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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
2
A historical note outlines publication choices and estimates of population loss in West Union. It cites 1896 counts, cites J. Bor Kay sworn testimony, and warns the city’s residents may have vanished by January 1, 1896. The piece questions whether removals or town penalties caused the disappearance, urging readers to seek information.
A poetic meditation on final experiences and endings, urging courage and love as the last encounters loom. The prose contrasts dawn, battle memory, and intimate farewells, inviting timeless reflection on choice and human connection before the end.
Miss Lucretia Clark of Syracuse vanished after leaving for Newark to outfit a finishing school in Plainfield New Jersey. Her brother-in-law John Edean Sweet, Cornell ex-professor, is linked to her plans and roughly $4,000 was involved for furniture and school setup. Authorities in New York claim they lack a description and investigation has been limited by vague tips, leaving the case unsettled.
Des Moines attorney Tawry seeks to seize a claimed government land grant in the southwest quarter of section 28, opening a dispute dating to 1841. John Witmer of Des Moines contests a clerical error in original entry, alleging defective titles across multiple properties and prompting investigations by land officers and Washington officials. The case involves homestead claims, transfers, and potential beneficiary misuse across Clayton County and Allamakee County.
The remnant of the punt work seems above average and dry, with light scattered showers across eight districts. Farmers report late planted corn harmed by droughts, while well planted bottom lands show some good growth. oats and Timothy seed yields exceed prior records, but drought could cut overall corn output dramatically if dry weather persists. Pasture and late potatoes need rain to improve growth.
A fragmented report notes discussions on reorganizing the assembly with a January meeting. It mentions a plan to appoint a guiding committee and to consider changes aimed at improving convenience and usefulness, though details are unclear.
Visitors to Des Moines during the state fair will also meet a grand bicycle procession and bright lanterns lighting the gloom. In downtown a mammoth block under construction rises, the soldiers' monument nearby draws attention, and the Des Moines river line streetcar offers cheap rides to Flint brick works for a brick making display. Greenwood Park with its lake and boats tops the list of park visits.
A reflective piece condemns envious gossipers who dampen happiness with perpetual critique. It describes constant nitpicking over gowns, hats, concerts, methods, and homes. The writer questions whether such behavior is honest and fair, noting how envy steals comfort and trust.
In the tale of Irak Hatton a Methodist minister roles as first assistant postmaster general faces eager supporters within the same religious circle. Hatton insists he will stay and decline the request for resignation, asserting his church allegiance and office tenure.
A chaotic Paris street scene near Rue de Seze and Rue Bosse du Rapport ends in disaster as a private carriage, wagons, and a Year Marche wagon collide. A wheel misstrike throws a driver, a servant girl falls from a fifth story window and is killed, and police struggle to intervene as multiple wagons derail and scatter debris.
A London magazine notes men with seven to ten foot beards including Rich ard Tatter of Lomion and Lagrand Larow of Missouri both unshaven for years. The record includes a Jew in Odessa with an eight foot beard and an ex-governor recounting prison shaving temporary. The piece also contrasts tall beards with Samson strength and recounts a beard incident leading to prison. The essay on living discusses Lucretian philosophy and four happiness factors. It ends with a Glasgow lecture fragment and farm wheel road improvement tips.
A fragment describes a Western guest’s reception of a Chinese servant and the handling of visiting cards. John Chenham an attends the door and, amid a tense scene, places cards in a rack while a gas bill note arrives on cream paper. The scene shifts to a drawing room where the guest, Lady, and hosts witness a formal, uneasy exchange about rank and display.
The Detroit Tribune notes a lively exchange where a man insists spring is practical, not poetic, arguing that milder weather allows the season to claim the last remnants of winter and set an average pace. His wife counters with playful exclamations about poetry.
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