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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1906

Page

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Danish Royal Lineage and Heir Details Reported

The article outlines European royal connections through Prince Christian and King George, noting Denmark’s royal family ties, the Danish Diet treaty links, and the dowager Rusala. It mentions a grandson Charles elected in Norway and lists Crown Prince Meederick born in June 843 as heir to Denmark's throne.

Sion Christian Ristian VIII Hie Europe George of Nother Rusala Charles Norway Meederick Denmark

Gifts of Miss Alice Roosevelt Enchant Europe Awe

Washington correspondence reports Miss Roosevelts bridal gifts will surpass any American collection. Gifts from czar to Kaiser include jewelry and silks, with no duty if sent to regencies. envoys may present in person. The pope may gift a medieval papal item honoring Mr Longworth. The Sultan plans a priceless gem.

Washington Roosevelt China England Italy Miss Roosevelt Columbia Mer Diomede Valconi Vatican Longworth Bellamy Storer Vienna Turkey

Smoot and others in a tangled Senate voice

A clipped, garbled snippet references Smoot, Abdul Hamid, Povitnsy Bigelow, Admiral Evans, and Rojestvensky with mentions of battleships and Czars. It hints at political theater and confusion, noting responses to leadership and misread statements. Names and terms are partially obscured, implying a tumultuous, possibly satirical, discussion.

Smoot Abdul Hamid Senate Copia St. Louis

King Alfonso of Spain Chooses Beatrice Battenberg Bride

Roving reports claimed Alfonso would wed Princess Beatrice Kingdyard, but he admired Mayland Princess. instead he married Princess Dua of Battenberg after capitulating to her charms. The godchild of Pope Leo XIII, Alfonso is athletic but not of a rigid constitution, and Dona Maria Cristina relinquished the regency on his accession.

Spain Mayland Alfonso Beatrice Dyard Alfonses Etill Dua Battenberg Ife Leo XIII Infanta Sanbel Alfonso Leon Francisco Pascual Dona Maarla Cristina

National union plan for blacksmith helpers unfolds

A campaign centers on forming a national union for blacksmith helpers once part of the journeymen’s union. S Charles Dold of Chicago, international president of the Piano and Organ Workers Union, will establish Boston headquarters for a two month New England organizing drive.

Journeymen's Union S'Charles Dold Chicago Piano and Organ Workers’ Union Boston New England

Farmboy Potential and Soil Knowledge Emphasized

A Manchester American piece argues farmboys can secure prominence in state and national affairs through thorough agricultural training. It details why farming now demands intelligence, soil study, proper feeding, and preparation, comparing it to medicine and law training, and urges parents to support farm education and soil improvement.

Farma Fuathera Manchester American

Illinois Indiana Marriage Law Pranks Trap Eloping Couples

In Macon County a man and woman were jailed while seeking licenses as new marriage laws clash. Joseph H Ballard age thirty five and Mary Sei bart from Hoopeston sought a license in Dunville but the woman’s prior divorce blocked issuing the permit. Indiana couples flee to Illinois for license while some are turned away in Parla or by law due to age and recent divorces.

Cupid Illinois Indiana Macon County Joseph H. Ballard Mary Seibart Hoopeston Clark Dunville Joseph Owen Hill Mma Bullington

Cleveland Leader Quote on Trial and Mystery

A fragmentary clipping shows a garbled exchange with phrases like What did you do and I dropped this. The text hints at a quoted interaction possibly involving a judge, with the source labeled Cleveland Leader.

Cleveland Leader

Revival of Kidney Health Advice Promotes Pills

A 1806 testimonial from Dr Melvin M Page of Pure Optical Mo Eric Pa recounts a severe kidney sickness caused by excess iced drinks in New York. After taking Dean's old ney Pills the patient claims rapid improvement, regaining weight and health, and says he has weighed 188 pounds since. Sold by old dealers, 60 cents a box Poster Millburn Co Buffalo N Y.

Melvin M.’Page Pure Optical Mo Eric New-York Ucting Millburn Co Buffalo

Onion Bias Across Medical Opinion Debated

A Victorian-era note questions onion health claims. A doctor touts onions as breath sweeteners and blood purifiers while the editor counters, saying personal experience contradicts the view and suggests avoiding onions. A secondary anecdote features a merchant and job seeker about salary.

Remarkable Cure Claims From Tubercular Sores and Growth of Steam

A reader details a cure for severe sores using Cutlerun Soup and Ointment, recounting how two months of treatment restored a boy to health after grisly flesh damage and near death. The account shifts to a 1905 date and notes rapid 1800s to 1906 advances in steam ships, railways, telegraphs, cables, and telephone lines worldwide, highlighting vast growth and global connectivity.

Sletan Trent Atte Ulm

Coming and Going in the Neighborhood

A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows Johnny pleading for reform at Aiiday School or face tougher days. Susie questions the meaning as Johnny laments being barred from play by half the neighbors and mothers protecting their children, leaving him friendless.

Johnny Susie Cleveland

The Silver Question and Population Comment Fragment

A fragmented excerpt shows a political exchange about the silver question and deflated birth rates in England. Names and dialogues hint at party figures and public concern, with a note that only 75 percent as many children are born as thirty years ago.

Borroughs Jenders Borroughe England

Word-building contest with Grape Nuts prizes

A Grape Nuts contest invites 331 readers to form words from the letters Y I O Grape Nuts. Prizes include gold pieces and greenback boxes, with a top $100 reward. Entrants must send word lists and a truthful health letter by April 30, 1906 to Postum Cereal Co. Ltd, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Thei Wie Vox Re- Ghagten Jens Postum Cereal Co., Ltd Battle, Creek, Mich

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