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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a trey inn far from bata lubitation and a faded scene from a mother vale. It reads as an oblique, incomplete travel or folklore note with unclear references and no clear event or names to anchor.
The department reports careful observations on bird life and pests affecting crops. It questions state bounty programs as misguided, noting that many birds like crows, blackbirds, and others cause more harm than benefit to farmers and poultry.
A fragmented notice advertises rail excursions to Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, and Louisville for national events. It cites reduced round trip rates, sale dates, and booking through agents in Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs with various rail lines offering limited time offers and deadlines.
The American Phar. Indegulical Association offers round trip fares to Denver and nearby Colorado Springs Pueblo and Manitou at one fare. Tickets on sale August 11 and 12 at all stations. Information from J Morrow, Cedar Rapids, IA.
The Northeastern Town hosts August races on the 21st and 22nd at a bal mile track. Events include running and trotting races with a $700 purse. A strong turnout of drivers and horses is anticipated, with railway links provided by C GW and BG railways.
Travel notice for a Boston pilgrimage train departs Cedar Rapids August 21 with sleeper cars from Pullman and through coaches. Stops include Goldur Rapids and Niagara Falls. journey continues to Montreal and Boston with round trip options and guided routes. Representatives from Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern and Chicago Grand Trunk Railways will accompany the party.
A weekly weather crop bulletin notes favorable conditions for harvesting ni groin and field work. Oats yields are exceptionally heavy and wheat runs above average. Corn conditions are above average in most counties, with sufficient warmth and the forecast suggesting crops may avoid frost by mid September. Flax progress is slow and potato crops appear weak in some areas.
A comic wedding mischief unfolds at a bridegroom s ceremony in New Jersey. The best man schemes to secure favored seats in the theater box, only to be accused and humbly revealed as the culprit, while guests react with puzzled humor as the couple and audience witness the prank.
An examination of nettle hairs and their stings describes the brittle tip that pierces skin and injects poison, causing pain lasting from weeks to a year. It contrasts common nettles with deadly cousins Artica etiouans, Ortles eronnalts, Urifea urentia sina in Timor, known as devil's leaf, whose stings can be fatal.
Fragmentary OCR passage presents garbled dialogue attributed to a figure named Dimourt and a speaking companion. The text shows misread spelling and nonsensical phrases. it does not reveal a clear narrative, event, or verifiable entities suitable for a coherent news-style item.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt recounts a fitted windmill pump scheme in Kansas. A city agent pitched a self winding clock with a battery system, but the ginger beard man reveals it was a water pump set to spritz a garden patch. A playful Kansas breeze overheated the pump, scorching the gardener's funds and labor.
Opera star Mile Calve curses tuberoses for choking her throat and hindering song yet favors roses and violets as safer gifts. She notes fans at New York engagement showered her with about 300 dollars in bouquets on the final night while she kept a small violet sprig for herself. Carmen, meanwhile, avoided the dangerous blooms.
The article notes a shift from viewing learned women as primitive to admiring women scholars artists professors physicians architects and divines. It mentions two Philadelphia women in a club nicknamed the two Idttens, one to receive a university degree this spring and the other to assume a presiding role with parliamentary duties. The piece references Mollere and Le Precieuses Ridicules in contrast to modern professional women.
Fragmentary text argues longevity stems from inheritance, diet, temperate habits, and a peaceful retired rural life. It cites reduced nervous strain as key, noting mill workers and professionals face burdens, while a Dr Holyoke is referenced as a centenarian example and associates with a medical figure Wrethern.
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