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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
A Mississippi representative recalls a country school scene where a boy named Tommy doubts that father and uncle working together can cut a task to fit. He quips that combined effort would mean they sit on the fence, smoke, and swap stories, delaying the work.
An eminent capitalist reflects on why his success owes little to the man he once snubbed. He recalls a past denial to let him marry the man’s daughter, labeling him an idle loafer. The speaker vowed then to prove the critic wrong.
Washington July 27 President Wilson denounces lynch mobs as un American and compares mob rule to German behavior. He urges all Americans to end this disgraceful evil and uphold lawful justice, citing the Praeger lynching at Collinsville as a key catalyst.
The report mixes war dispatches and public notices. It notes secretary Daniels on naval staff, indictments in New York for beef theft destined for the U S Army, and various European developments with peasant unrest and German actions, plus a speech urging loyalty to American law and democracy.
Washington July 27 Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered all releases from the selective service act for enlistment of Class 1 men in the Navy Marine Corps or Emergency Fleet Corporation stopped until further notice. The August call will match July’s size and governors were asked to report whether their boards have enough Class 1 men to fill all August calls. The office cannot decide the next steps until that information arrives.
The Chicago market page lists mixed movement across commodities with corn and flour futures showing marginal gains. Live poultry cattle hogs and sheep prices are quoted with ranges for various grades and weights, reflecting current demand and supply conditions in the midweek session.
In 1871 Victor Lemoine began cross fertilizing Black species to ease worries from the war in Nancy France. He and his wife produced the famed Drench lilacs with large blooms and robust trusses, along with recreations of mock orange deutzia welgella delphinium and many other perennials and shrubs.
Cleanses and soothes itching skin and scalp with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Ideal for toilet use. Free samples offered by Cuticura, Dent X Beaton. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 60 cents.
A divorce suit included testimony from the old parson who married the couple. He described being offered two dollars to marry them and noting he could not perform a full ceremony for six bits, so he read the Christian Endeavor pledge and released them.
Anné Fiodges, seven, offered her mother Mrs. Fletcher Hodges of 8221 North Pennsylvania Street two wartime recipes. One for oatmeat cookies used oatmeal baking powder and dough. the other used orange peel yolks and dough. The recipes advised beating to a suds and eating cold.
In Compliment the exchange features Ike prompting for a street name in his honor while Stella notes the request, and Berlin is set to seek peace terms rather than impose them, signaling political maneuvering.
A fragmented text mixes a child’s fear at bedtime with reflections on bachelor life and proverbs. It cites a German wartime metaphor, a note on Swiss presidential salary, and a quotation about coinage in speech, all presented as brief, disconnected observations.
A health note warns heat worsens stomach trouble and urges a diet focus. It promotes Eatonic tablets to absorb gases and acids, prevent indigestion, and ease heartburn after meals. Take one or two tablets before meals for better appetite and comfort, cost is 1d for a large package.
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