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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1898
Page
2
A readers’ letter lauds the West Union Gazette Souvenir for its high quality typography and engravings while criticizing perceived vanity and paid portrait schemes. The piece defends paying for engravings, commends the publisher, and notes strong editorial and mechanical quality despite pricing concerns.
The case against Prank Arnold for the murder of Henry Datty ab Wankon was dismissed after witnesses failed to positively identify the revolver. The county attorney moved to discharge the defendant and seek a not guilty verdict, and the court instructed the jury accordingly. Arnold was discharged and his bail exonerated.
A fragmented notice mentions warnings from Tule and Gore regarding medical dangers. It references lending to consumption and a person named Shiloh with unclear context about safety and life. The readable text is garbled and yields few concrete facts.
It is noted that Paliti and The Democrats in the Iowa legislature oppose creating a state binder and prover and favor letting the work be done by the lowest responsible bidder. Supporters claim the reform could save 85 000 to 95 000 dollars annually, while Republicans back the present binder and printer. With a majority in the general assembly, reform faces an uphill campaign, but political promises often fade after campaigns end.
The article condemns the Dreyfus conviction as unjust and uncivilized, praising anti Semite protests in Paris and across France. It argues the trial behind closed doors and flimsy testimony harmed the republic, urging radical reform of French judicial and military systems.
The Waucoma sentinel appears in a five column quarto under management. Mr. Lynns cites the change and the improved appearance, and we believe the new editor will make a steady paper and financial success of the enterprise.
A Victorian style health note advises a balanced diet tailored to season and climate. It emphasizes repair foods like milk and cheese alongside carbonaceous staples such as bread and potatoes, with vegetables and fruits for bulk, and suggests a modest start to meals to aid digestion.
Discussion at the New York Academy of Sciences reports that rail designs and manufacturing methods have cut the fatal inequality in track settlement. A track indicator car shows ups and downs per mile, with earlier damage reduced from six to nine feet to about eighteen to twenty feet, enabling heavier locomotives longer trains and higher speeds.
A damaged OCR fragment describes packs of playing cards, express postage, and an order flow. It names Corba Vanpanits and Bart's Clover, mentions table arrangements and a start time, and notes fatigue in the narrator. Names and details are partially obscured in the scan.
A sheriff sale notice details a judgment in Thornay and Magner vs J Boren and Amanda Borlion for 380.33 plus costs. It levies on lots 7 8 9 10 and a strip of land 20 feet wide on the north side of lots 7 and 10 in Smithfield addition to West Union, with sale set for February 208 at 1:80 pm in front of the Courthouse door.
Special execution issued by Fayette County Court directs sale of real property to satisfy a judgment for Margaree Cluxton against B. J. Grunins. Property described as northeast quarter of section 29 and east half of southeast quarter of section 28, township 93, range 9, west. Sale set for February 14, 1898 at 2 PM in front of the courthouse, proceeds to cover $4,421.40 plus costs of $86.51. Sheriff Dated January 160s.
There is a petition by Guerauty Savings and Loan Association against John A Thompson and Anna D Thompson and others, seeking foreclosure on a mortgage to recover 194 dollars and 83 4/ or 83 194.08, plus 71.94, and requesting cancellation of shares in plaintiff’s stock. If not defended by March term in West Union, default and judgment will follow. AISEWORTLE & AINSWORTH, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
To John Robertson and others you are notified of a petition by ONO Salonudioeh claiming absolute ownership of a land parcel in Fayatta County. The court at West Brien, Payette County, Idaho, will hear the case March 9, 1808, otherwise default and decree by sale may be entered.
A retired Petersburg physician, famed for wealth and eccentricity, feared theft more than hunger. He arranged macabre skeletons around his home from former prisoners to deter burglars, ending in slow decline and death as terror and poverty crept in.
The passage argues that habit and the company one keeps powerfully shape behavior. Initial shock at vice fades as association grows familiar, easing labor and danger. Youth may resist, but gradual exposure dulls conscience, turning a once disapproved life toward profligate leadership in vice.
Be brader Tonring, known as Lehrader the divine healer, returns to Texas and tours between Brazana and Hougton on a bicycle. He aims to reach Pittsburg, saying cycling is the cheapest travel method and asserting he can tend to himself if his bicycle falters while seeking the RMU BIO.
The United Kingdom and abroad show 24,284 practitioners listed for Puitteh analifications in 1897, an increase of 964 from the prior edition. The medical directory notes growth across regions, reflecting broader practitioner counts nationwide and internationally.
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