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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
8
A patriotic verse from Emma Egateson of Sumner Iowa honors soldiers who fell in battle. It recalls Memorial Day as a time to remember brave men with reverent tribute and living flowers, as children pledge loyalty to the nation and its heroes.
A military authority notes that a well built six foot man facing the enemy presents a 1000 square inch surface to fire. Head and neck are highly exposed, trunk less so due to defense. Arms and legs show varied hit rates, with legs often protected yet sometimes more wounded from hard ground reflecting bullets upward.
The text extols the American flag as a symbol of liberty, truth, and national history. It asserts that a nation's character is read in its banner, contrasts it with other flags, and recalls Washington riding beneath the stars and stripes as a beacon of liberty and hope.
Henry Ward Beecher invokes the flag's starry banner as a unifying symbol of American victory and resilience from Trenton to Yorktown. He urges citizens to honor past battles, stand by the flag in life and death, and feel the nation’s enduring spirit guiding homeward strength.
A three and a half year old boy in New York waits in a crowded Decoration Day procession. His father left him at a post with orders to stand and not move until he returned. For over an hour the child remains in place, answering every passerby that he is waiting for his papa, a small soldier learning obedience.
In Judge Donnelly’s courtroom Col George Hilton an Ohio veteran faced insanity charges. Hilton told Civil War reminiscences to sway jurors while two jurors breached ethics by approaching him from the box and shaking his hand. He alleged a conspiracy by his wife to commit him for pension control, with a guardian named in Dayton. The court ruled him sane and plans to seek Ohio court action to lift guardianship.
The Engineering and Mining Journal analyzes a 100 ton gun firing a 2020 pound shell with a 650 pound powder charge. Initial velocity 1716 ft/s yields 2,020 pound shell momentum and a kinetic energy around 2,997,000 ft-lb, with mean power during the shot exceeding 87 million ft-lb per hundredth of a second and about 12 million kilowatts. After 100 shots these guns typically go out of service.
In Bombay among Hindu sects the Jains hold influence, with Bombay boasting a large specimen of their peculiar hospital. Sick or deformed animals are received, treated until cured or kept alive in permanent infirmity. M Louis Rousselet notes a curious assembly of quadrupeds with bandages, lameness, and attendants tending them on clean straw.
An eight by six foot Harveyized steel plate in England endured a severe test. Five 100 pound Holtzer projectiles were fired from thirty feet at 1950 feet per second and shattered on impact without perforating the plate. Surface cracks were minimal and the backing behind each impact was only bruised.
The article stresses exacting standards for poultry and dairy workers, noting that the receiving can sets the tone for the day. It highlights cleanliness, accurate milk testing, and sensory knowledge of feed and milk quality as essential for quality production and career success. It then shifts to early poultry history, detailing names for Brahmas, pricing craze, and the 1869 fixed standard, describing Brahma physical traits and exhibition value.
The instructor at Cornell Agricultural College Ithaca N Y has issued four rules on butter making and ripening cream. The practical point is even ripening to prevent churn loss. Raise the temperature to 62 to 68 degrees and keep milk near that range until ripe.
The article advises dairy workers to be courteous with patrons, refuse poor milk, and avoid trading off substandard product. It covers mouthful guidance on communication, guarding speech, and documenting samples for Babcock testing, plus practical steps for proper cream and butter production and seasonal feeding insights for cattle, stressing firm, gentle judgment.
The Jersey Blues are a large blue plumaged breed with dark blue hackles and lighter toe surfaces. Notable for hardiness and confinement, they are poorer layers and less favored for table use. Standard weights: cocks 10 lb, hens 8 lb, cockerels 7 lb, pullets 5 lb. The leading Atlantic Brahma is a prominent variety in the same class.
Northwestern inventors listed with patents issued this week including Henry O Amundson Clear Lake Iowa Ernest J Bauman Waseca Minn Frank A Johnson Minneapolis Minn Linto type machine matrix making machine for composing manuals and related devices Samuel O Jones Siilswater Minn Inbricator John J Wardner Mu town Minn Indicator Roessner Manufacturing Co Winona Minn trade mark squid polish for shoes and leather T D Merwin Patent Lawyer 910 Pioneer Press Building Saint Paul Minn
A discussion of European armies rejecting recruits below five feet height. The policy delays marriage for normal men, reducing birth timing and numbers, thereby potentially elevating hereditary stature inferiority in future generations. The piece cites Popular Science Monthly on how standing armies may overload later generations with inferior men.
The Scottish American recounts a cobbler sentenced by a Scottish magistrate to a fine of half a crown or twenty four hours of labor. He chooses to go to Perth for business, is conveyed there, and when asked to pay his fare home, the governor insists the prisoner must be sent at public expense back to where he began, revealing the cobbler’s shrewdness.
A fragment quotes Wonmaly Croce describing his wife as fond of flow and eager to dig up things, noting she carries a garden trowel to prevent herself from encountering anything she might want to dig up.
A quirky ad-like exchange features a dubious constipation remedy Cosumreta Candy Valhartia and a claim of a free Peruviana kidney and liver cure. The Harper's Bazar note promises a free package of Peruviana if written for promptly from the Peauvrana Rusery Co. Cincinnati address, amid humorous domestic dialogue about mice.
In a rustic market scene Deacon Blodgett and Warmer Jones discuss weekly price trends. They note prices look up, with joking remarks about the market’s temperament and the overall outlook.
A curious figure described as a balloon hunter heads toward the north pole. The character is linked to a family famed for attempting grand expeditions, with whispers of a Ningara Falla origin and a Darrtl inclination.
A fragmented ad-like item touts Cascareta as a remedy to cure constipation with claims of a money-back refund and references a New York Journal exchange about Mrs Hampack seeking divorce or remarriage. It mentions Livewayte and a cryptic dialogue on alimony.
A chaotic dialogue from the New York Journal shows characters like Cicer, Cheerlean, and Henpeck engaging in a comic yet strained greeting. The exchange highlights playful ribbing about modesty and hospitality as a host attempts warm introductions.
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