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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
3
Joe Longoria erupts in violent fury after being denied safe conduct and separation from his captors. He destroys belongings, shatters a saint painting, and slumps in agony, while soldiers listen, cross themselves, and drift away into darkness.
Rex Beach scene follows Dave and Alaire as they seek shelter from pursuers. In a Mexican village, they gain aid from Juan Garcia and his wife Inez, while Dave collapses from exhaustion. Alaire bonds with Juanito and hosts a tender moment with Dave before dawn preparations to move on.
Alaire travels with her husband Dave after a tense escape, riding through a weary journey. She leans on his strength while he stays taciturn and tired, occasionally dozing as they halt near a rocky stream bed two hours from La Ferla. Dolores then voice a troubling thought for the group.
The phrase alma mater as applied to colleges is said to have originated in the University of Bonn Germany. A statue of the mother of Christ titled the alma mater reputedly stands over the doorway at that famed seat of learning.
A baron quotes the value of looking on the bright side, saying it is worth a thousand pounds over four years to cultivate the habit. The remark attributed to Barond Johnsen emphasizes optimism as a practical discipline.
Government food administration and local bodies organize volunteer pickers across the country to harvest the large 1917 apple crop. Growers must train crews, provide housing, and ensure careful handling and cooling from orchard to storage to protect fruit quality and aid wartime food conservation.
A kindly old man tells boys the story of Samson. He wears a lesson about strength and weakness. A little boy asks how to face enemies and jokes that a bottle of hair restorer would help him regain strength.
A youth asks a maiden to marry him and she accepts in a tender scene. The artist labels the work with a card reading Sold, prompting a puzzled reaction about the meaning of the image.
It takes about ten minutes to prove that a hot bath with Cutlcura Soap followed by gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment will afford relief and speed healing of a czema, itching, and irritation. They are ideal for all toilet purposes. Free sample by mail with a book. Address postcard, Dept. Ly Boston. Sold everywhere.
A fourteen year old schoolgirl from Douglas Arizona, Mattie Lee Hudsbeth, has married David Eugene Henry of Spring Texas, a Twenty second infantry private stationed at Fort Hamilton. Her mother wed a U.S. soldier in khaki two years ago and is now in France with General Pershing. The girl will stay in Brooklyn to attend school while her mother serves abroad.
Allen Smith, a plainly dressed man who introduced himself as Mr John Smith, visits a doctor in a Texan town asking how long treatment will take. The doctor suggests about two months under supervision before resuming work at the bank, but the patient reveals he is not a banker.
A humorous exchange describes a husband waking late to breakfast as his wife eats grass. He recounts a prior morning when she started to rise, prompting a mistaken lawn mowing of her flower bed because he was too sleepy to react. The quip highlights domestic gentleness and comic miscommunication.
A new device combines the functioning of an ordinary automobile spring with that of a shock absorber. The invention aims to improve ride smoothness and stability by integrating both suspension elements into a single unit.
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