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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
4
In DAYS OF QUILL PENS a memory of quill cutting by adept “quil drivers” appears amid tales of seven Akst legain schooling. A former student boasts of writing a full page with name and age using flourishes, while later masters struggle with the tool. The piece laments the decline of quill pens and the shift to nibs and modern terminology.
A critical survey notes Indian conjurers lack novelty and skill next to European performers. It describes deceptive methods, staged plants, and translucent tricks, with observers reporting skepticism. The piece highlights snake handling and mongoose combats as notable yet unconvincing feats, ending with the owners’ lamentations.
A Austrian man, 36, died after his hat caused him to leap from a moving carriage. He fell, was injured, and dragged by an express train about 60 yards before dying. The incident stands out in a story noted as from the New York Evening Post. In Brooklyn police debate a patrolman wearing glasses on duty, a novel question for the board.
Three fishermen captured a small whale off Ocean City New Jersey on November 3 after a lively struggle. The whale chased a school of small fish and stranded on the beds. It weighed about 800 pounds and was hauled ashore. The specimen was whipped alive to Philadelphia and sent to the University of Pennsylvania.
A scattered 19th century column discusses women in industry and invention. It notes New York spent $200,000 on inspections and battery cleaning, highlights France employing 6,000 women in civil service, and mentions a patent grove-buttoner earning $5,000 yearly. It offers home tips on cleaning chimneys, restoring frozen vegetables, using vinegar in stews, and health advice on diet and exercise.
Excerpts reflect on love and heart, models over ethics, esteem and friendship, mind direction, self limits, authority, virtue, youth, friendship choosing a wife as a friend, and imagination versus cold reason, attributed to Joseph Joubert. The piece notes the cruelty of hating someone one cannot esteem or love.
A reflective piece urging self control and kindness. It presents aphorisms on spending the day profit ably, withholding anger, learning from mistakes, bearing others pain, and the value of tact and courtesy as keys to success and happiness. It emphasizes thoughtfulness as a passport to improved life and social advantage.
Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway announces reduced summer fares to major gatherings and resorts. Destinations include North Manchester for an annual meeting, St Louis for the Presbyterian general assembly, Sioux Falls for a national gathering, Philadelphia for the Republican National Convention, and Chicago for the GAR encampment. Special excursions to Colorado and Utah depart June 20, July 9, 17, and Aug 1 with return limits to Oct 31. Ticket agents provide full details and the Okoboji Outing booklet.
In Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, railroad agents advertise reduced rates for populist convention travel to Soak Tale and other destinations. First and third Tuesdays in May and June offer tickets at a single fare plus 32 percent for round trips to various parts of the country with details via local ticket agents.
A dated account portrays Filipino women as inferior and savage beside American Indians, comparing race, appearance, and behavior with harsh stereotypes. It depicts domestic roles negatively, mocks cultural practices, and imagines constant threat from native men, framing Filipinos as a lower, decorative, and dangerous presence in colonial life.
Fragmented polemic critiques wealth and gender norms, referencing Nero and Job. The speaker ridicules financiers, laments male vanity, and suggests money governs public movements, while implying infernal influence behind events. The text cites a Chicago newspaper dialect and reflects satirical social commentary.
A cluttered advertisement slate touts Shilohs Vitalizer as a cure for indigestion dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure for grippe asthma bronchitis and pneumonia and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for dyspepsia and digestion. Also listed are Chamberlains Pain-Balm for rheumatism burns and other pains sold by Stoehrs Pharmacy and W H Finke.
A wide ad lists Ahilohs Cure and Shilor's Cure for coughs, with mention of W. IL Vinke sales. King's New Life Pills praised for digestion and body health, Chamberlain's cough remedy recommended by druggists, and Bucklen's Army Salve for skin eruptions. Dr King's New Discovery cited for chest cures. testimonials from Mrs. Brewer and Dr Cargile praising Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and health booster.
Gil Gunderson reports current prices for binding twine have increased, with buyers urged to act now to secure twine for harvest. The note warns that prices may jump again as the harvest approaches, and encourages prompt purchases to avoid higher costs.
An aged directory lists district officials and institutions including a state senator, major, trustees, treasurer, and school board members. It names churches Episcopal and Baptist pastors with service times and notes pastorship and Sunday activities.
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