02 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1894
Page
1
A long, scattered column lists curiosities from science lore to public figures. It notes 116 Ganadae years, flying dragons, many California fan wells, sun gender theory, and world engines built since 1870. Also mentions Miss Mario Gonzalez Hermosillo, clergyman Myron Reed, Yale versus English scholars, and a Philadelphia Brahman dignitary. Further items cover Lord Rosebery, James Gilchrist, and Gen. John Tyler in frail health.
Albert Bigelow Payne recounts a perilous overnight in a deserted Southern mansion near Boone Court House West Virginia. A traveler finds a bridal portrait, awakens a vengeful spirit, prays for the soul, and flees as a waxy handprint and a blood stain mark his escape.
An old Georgia figure, Uncle Dan Winfield, born 1798 in Fayette County, lives in a dilapidated cabin near Hayden Street. He has fathered thirty nine children by two wives, with descendants scattered across Georgia. A fall from the Metropolitan Hotel skylight years ago has limited his locomotion, yet he remains a remarkable chronicler of a long life.
A peer’s butler traps a burglar hiding in the china closet. The master orders police, but the kitchen lacks any officers. He declares it a miracle and releases the captive, amid astonishment at the household staff.
A sprawling feature profiles diverse figures from politics and literature to fraternal orders. It notes the recovery of Cagerio Santo Heronymo after the Carnot murder and details careers of Carrol D. Wright and Cardinal Rampolla. The piece also highlightsmidday wedding news and biographies of Miss Mary Ansell, Barrie, Wickes, and Dr. Julia H Smith, plus leaders in the Elks and Foresters.
A fragmentary feature describes Melanchthon's rare four inch watch like a Wail shaped table clock. Presented by a Diet admirer at Augsburg it bears gilded detail and inscriptions Phil Melo Gott allein die Ehr 1640. It notes early 16th century watch origins by Peter Henlein, whose death is given as 1642, with a 12,450 francs price at a Paris antiquities sale for a Henlein piece.
Algy declares his wish to make Genevieve happy forever and she urges them to be friends again and never propose to her again. Taith’s line frames a restored amicable accord between the two.
Opinion divides on women’s height with tallness praised by designers and novelists while short women insist on dignity and charm. The piece weighs charisma, sexuality, and social space, noting tall figures dominate yet smaller women claim equal appeal and agency in crowd settings and romance.
A report describes paper pulp poles mixed with borax and tallow cast into hollow cones for telegraph use. Weaker weather effects and lighter weight claim but iron poles remain favored after tests between Europe India and Australia. Insects and borers cannot affect iron, though some still repurpose insulators in Australia.
Prof Marshall Ward reports a method where direct sun and blue light affect gelatine plates with microbial colonies, yielding clear light areas and dark developed regions without external developers. German steam exhaust sound reducer promises silence for steam engines, double as oil and water separator, with a 14 ft unit built for a 400 hp winding engine at a colliery.
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