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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
1
A local retailer advertises deep cuts on boys and mens wear including undergarments, overcoats, pants and knee pants. Limited stock emphasizes quick purchase before sizes and styles run out as low prices are offered on duck coats waterproofs and Royal Tailor made to order clothes.
An Elgin man and photographer tripped a hazard while filming a country scene when a tree limb broke, leaving Alf Weibel unconscious on a frozen slope. He was carried to a nearby farm for medical attention with a broken waist and a sprained back, while the other man sustained minor injuries.
A fragment from a Portland Oregon notice mentions a secretary of the Croft, a belting Mowe mill and machinery firm. The jumbled text hints at a household fan topic and a contemplated delivery, with unclear names and dates.
A historical survey of major theatre fires worldwide highlights the deadliest incidents from 1772 Amsterdam to 1900s Chicago. It notes crowd panic, high fatalities, and lists notable disasters with perished counts, including Richmond 1811 and Brooklyn 1870, and ends with Chicago and other European theaters among the most deadly in modern times.
The report describes lavish interior items including silver, china, and a Lincoln chink, with mention of government appropriation supervision. It also covers design plans for World’s Fair stamps featuring Livingston Jefferson Monroe McWanley and others, and a Capitol fire in Iowa that damaged the north wing.
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