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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
4
A damaged OCR passage conveys a biased 19th or early 20th century colonial view, detailing Filipinos and Malays with generalizations and demeaning descriptions. The language frames natives as exoticized and risqué, contrasting them with American figures and implying racial hierarchies within a colonial setting.
Cassier’s Magazine notes the entire Philippine railway system is a single antiquated line under 125 miles long. It links Manila with Dagupan, with 60 steel bridges, light rolling stock, speeds of 15 to 20 mph, and three class cars. Fare ranges from two to five cents per mile, carrying rice sugar hemp and building material.
In Dublin a reservist of the Dublin Pysifjera was summoned when reserves called out. The drm where he worked docked his wife half his wages. Believing his pay was £5 4s monthly she expected £3, but four sovereigns were given. The clerk insisted the deduction and wage total were correct, prompting a casual remark about danger upon his return.
The Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty crew, have recently become Seventh Day Baptists through a San Francisco missionary. About 139 residents now embrace the new faith, mostly women, while young men are drawn to seafaring on passing vessels.
Rumors report a large Yaqui force moving toward the international line. General Mer Yiam orders Fort Huachuca to hold troops in readiness to repel any crossing into the United States.
An amused account describes Canadian tobogganing as a popular winter sport. Wooden chutes angled at forty eight degrees create high speed runs up to a hundred feet down a slope. Rides carry multiple passengers linked in a single sled with handrails for grip.
A Linden Indiana based cellulose plant nears completion to convert Indian corn stalks into smokeless powder, dynamite, varnish, and many products for battleships and industry. The process would transform crop waste into dyes, candy, feed, flour, and cloth, boosting national corn value by hundreds of millions and creating skilled jobs.
A quotation attributed to Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas notes she vowed three marriage limits age height and politics. She later married Douglas, described as not quite meeting those limits yet a leading politician of the era.
A National Fruit Grower note explains that oranges vary by harvest position on a tree. From the sunlit upper branches to shaded lower limbs, fruit quality diverges, yielding distinct grades from the same stock. The reference, attributed to Joog 'St, highlights this wide inconsistency in a single batch.
A San Quentin convict named Green Casey devised a grass disguise to escape, sewing burlap over a worming coat and sowing wheat to create a grassy cover. The plan failed when guards spotted the moving grass and Casey was captured, wearing a red shirt.
A Southern businessman recounts a bloodless revolu tionary episode in a Latin American republic. He describes rival factions clashing in the street with cloaks, brass medals, ribbons and sashes, and notes the government troops dispersing the rebels. The day after, national flags fly again as before.
Many pivotal inventions traced to women across eras and regions. Alli Weaving by a Chinese emperor’s wife. Japanese bronze work. cashmere shawls from the Indian harem. Venetian polytinca found by an Italian woman. Harriet Hosmer shaping marble from limestone. Mrs Strong’s corset led to dam and reservoir patents. a woman created a satchel bottom paper bag and drew $20,000 for her patent in Washington. Texas Italy England Florida Illinois all tied to women inventors and innovations.
A chemistry professor addressed a women's club and demonstrated with experiments. He warned that face powders containing bismuth could react with the gases and turn purple. Panic spread as all but three sisters escaped the room.
An old testimonial describes a neighbor’s infant recovery from gholeva after using Chimberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoen Remedy, with Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwater Ohio endorsing its effectiveness. The notice touts Karl's Clover Best Ten for constipation, sold by W H Finke.
Marion Stuart reports Mia Rena J. Stout of Consumption found cured after using Dr. King's New Discovery, gaining 87 pounds and improving health. The piece touts the remedy as a universal cure and mentions low fare railroad excursions to Kansas City for the National Democratic convention.
In Lexington Kentucky M A Hogarty’s skin and eyes yellowed as jaundice worsened. Doctors failed to help until two bottles of Electric Bitters were taken, after which he was completely cured. A trial bottle is offered by all druggists.
An OCR fragment touts numerous patent medicines and remedies. It hawks Ked Dyapepsia Cure and Chamberlain products for digestion coughs and bowel issues. It extols De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and Early Risers, urging purchase with testimonials and money-back guarantees.
The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway advertises limited return excursion tickets for trips to Charleston Cincinnati Chicago Detroit St Paul with special summer rates. Special routes cover Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden and include homeseekers excursions on the Cedar Rapids Route. Tickets available via BCR&NR agents or Jno G Yurmer AGP&T Cedar Rapids IA.
An old advertisement promotes Shiloh’s Cure for coughs with a claimed effective formula by W. Hy Finke. The brief copy urges immediate use to prevent neglect turning dangerous.
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