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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary OCR list presents numerous individuals with towns such as West Union Fairfield Oelwein Putnam and others. The shorn text appears to be a roster or directory, naming residents and their associated locales in a scattered format. This item reads as an archival snippet rather than a narrative event with a clear outcome.
The council met in regular session with Mayor Ehrlich presiding and present for roll call. Bills approved by finance committee include lamps, street work, and fees totaling several hundred dollars. Ehrlich Knudtson Capper Schmid voted to approve all bills. Knudtson Schmid Capper named as judges for the March 1901 town election. Meeting adjourned.
Coontown 400 promises two hours of clean moral entertainment at the Opera House Tuesday evening February 12. The act features sweet singing artistic dancing and refined comedy with 12 top performers. Prices are 15 25 and 35. Bring ladies and children.
The Passenger Department of the B CREN Wyss arranges a special train excursion to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo starting from a specified point. It will include chair cars and sleepers with daily service between points on route, led by Mr. Ed Soule and a team of excursion agents and organizers across Iowa and nearby towns. Additional details and full information can be obtained from listed representatives or Cedar Rapids agents.
Ancient practice revived with modern twist in New York as a Stadé bath offers a new female oriented service. Wardrobe care includes dusting repairs pressing and disinfection using an atomizer spray and heated form to remove odors before delivering cleaned garments to the client.
About 100 professionals in the city form the Hundred Year club to study longevity. They aim to prolong life past 100 and possibly beyond, arguing for useful aging and open-minded exploration. Members include Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Dr. Carleton Simmons. studies compare diets across nations with Ireland Germany Serbia China. They pursue natural physical and mental measures after life events.
Philadelphia public schools abolish partial payments and compound interest problems. Baltimore News notes the head of the city system favors the change, arguing it spares students from tedious, error prone arithmetic and improves tempers and nerves without harming intelligence.
The German navy plans include fifteen men of war with capital ships and two battle class cruisers under construction at Kiel Dantzig and Wilhelmshaven. Additional torpedo boats destroyers and lengthening of Siegfried class vessels are in progress at Kiel Elbing and other yards. Costs exceed 5 million dollars as Berlin seeks further credit from parliament beyond last year's estimates.
A new concept proposes using windmills to pump water into a high reservoir and drive a dynamo through a turbine. It suggests windmills could provide a steady water supply to power continuous electricity generation.
A fragment notes a private royal railway station at Gosport used by the Queen for embarkation. The depot has four long platforms connected to a pontoon at the water, with a small rail line running inland. The Foye family influence is mentioned as increasing the station's status.
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