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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
8
A Boston Transcript note quotes a reader asking about divorce evidence for incompatibility. The piece contrasts a cartoonish complaint about moonlit nights with a Raleigh end quote about marriage friction and the desire for divorce despite a husband's reluctance.
David Price of Corydon Indiana recounts severe kidney trouble with weakness and back pain. One week after starting Dean's Kidney Pills he could walk without a cane and gradually regained full health over seven years. Advertisement notes available at dealers for 60 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY and mentions other products and claims.
The 1908 crop year yields a total farm product value of 7 778 000 000, the highest in world history, up 290 009 000 from 1907 and 3 001 000 000 above 1899. Secretary Wilson notes a 75.7 percent farm trade balance rise over twelve years, with broader agricultural progress, diversification, and better wages for farm laborers.
Russell Johnson of Lockridge Iowa sued Dr Charles EB Ruth of St Louis after a second operation disclosed a twenty four inch by nine inch gauze fragment left in Johns profoundly affected wound from an appendicitis operation on March 30 1907. The U S Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment of 20000 in Johnsons favor.
Forty armed marauders on eight gasoline fishing boats attacked Millegan and Jalad traps of the Pacific American Fisheries Company near Point Roberts close to the boundary. They robbed trap watchmen at gunpoint and carried away sockeye salmon worth about $10,000 before fleeing across the boundary. Panama Canal expense reports show a record fiscal year with monthly averages around 32.7 million and a January 1909 high of over 4.25 million. Total expenses up to now reach 104,177,984 dollars, not including the canal cost of hd 000,000.
Agricultural Department experts oppose Rene Must De in Shelly and similar products noting eggs must reach consumers in their natural shell. General Edward Thugs, famed for a quip about civilization, returns to the limelight. Milwaukee front page features war veteran comments as Calhoun Harris of an Anderson cotton mill is jailed there for a $50,000 shortage.
Letters tout Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring health during change of life and offering broad endorsements. A Cleveland Leader tongue article notes the tongue's unique anatomy and functions, while a rare testimonial praises relief for tired feet from Allan's Foot-Ease.
A Boston mother extols Grape-Nuts for her three sons aged 6, 4, and 4%. She recounts feeding infants and offering it between meals, noting healthier, stronger boys. She also praises neighbors’ children who improved after eating Grape-Nuts and urges mothers to replace candy with the cereal.
The Rev Hiram W Thomas, notable Chicago preacher and founder of the People's Church, died Thursday night in Delonium Springs Florida after a lengthy illness. His body was sent to Chicago for burial with funeral services led by Jenkin Lloyd Jones of All Souls Church. Born April 29 1832 in Hampshire County Virginia, Thomas left the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1879 after expulsion and established the undenominational church at McVickers Theater, later resigning in 1901 to be succeeded by Rev Frank Crane.
The Rev Dr Thomas, once pastor at Parke Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church and later at First Methodist Church Chicago and Aurora, was convicted of heresy. His first wife died January 1, 1896, leaving seven children, only Homer W. Thomas of Chicago surviving. In 1899 he married Vandalla Varnum, a liberal religion lecturer, who soon became assistant pastor of People’s Church.
Leonora O Reilly, vice president of the Women s Trade Union League, lauds the organization in New York and predicts a century of budding power for working women. A Maine deacon recounts Job s trials, quipping about wage pressures during harvest with hired help earning two dollars to two fifty weekly.
Two youths armed with shotguns robbed the Valley Bank of Santa Clara shortly after 10 pm, demanding 7000 dollars from the cashier and three clerks. They fled in a waiting car but were captured two hours later seven miles from town, surrendered without resistance. The pair, under 19, appeared well dressed and from good families.
Munyons offers free medical diagnosis by mail with no obligation. Doctors review for cure or non cure and send an assessment at no cost. Addressed to Philadelphia at 53d and Jefferson streets with a notice of the service. Also includes a humorous foreign language exchange from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
When Albert Burts wife left him she described him as exceedingly economical. He hanged himself in Mineola, IL. Mrs Burt returned home and discovered $2119 hidden in the garret rafters, spurring her to search for more assets.
A Georgia law prohibited negro secret societies from using insignia, ritualistic work, and grips. It effectively wipes out black lodges in Kika and Pythiane while allowing certain colored Mason and Odd Fellow groups to operate with changed badges and rituals. The act bans whites from forming mixed orders and forces transformations in some black fraternal organizations.
Yonkers Statesman notes a humorous exchange about a young man kissing a girl and a father’s remark, followed by a tip on making croutons. The item weaves a light domestic scene with a practical kitchen hint, reflecting the page’s casual tone.
English merchants fear the Indian boycott may cut English commerce by about 100 million dollars annually. If the boycott succeeds, American German and Japanese traders could gain from the disrupted trade as English losses mount.
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