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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
4
A barn fire on Peter Fay's farm near Stanley claimed the lives of four of his sons aged 10, 8, 6, and 4. The parents awoke to a bright glow, but the flames spread quickly, destroying the structure, a faithful dog, and farm belongings. No cause yet determined.
General Greely recounts the 378 day Arctic ordeal faced by his party. He explains the causes of suffering, the losses as companions died one by one, and reveals why he finally spoke out for the Custober Ladies' Home Journal after years of silence.
Wilhelmina, soon to be crowned Queen of the Netherlands, sent a private portrait to Mr Lok editor of The Ladies’ Genin Journal. The image will appear in the magazine with a sketch detailing the first Queen of Holland from multiple angles.
October trunk travel season offers low rates for the Triennial Gongrave of Knights Temphar to Pittsburg on Oct 14 1888. Tickets valid 80 days from sale. The journey covers Washington DC Baltimore Gettysburg Norfolk Navy Yard Old Point Comfort Fortress Monroe and other historic sites with connections through Ohio Pennsylvania New York Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. Sleeper cars depart Cedar Rapids for reservations contact B Q Soule Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Wart atlas comprising sixteen colored maps showing principal Spanish cities with locations. Sold by Agents of the B OR & N Ry for 15 cents each, or 18 cents mailed. Address J Morton G. P. TA Cedar Rapids Lowy.
Advertised playing cards sold by B G Rt N Ry agents at 1h pts per pack and 25 cta per dozen with postage paid. Mentions California travel needs and the California Bureau of Information Box 572 Cedar Rapids.
The game mancala is described as a national African game, widespread from Abyssinia to Benin, Palestine, Syria, and beyond. Travelers and pilgrims use varied boards and shells, linking communities from Bombay to Damascus and New York, with the game tolerated as fate amid Mohammedan rules.
Miss Chella Connor, 19, daughter of Felton station agent A B Connor, slept and walked along a railroad track for about seventeen miles, starting from home in Felton. She awoke near Cheswold, caught a train home, an episode in a long history of somnambulism.
A London Westminster Gazette note describes a Scots practice where wedding couples make guests pay for the feast and drinking. A Glasgow Cowcaddens notice advertised a soldier’s upcoming marriage with 24 charged for admission and 6d for attendance at the wedding supper, a peculiarly Scottish custom.
A reader would be astonished by how government involvement has expanded from tax collection mail delivery and property protection to pervasive daily regulation. The Atlantic Monthly article by Professor Eugene Wambaugh Harvard Law School explains the growth and implications.
Gilbert Parker starts a new Atlantic serial The Battle of the strong set on the historic island of Jepp ey during late eighteenth century conflicts Readers are promised a vigorous tale likely to surpass Seats of the Mighty and eagerly awaited in forthcoming chapters
Report from Magdeburg details William Reldt and wife’s golden wedding and son Frederick’s silver wedding. About 400 men present, many with wives or sweethearts, all linked by executioner professions. Reldt senior vows to reach 7,000 linked executions. assembly becomes hangmen convention. Wives plan a support club for widows and orphans of hanged men.
The New York Times article discusses ocean travel safety, noting large ships like the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse can weather roaring forties storms at sea due to size and power. It explains big vessels ride out gale forces better, though passengers endure more discomfort, and asserts faster crossing enhances perceived safety.
A home like scene depicts Mrs. Washington, wife of the president, in Philadelphia with granddaughter Nellie Custis. The nightly ritual shows reading from the Bible, kneeling in prayer, and the grandmother blessing Nellie before sleep, as Miss Wharton notes in Martha Washington.
A Topeka preacher announces a church festival in dramatic language urging the Euesta to attend. The message proclaims reason will welcome truth and electricity to the soul while the physical man wanders before the delicacies of the goat gon, inviting all to come.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a pact or proposal by Daniel Webster involving Mae and Mietcher, mentioning thread and a grim phrase. The text appears as a garbled dialogue about untangling a truce and a plan to marry or unite with a nearby patio setting, with unclear context.
Text promotes Shilohs Vitalizer and Karls Clover Root Tea with medical claims and money-back offer. Includes a wood-subscription request to subscribers and a street parcel guarantee. Mentions local sellers Wy and Finke.
Ripans Tabulen, advertised as a gentle cathartic, markets a stomach soothing tonic intended to ease digestion. The copy emphasizes relief of discomfort and promotes regularity with a simple dosage claim, citing household use and quick action.
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