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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
8
A stylized fragment shows a young woman demanding a future president’s vow to christen battleships with water, while Algernon kneels with a promise. Nearby Uncle Si comments on Reuben’s college studies, joking he studies Scotch and excels at golf in a ballroom scene.
Indiana holds half of the nation’s window glass facilities and produces more than one third of the idolate glass and a quarter of the ann t and green glass, ranking first among seventeen glass producing states.
A school scene questions a police commissioner’s duties with a punchline about collecting commissions. A millionaire’s secret to success is cited as hard work, paying in dollars earned and spent. The ad praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for stomach issues.
Reports state M Chacot plans a large scale production of spiders silk with one factory in Parla. Spiders will be kept for regnilng hears, reused after exhaustion, and replaced at the bobbin to maintain output.
A skewed notice lists inventors from St Paul Minnesota and nearby regions with references to machines and pulleys. Names include William J Fletcher Ole Cirpuiin Monterid an and Morality Lothip Be Paturson. Tarent Attar Wes WG Peoncer Dress Bulking appears in the fragment.
A Longmans Magazine writer recounts a country clergyman visiting a desolate cottage parishioner. The elder man, imperfectly instructed, muses on providence and destiny, saying there may be a higher power who would stop Providence from going too far.
An 19th century advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by I J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It touts internal action on blood and mucous membranes, urges purchasing genuine Hall's product from Druggists, at 75 cents per bottle, and promotes Hall's Family Pills as the best.
In a southern New York town a man deemed not bright by his kin prompted a funeral sermon. With ministers scarce, a kindly retired elder spoke briefly, offering a quiet plea to all present. He folded his hands, noting moral ambiguity, and ended with a simple prayer.
Advertises smokeless powder as superior after the war and notes Laflin & Rand Powder Co of Chicago offers dealers free shells loaded with big powder to trial. Encourages writing for particulars.
The piece argues that women should recognize universal sisterhood across factory shop and domestic work. It condemns labeling women by casual jobs, urging respect for all workers and warning that classifying by occupation dehumanizes individuals and distorts true distinctions.
A dated reminiscence reveals Claudia as the social go-between in a romance. She recounts how she could have married a shy wealthy man if not for a meddling sister. She recalls her role in courting and repeatedly changing her mind.
An amused crowd watches a picturesque old vaga bond as a performer asks for a photo while adjusting his whiskers. A lighthearted moment unfolds with a daggabemonster and a physician humorously testing grippe and trunk.
The Canadian Commissioner of Agriculture reports Britain imports eggs from Canada and other regions with total yearly value reaching 20 million dollars. Cold storage issues arise when cases are opened too soon, causing moisture on egg surfaces. Improvement calls include excluding small or doubtful eggs and increasing regular, rapid collection to keep eggs cold and unspotted.
An article from the Boston Ploughman reports a year-long experiment with ten hens and no rooster. It notes higher egg yield per hen, fewer disease issues, and no crowing at night, while acknowledging quirks of celibate hens. It argues for reducing male poultry and adds breeding-season timing tips. Also summarized is a dairy herd study showing butter fat yields guiding cull decisions and record-based herd improvement.
The National Provisioner notes continuing meat shortages as ham, pork, and butcher’s meat become scarce in eastern provinces and Thuringia. Farmers cite high barley prices and import restrictions blamed by Agrarian groups. butchers pay 68 marks per hundred pounds and pork costs 75 pfennigs per pound when slaughtered. Concerns grow over scarcity despite calls to lift or suspend import limits.
A Maine creamery tester notes skimmilk kept near 45 degrees yields less bitter fat than milk cooled to 30 degrees. The small fat increase at 30 degrees could affect hundreds of cows’ milk in a creamery, yet maintaining 45 degrees uses far less ice and is more economical than cooling to 36.
N H Warren of Wasco Illinois writes to Commissioner Reynolds about milk contamination risks and the low 2 cent per quart price in Chicago. He argues for a living price to deter cheap labor in dairies and improve quality.
A curious account credits Col Carter of Culpepper Court House Virginia with inventing the cocktail after a tavern mishap. The tale traces the drink’s birth from a roadhouse sign and a muddled tap, with Carter mixing bitters lemon peel and Holland gin to create a new concoction. The anecdote closes with a quip about a writer’s brain bell signaling work end.
One woman urged members to pursue ideas as a path to literary success for women. She described persistence and postage stamps as aids but emphasized starting with ideas to gain recognition from editors.
A single accident at a chemical factory ends in death as a worker’s clothing, saturated with potassium chlorate dust from grinding, catches fire from a spark from a pipe. The blaze rapidly engulfs the suit, proving fatal to the worker.
A dinner scene unfolds as Johnny and Ted are urged by their mother to behave, while Mr Blank and Aly Blank interact. Johnny initially ignores a man’s remarks until the mother intervenes, highlighting family tension and social expectations in a domestic setting.
An American sufferer report describes a new cure for nervousness claimed by a Chinese student of supposed unconventional traits. The proponent asserts adopting the method will cure severe nervous headaches and attributes the Mongolian lack of nervousness to centuries of practice in their countrymen. The cure advised is to wear soft-soled shoes to avoid nerve tension.
Britain tops per capita beer use at 30 gallons per person yearly with 1.2 billion gallons total, Germany second at 27 gallons per resident. A confusing exchange references Mr Lafebridge-Daughter and Dick Grimes, with a remark about poetry and a paradoxical parade amid ruin.
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