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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
2
The piece traces the evolution of cabinet making from functional chests to full furniture production. It notes how ancient chests became settees and cupboards, the invention of tables and beds, the rise of skilled craftsmen, royal patronage, and the apprenticeship ladder culminating in the roaster grade.
In 1725 Jack Broughton fought his first boxing bout after being drawn to a Figg boxing booth at a fair. Broughton later became champion and formulated a code of rules, earning him credit as founder of modern pugilism. Separately Vanderstraaten, a Dutch artist, painted landscapes rapidly in a day, using color pots and calls to a helper to finish clouds and grass, selling strips of canvas to fit buyers’ spaces.
In a reminiscence, Lady Blunt recounts a tale of two stones loaned by the Turkish government during the Conquest era to treat her ill husband in Constantinople. The stones supposedly aided his speedy recovery after four doctors recommended immediate surgery. She notes the stones occur rarely, perhaps one in a million donkeys.
Biologists report laboratory tests showing anger acts as a poison in the blood and that temperate people who boast of anger may be poisoning themselves. Experiments suggest even small doses of rage could affect a guinea pig’s health if exposed to blood samples.
The Elgin Echo announces weekly publication every Thursday under W. Hughes in Higin with mail matter second class. Local and display ads run consecutively until discontinued. Subscriptions priced at 1 year in advance 1.50 and six months 75 cents.
A busy Elgin column reports clothing stock at the Clothing Store with Red Wing shoes and mueller and Summit appliances, farm and household listings, a Postville tonsil surgery, ice price changes, and travel notes. Nearby veterans return from France, farmers report hay rains, and community events including picnics, auctions, and road talks fill the week.
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