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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
3
In a Scientific Corner feature the New York Sun imagines a sixty foot brontosaur of the Azarda lineage. The creature walks on four massive legs, can lift its head high, and uses its tail for propulsion in water. It feeds on ferns and aquatic plants, avoiding predators by staying near water and using height to scan its surroundings.
The author argues there is no life on the moon due to lack of air water or observable change. He compares lunar features to a vast graveyard and suggests any former inhabitants are long gone, leaving mountains, valleys, and crater rings as a monumental mausoleum.
Bellaire Ohio inventor O P Madson tests a three ball aluminum water tricycle capable of eighteen to twenty miles an hour upstream. The device weighs sixty five pounds and supports up to three riders with minimal effort, using paddle wheels on the rear balls.
The article argues TB is not hereditary and can spread via infection. factors like poor health, ventilation, and sunlight affect virulence. It notes tuberculin as a safe testing agent, claims milk from tuberculous or healthy herds causes no clear change in disease rates, and references the Danish method to breed out the disease by separating infected animals.
The article describes a tall French tandem with the forward rider raised about twenty feet on a reinforced frame. The upper rider steers while the lower rider handles the controls, connected by a chain to the crank hanger. It notes the design’s novelty and limited practical use beyond exhibition and possible reconnaissance due to its wide overlook.
A phosphor bronze diving bell of five eighths inch plate failed at 200 feet in Lake Michigan. Weighed 23,000 pounds, it collapsed under estimated pressure 86.4% psi, cracking windows and splintering timbers. Towers of 353,924 pounds per six by six feet and over 1,261 tons applied to the helm.
Scientists discuss phosphorescent light as a future energy source, likening it to fireflies and glowworms. The goal is to produce light with minimal or no heat, unlike candle, gas, or electric sources which waste energy as heat. The text notes uncertainty about the exact source and mechanism, but the potential exists in nature's chemistry to create efficient light.
A quirky verse piece begins with a Balkan flavored cue and a winter scene in which a speaker meets a fairy wearing steel trimmed in pearl on a hooded gown. The scene shifts to a mantel chase as tiny white fairies escape, prompting a springtime question about their return and behavior.
Mrs. Peckleigh scolds her husband for sewing buttons on bloomers at night. He claims to be patching pockets but seeks coins for ice cream sodas. She pretends disbelief yet helps by producing five more bloomers and keeps him up sewing.
Senator Sorghum muses on lessons from a wishbone and luck in life, noting how even small moments can reveal valuable reasons for actions. He uses a dinner anecdote about a child and a game to illustrate chance and expectation.
A crime scene voicefully recounts a bold break in with Burglar Bill introducing a new pal who proclaims reform yet boasts of past pocket bank thefts and current safe cracking as the crew plans to chase hymn singers away. Lanky 5am questions the newcomer’s change.
A terse exchange hints at a mystery linked to Migs Cutter and a promised life. The caller questions the fate of the character and the identity of a husband, with a brief reply implying a family connection and a looming consequence.
Fragment from Cleveland Leader recounts a dialogue where Johnny Ma questions belief in ghosts. Pa claims he once saw a specter and would make an escape from the old spook, hinting at fear and superstition shaping the family tale.
A vivid line exchange surfaces with regional vernacular as speakers tease about looking or speaking. One speaker notes they would have walked over the other if not for a prior remark, capturing a casual confrontation in dialogue form.
In a humorous note from Texas Siftings, Pat-O'Hooligan and Mike-Well recount a goat chasing a manuscript after Pat-O'Hooligan finished his memoirs. The beast supposedly swelled to twice its size, causing comic trouble and a lighthearted scene.
Tan Maclaran writes that farming in Kansas is a complete failure noting that even chickens there have no crop.
A dialog fragment shows a Modern Criminal demanding a jury trial while a lawyer proposes a jury but the defendant rejects the idea and insists on a judge. The exchange emphasizes tension between legal procedures and personal demand for peers.
A brief fragment notes a baby’s teething woes provoking noise and leading to a humorous incident as the infant pulls at a beard and causes it to be shaved, leaving the father astonished by the change and the child’s mischievous behavior.
A brief quip shows an exchange where one man returns another’s umbrella, apologizes for the delay, and explains he started out a week ago to bring it back, mentioning the rain as the reason for the wait.
In a humorous exchange Browne asks if you and your wife ever quarrel and Jones replies they never quarrel because they do not live together. The exchange plays on marital tension and separation for comic effect.
Mr Cohen tells Mr Skidds a boy bit his thumb severely while the speaker cites religious reasons for not biting swine. The exchange centers on the animal bite and the implied dietary prohibition.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a burglary plan with a focus on a window pane. The overheard exchange mentions breaking the pane gently as part of the act. No clear names, places, or dates are provided in the readable text.
A dialogue shows a manager asking the prima donna last week about whether they wanted their salaries, revealing tensions over pay. The exchange centers on chorus involvement and compensation.
A narrator recalls a biblical giant slain by a shepherd using a stone. The exchange shifts to a playful riddle about naming a plant, with the response asserting a humorous non sequitur. The scene mixes storytelling with childlike wordplay in a conversational tone.
A Washington Star snippet shows a sad-eyed young man anticipating the inauguration with keen interest while revealing two large notes due around that time. The exchange underscores personal financial pressures tied to a major public event.
A fragmentary note portrays Rebecca Solomon disputing a nightmare vision about a store fire, expressing confusion and denial of the imagined catastrophe and referencing a dream sequence with a surreal exchange.
A cryptic item from Texas Siftings features dialogue about selling the “sheepest in town” with a note of going out in the country and references to a friend and Pat.
A fragment from a Philadelphia North American page features a dialogue about inscription in a book, candid reflections on love and fate, and brief humor about a Paris cough. The piece blends social observation with literary quips and casual dialogue.
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes dialogue showing a farmhand exchange about employment with Weary Wilk. The judge remarks that Jagale took out some insurance the day he died, a line framed as a pun on Fire.
An English traveler, Stuart Majoribanks, recounts a Tibetan tribe that, after seeking Indian government aid, fashioned a crude likeness of Queen Victoria. They placed the image in a hilltop temple, treating it as the tribe’s chief deity in a striking act of reverence for the British monarch.
The Illustrated American notes Washington as a gathering ground for rich widows with daughters who roam Europe then settle in the capital. They buy no fine houses yet mingle with diplomatic society, while local brokers and traders face polite society’s scrutiny. Washington uses wealth for spectacle but remains wary of ostentation.
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Herald item a manager scorns a singer but praises Miss Hyme after she asserts she sang before Queen Victoria. A separate Washington Times correction quips about anatomy class humor when a student misunderstands the instructor. A stray saying about a man pursuing any woman ends the fragment.
A collage of old advertisements and notices includes references to a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure, testimonials for Cheney and Co, and general cures for catarrh and stomach ailments. Mentions Hall's Family Pills, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, Piso's Cure, and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Also notes on jewelry manufacture in Birmingham and a claim about fresh fish colors and misrepresentation by traders.
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