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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
3
A playful verse collection lists valentines to Maud, grandma, May, Lil, Ethel, and a mystery beloved, each line imagining gifts and sentiments. It juxtaposes sentimental gift-giving with a whispered prayer for the cherished unknown, ending with a reference to Woman's Home Companion and Cupid imagery.
A humorous, antiquated reflection on St Valentine as cupid figure and martyr, noting the saint's ancient legend and Chaucer reference. The piece lampoons the romantic excesses of the day, praising and teasing the lore surrounding Saint Valentine.
Fragmentary OCR lists Lincoln quotes on war history and governance. It includes lines about majority rule, war’s terrors, fairness, leadership, and moral courage, with many cuts and typos from the source. The collection remains unedited and incomplete.
A story from Youth's Companion recounts a Virginia youth six feet four inches tall who refused Lincoln's handshake at a White House reception. Lincoln challenged him, then outmatched him in height and, after the tall youth finally shook hands, the President’s kindness changed his view of the man. The tale underscores dangers of misrepresentation and the value of personal respect.
A fragment from a poem by T.C. Harbaugh recalls a past romance, noting the rose is red the violet blue and that time cannot sever love. The speaker reflects on fading memories, a heart still beating, and the distant voice of old sweethearts as years drift onward.
The Sketch reports a blunt fortune telling scene where a cheerful poet asks about the future, and the teller grimly predicts poverty until age 35, prompting the poet to press for what comes after. The exchange ends with a gruff but humorous acknowledgement of enduring hardship.
Practical poultry guidance on lighting, housing, breeding, and feeding. Highlights include selecting healthy breeding stock, avoiding inbreeding, shipping considerations for breeding males, and methods for preserving eggs. Also covers hatching, duck care, manure management, disease notes like Black Head in turkeys, and oddities such as a freak hen with rooster-like features.
The article emphasizes grit as essential for laying hens to digest food and produce eggs. It warns that without grit, even soft foods are digested slowly, reducing egg production and overall poultry health.
Thousands hear that the tree praised in Campbell's poem Spare Woodman Spare the Beechen Tree blew down in a November gale. It stood before Ardwell House, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and cannot be propped. Some suggest gathering its seed to plant near the same spot next spring.
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