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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
3
The article surveys city cab systems and drivers in Paris Vienna London and St Petersburg, noting fixed company liveries wage structures and tipping customs. It contrasts cab practices with omnibuses and street life, while mentioning Russian drosky and Japanese jinrikisha as alternatives in other cities.
A terse note suggests hiring a jointikisha man for a few conth ah Hows with the pay amount scaling to the worker’s familiarity with the ways of civilization as understood in the period.
Halland notes Dutch girls enjoy liberty with calls, shopping, parties, and solo outings under social shifts. Distinctions remain strong among classes, marriages not arranged, parental consent after a proposal, dowries uncommon, girls fund outfits, engagements often four to five years, and couples introduced before social freedoms.
A novel chair hammock hybrid offers adjustable positions for porch or lawn use. Unlike traditional hammocks, no trees or hooks are needed as it is self contained with center supports that fold, allowing the fabric to draw taut for a comfortable seated position.
The article describes silk stockinet petticoats shaping the slim silhouette. It notes detachable frills buttoned to the stockinet from waist to knee, offering a fussy effect from knee to ankle. Two fashionable models are highlighted: an evening white glace silk with pinked frills and ecru net flounce, and a morning version with glace silk, deep godet flounce, and matching silk trim.
The New York financial center reports daily clearings averaging as much as a single April total of $250,000,000 for months, far surpassing other U S centers. Holland in Philadelphia Press notes the contrast with outside markets and highlights the concentration of banking capital.
A Peerage column notes that the earl of Lelcestear and his father both married twice and by coincidence the two formal ceremonies are exactly a century apart. Each man wed two wives, and the current earl is a son from his father’s second marriage.
A western town resident gave his wife a $10 bill to buy flour. She refused change claiming Buffaloes membership. The husband had her arrested but the local justice dismissed the case.
A terse moral note compares wealth to frugality and suggests the rich need not scrimp while the frugal may lack riches. It reflects on grief for a dead wife and the troubles that linger, ending with a contemplative, quiet image at the threshold.
A Chicago rag reports a hysterical scene where an entertainment venue owner uses court orders to bar his workers, cats from the fence, and even his teething baby from crying, all in a bid to keep control while boasting about police not entering. The tale blends moblike theatrics with legal farce, ending with the man heading back to his joint as reporters note a city of improbable injunctions and wages.
A newsboy watches an ice weigh on High street and haggles with a tea shop worker. The lad first asks for fifty cents and then declares the tea man should sit on the ice and make it worth thirty cents.
Wintergreen and Tenterhook banter about young Mr Dingle who adores Sir Walter Scott and reveals his unusual hobby, chuckling over his fondness for poultry while sharing a joke about his chicken enthusiasm.
A dialogue recounts two gamblers sharing legendary bets and losses from a Denver game where a $160,000 hand lost to a full house. The speaker explains how losing such sums forced men to the road, then details further misfortune in Chicago with a horse race bet of $990,000. The tale ends with a plea for hope and a request for a match.
A fragmented quip filled item recalls a mayoral forecast about a Fourth of July trust and a prior earthquake prediction while noting a vanished day in Atlanta. The Brooklyn style column weaves humor about ice cream sodas and outlandish phrases as locals joke about fears, travel tales, and social quirks.
A small town editor resists printing an unsigned roast of a citizen. The caller demands attribution while the editor argues the piece is not his to publish. The subscriber storms out in anger over the confrontation.
The advertisement urges readers to contact the Notre Dame University president for a free catalog covering farms, sources of studies, and the thorough preparatory School in connection with the university. It highlights the Commercial Course for business training, St Howard's Hall for boys under thirteen, and emphasizes thoroughness, exactness, and devotion to student interests. Notre Dame has fifty seven years of active educational work and is famed nationwide.
The New York Sun reports Langley area men, led by J. W. Martin, sport extraordinarily long whiskers. Some beards reach ground level, with estimates of thirteen feet if untrimmed. Martin, forty, has never shaved since youth, claiming beard growth sustains his health as whiskers reach six inches yearly.
A garbled montage lists patents and inventors from Minnesota and Montana, including Northfield and Minneapolis entries. It mentions mail bag fasteners, box trimming machines, harrow topics, and patent attorneys Lathrop & Johnson, with scattered names such as Christopher Herman, Thomneson, George L. Knapp, Elwin Watson, and Miki. The text also contains stray literary quotes and a mis‑placed financial ad for farm loans.
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