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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
6
John Barrymore recounts a tale about his nephew Sammy Colt, son of Ethel Barrymore, illustrating how the urge for exclusive theatrical business may pass through generations. Sammy frets at bedtime about prayers spreading through town after hearing another boy recite them.
Adverts claim Hay's Hair Health restores natural hair color amid town reports of its success. It promises no dye, is harmless, cleans and tones scalp, revitalizes hair, and may be bought in bottles or via mail order. Pride refund offered if it fails. Also includes unrelated jokes about weights and a bank janitor.
A compact editorial note contrasts postwar manufacturing of wooden legs as a useful industry with the idea that high output alone signals prosperity. It also reflects on friendship, social behavior, and moral quips about keeping danger at bay and dealing with the devil.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless, reliable remedy for constipated children and even adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver and bowels, easing feverish, sick children who won’t eat or sleep, and notes a 60-cent bottle with directions on the label.
Report from Youngstown Telegram notes Daubensplatter won first prize at a cubist art show and a thousand dollars. The committee printed his picture upside down by mistake, leading judges to mistake it for a masterpiece.
Lincoln Co Minnesota grower J Johnson achieves 243 bushels from 2% bushels sown last spring. Ad promotes Salters White Bonanza Oats and various farm seeds. Offers mail catalog and sample package, with vegetable seeds and early spring quotes.
The New York coroner's inquest into the Ninth Avenue Elevated wreck blamed Interborough Rapid Transit directors led by Theodore Shonts and Frank Hedley for culpable negligence. The verdict named directors including August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt, with bail set at 5000 for each director.
Gen Moltke, chief of the German general staff, declares in Berlin that this war threatens European civilization and Germany's existence. He argues England seeks to destroy German trade and industry under the pretext of freeing Europe from militarism, while Germany strives for liberty of nations and peace through strength. Russia and France are said to back Britain in maritime ambitions.
Doctor Doyen, a famed French physician from the Ardennes, announces a serum claimed to cure tetanus. He says his method uses a 45 degree head-down position after injection and reports an 80 percent cure rate in his cases despite the unusual procedure.
An ad extols Look Your Best cleanser and Cure ointment for skin purity and healing. Free samples mailed with a Book Addings postcard from Cuticura Boston, sold widely. A separate note reports W S Trites criticizing Alfred Noyes for his peace poems, calling them irritations amid the war.
Six young woman performers en route to a theatrical benefit for orphans at the Masonic temple were injured when their auto collided with a street car at North Clark and West Huron. Injured: Kate Mullinie Margaret Stevenson Clara Eldridge Mary Mullinie Lucille Farrell Evelyn Dare. The incident occurred in Chicago on January 14.
In a short exchange a match declares intent to strike while an old pipe warns of consequences. The dialogue hints at tension between an athletic clash and hazardous stakes, with a playful anthropomorphic framing. No organizations or locations are named.
Richard Cannon nephew of Congressman Joseph G Cannon was found dead in his bed in Danville on January 14. Officials indicate possible self inflicted death. Cannon was forty six years old and had been worried recently.
Berlin reports Emperor William present at Vregny on the northeast Soissons front. German forces claim success, 3,160 prisoners, eight heavy guns, and destruction of French positions on January 12 and 16. Artillery duels persist near Nieuport and Ypres as tides of battle shift along the front.
Governor Cole L. Blease filed his resignation with the secretary of state as his term ends January 19 after granting clemency to 27 convicts. The resignation was sent to the Senate and accepted, with Lt. Gov. Smith taking oath for the unexpired term amid impeachment talk that was later dropped.
Treasury agents seized two egg shaped diamonds weighing over eighteen carats each from A Anpikadjian a Constantinople resident in New York alleged to have been worn by an Egyptian queen. The seizure followed a failure to declare the jewels to customs upon arrival October 19.
Advertisement claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens gray hair naturally. It markets a ready-to-use preparation for 60 cents, applied with sponge or brush to strands, promising disappearing gray hair and reduced dandruff while stopping hair loss.
In a collection by Mr. Arthur H. Engelbach, Lord Braxfiald, one of the last Scotch judges firmly using broad Scots, asks a lawyer if there are any counsel men. The reply shows the judge’s dialect, and a lawyer asks for an interpreter to understand him.
Under a special act of Congress the U S Forest Reserve lands in Arkansas may be homesteaded free of cost in parcels up to 160 acres per person. One million acres offer pasturage for cattle hogs and sheep eight months yearly without grain. Healthy, well watered country with running streams. We locate buyers on state lands send 26 cents for map and act copy to A V Alexander Locating Engineer Little Rock Ark Adv.
The remark cites concern over Willie’s safety with his new skates and a shift in worry to what their father will do with a new automobile, reflecting family anxieties in lighthearted seasonal chatter.
A brief exchange frames time as a force that changes all things. The sage hints at wisdom gained with patience, while the fool claims equal power through relentless effort, highlighting contrasting views on time and effort.
Berry Wall at a New York dinner noted modern dresses mix beauty and shock with slashed skirts fading to lace panels. A joking exchange about Mrs Blanc In' shows a butler answering a caller, “She’s up stairs and dressin’ for a dinner dance.”
The exchange notes that players frequently leave organized baseball for the Federal League, with a fat contract serving as a strong incentive and springboard for such moves. The remark highlights the era's player mobility and financial lure across leagues.
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