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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
8
A Baltimore American column features a whimsical, frenetic poem celebrating "bugs" at night. The vivid, rhythmic lines describe fluttering gnats, mosquitoes, beetles, moths, and locusts marching through electric nights, swirling with human reactions and comic sound effects.
Susie, known as Jesuscita Espanosa, the Wild West star, travels with Mexican Pete as Ramon Gonzales betrays her love. After a fatal murder at a plaza, she hunts him across Texas and Mexico, finally killing him at a Faro table in a saloon. They marry on the road home to Texas by the Rio Grande.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Will Fechner of Houston displayed extraordinary intelligence at birth and could talk plainly by four months. Doctors warned the child could not be raised, yet the body waned and died within days. A recent electrical storm preceded the quiet passing.
Prof Baldwin Spancer formerly of Oxford and now at Melbourne university notes central Australia blacks are free from the white man’s burden. He spent years studying them and reports a mother in law may not enter a daughter in law’s mia mia hut. If she did, tribal law authorizes the husband to strike with a high club to preserve domestic peace.
A historical essay notes Tracy and Billy the Kid as iconic western desperadoes. It recounts Captain Mossman and Captain Ware hunting outlaws, Bass and Tracy’s daring, the fatal duel with Sheriff Garrett, and the enduring legend that elevates these figures into national icons despite their crimes.
An early article explains whirlwinds called tornadoes and waterspouts. It describes funnel shaped clouds, destructive paths, and the dangers to people and structures, noting debate among scientists about water source and motion within the spout.
Clara Barton head of the Red Cross has been invited by President Diaz of Mexico to travel to the City of Mexico and organize a branch of the republic.
A prodigal returns to a father who cannot afford a fatted calf yet a costly calf arrives dragged by two butcher men. The tale, from Lippincotts, suggests even prodigals succeed through strict application of modern business methods.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, claiming only constitutional remedies can restore hearing. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for circulars and purchase Hall's Family Pills.
Mrs Leland Stanford is sued by sculptor Rupert Schmid for 19000 plus interest claiming payment for extra work on the frieze sculpture of the Stanford memorial arch at Palo Alto. The item includes unrelated ad lines and quips about parents and money.
A young physician recalls tending a rich, bored invalid woman in the heat quarter, noting her daily need for attention and sympathy. He supplied conversation and small comforts, revealing her desire to be flattered and defined by others. She pays for daily visits, valuing being an object of interest over genuine care.
London Morning Post notes no berg sightings by May 14 and questions the impact of Arctic ice on climate. It argues that even 100 bergs covering 20 square miles would barely affect regional temperatures, comparing a ton of Thames water to distant ice fields in altering local climates.
Offhand talk from a Baltimore American page highlights a graduation moment where a young woman emphasizes her dress with a dip-front bodice and flare skirt, while Uncle Jerry presses on the actual essay being presented. The exchange blends fashion notes with the concern over the student’s formal work.
James C. Greenway, famed Yale football player and WWII era athlete, married Miss Harriott Miller Lauter of Farmington in Pittsburgh on May 28 after years of romance. The couple’s story links athletic prestige with a notable wedding gift from Andrew Carnegie.
Consolidated Mineral of Wichita reports at 34 feet depth 14.80 in gold and 1.5 ounces of silver per ton from Nella Mine. Vein widened from 2 inches to eight feet, among the district’s largest pay ore bodies. Prof J R Morchul cites ore at 10 feet deep yielding 95 per ton in gold. Company includes about 76 prominent local businessmen and applauds the fortune.
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