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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
4
Fragmented promotional copy advertises various tonics and tonics claims for ailments and nervous conditions. Mentions Dring, Clover Tea, Karl's, and Wy Pinke brands with testimonials about constipation, nervousness, and complexion improvement. Product mentions include Shilon's Constription Cara and Roller Mills, with purchaser names and dubious efficacy notes.
A garbled OCR text from a weekly newspaper page mentions Fillacelbae to Gea Weeklys Dispiavet and various scattered items. It hints at a Camnoiyy venue, a Pipe ec fate, and a vegetable garden scene, but readability is extremely poor.
Announcement of Illinois Central routes and ticket sales through Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana stations to Cedar Vale and Cairo, with details on dates and connections from Chicago Wenona and routes south and west. Also brief medicinal ads interspersed, including Shilohs Cure and other remedies.
Fragmentary prose riffs on gold origins and currency, noting a New York exchange, fraud fears, and claims about gold from California, Australia, and the Ural. It offers observations by a reader about authenticity and world origins, with casual, antiquated style and no clear event or date.
Bridget, a stylish woman from the Yukon narrative, contends with suitors and a plan to head to Europe as she enters Alaska mining life. P. B. Weare notes women can do well in the Klondike, recounting Bridget's past and a string of marriage proposals amid the rugged frontier atmosphere.
The article argues against dehorning cattle in western ranges and promotes keeping horns for farm and range cattle. It discusses the differences between farm grown and range cattle, noting docility and timidity as advantageous on farms, while range cattle must be rugged against coyotes. It urges farmers in the middle West to breed the farm type with superior sites and care from birth to market to compete with cheaper production elsewhere.
A writer urges young men to earn and save $500 as a start in life through hard work and self denial. He warns the first $500 is the hardest to obtain, demanding discipline, avoiding social excess, long hours, and sacrifice while others mock frugality.
An old Yukon miner named George Commas moved from the confluence of the Klondyke and Yukon rivers in June 1886 to prospect the frozen gravel. He and two companions burned fires to thaw gravel and recovered coarse gold, prompting others to travel to Forty Mile Post. Within months a rush formed as prospectors flocked to stake claims and dig, eventually draining the camp of most able-bodied residents.
Morning April 27 1897 Henry Duffy junior partner of James Daify Sons was found shot dead in the store. Rumors of murder swirled until Frank Arnold was arrested in Omaha Neb and brought back on a warrant by Sheriff McGee. Preliminary examination began with State versus Arnold and defense by Dayton and Hendrick. Evidence centered on a 38 caliber revolver linked to Arnold pawned for fifty cents. Testimony suggested a remedying motive and possible plotting around rewards.
In a chaotic hearing, defense claims a revolver identical to the one in Captain Duffy’s trunk was shown but never owned by Arnold. Witnesses highlighted Arnold and Degn’s characters, while locals anticipate Arnold’s binding to the grand jury despite limited evidence. Community sentiment leans toward Arnold’s innocence amidst the murder of Henry W. Duffy.
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