14 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1894
Page
1
A sweeping string of antiquated anecdotes and social quips spans politics, crime, religion, and society. It notes a Portsmouth Free Mason discovery, labor disputes, a suicide by hanged man in Chicago, a Boston duel, a 1 000 woman anti Breckinridge secret league, and remarks on public figures like ex Senate pro tempore Ferry and French premier Dupuy.
Jersey Lily Mira Langtry faced a hostile London crowd who hurled ribald jokes and decayed vegetables though she endured with composure. She recovered from an initial wardrobe mishap, regained stage presence, and elicited prolonged applause from the audience.
Tilly Markham plans a London to Liverpool elopement with George Webley then a voyage to New York to wed, but letters from Tom Bantry and frequent telegrams reveal romantic complications. The pair hurriedly travels by train, exchanging notes, telegraphs, and final decisions as they dash toward a so called wedding tour.
A young man cashes in on a ruse to mislead a messenger about a missing person. He receives a note from the guard after a London train departs, but the expected money does not arrive. The young man exhales in relief and mutters that the girl was sensible to curb the scheme.
Liga the intelligent elephant at Nouvean Cirque in Paris suffered toothache from a decayed molar. Professor Valadon diagnosed and excavated a three inch cavity, keeping the pulp numb with sodium soaked cotton while the nerve died. The tooth was filled with composite and a tin cylinder, restoring Liga’s temper after the procedure.
A report from the Persian coast near Bahrain describes extreme heat with temperatures up to 180 degrees in the shade. Locals rely on rare springs rising from the gulf floor, tapped by divers who collect water in goatskin bags without salted mix. The springs source is believed to lie near shipwrecks, known since antiquity.
A St Louis Democrat reprints a nautical tale where a bow legged admiral is amused by a shipboard bulldog. The dog leaps through a gap between the admiral’s legs, then performs again on cue, provoking laughter from officers and the crowd after the admiral realizes the joke.
A Victorian travel sketch contrasts Australian natives with other peoples, noting climate, food, attire, and housing. It details a Queensland sheep station visit, describing the Toobra family and their nomadic, shelterless life, kangaroo meat, boomerangs, and child play. The piece also discusses a chemical oxygen demonstration using a needle and jar, illustrating combustion and oxide formation.
A curious experiment describes burning a needle using a jar of oxygen and cork. Oxygen is prepared by procurring chlorate of potassa, a common compound sold for such demonstrations.
A compact juvenile piece describes ground and tree squirrels with their nesting, food stores, and two pouching cheeks, plus the flying squirrel’s wing like skin. A brief vignette then recalls Herbert Spencer’s strict views on smoking and civility, ending with a Southern recruit’s question to a signalman at the post.
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