Exacting credit for Col Logan in editorial craft
The excerpt credits Col Emmit G Logan with shaping the short editorial paragraph and notes his breezy style rivaling Maree Henry Watterson at the Louisville Courier Journal. After leaving printing, he became a country gentleman near Bowling Green, Kentucky. An anecdote recalls his ad seeking a Black cook with stark simplicity. Wall Street Journal.
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Col
Emmit G. Logan
Maree
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Watterson
Colonel Logan
Marge” Henry
Marie” Henry
Bowling Green
Wall Street Journal
Best seen from a distance skunk sketch in American wildlife
A whimsical sketch describes the skunk as an American animal able to deter threats with a powerful odor. It notes its nocturnal habits, distinctive fur pattern of blackish brown with yellow stripes, and a bushy tail. Skunk farms are mentioned as a newly established industry.
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Hyn
Deva
Skunk Misidentified as Cat Brings Poultry Trouble
A farm report describes a skunk about the size of a cat that raids a farmer's yard stealing eggs and chickens. Despite a powerful defensive weapon, the animal is clean in its habits and dangerous when mistaken for a cat.
Northern Albanian clans guard Dark Ages remnants
The author notes the Mirdites and Malessori preserve medieval lifestyle traits from before church power rose. He highlights their poverty snows tongue and habits as amber that preserves a prehistoric fly, describing their nominal Catholicism and clan solidarity as key social force.
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Italy
Constantinople
Europe
Two Sailors Buy Pub in Quiet Country Town
Not meant for the public premise recalls two Scotch sailors retiring from their purchase of a small pub in a country town. The place was painted inside and out and left closed. Village crowds gathered, asking when it would open, until a sailor at the window proclaimed the purchase was for themselves.
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London
University of Hard Work
Abraham Lincoln
Gott Zurcher
Farmersburg
Harvey Stoehr
Chicago
Milwaukee
Luana
Jefferson
Abe
Back to the Farm Movement Promotes Honest Living
A reflective piece on honesty as a social virtue and the value of working farmers. It contrasts idle labor with productive farming and suggests a harmony between soil and nature supporting agrarian revival.
Elgin Echo Classifieds Advertising Rates
Advertising rates for the Elgin Echo are shown as five cents per line for insertions with local ads run consecutively and ordered discontinued. Subscriptions are monthly with various payment terms and printing services offered, including a wide range of jobbing material and printing styles.
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Olnas Malimatier
Elgin
S.seerseneenee
Clermont Enterprise News Brief 1916 Local Items
Local notices from Clermont include social visits, farm and business reports, and town affairs. Miss Billa Earnhardt visited sister Mrs H S Steele. Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co-Op offered feeds and flour. Township trustees meet Feb 7 to hire roads superintendent. A death in Wisconsin and travel notes reference The Birth of a Nation film. Community updates cover sales, real estate, and local travel.
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L. 5. Hutchinson
Billa Earnhardt
H. S. Steele
School House
N. W. Evans
Elgin and Brainard
Miss Hartman
Berg
Effard ‘Hunsberger
Jtarley Heling
Bracken Boys
Chicayge
A. M. Welber
West Union
Wm. Vinton
Vinton
Elgin Land Company
F. R. Berg
Albert Rypesto
New York
In. Y
Norway
Sam Mosby
Kniel
Ad Ina Knight
Cedar Rapids
Torkel Hanson
Madison
South Dakota
Gus Gunderson
Hanson
Clermont
Alpha Thorson
Pleasant Valley Township
Elgin
Meichi Luchsinger
Qler
Max Thoma
Yarn Sehori
Robert Gehring
Elgin Creamery
Ames
Ed Hanson
John Felb
Chas Mona- Nan
Mr. Evans
Will
Evans
L. H. Oswald
Oswald
Lewie Oswald
Bagley
Wisconsin
Burlington Railroad
St. Paul
Minn
Man Advocates Taxative Dose To Cut Hospital Crowds
Des Moines Iowa interview quotes Mr Olsen urging every citizen to take a taxative dose to keep thousands of patients out of hospitals. He claims familiarity with laxatives and touts Rexall Orderles as the pleasant, sure remedy for constipation.
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Des Moines
Olsen
Elgin area farm bargains offered for quick action
Weibel s farm sale list promotes 265 acres near Elgin with 200 acres arable plus timber and pasture, 300 acres at Brainard with depot yards, Wilson 1915 acres on main road, and multiple smaller tracts nearby. Prices demand swift response, terms vary, some trades possible, highlights include model farm near Hikader West Union road and Berger residence on Main street.
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Elgin
Helms
Brainard
Iown
Wilson
John H. Smith
Hikader-West Union Road
Higin
Alex
Berg
Geo. L. Miller
Elgin-West
Union Road
Cresco
Berger
West Elgin
Main Street
John Howard
Arnold Bauman
Hunsberger
Elgin Land Company and village notes and jokes
A miscellaneous Iowa column noting Elgin Land Company, a mix of quips about roads, diplomacy, and education. local farming activity on the Lansing island. school consolidation in Aurora. a court case in St. Louis and a recent death near Artesian. assorted items on public figures, weather dares, and agricultural economics. medical and household tips follow.
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St. Louis
Rome
Iowa
George W. Clark
J. A. Burnquist
Minnesota
John H. Morehead
Nebraska
George Carlson
Colorado
Towa
Emil Michael
William Platt
Artesian
Waverly
Carl Gurgens
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Cc. J. Harrington
Lowa
John Falb
THE
Elgin Echo
Norttenstern
Koon W. Hughes
United States
Weibel Brothers
Patrick Dulin
Clark
Great Falls
Montana
Clermont Enterprise
Miss Pearl
Crystal Lake
Maynard News
Washington Dispatch
Monrad J. Olsen
Stoehr’s Pharmacy
Rexall Store
Weibel
ELGIN _LAND COMPANY
Lansing
Unstenberg
Aurora
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