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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1916

Page

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News Clippings From Across Iowa and Beyond

A long Iowa roundup reports Mrs Fay Carlson of Red Oak dying after learning her husband joined Company M at the Mexican border. It notes Dr J A McKiveen’s career, Knoxville high school bid delays, a Clay county farm tour, relief funds for Waterloo guardsmen families, and a Harlan cornerstone. Also covered are road and school projects, court cases, and local accidents.

Fay Carlson Red Oak Carlson Camp Dodge Iowa Mexico J. A. McKiveen Charlton Examining Board For Pensions Harrison Iowa State W. A. Posey Clay County W. A. Buchanan Ames, War Waterloo First Congregational Church Fort Dodge Iowa State Highway Commission Greece Frances McDougall Chariton Assiut Egypt Mediterranean Harlan Masonic Grand Lodge of Forest Treat Des Moines William Mansfield Kansas City Kane Moore Villisca Emmetsburg C. W. Mullan Muscatine Iowa City Rock Island Haing Klemme Creamery New York Klemma Creamary Klemme Niagara Falls Faward Wabash Railroad Jerry Cozad Shenandoah Mr. Cozad The Wabash Ottumwa High School Board of Education Rock Rapids Poyabble Lbrary Went Point Duncan Bros Clearfield Nebraska Gregory South Dakota America Dubuque William McManus Henry Stokke Robert Luenberger LayJnan, Coyne Coyne Fort Madison Story County Charley Hawthorne Renwick Kanawha

Iowa Troops Leave Camp Dodge for Border Duty

The First Battalion of the Third Regiment departs Camp Dodge for Brownsville Texas, under Maj E C Worthington. Troops sing as they board tourist sleepers while others prepare tents and baggage. Recruits at Camp Dodge and a new parole policy are noted, along with unit movements, promotions, and heating improvements at state institutions.

Camp Dodge E. C. Worthington Des Moines Barths Iowa Brownsville Tex Brewer Guy 8 Brewar Ivan Ellwood Cedar Rapids Allen National Guard B.C. Worthington Ivan E. Ellwood Cadar Rapids Ellwood Winterset C. W. Alling W. A. Graham Creston 3. Horton Centerville T. A. Pixley Shenandoah H. W. Ross Willises C. J. Casey Ottumwa Cc. E. Schamp Oskaloosa C. B. Arnold Sioux City Pullman E. R. Bennett Iowa National Guard Col G. H. Morgan Adjutant General's Office General Lincoln Amés Chicago Texas C. E. Powell Keokuk D. A. Prausser Manchester Leutenant Chase W. Hoadley H. BK. Hadley Nevada G. B. Ogle Cantarville L. W. Ainsworth Dea Moines G. C. Haines Iowa City A. W. Delaney, Jr. Clinton H. FP. Mottet Guy EB Cilft George Morgan Donna Asaya Morgan St. Louis Town City Kasda Worthington B. C. Worthington Philippines Iowa Guard W. M. Parsons International Committee

Dream Girl Saves Miner In Alaska Dream Message

Wealthy Alaska mining engineer Donald Mack writes to Syracuse society girl Ethel Williams after a dream saves him from a dangerous crossing. He describes delaying his inland trip, meeting natives and a Frenchman, and heeding the dream woman’s guidance to steer 25 miles up a river for a safe crossing, later locating the missing party and thanking Miss Williams for saving his life.

Syracuse N. Y Alaska Donald Mack Juneau Ethel Willams Syracuse University Society Willams Miss Willams Matla Lake Tagash Ethel Williams N.Y

Censorship Applies to Theatrical Poster in Superior Wis

The Superior theater made the poster advertising a film appearance more modest by draping the nude female figure in overalls on large posters and smaller sheets for children. The management claimed the figure was allegorical and not a real scene, yet authorities deemed it sufficiently indecent to censor.

Superior Wis Anthony Comstock

Free Book Promises Rheumatism Cure Guide

Classified ad offers a free book titled Rheumatism Its Cause and Cure. The appeal targets readers suffering rheumatism or neuritis, urging to write to Jesse Dept. 0. W. Crockton, Muas. for the volume, described as the most wonderful book ever written.

Jesse Dept Crockton, Muas

The Artful Dodger Brings Courtroom Quandary to Judge

A tall wiry man, Peter Cooper Haggs, stands before Judge Broyles with a hat in hand and a mouthful of quid. The arresting officer describes Haggs as suspicious, found loitering along Decatur street and hiding behind dirty laundry. Haggs cites his wife pressuring him to pay rent as his reason, prompting the courtroom crowd to lean in for his reply.

Judge Broyles Decatur Street Peter Cooper Haggs

Wee Bit Sane Excerpt From Asylum Service

A Scottish minister conducting services in an asylum faced disruption when a patient shouted. The keeper urged the minister to continue, noting the man experiences only one such peak moment every seven years.

Intentes The Christian Herald

Very Likely The Channel Depth Question

A conversational note wonders about the English channel depth noting a figure of about 000 feet. Jill asserts it seems much deeper than that if a person cannot swim, reflecting a casual discussion on depth perception and danger.

Bill Jill

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