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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

04 Feb 1915

Page 6

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1915

Page

6

Iowa News Roundup Highlights Estates and Local Events

Carrie Rutledge estate appointed C V Findlay as special administrator pending probate on March 17. Wireless system at State University proves efficient, with Arlington time signals and two kilowatt sending capability. Trunk murder case in Waukon involves Cyprian Martel. air drafts reveal drug trafficking and postmaster races in Humboldt. Cedar Rapids plans skyscraper with $210,000 land cost and $350,000 building cost. Pension funds for Ottumwa police and firemen approved, with tax levy. Sioux City churches launch go-to-church Sunday drive using ads. Postmasters named in several towns. Fort Dodge reports large fishing for Sacred Heart church. Various county incidents include robberies, accidents, and inquests across Iowa.

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Carrie C. Rutledge The State University United States Arlington Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Ernest Wredner Wau‘kon Cyprian Martel Martel Mississippi River Harper's Ferry Cedar Rapida Merchants’ National Bank Ottumwa Sioux City Henry C. Hastings Eldon Stephen T. Jordan Fonda Ira L. Breffle Lake Park Breenup C.boston Malvern James 3. Glenn Marengo Emma Nicolay Postville Joseph Peters Preston Albert F. Jenkins Russell W. F. Decker Delpit Wolfe Fort Doda Sacred Heart Catholic Church Muscatine Harold Knech John Hopkins Himboldt Herald D. A. Ray John Tour Humboldt Northern Iowa Mason City Davenport A. la Velle Grinnell, Jr Henry P. Lewis Loveland Iowa William Maxwell Sheriff Maxwell Kingsley Ireland Chris Peters Manly Peters Chinogs University of Hawaii Cyclone Ning Ames Fort Dodge Masonia Temple Association Masonia Dorcas Brazwell Dubuque Clinton James M. Wilson Washington Sidney C. Smith Waterloo W. D. Hagan Supreme Court Travers D. Munger Farmers and Grain Dealers Association of Iowa Chambers of Commerce County Superintendent of Schools Audubon County Rockwell City Andrew Carnegie Brookhart Towa Minneapolis & St. Louis Mazon City Townens Sarah A. Brown Center Point Elmira Cutler Whiting Phemia Judson Onawa Hannah EB Goodrich Lima Magdalena Ohmer McGregor Marshalltown J. Levin Goose Lake Bever Island Hunting and Fishing Club Methodist Church John Leber George Leber Fort Madison Sacred Heart Hospital Conadouanesa Frst National Bank Laura E. Pike Jamea Shutka College of Medicine University of Iowa Morrell Packing Company Abraham Nygaard Hantontown Plumb Brothers Maud Ashby Rb, M. Ashby Whitebreast Township Lucas County Jesse Wyman
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Iowa tax system reform drives Linn representative plans

Des Moines reports Rep Barry of Linn as Ways and Means chair seeks to replace flat millage with fixed appropriation driven levies for state funds. Bills push repealing nonpartisan judiciary law and broad investigations of state institutions while new blue sky reforms aim to curb securities fraud.

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Des Moines Barry Linn Houre Iowa Executive Council Coggan Charles Thomas Kent H. W. Byers W. 8 Allen State House General Assembly Banke H. D. Rayburn House Committee On Banks and Banking
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Bear Rampage At Boston Animal Store Ends After Two Hours

A year old Maine woods black bear named Pop escaped his cage in a Boston animal shop and rampaged for two hours. The creature knocked over bins, released rabbits, bit a bag of corn, attacked a moose head, and drew a crowd of hundreds as canaries, parrots, and other pets shrieked while fish remained silent. Store floor manager Edward Braxton finally captured Pop with a long whip.

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Boston Pop Brain Bed- Tam Big Moose Head Percocks Rabbita Bedlam Edward ©. Braxton
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Watch Saved By Photo Returns Stolen Item

In Los Angeles two highwaymen returned a watch after spotting a photo of Ray Piper’s mother inside the back case. They had taken the watch near Twenty second and Hoover Streets and kept 86 cents from the loot before vanishing. Piper, 1446 East Twenty second attack, said the watch was a gift from his mother.

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Los Angeles Cal Ray Piper Hoover Piper
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Hunter Says Dear Kicked Him in Hunting Tale

Virginia Minn A J Wargatt head of the Virginia office of the Lake Superior Wax association returns from a week at a camp near Mile Post 49 on the Alger Smith line He recounts being bucked and shows a semicircular cheek mark claimed as the hoof imprint from the animal

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Hunter Dear Virginia Minn A. J. Wargatt Lake Superior Wax Association Mile Post 49 Alger-Smith
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Woman in Bad Condition Praises Pinkham's Remedy

Montpelier Vermont woman Mary Gautam reports relief from irregularity fatigue chills and stomach pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the medicine and offers to let her name be used. The ad touts the product as dependable and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential female advice.

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Montpelier Lydia E. Pinkham Mary Gautam Ridge St Montpelier, VI Lydian Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Masé
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Solved Scheme to Starve the Poor Revealed

A quoted exchange shows Professor Grouch claiming to have solved distress by starving the poor off the face of the earth. The dialogue frames a stark critique of cold economic policy and its inhumane implications. Urban planners and social commentators weigh in on ethical constraints and policy alternatives.

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Grouch
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California Syrup of Figs Advertisement

A vintage ad urges mothers to switch from harsh remedial mixtures to California Syrup of Figs for children. It claims the fruit laxative cleanses the stomach and bowels gently, is loved by kids, and prevents illness, with a 60-cent bottle sold in stores with directions for all ages.

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California Ita
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Getting On Book Scene Sparks Early Romance

A humorous dialogue notes a novel’s atmosphere with a fiery first chapter. The narrator jokes that the hero and heroine meet amid an explosion, highlighting a dramatic meet-cute.

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Child’s Cuteness Depends On Ownership, Neighbors React

A lighthearted observation notes that a child’s adorableness or mischief seems greater or lesser depending on whether the child is one’s own or a neighbor’s. Reactions range from amusement to playful defense of parental pride.

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