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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
10
A damaged OCR passage describes how crates of lettuce are bound and shipped. It notes grouping into fives for shipment and sale, cooling in open cars to keep them damp, and preventing wilting to preserve attractiveness before retailers receive them.
The article traces ancient to modern Christmas tree origins from Druid and Germanic rites to Saturnalia in Rome and Saint Boniface legend. It explains the tree's spread in Europe, adopted in America, and details harvesting, transport, and planting practices as well as durable root-success and tagging methods for lasting memories.
A somber verse paints Yuletide against snowbound hills where wind roves and rifles echo in groves. Stripped trees tell sorrow as distant merriment fades. Winter and cold dominate the plain while barren wastes carry the yuletide belt ring.
In a 1912 rural drama, Dale Gordon aids Eunice Barton and her mother after a scare over a delusion of theft. He progresses from aid to companionship, courting with steady care as Eunice’s mother recovers, culminating in a pledge of shared future. The tale blends peril, rescue, and budding romance with provincial, period dialogue.
Living on a pension in London I. W. Wickham helped launch India’s rubber industry by collecting Para rubber seeds in Brazil and secretly smuggling 75 000 seeds aboard a ship. His daring jungle trek earned trust of locals and began a venture that now yields millions annually in India and other East India provinces. Wickham faced long prison risk under Brazil’s seed export ban.
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