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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
8
Sue Vernon recalls a vintage newsroom ritual as the old press was readied and the ink box nailed in place. The forme locked up the chaser blinket adjusted, and the day’s paper prepared for mailing before lights out on Saturday morn.
Jate Raymond recalls a romance with Arnold Montreville as she attends a matinee of Lady of Lyons. The aging, ill, once-dashing husband confronts his past while Raymond wrestles with lingering love and pity. The scene shifts to Michigan Avenue as she helps him toward aid.
The tale follows Kate Raymond who, after years of teaching and writing, forgives and aids her ailing husband Ingles until his death. He entrusts her with all, and she inherits a fortune including stocks, deeds, and cash, ending with her return from the cemetery as a wealthy yet sorrowful widow who loved him.
London Mail outlines the evolution of British cavalry from Edward III through later monarchs, noting mounted archers as the first real cavalry, their armor and dress, and the shift to mounted infantry. The piece contrasts historical uniforms with modern service needs and mentions a French claim about nitroglycerin powder for rifles.
Yale Professor Gregory lectured on how lakes fill by sediment and drain by rivers. He cited the Mississippi delivering 13 million tons yearly, Swiss lakes vanishing, and Niagara cutting toward Lake Erie. Peat and vegetation rise as lakes die, with Florida’s Dismal Swamp and Ireland’s peat bogs as examples. western U S lakes have disappeared, leaving desert areas.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County senior partner Frank J Cheney of I J Cheney & Co swears he will pay ten dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleabon verifies this December 6, 1856. Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists. Fall's Family Pills are the best.
William L Hearne recounts a Black Diamond Arizona mining camp story from his West visit. A lone grave became the graveyard after a first death, then Cobb falls ill with smallpox and a shack is built at the graveyard for isolation. An Irish miner jokes Cobb about joining the cemetery if things worsen.
An advertisement urges rapid profit from Consolidated stock at 10 cents per hare and directs readers to send orders and correspondence to The Consolidated Mineral Co. at 209 Lyceum Bldg., Kansas City, Missouri.
In a comic exchange London Funch asks for a lent basket and is refused. a separate note cites a drastic rise in northwest territories wheat from 5,542,478 to 14,808,447 bushels and oats from 2,040,307 to 9,716,132 bushels. a mothers remedy advertises Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children.
The Philadelphia Press records a banter between Rey and Goodman about golf from last Sunday. Goodman criticizes Rey for poor form while Rey defends his performance, noting it was a low tier showing and he often finishes last.
In a Success memoir fragment the author recalls a small town with two banks and his first job as a shop clerk earning 100 a year. He then joins a rival bank as messenger and general assistant, serving as janitor, coal fetcher, and sidewalk sweeper while observing officials in a growing financial world.
A contemporary argues that blackheads are dirty pores not kept open by washing. He attacks the fad of acid waters with no soap, condemning soft-skinned vanity, and notes some cling to outdated ideas. The writer endorses daily cleansing and vigorous rubbing with soap and a towel for dirty, oily skin.
The article emphasizes simple hygiene routines for clean skin. It contrasts using a face cloth with a sponge and stresses the importance of warm water for the cleansing process.
D E Winters announces candidacy for Kiowa county register of deeds, pending Republican county convention in September. He says no friends or prominent citizens pressured him, no drinking or cigar sessions occurred, and he pursued the bid himself. He jokes about a self-made boom and seeks two years in office for rest while exploring county seat life.
The University of Berlin now hosts over 1,700 students in the law faculty and above 1,000 in medicine. Philosophers dominate the largest group with about 2,700 in the philosophical department, reflecting broad student dedication and learning.
Kitasna City Missouri August 12 The Con vandated Mineral company reports pay ore results from the Nellie Mine at 96 feet depth yielding 1480 in gold and one and a half ounces of silver per ton. The vein widened from 6 inches at first to eight feet at shaft bottom, among the district’s largest ore bodies. Also an analysis by Freeport Moechel Kansas City at 16 feet shows 35 per ton in gold. The company, about 79 local business leaders strong, commends the find.
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