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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
8
A fond mother cautions about accepting Tom as a would be suitor. The cooking-school graduate asks why and learns Tom boasts an appetite like an elephant. She jokes she will feed him peanuts and baled hay to placate her fears.
The good old doctor enters smiling and asks about the wolves while Mr Basco retorts that he has decided not to be sick enough to need any call today, snapping at the physician.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Base and powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen bore wet callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot Base wakes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
The scene centers on Letitia and a man on the front porch as a rally rumbles beneath a pitch dark sky. A nearby voice calls, while a mother questions the cold, and the couple explains they are enjoying the starry view despite the chill. Calls to a Mrs Highsome note the bride’s calm poise.
A collage of brief facts and observations: tempering of penknives at 470 degrees, Newfound land’s lakes, Madrid’s beggars crackdown, Cuban tobacco nicotine, Barbary ape colony under Britain, language counts from Mulhall, Moorish Missouri journalism plan, critiques of Protestant Catholicism, a primitive Spanish plow, Yale football riot fines, Bohemia’s fading status, Paris student Bohemia, Paris elections with a servant candidate, Paris parliament inefficiency, a Paris police museum, Gambetta’s body burial debate, an Austrian money sorter, and a coin-sorting machine with a spiral track mechanism.
Luke H Wright, a Tennessee attorney general and longtime public figure, resigns as Secretary of War to pursue a presidential nomination. He previously served as governor general of the Philippine Islands and ambassador to Japan, with a career spanning Tennessee politics, the Philippine commission, and high national offices. Born 1847 in Tennessee, Wright rose as a prominent figure in the era’s political landscape.
Reported in Sabine County a race riot left eleven Black individuals lynched and two white men killed as Texas rangers moved to restore order. A mob assaulted the jail in Houston freeing six accused Black men. three more Black victims were found shot, and three suspects were hanged near San Augustine after the killings of white farmers Hugh Dean and Aaron Johnson. Johnson’s death was described as brutal. Perry Price confessed to Johnson’s murder but claimed his brother-in-law Bob Wright paid him to do it. Wright and Twice were jailed and later rescued by rangers amid a mob.
The South and Georgia are depicted as notary despite laws, with liquor found by the car load across states. Brewers adapt to Georgia law by calling new drinks malt ale, bud, home brew, or near beer, containing less alcohol. Also, the monitor Florida tested at Hampton Roads with a 12 inch shot from Arkansas showing minimal turret damage and resilience of the experimental mast.
Dun's Review reports 1,979 commercial failures in May totaling 13,044,881 in liabilities. The figures mark the smallest defaulted indebtedness since last July, a sign of improvement though still above May of last year. The drop of 7,000,000 since April and comparisons with January and February suggest panic effects are wearing off.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for women, citing mass testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts. It asserts the product restores feminine health, prevents surgical operations, and is made from roots and herbs without drugs.
An ambitious orator asks why he cannot deliver his speech in Congress. A cruel colleague replies perhaps the speaker belongs to a society for the prevention of uneless noises. Washington Star reports a sharp exchange reflecting tensions over public discourse.
Mrs B Kennaud of 277 Montana St Montreal describes a twenty five year eczema ordeal on her leg. Doctors failed to cure it though swelling reduced after two Cutcura treatments and within two months new skin formed. She credits Cutcura Remedies with a lasting cure for over seven years and says a surgeon would have cut off her leg without them.
Millyuns asks a friend to arrange an automobile ride this afternoon. They consider calling a chauffeur to see if a car is available for a jaunt in Detroit.
A playful dialogue excerpt reflects a schemer planning with hints to persuade his wife that the idea is her own. Browne jokes about guiding his wife to frame the plan as her invention for household approval, in a witty exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
The New York Sun notes postmastering has become a profession across the northern border with shifts in officeholders rare. Since 1867 Moncton NB kept a hereditary line as the present postmaster trains his son for the role, and a third generation is likely to follow.
A fragment notes an agent warning a principal to withdraw while the ambitious American girl is said to earn $150,000 a year. The principal insists he could manage on that income, prompting a question about support for his wife. The source is a Philadelphia Ledger quote fragment.
The reflection recalls a prefered old speech while noting modern transportation woes. A contrasting line shows mournful tone about change, with no direct event. The excerpt references a character named Tie and a Washington Star mention, juxtaposing nostalgia and progress.
This ad urges readers to try Cascarets at once for chronic habitual and occasional constipation. It claims regular use prevents serious outcomes and promotes overall health, advising a 10 cent box stored in a purse or pocket and sold by druggists with a satisfaction guarantee.
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