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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
4
Tam announces Bulletin No. 26 listing additional property for spring sale. Farms listed benefit from upcoming seasons and better money markets, attracting Illinois and local buyers. Nearly fifty Illinois agents will funnel buyers, with no listing charges unless sold. Private money available, with easy terms on homes and farms in Fayette County.
The column records numerous visits and gatherings across Illyria and nearby towns. Names include Kimballs Kerrs Reicherts Rothlisbergers and Wengers. Social calls span West Union Elgin Fayette Clermont Independence Mink Creek and Clermont with picnics and Chautauqua outings noted. Community life remains active as residents host relatives and friends.
M Harden of Silver City North Carolina praises Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney troubles and general weakness backache chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at Muchenthaler Bros drug store 50c.
George Kiple recovers from two broken ribs after a hayloft fall. Fayette county district court opens September 14 with Judge Hobson. West Union loses 1 0 to Wau jeoma. A batch of social, travel plans, arrests, and local notices follow, including trips to Denver and the Democratic convention, employment changes, and brief medical notices.
Miss Grace Cornell returned to her home in New York Monday, following her visit to Clermont. The report notes her travel from Clermont, continuing residence in New York.
The 5032 carat diamond found at South Africa's Premier mine is named Quilinan. King Howard presented Ambush II to the Natural History Museum, London. A trenchman Gefflot invents gelatin paste for Newfoundland fisheries. A new fire station opened in London featured a 20 second record turnout. Captain Benton, 82, saved 49 lives and may receive a street organ. Rail carriages in Prussia convert to ambulance compartments. Channel history notes useless warship bulkheads. A London magistrate case ends with a Russian kissing the floor. At an auto show two young Indians in a car with a placard reading 850 pounds.
A string of satiric maxims on money, secrets, luck, effort, and gender roles. Wry observations note misfortune, enthusiasm, responsibility, and opinions. The playful aphorisms poke gentle fun at common beliefs and human foibles without graphic detail.
A compact collection of quotes on education goodness envy duty and prudent living. Names include Luther Barrow Labourage Muller Confucius Ruskin Rochefoucauld Franklin and John Hay, each highlighting wisdom about character and conduct.
The Kaiser, famed for relentless hunting, shoots with his right arm as courtly deer drives unfold in a Letzingen forest enclosure. He tallies thirty-one stag and thirty-four boar, while the crown prince bags eleven stags. A mob scene ends with a man shouting to avenge his wife and another promising to invoke maternal law.
A heat sparked a blast in a novelty store window destroying about 300 dollars worth of fireworks. Mrs Martha Cass of Guttenberg was struck by a moving engine while crossing tracks on her way home from church, dying the next morning.
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