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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
3
Noel Barrington returns to London for business and meets a shabby beggar seeking shelter and coin. The innkeeper brands the man suspicious, but Barrington quietly offers help, arguing poverty alone should not condemn a person to prison. The moment hints at future tension as the tale resumes.
Lord Lilford argues landowners should preserve wild bird eggs as they do gooseberries, reducing need for laws. Prof Newton cites protecting local egg-rich sites from large-scale collection, noting that protected nests rebound. The great auks near extinction are cited, saved by island proprietors. birds near dwellings face species loss due to habitat changes, but major birds like the bastard do not linger.
A near ton sunfish weighing about 1,500 pounds was hooked from a forty foot smack off San Diego. The massive creature, believed the largest on record, thrived at surface depth before being harpooned, lashed, and killed. The story describes its size, shape, and daring battle, alongside notes on sunfish feeding and marine oddities observed by the crew.
A.W. Anthony, a young naturalist, recently shot several sea elephants, a near-extinct specimen that excites Washington museum officials. He chartered a schooner for Guadeloupe, aiming to land in a secluded cove amid rough surf and treacherous reefs where boats struggle to reach.
Stuart Robson recalls Bret Harte recounting his first east visit after praise from Bryant and Emerson. Harte felt nervous meeting the philosopher, who eased him with conversation. Emerson warned of his own struggle with expression, noting each sentence requires effort. Harte later saw his quip as ill advised.
A New York Tribune item recounts Fran Deak using a Paris hospital tale of Napoleon and a one armed veteran to dismiss troublesome visitors. The vet vows to sacrifice his other arm for country and emperor, then cuts off the first arm with a sabre. Deak notes the flaw that a one armed man could not sever his remaining arm.
A Greenville lawyer, Col. Isaac A. Sone, recounts his return to health after sixteen years of nervous breakdown and pain. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, saying they restored sleep, appetite, nerves, and work capacity, and notes others in Greenville benefited from the remedy. The tale is corroborated by local inquiry and druggists advertise the pills, priced 60 cents a box or three boxes for 3.80.
A veteran fire horse named Samuel, steady for five years at Pioneer Hose Company No 1, is startled when a new horse is brought in for training. During the noon alarm, Samuel bursts from his stall and shoves the newcomer aside, then returns to his post beneath the ladder. The department plans to break the new horse in while keeping Samuel on duty.
The piece celebrates red headed women, noting historical figures and appeal in art. It recalls past mockery, argues the trend continues, and defends admiration of red headed girls within Impressionist themes.
A comic exchange shows a child pledging to try glue on a doll's hair again despite two failures. The daughter seeks help from her mother as the glue mishap continues, turning a hair restoration attempt into a humorous moment.
Jon Boyd Thatcher serves as Democratic State Committee chairman and World’s Fair Awards executive. An official letter confirms Dr Price's Ealing Powder won an award, with Thatcher asserting the honor and noting a rival New York rival failed to exhibit at the fair.
The readable lines mention an alterate event and a casual note about weather around seventy degrees. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
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