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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1908

Page

3

A Lonely Girl in Flight Over Missing Jewels

Hilary and Amber flee Carrig at night pursued by danger as Deane lurks in shadows. A tense escape ends with Amber safe and vows renewed, while Sir Lucien confronts the jewels and a pledge of marriage.

Brian Flilary Hilary Deane Libvy Ife Adare Amber Lis Carrig Tere Tlary May Dolly Sir Lucien Wilory Lucien Hoe Sir Lucie Ile Denne Flo Hllary Thomas O'Connell Torr Dublin London Paris

A Compensation and the Leahy Insight

Mrs Tawdy at her wish-tub. Mr Leahy notes a silver wheel found in a cloud and jokes about job loss. Nora questions being thankful as the couple discusses work and earnings with a rural, humorous tone.

Engaged Lady and Burgen & Co Night Watchman Revealed

A Philadelphia Press snip notes a witty exchange about an engaged woman and her supposed betrothed, a new sales lady’s brother employed as a night watchman at Burgen & Co. The piece adds a remark on Kaiser visiting cards being unusually large, six by four inches, described as the largest known in polite society.

Burgen & Co’s Philadelphia Press

Sheep Farming Advice From Indiana Farmer Reader

A reader argues sheep offer high dividends per invested amount with proper care. Details cover flock size, lambing timing in March, sheltering lambs, avoiding fat ewes, age of ewes, feeding, salt for digestion, spring shearing from April, and benefits of a sheep machine. Also includes notes on poultry cleanliness and general husbandry for best farm results.

Indiana Indiana Farmer

Crimson clover a versatile winter forage and soil improver

The writer extols crimson clover as a valuable winter pasturer and hay plant. It benefits young orchards and poultry feed, and pairing it with peas or soybeans yields dual crops. Proper timing, lime topdressing, and good land preparation prevent soil issues while maximizing hay, seed, and green manure opportunities.

W. C. Crook Indiana Farmer

Pigs and Hickory Timber in Colonial Agriculture

The piece discusses registry of pigs and breeding value emphasizing ancestors and individuality, noting the impossibility of inspecting before purchase. It also covers the importance of hickory timber for auto and carriage industries, praising its unique strength and resilience and urging conservation.

Allied Vehicle Industries Indiana

Farm Notes on dairying and fowl husbandry

Practical guidance for farmers stressing accurate records and budgeting in dairying, rapid milking, and the value of sheep and fowls. It explains proper poultry housing floors, cramming of young fowls, and general tips on keeping livestock productive and soil fertile.

Cotton in Arizona could yield Arizona's next wealth source

Arizona aims to plant Egyptian cotton in Salt River Valley after experiments said to prove adaptability. W. L. Strickland of Arlington says up to 300 acres will be planted this season with Arlington experiments yielding two bales per acre. Government experts tested Arlington cotton and found texture and quality equal to Egyptian cotton.

Salt River Valley Arizona W. L. Strickland Arlington Phoenix Los Angeles ‘Times

Decadence of Wagering In England Opinion Piece

Fry's Magazine laments fading enthusiasm for wagering across classes and suggests that strong opinions were once backed by ready funds, whereas present times see few who hold opinions and even fewer who can afford to back them.

England Fry’s Magazine

Chronology of historic events from 1580 to 1905

A collage of dates and notes spans explorers, monarchs, battles, and births. Notable items include De Soto in Florida in 1580, Napoleon’s Italy crown in 1805, the Paris Commune fall in 1871, and the 1905 Panama governor Magoon inauguration alongside obituaries of figures like Mary A. Livermore and Baron Alphonse de Rothschild.

de Soto Florida Marseilles Tench Coxe United States Philadelphia Martha Washington George Washington Mount Vernon Napoleon Italy Milan Marshal Duroc Reichenbach Fort George Jackson Mayseville Gov. Durham Quebec Canton China Sir John Franklin Arctic Louis Napoleon Ham Louis Philippe Cuba Admiral Duquesne Boston Washington Anson Delhi India Richard Oglesby Illinois Princess of Wales Queen Victoria Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick United States Senate Don Carlos France Tiiots Minonk Nicholas Tr Moscow William Gladstone Westminster Abbey Edward Belloamy Rosa Boolcur C. C. Magoon Panama Canal Zone Baron Alphonse de Rothschild Mary A. Livermore

Harcourt elected MP for Montrose in Liberal gain

Robert Harcourt Liberal son of the late Sir William Vernon Harcourt wins the Montrose seat replacing John Morley now a peer. Other items note Churchill wins Dundee by 2700 amid Liberal recovery and various European incidents including Prince von Eulenburg’s arrest and a Tunis studio conflict involving W J Leavitt.

Robert Harcourt Sir William Vernon Harcourt J. L. Morley House of Commons Montrose John Morley Winston Churchill British Board of Trade Manchester Dundee Prince 4U Eulenburg Willam The Black Eagle House of Lords Berlin Canace Mr. Leavitt Lengitt

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