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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1900

Page

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Dead body found. reward offered for conviction

The handbill states that on the morning of November 20th the dead body of Lake Arnewood Gettieoman was found at a lodging house Greek Street Soa and a willful murder charge was returned against Thomas Webb and unknowns. The undersigned offers a reward for information leading to conviction. Rich ard Arn ew ood Captain Olst Fusileers Aldershot Junior Naval and Military Club Piccadilly W Hawkins & Co Exeter Street Strand Solicitors O Brien & Gradgery Sarcharot Street Dublin.

Whoeveas Ajion Lake Arnewood Gettieoman Greek Street Soa Thomas Webb Richard Arnewood Olst Fusileers Aldershot Nava Picadilly Hawkins & Co Exeter Street Strand W. C. Solicitors O'Brien & Gradgery Sarcourt Street Dultin

Reward plans stir London readers for Arnewood case

Captain Arnewood and Mr Weston discuss public reward and press posters aimed at catching the killer of Basil Arnewood. They doubt accomplices will expose themselves, plan printer orders, and consider contacting the Home Secretary while weighing Ireland travel and heart worries amid clues about a missing judge and a Walron clue threading through the manor mystery.

The Steward Finds Clue In Mysterious letters

The steward Gray and a journalist pursue a faint clue from shipboard letters after a large reward drew many callers with vague tips. Two letters stand out: Gray's about locating Mr Arnewood's movements and a fellow passenger's tip concerning a quiet hotel. A key lead centers on a mail delivered on board and a curious chase involving Spratt Blogg and a boy.

Cnera Severn Gray Wairoa Beresford Arnewood N. G. Burton Union Club Birmingham Mann Tom Webb Clerkenwell Tom Webb Gratis Wes Mr. Gray Mr. Gay Mr. Amewood Spratt Tie Blogg Hhn Bloog Hitle Bloggs Wilror Deptford Tin Haynd

The Lantwid Death of Johnnie Potts the Terror

The Texas cowboy world recalls Johnnie Potts, a feared terror known as the Lantwid, who under the influence of alcohol clashed with Ben Franklin in Caldwell taverns. A night of revelry ended in a pistol duel at the camp house, Potts dying in a rambling exchange, and Franklin altered to a brooding, haunted figure afterward.

Texas Johnnie Potts Potts Ben Franklin Caldwell Franklin Cattle Company Init Jahnnie Johnnie John de Potts Ben United States Jaimie Potts

Nature as an Embalmer at Falkland Islands

A Falkland Islands physician who attended Admiral Spotts during his fatal illness attended his exhumation last year. The coffin had vanished but the corpse remained perfectly preserved, with features unchanged from death due to peat water embalming the body.

Admiral Spotts Falkland Islands Falkland

Women harvest worms to earn living in tobacco fields

Japanese women gather worms from tobacco leaves to earn wages. The worms are placed in a bottle as proof of earnings, allowing payment, while without the bottle the worker remains unpaid. Global writing activity notes pens used daily around 3,590,000.

I Had a Bad Cough Ends with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Claim

A Newington Ontario resident reports a six week lasting cough and immediate relief after trying Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. The letter, dated May 3, 1899, states a quarter of a bottle cured the cough entirely.

Ayer L. Hawn Newington, Ont

Quick Remedy Warns Against Neglected Colds

An advertisement touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a rapid cure for colds and coughs. It warns neglected colds can lead to bronchitis or consumption, urging prompt use at first coughing and noting it can also cure older colds with more time.

Ayer

Old Man Seeks Suitors Amid Quips and Remedies

Fragmentary humorous notices and patent medicine blurbs render a collage of period quips. The piece includes a father’s witty window into marriage, jokes about new brides, and several elixir ads. It reads as a slice of early 20th century newspaper chatter with satirical asides and product pitches.

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