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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
5
In a melodramatic scene, Mr Billups professes a consuming love to Miss Tartan. She rebukes the gesture, noting no heartflame in his words as she mocks his staged confession and his clumsy delivery. She ridicules his crossing legs and counts his heartbeat to expose insincerity.
A purporting essay mocks the secrecy surrounding John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company. It quotes insiders claiming workers in Broadway’s gloomy offices are urged not to know the tycoon, who himself is said to be unaware of basic records, wealth, or even associates like James R. Keene.
A fragmentary history notes that in 1772 the first umbrella seen in the United States marched through Baltimore with a man beneath it. Colonial dames fled, horses balked at ferries, tavern doors opened wide, and townsfolk shouted as the umbrella sparked a public stir. The piece traces the umbrella’s spread to Philadelphia, New York, and other colonial hubs.
A fragment shows players in a checkers game with a lawyer commanding moves. The dentist complains about a cost of $15 for a captured piece, reflecting a humorous or satirical scene from a dated dialogue.
A jumble of items reports on a new Newfoundland fisheries fire station and a demonstration by Lon don firemen, a 20 second turnout. It notes a Russian suitor, a street organ hire, and passenger carriages becoming ambulation compartments for Prussian railways. British warship bulkheads are water tested. A motor periodical cites assassination implications, and a London magistrate releases a Russian after a petty offense. An automobile show features two ladies with a placard reading Agus 350, amid a crowd’s reaction.
The fragment presents a string of ironical aphorisms and miswritten observations about money, fortune, enthusiasm, using one's head, education, and social remarks. It hints at social attitudes and casual proverbs scattered with garbled spellings and incomplete thoughts.
A fragmentary passage discusses aphorisms and leisure notes, then shifts to a detailed description of imperial hunting practices. It mentions the Kaiser's endurance in pursuit, a left arm malformation, and the court hunt setup with rope enclosures, beaters, and concealed shooters. It cites counts of game bagged by the Kaiser and crown prince on a Letzingen visit.
A terse exchange unfolds as a man vows to confront the assailant who attacked his wife. An onlooker asks what he will do if he finds the culprit, and the reply is blunt and decisive: he will introduce him to his mother.
Wadena notes residents and visitors over a week including Mae Yoshell John Doland Katy Sargent and Mrs Keeling who died December 3 in a long obituary. The community mourns and honors her memory with reflections on her character and home life. School news covers fourteenth week activities and recent additions to classroom displays and health laws.
The item lists pupil enrollment and daily attendance with names of visitors who were neither absent nor tardy such as Emma Poors Nora Poors Ber tha Boleyn Ethel Voe dell Grace Voe dell Elsie Starr Eva Heiden Walter Cook Amos Lowers Louis Schmidt Francis Corkery Zante rl dept 18 8B Talcott Blanche Page Arnold Leinsberger Minnie Kuhn Bert Percy Hames and notes a reflection on professional ethics by a newspaper source Maynard News. It also mentions holidays in 1908 Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and Fourth of July observed on a Saturday and John Capper visiting West Union
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