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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

11 Feb 1904

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1904

Page

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Saved at the Altar and a Double Courtship Unfolds

In a late chapter, Vance departs as wedding plans loom while Myra battles illness and a bridal dress parade unfolds. Sam warns of Louis Le Dru’s possible schemes, hinting at a hidden affair involving Mary Leslie and Marcia’s fiancé. Vance contemplates revealing truth but presses on to Cincinnati, keeping the bigger conflict quiet until his return.

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Vance Achilles Huo Auterre Madeline Louis Maria Uis Lesse'a Maret Maggie Lewis Gianes Maareih Tre Lionel Leslie's Martha Magele Louisville Myra Mr le Drup Marcia Mae Marela Maggic Tlouls Mureig Magegle Dr. Barnett Mareia Clarence Mirvin Mag Linn Italy Squire Dongelas Vanhee Washington New York City New York Florence Magela Vante Florry Hoe Plorry Merry Vance Douglas Frankfort Lexington Junction Cincinnati Marcela Sam Yates Galise Lils Marie Vanes Maria Vance Louis le Dru Marse Vance Mary Leslie Marge Dru Misa Mary Mario Vance Myry Marie Hebben Yose Arbor Marie Louis Miss Mary Maria Vanes Tiny Marve Louis Myty Atill Neyder Dan Mack Leslie Anna Mr. Leslie
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Ingenious Red Fox Capture Secret Told by Maine Trapper

The Bangor Commercial notes a Maine trapper famed for a twenty year old fox catching method. He digs a water channel, places a submerged trap on a tiny island, and uses musk scent to lure Reynard onto the baited rest he avoids securing. The plan aims to trap foxes without leaving scent and with a tethered trap. The article also includes a lengthy Winter Night farm vignette from New York Weekly.

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Maine Bangor Reynard Verwont Malin
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Boy in Adirondacks Fends Off Bear Attack

Sixteen year old Harry Benton home alone in a snowbound Adirondack shanty after his father leaves for supplies. When a bear threatens, he defends his cubs with an ax, felling the male as a rifle shot ends the danger. His courage steadies him until rescue or return of his father.

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Harry Adirondack Cary Mr. Benton Lumber Company Adirondacks Warry Wtake Jessicas Lim Con Marty Hmself Bent Jay Barry
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Mont Ila Failer's Voice and Hidden Trophies in Woods

Fragmentary text describes a character Ila and a journey through a camp with trophies. A promise to keep a firearm while in the woods is referenced, plus an orphan theme. The passage is incomplete and obscured, with several garbled phrases.

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Ila
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Memory Aid From Leishman Tale In Carnegie Era

A tale recounts mistletoe Leishman then president of Carnegie Steel who cannot recall a visitor’s name. He writes a prompt message asking for the guest’s identity, receives a blank response, and then smoothly continues the meeting, offering a social courtesy while preserving the encounter. The anecdote, from the New York Tribune, illustrates quick thinking and tact.

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Mistleter Leishman Joni G. A. Leish Burkey Carnegie Steel Company Trishman Fie Entor Lelshman Mr. Leishman Tatshmann Haif New York Pribmine
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Import Hair by the Car Load in New York

The New York Press notes a hair fashion boom with hundreds of tons of human hair imported in 1903 valued around 3 million dollars. It spurs a surge in hairdressers, led by male stylists, as fashion elevates the craft and boosts luxury goods from Europe.

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New York Fifth Avenue America Europe United States New York Press
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Democratic Grand Duke Adopts American Public Audiences

The Grand Duke of Saxe Altenburg will grant weekly public audiences on Wednesdays from 10 am to noon. Subjects must request meetings in advance via the court marshal, and any who arrive within the hour may be seen. Other German princes also stage public audiences, provoking debate among the aristocracy over republican influence.

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Saxe-Altenburg Wiliam Grand Duke of Coburg Saxe- Weimar
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An Even Break Her Ah Me Comic Exchange

A brief humorous exchange about marriage and habit ends with a quip about coffee and honesty. The light banter notes that some men stay in bed too long while others lie about it, concluding with a playful nod to donkeys and silk bats.

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