Local Notices and Brief Encounters at Echo Office
Bill Larson formerly of El- Bin for Minnesota was a brief Friday visitor. Neuenschwander of Castalia visited Friday to Monday with Fred Hanson and Lloyd Nelson. A flashlight was found on Elgin streets last week. owner may reclaim by proving property and paying advertisement costs at the Echo office. Wanted about 200 Milford bread bags. 3 cents each for intact bags. no tankage or small bags. Weibel Mill Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Larson
el- bin
Som Place
Minnesota
Neuenschwander
Castalia
Fred Hanson
Lloyd Nelson
Foundsa
Elgin
Echo
Milford Brea
Weibel Mill Company
Smoking and tobacco history across cultures and eras
A historical overview notes that American Indians long used smoking and that tobacco’s origins may trace to earlier periods in Asia and China. It describes ancient smoking as a refined art, with varied woods, herbs, and ceremonial pipes, and cites evidence from Central Asia, Pompeii, and Russian campaigns as indicating widespread, longstanding smoking practices.
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Ravent
America
Asie
Fkeman
Pompeii
New York Times
Yankee Gifts and Theater Ingenuity in Modern America
The article reflects on American theater at the turn of the twentieth century, noting an explosion of plot making and produced works rivaling European drama. It cites Brander Matthews on Yankee invention driving plays, acknowledging some machine-like production yet arguing many American works are equally compelling in print and stage. A concluding anecdote shows a young man exchanging a bouquet for his old trousers, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
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United States
France
Scribe
Deanery
Sardou
Spain
Lope de Vega
Calderon
Saya Brander Matthewa
Scribner's
Ants and Wasps as Portable Alcohol Producers
Professor Paul Lindner of the Fermenting Industry Institute in Berlin notes ants drink more alcohol relative to body weight than any other creatures. Ants and other insects ferment their own homebrew in their digestive systems via yeast acting on milky fatty substances from aphids or plant seeds. Wasps are described as accomplished bootleggers in Popular Science Monthly.
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Dross
Soxk
Paul Lindner
Fermenting Industry Institute
Berlin
Germany
Doctor Lindner
Popular Science Monthly
Swiss Inventor Builds Magnetic Nailer Transports Goods
A Swiss inventor reportedly created a magnetic packing machine that lays nails straight and can fill keys, boxes, or paper cartons and handle wire rods, hairpins, knife blades, and fishhooks. Materials are poured into a large vibrating hopper in batches around a thousand pounds and laid out on trays for boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Forgetting change provoked by subconscious burden claim
An Aberdonian lecturer discusses a psychology claim that forgetting a parcel in a shop or car shows the subconscious views it as an encumbrance to be discarded. The remark prompted a collapse of class and lecturer as the discussion devolved.
All Depends North and West on Women in Public Affairs
The exchange asks if public participation by women is desired with North and West giving conditional and cautious replies. The dialogue centers on support for women's involvement in public affairs and whether it should be encouraged or restricted.
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North
West
Alrigbt
Groth Couple Attends Frist Friday Event Near Halverton
Mr and Mrs H I Groth returned from Chicago to Minnesota last Wednesday to attend Friday at the little creche near the Halverton home for about his. doeteneel I. god Mire two months.
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H. 5
Groth
Clyde Seuthwey
Chicago City
Minnesota
Petit Creche
Jege Halverton
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Kniel’s Grocery
Stoehr’s
Electrigal Goons
Rons, Eter
Feller
Iowa
West Uno
West Union
Ixistill
Foe
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