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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1898
Page
2
A street tale recounts Mr Byers being duped by a six year old with a sled purchase and a later paper run hoax. The boy flattered promises of repayment then delivered a pipe and tobacco as a surprise gift, while keeping the change, exposing a clever early con.
A speech railing at Republican clashes with bolters in Ohio politics. The speaker mocks financial schemes and racial metaphors, then urges Republicans to abandon fratricidal strife and unite amid national troubles including Cuba and domestic unrest. He condemns factional wrangling and calls for solidarity.
The story recounts President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland on Glenwood Road near Washington. Gypsy children playing in the road plead for marbles as their group’s wagon approaches. The president orders the coachman to stop, instructs the children to collect their marbles, and smiles at their grateful faces before continuing.
A Boston Transcript tale notes a Negro seeking X-ray power to identify a chicken’s owner, and a thirteen year old friend proposes using Edison’s cathode ray to inspect Tom’s stomach before surgery, reflecting early curiosity about radiography.
The head of the firm says he has received three unsigned letters in two weeks and questions who is sending them. Mike suggests the letter writer may be unable to sign his name. The exchange appears in the Minneapolis Journal.
In England Lord Lister and Professor Frankland commend Doctor Yersin's anti-toxin for plague. They assert his vaccination method offers effective prevention and cure, and endorse his discovery as the true virtue against the disease.
An old ad offers paying cards and money orders via express, listing Cedar Rapids contact J. Mowron and lines about tabules for constipation and indigestion. The faded OCR shows phrases about payment of 75c per card and delivery terms, with unclear product names and pricing.
Petro Corbelli a Hyde Street bootblack was lured into guarding what he believed to be a fortune after Kalasich, a man claiming regal lineage, dazzled him with fake rolls of bank notes. Kalasich’s scheme collapsed when he led Corbelli to a vault and later replaced the wealth with paper and stones, triggering his arrest on grand larceny charges.
An elderly Rumford inventor creates a unique stringed instrument called the mellow chord. Built with violin and guitar strings, it is played on the knee and produces mellow tones that outshine the banjo, guitar, and mandolin. Musicians travel to hear it, and the inventor claims a vision inspired its creation.
A London periodical prize showcased unintentionally humorous ads due to mispunctuation. The list includes lines like Dont go elsewhere to be cheated come In here and Wanted a room for two gentlemen s about 20 feet long.
Formidable revolutionary currents spread across Uruguay and Brazil. In Uruguay the insurrection is political, fueled by government policy and led by numerous, armed insurgents who have defeated forces in multiple engagements. In Brazil the movement centers in Bahia, led by Antonio Consolheiro who calls himself Messiah and inspires 12 to 15 thousand followers who have seized towns and repelled dispatches. The exiled imperial family’s interests fuel monarchist demonstrations.
A recent electric storm disproved the belief that lightning will not strike a feather bed. A bolt hit a chimney at Charles Stentes' house near Utica New York. Part of the bolt tore from a pipe and another portion struck a feather bed, tearing it apart and scattering feathers across the room.
The New York Journal reports a family division amid rumors of a break up. Affected party Bodly appears with injuries to his arm and collarbone, while questions arise about the cause and individuals involved.
The article explains the pocket veto and its importance in brief sessions of Congress. It notes the president can withhold signing bills at session end, effectively making them law or blocked, with two thirds override as the only path. Historical data from the Fifty third Congress shows many laws passed in the final ten days, including private bills.
In Brunswick Georgia a one armed and one legged colored man bet 75 cents to 75 cents he could swim the swollen Flint River. A woman stake holder said she turned the demon over to the other fellow as soon as he jumped in. The river is being dragged for the cripple.
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