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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
6
Fragment of a dialogue poem in old style. A mother speaks to a boy urging restraint then yields to his pleas. The speaker notes the boy’s stubborn longing and the adult voice promises guidance and release when possible. The fragment emphasizes parental care and tempered authority.
A playful dialogue between a Bachelor Girl and a Mere Man explores marriage as a stubborn knot to untie yet never fully sever. They joke about vows, domestic life, and the idea that many couples stay bound by habit and belonging rather than uprooting the ties to start anew.
The article traces tea's journey from China to Japan in the ninth century to its arrival in England by the late 17th century, noting scarce records of its early imports and the rise of teapots with Western pottery mastery. It details early shop names, prices, and the shift from medicine to beverage, along with evolving teapot designs from Staffordshire and Saxony as tea culture expanded.
Old junk iron rubber and rags wanted. Highest market price paid in cash or trade. Boweyn & Wine and Eniel & Rubyer offer a fine line of handkerchiefs at very low prices.
The article notes an ongoing rehearing in January over the Thaw case and reports on economic indicators including agricultural values, soil products worth about 7.5 trillion, manufactured values near 4.3 trillion, and 35,000 laborers leaving the country weekly. It mentions Chicago saloon closures with mixed results, England copyright expirations for Alive in Wonderland, and Alpine death tallies. Boston city debt rising from 68 million to 114.85 million. Anticipation of two million tons of steel rails orders before January.
Arcaded notes feature Dr King’s New Discovery praised for curing lung and throat ailments, Bucklen’s Amica Salve for piles, and a bank audit notice confirming a savings bank’s compliance. The text references Mound City healing anecdotes, insurance longevity stats, and local merchants in Iowa and New York. Rounded with tax and bank officials’ attestations.
For sale is a finely cultivated prairie farm five miles north of Sumner and seven miles east of Frederickaburg. The property covers rolling land with 180 acres seeded to clover, well fenced, includes a barn complex, windmill, and useful outbuildings. Located near school and telephone with milk route. asking 65 dollars per acre with a down payment and long balance at five percent. Inquiries welcome.
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