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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
2
Silk sheets and related nightwear once popular fell out of favor as buyers spurned elk underwear and satin robes. Linen and lawn underwear rise in demand while pure silk and silk wool blends stay steady. The piece notes a shift in consumer taste and hints at ongoing market scrutiny.
An elderly Spirktus questions marriage with a former flame while a young man named Ottica Koy seeks clarification after his work Dolly's Simples was misprinted as Dolly's Fimples. He claims the error has drawn unwanted attention from a figure called Lis fecuusay. The scene implies a domestic setting with May and Devens nearby and a husband in the next room.
A dialogues snippet from the Washington Star tasting of cunning banter about money, thrift, and marriage, where a young man laments losses from betting with a woman and the risk of lifelong entanglements.
A description from Cussier's Magazine recounts Edison’s Orange Laboratory amid pastoral surroundings. It notes experiments testing currents as a method of death, detailing Charles Bachelor’s close call with a fatal shock and a harrowing account of the electric pain and recovery.
The readable fragment hints at a local notice column offering advertisement insertions with monthly accounts payable. It mentions a splendid arrangement of pertinent material and readiness to execute all kinds of printing or mature content in a prepaid manner. It references rates including one year or six months prepaid options.
A shaky transcript from Saratoga court depicts a confused exchange as a complaining witness accuses a trunk factory of nuisance to the community. The judge questions the alleged guilt while noting the defendant’s respectable appearance.
A Sne County resident writes to the Brownsville News detailing corn outputs across Iowa, noting estimated yields of 6,876,000 bushels in Payette county and 6,280,800 bushels in Sixteen Towns township. He cites favorable weather, high crib storage, and multiple buyers driving prices around 14 to 164 cents per bushel.
Fragmented OCR reveals mention of Dr. George Mayon Lieatite Wises and the death of Dr. Johan Newmar at Des Moines, with references to early graduates and college figures. The text notes petitions about reevaluation and questions surrounding a restrictive law, reflecting a historical obituary and public notice context.
A veteran warns younger readers that life justice favors the capable, citing Carlyle, Lowell, and Herbert Spencer. He argues success comes from internal effort, not luck, and urges youths to develop individuality, work honestly, and distrust mere conventional paths.
The 1884 tale by Eugene Field was revised eight times over nine years. He planned printing it but died suddenly. the manuscript surfaced with his effects and was sent to editor Hose Jounnan of The Laprea Journal. The story will appear in the next issue with illustrations by Howard Pule.
Maral Gran Rates promote Mardi Gras travel from New Orleans to Mobile with round trip telp tickets at gently reduced rates. Tickets on sale February 10 to 16, good to return by March 14. Includes double daily through trains with Pullman sleepers to St. Louis and Chicago via direct connections at Union Depot New Orleans and Mobile. Call BOR & N agents for rates and details. address J. Montey No.6 GP TA Cellar Rapids, Iowa.
A vast lithographic project planned for a color rich monthly magazine promises grand outputs. Ross’s watercolor for Cosmopolitan is reproduced, with plans for broader lithographic work and extended color features in upcoming issues.
In a dainty cover, the February Ladies' Home Journal features illustrations by Schuylar Matthews and Emmet Sherwood, with articles on The Presidential Office by Harrison, memoirs by Mary Anderson de Navarro, and pieces on music, fashion, home economy, and culture. The issue, from Curtis Publishing, costs one dollar per year or ten cents a copy.
In Fayette County Iowa a district court will hear the proposed will of Bernard Hansburger late of the county deceased on March 10. The hearing seeks proof and admission to probate. Dated February 5 1800 at West Union Iowa. Patwen Clark attorneys for the case.
A city agent peddles a self winding clock with a windmill power idea to a grocer. A ginger bearded spectator derides it, telling a tale of a Kansas man who installed a windmill pump that overheated water and ruined his goods, then turned to politics after the accident.
Opera star Mile Calve criticizes tuberoses for harming the voice while preferring roses and violets. She notes tuberoses trigger throat irritation, causing singing difficulty, and recounts accepting 3800 dollars in bouquets on a New York finale night, mostly tuberoses. Carmen however avoids them and keeps violets.
An essay-like piece contrasts traditional views of learned women with modern professional ladies in Philadelphia. It notes two women in a local club nicknamed the two kittens, highlights their playful manner, and mentions one earning a university degree while another gains a chair with formal parliamentary duties.
The piece argues longevity rests on inheritance, diet, and temperate habits. It highlights peaceable retirement, rural living, and freedom from nervous strain as key factors. It notes the increasing burden on individuals and families, with professionals and politicians not main contributors to contented aging.
New York ex prizefighter and congressman Morrissey told a tale about bribing Speaker Colfax with cigars to secure a good committee seat. Colfax recalled reserving fine cigars, realizing Morrissey’s ploy as he sought influence for his district. Morrissey asserted he would accept any committee assignment that kept cigars flowing and aided his allies.
A narrator notes a woman arranging trees and a waterfall in a staged scene, calling to a photographer as she preens to appear sweet and proper. The dialogue includes a quip about cheap tea and a club remark about a bachelor feeling cheap, with characters Maud and Ethel debating bargains.
Fragmentary dialogue recalls The Cow-Moy Veater. Thirdly, a minister faces resignation after his conduct prompts church leaders to demand it. The scene shifts to a comical interruption as boys discuss moving a safe and a German student questions football, reflecting a jumble of captions and sketches.
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