23 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1894
Page
1
A garbled extract compiling cultural, historical, and biographical notes. It mentions Egyptians influencing Hebrew learning, St Anny Crosby, a theatre controversy, ruins of Trajan's bridge foundations, and antique sayings. The piece also reviews war sympathy for Japan, esoteric fungi eaters, cavalry horse purchases, a Winans memorial plan, royal dog graves near Windsor Castle, and various curiosities about royalty, fashion, and science.
Bob Bannister sculpted a remarkable clay hero that promises fame while his partner Alf Malden envies him. A quarrel over luck nearly breaks their bond, but a smashing accident reveals true friendship when Bob admits he wrecked the statue to repair their rift, and Malden vows to find the vandal.
A showman explains a failed three-ring road idea to run two turns at once. He partnered with a financier to run eighteen simultaneity acts, but a quarrel over double viewing led to a box office brawl and the partner quitting to invest in a church furniture business.
A man is quoted lamenting the perils of shopping with his wife, admitting he fears the process and resorts to buying almost anything. He recalls his wife flaunting bargains and the terse response of “What did I pay for this?” prompting hours of silence. The anecdote, attributed to the New York Recorder, mocks domestic shopping dynamics.
The article recounts the Longinus legend as the soldier who pierced Jesus, his conversion after witnessing miracles, and his and two companions’ mission to Cappadocia. Pilate allegedly ordered their execution when they preached, with three crosses displayed as a caution in Jerusalem.
A long, vivid account traces pencil production from graphite mining in England and America to the modern factory process. It explains graphite preparation, clay mixing, grinding, forming presses, lumber for pencil bodies, and the assembly line that fills leads into wood slats. It highlights Dixon Crucible Co. and the Ticondrooga mine, noting production scales and methods.
Readers are told of concerns about a plague coming to the city. Aunt Ebony reassures, claiming the New York Weekly will not publish the issue.
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