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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
8
In a quiet seaside interlude, Laura plays a guiding, affectionate role as Fred contemplates London life and shooting trips. Their hushed conversation reveals growing closeness and the risk of social duties breaking their bond. Laura’s tears signal a deeper, unspoken commitment.
Mrs Fenton plots a hasty flight to Paris after agreeing to Fred Musgrave's marriage. He plans to go to London for a short time, while a threatening, unknown pursuer shadows her. Her nerves ache as she braces for a confrontation that could wreck their plans for a November wedding and a winter abroad.
German press study based on 1904 to 1908 data estimates average yearly per capita pure alcohol 9.86 litres and beer 116.6 litres. Total expenditure about 3,000,000,000 marks, more than twice army and navy costs and far above workmen’s insurance or public education outlays.
The Bonneberg toy trade employs severely underpaid workers, with Sonneberg artisans earning as little as $2.40 weekly for sixteen-hour days. Three years ago an industry exhibition in Berlin showcased Sonneberg products paid at four cents an hour, and reports show children after school laboring six hours coloring and polishing doll heads for a cent per head.
In a government printing shop a mock fire drill escalated as about a dozen workers carried out an imagined blaze in the old building. Water from hoses flooded the alley as workers exit through side doors, causing a chaotic scramble and excitement among the crowd.
Clarence Davin recalls a confidence game in which three men lured a Virginian to a Raleigh hotel room, offering a match game for twenty-five cent pieces. He lost $453 after the group, including a red-haired Englishman, separated him from his cash while Hopkins held the roll and a bogus check was sought.
A Virginia scene near the Potomac reports a swarm of about 80 000 bees released after twenty hives were upset. Two horses pulled a coal wagon and died within an hour from bee stings. A negro driver survived after heavy stinging. Dr Reginald Munson, an avid apiarist, kept hives near his Columbia Pike home as the event drew an alarmed crowd.
A lone policeman spots a horse with forefeet on the District building sidewalk tied to a two seated surrey. A broad hat wearing man is in the surrey. a heated exchange ends with the officer escorting him to station No. 1 for profanity charges. A breathless real estate agent shouts about his horse and buggy as the owner is revealed not to belong.
A Portland reader reports relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She suffered swelling, fatigue and dark urine with disordered secretions, and credits the remedy with reducing dropsy and bloating. Poster-Milburn Co. promotes Doan's nationwide.
Mrs Ryetop and her husband mock a character named Hiram Skinflint who allegedly evades a minor misdeed by hiding an ant in sugar. They joke he will visit Jed Weatherby’s store, attempt a sugar scam, and exploit the situation for profit.
Economy, says Danist Meld, a Boston shoe manufacturer who at forty five has entered Harvard, means thrift that builds wealth not niggardly stinginess. He cites William Brewster of Sag Harbor who would not buy oysters because he cannot eat shells, illustrating extreme frugality.
Foot bath tabs dissolve in water to relieve springs tenderness and odor. Allen's Foot-Tabs claim instant relief from weariness sweating or inflamed feet and nervousness at night. For daytime comfort, Allen's Foot-Base antiseptic powder is recommended in shoes. Samples offered. address Allen S. Olmutter LeRoy New York.
A woman with a notable squint visits a photographer. He asks to take her portrait in profile, noting a shyness about aging that challenges art. Both exchange awkward smiles as he speaks of capturing her visage in profile.
Annie Telford of Ballyantral Ayrshire England writes of Reslnpl Ointment as a valuable remedy for various skin troubles. She cites extremely bad eczema and poisoned wounds showing satisfactory results and expresses a high opinion of its curative value.
In a witty excerpt a boastful Midas boasts that his touch will spark wealth as his entourage questions what comes next. The character, brimming with self confidence, hints that the real test will come when others start to interact with his fortune and economy.
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