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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
3
Barbara rides with Brice Rutherford at Croylands, receives riding habit, and gains new assurance as she and Brice share moments of flirtation and challenge. A late-night encounter with Basil reveals hardship and regret, ending with an undefined pledge and renewed resolve.
The blockade of Venezuelan ports was reportedly raised by Britain Germany and Italy following diplomatic notes and a cable from the British navy commander. Venezuelan officials including Augusto Pulido and Minister Bowen discussed the end of hostilities with the British ambassador and other embassies. President Castro thanked Bowen for his role while Andrew Carnegie offered funds to meet Germanys demands, an offer Bowen declined noting Venezuela had arranged financing. The report also cites a biographical anecdote about poet James Gates Percival and a Wisconsin state geologist on a separate incident.
Ex mayor Ames, former Minneapolis manager, arrested at Hancock New Hampshire at the home of Rev H Chopin. He is described as physically wrecked and near collapse with doctors reporting he is on the verge of collapse after weeks in bed. Deputy sheriff served as guard, and Ames hired ex US Attorney Wambler to help resist his return.
Gray of Brondland shares his near death from Bright's disease after years with kidney trouble. He praises Dodd's Kidney Pills, saying one box helped him from bed and another completed his recovery, calling the remedy wonderful and nearly miraculous.
An asylum for elderly musicians in Milan funded by Verdi will open with four women and five men. It has capacity for 100 residents, though funds may not cover this until after four decades. The men will wear polished clothes and hats, and a dedicated museum room houses several pianos Verdi played at various times.
A fragment from a testimonial recalls a woman’s fallopian tube abscess treated without surgery after a prior recommendation to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims dramatic relief and urges others to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The text also includes assorted notes about hairpin extraction and immigrant demographics.
Excerpt from a 19th century boarding house scene presents a sage figure railing against fools posing as the wise. The dialogue mocks pretensions and urges restraint, referencing a jester in a court and the limits of cleverness. Scattered fragments hint at other topics like smoking, discipline, and instruction.
An 1909 testimonial notes back ache and bladder pain eased by Donn’s Kidney Pills with trial packages and subsequent purchases. A Salem reader reports cure-like results and lasting relief, while another Stamford reader states regained ability to work after using the medicine.
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