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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming it can cure catarrh at all stages. It promises a $100 reward if it fails and urges readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The text notes the remedy works through the blood to the mucous surfaces and builds up constitution.
A. D. McCall is on the sick list as Clermont notes social and civic happenings. Louis Nelson drives a milky wagon to Masquerade at the opera house Friday. Miss Helen Delaney joins Double store sales. The M. B. Dime society was hosted by Mrs. L. L. Carr. Happy Johnson plans a new home after frost. Dr. Butler reports Miss Miller No. 2 arriving to brighten the Miller home. Choir seats for the new church arrive. finishing touches promise one of the county’s nicest churches. Clermont basketball defeats West Union. team on the winning side this season. John Learn becomes proprietor of the old opera house and plans improvements. Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. and Master Robby Linke visit Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Bhike to buy spring millinery there. A misprint in last week’s letter should read two 1 1/2 pew sons born to Grandpy and Grandma Yuuslin.
Social notes list multiple local callers visiting various homes including Jacob Dennler Gottlieb Dennler John Smith and Fredrich households. Visits feature Hanson Christen Baumgartner Mayers and Meyers families with several Sunday and Tuesday gatherings. A box social is planned in District 8 on Friday February 18 with ladies to bring a gentleman’s necktie and a lunch box for two. all are invited.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as the best remedy for children's coughs and colds. It claims Pine Tor blends soothe and ease symptoms, with mild laxative effects to expel poisons, while antiseptic action fights germs and loosens coughing. Adults are advised to use it too.
Over twenty million pipes are made annually in the United States with wooden amber roots from laurel and rhododendron used for stems. North Carolina supplies best material, priced $40 to $60 per ton. Large shipments of root stocks come from France and Italy. A Queens resident tries to arrest a disturbance but is cited for unleashing a dog. Amber is described as having legends but little practical use beyond ornament, with beds in the Baltic and coasts of Maryland and Massachusetts yielding much material.
The text explains habit as mechanical nerve-driven action, not mere memory. Habits form as nerve paths are worn through repeated use, with each successive occurrence becoming easier as centers fire in sequence, until the pattern is established.
Rural areas account for nine tenths of annual lightning deaths and fires. Nevada tops death counts from lightning, followed by North and South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, and Utah in the thunderstorm belt, while Washington shows the fewest deaths and injuries.
A Troy contractor Elbert Anderson used a government inspector nicknamed Samuel Wilson, known as Uncle Sam. The marked boxes bore HA US initials. When asked what the initials meant the inspector joked they stood for the contractor and Uncle Sam, a tale that spread nationwide. Wilson died in Troy in 1834.
The text argues that the divine right of kings, once seen as God’s representative on earth, was undermined by the English Revolution of 1688 and shattered by the French Revolution of 1789. It notes this idea has not been a political force in England since the Stuarts’ expulsion.
A neighbor questions the reason for a prolonged attack on Dauber as an artist. The rival claims his work panders to a degraded public taste after Dauber reportedly sold a painting yesterday.
A Manchester Guardian note summarizes a table from L Hoche de la Timbrologie showing 3193 Victorian stamp portraits by 1909, with Edward VII appearing on 1080 stamps and Bolivar 218 while Columbus appears 119 times. It notes early opposition to royal effigies on letters and a Ferdinand of Sicily postmark frame to obscure portraits.
The text outlines monthly wheat harvesting around the world from January to December. It lists regions and countries active in each month, naming Argentina, New Zealand, East Indies, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Persia, Cuba, China, Japan, Turkey, Greece, Spain, southern France, parts of the U.S., Austria, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Peru, and South Africa among others.
A recent study cited by Professor Jastrow of England finds a distinct division in sleep characteristics between men and women while noting most people sleep similarly. Those with troubled sleep genuinely sleep more jerkily, and the first quarter of the night holds more rest than the rest combined, supporting the adage that an hour before midnight is worth more than two after.
In Horsham England two school children trained a rook captured as a chick five years ago. Through patient instruction they taught it a growing vocabulary nearing one hundred simple words. The bird, kept in their garden, can fly well yet remains under control and does not escape.
A proud father notes his child’s rapid accumulation of toy trains, predicting future trouble with the federal government. The remark hints the youngster has already grabbed about half the trains in their block, a boastful sign of early monopoly potential.
A brief moral from the Ohio State Journal extols the happiest man as honest, frugal, and reliable. It praises saving, hard work, and consistent conduct, noting true prosperity follows honest labor and integrity. It warns that a mean life may bring temporary wealth but not lasting happiness or success.
In a small New York town, Hiram wed and lingered at the livery. The proprietor warned him not to approach horses from behind, fearing kicks to the head. Hiram retorted bravely that he was not afraid, while the liveryman insisted on preventing lame horses.
A historical Judge quote describes Little Edwin receiving one cent daily for regular mornings, seven cents saved weekly in a Sunday school contribution box, and Edwin taking medicine to the mother claiming he will spend the week’s physic in advance to go to the movies. The tale reflects early 20th century child behavior and moral storytelling.
A father recalls studying while his son explains his need for a chauffeur to free time for lessons. The son argues that fixing his car eats study time and hinders grades, contrasting his situation with his father's college effort.
A historic craftman explains razor sharpening rules. A razor must lie flat to maintain a fine edge on a hollow ground blade while a pocket knife needs a stout edge. Hold at about 26 to 25 degrees and resemble a chisel edge for best results.
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