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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1917

Page

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Mystery and misfortune shadow a Texas ranch tale

Alaire Austin hears rumors of a Santa Marta dressmaker and a fortune teller trader, as Blaze Jones fears curses from Mrs Strange and her husband. Paloma's father fears spells, while Ed Guzman’s case drifts unresolved. Dave Law and Alaire share a tender, tense moment as the night closes on Las Palmas.

Harper & Bi Paloma Dad Mrs. Strange Butea Alaina Blaze Jones Sbe Mr. Jones Alaire Miz Austin Binze Mix Belleva Binzo Palomaa Jim Dave Guzman Lewis Tad Mr. Strange Dave Law Jonesville Lasa Palmas

Awakening of Phil Strange and Alaire’s Fateful Meeting

In a tale of impostors and illusions, Phil Strange and his wife abandon the showy occult life for steadier work in Jonesville. David Law draws closer to Alaire as the two share a charged moment in a dim gallery, signaling a turning point in their tangled lives.

Phil Strange Coney Island Galveston India Mat Unseen World Mile la Garde Is, Strange Postera Phil Mrs. Strange Paul Srep Mrs Strange Jonesville Jose Dave Evan Brownsville Sanchez Las Palmas Alaire Dave Law Tengan Alli

Cossack Superstition About Moral Purity in Battle

The article notes a Cossack belief that souls reach heaven in a higher moral state if they are personally clean at the moment of death in battle.

Style In Emotion Reframes Emotions As Styles

A brief note reflects on the idea that emotions may have distinct styles, comparing how some people, including women, present dignity with a ruffled air and adopt particular manners in expression. The line suggests stylistic naming of inner states.

News Briefs From The Week In War and Politics

A scattered set of dispatches reports accidents, arrests, and political moves. Marshalls Hatem and daughter injured in a car overturn. Reports from Berlin and Amsterdam note deaths in Poland and a German aviator captured. Conscription registers agreed in Utah and a South Bend woman killed by a driver. Survivors from a Manchester-Miller air mission land in England after a naval engagement. A British prisoner transport reveals a high-ranking captive. The Heppard anti prohibition bill clears a Senate committee with one favorable vote. Wisconsin hides liberty bond data amid secret-service chatter. A Broadway theater antenna conceals a German wireless plant. three Germans seized. Petrograd soldiers publish a German commander’s call for Russian accessions to talks, denounced by the council.

Marshalls Hatem Berlin Amsterdam Baron Nrost Vou Plener Germany Intitthy Untity Basin Utah Rise Hillthunpos South Bend Ind Christmas Lake Ediner Manchéster John Hayes Yohn' Nostis Farrell fJu Paris Tron Hazelbrauch Germn Prhoners Toyyn al ' Solor Heppard Senate Washington Wisconsin Wisconsin Council Nudis i Wis Broadway New Yorks Secret Service Wen J Council of Soldiers and Workmen Petrogrid Russia Granstlee

BARES PLAN TO GOUGE No 8

Dr Newell Dwight Sills spoke in Denver about a German entente offer to end World War II with an indemnity of 80 billion dollars. He described a plan to extract the sum from the United States while freeing German forces from restraint and preserving sea control.

Denver Cole Germany United States Newell Dwight Sills

Britain Returns Russia War Aim Note in General Agreement

Great Britain replies to Russia with a note that aligns, in general, with President Wilson's statement of British war aims. The message follows Russia's request for clarity and underscores Britain’s position in the broader peace framework.

Wilson London Great Britain Russia

Western Canada offers vast farming chances for wheat growth

An advertising piece urges settlement in Western Canada highlighting fertile plains, low land prices from 15 to 25 dollars an acre, easy terms from railways, and opportunities in wheat, barley, oats, cattle grazing, and homesteads. It notes favorable climate and shipping, plus government appeals to boost food production during wartime.

Canada Authentie Kourees Teyeala Imore United States Western Canada

The Smile of Fortune, His Wife in Intense Excitement

The scene opens with Mrs Nabors alarmed by a house fire at the Nabors home and Albert reacting with odd remarks. Albert sniffs danger then disappears around a shed corner with a parlor rug and a beating utensil, muttering about housecleaning in a suspicious manner.

Albert Nabors

Never Thought of That An Odd Bargain Between Henry and Jonas

A humorous dialogue follows Henry and Emily as they celebrate winning gasoline from Jonas for a Shakespeare bet. The pair discuss mileage, the tank, and fearing the night without gas. A judge comments that pleasure often defeats duty, noting thrift as a virtue.

Emily Jonas Henry

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