Robinson will gather marine fauna using dredges tow nets and pumping sea water through silk nets to collect surface plankton from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
Turquoise becomes a major American gem with New Mexico as the main source. Historic and present mining spans centuries, with stones up to 60 carats rivaling Persian quality. Two firms produce over $200,000 in turquoise annually, color linked to copper phosphate and Egyptian stones noted for stability while Persian turquoise often changes color.
The New York Run notes a renewed use of braid on men coats, moving from plain frock and morning coats to braided designs. English markets started this trend a year ago, and American tailors are now producing braided coats as a seasonal staple.
The readable lines present a speaker addressing "ladiga and gentlemen" about being a link between past and future sages. A second fragment mentions Col Crisp and a local Democratic convention, with garbled names and places, suggesting a chaotic, partial transcript of a political event.
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