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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
6
A new lawn mower design allows cutting on terraces without the operator moving the mower. It features a pivoted handle mounted on a toothed quadrant with a stop, enabling angular adjustment to cut parallel to the slope from ground level. The article cites examples from the Brooklyn Eagle as quoted material.
In Toledo Blade style a quip shows Adequate Reason and Alice debating how to know love for George as Virginia cites Gladys's interest as the clue. The brief exchange highlights humorous misdirection and social wit.
A humor story from Warper's Magazine about Busy Bertha traveling in an English train car with scenery and a pulped book. A young soldier sits opposite her and she, in clear tones, requests him to lower the sun sorely.
A garbled excerpt shows a dialogue about a girl nicknamed Wine Girl and a Mr Huggins. The text hints at a family scene with playful taunts and a remark on reading one’s own biography, suggesting a humorous or gossiping casual piece within a column.
A vintage baking excerpt offers simple spice cakes with butter frosting, sugared toppings, and decorative touches. It covers crumbled crusts, candied orange peels, coconut sprinkles, and a two color frosting approach, plus a note on civil policy by Burke.
Rex Beach, abandoning novel writing for screen scenarios, notes big pay but hard work in Hollywood. He jokes about an English poet making a film debut who sent four scenarios to Star Film and received nine back, illustrating industry quirks.
A fragmentary piece presents a dialog with a pseudo incubator chicken pun and a sparse ad pitch for Cuticura Soap promising razor efficiency and skin benefits. The text also mentions a cement invention for securing machinery and a remark on women’s failure to interest men.
The article lists hot weather friendly dishes: Eggs With Piquant Sauce with peppers capers onions and lemon butter sauce served over eggs. Baked Beets prepared with water basting and olive oil or butter. Chifi Con Carni a spicy mix of ground beef pork onions tomatoes chili powder and kidney beans served as a main dish with salad. Ripe Cucumber Reliah a sharp cucumber onion pepper and vinegar sauce for fish.
A Indianapolis schoolteacher spots a clever novelty top that spins to reveal chances to take, pay, or win. She notes its appeal for arithmetic lessons while conversing with a saleswoman about its playful yet financial uses.
A vintage ad extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney, liver and bladder ailments. It claims widespread success, urges testimonials, and offers a sample bottle by mail with ten cents and paper mention. Ends with availability in drug stores.
A report notes a dinner honoring Blank where attendees did not mock his baldness. The remark highlights an unusual restraint in a social gathering noted for inapparent humor. The setting suggests a sharp contrast with common jests about appearances.
A humorous quip about Edith replying to a marriage request by saying you take the palm. The exchange pivots on a pun linking backhander and palm, delivering a lighthearted moment from a casual conversation.
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