21 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1894
Page
1
An eclectic column scraps social and political anecdotes. It lampoons Miss Anthony and Mrs Gougar, notes royal and yacht club norms, recalls Corbett’s boxing demands, and comments on Atlantis and Chicago’s debris island idea. It snubs sensationalism, praises Winnebago charity, and mocks child dress standards.
Muriel May rejects Mr. Fairleigh after he reveals her loss of wealth and she learns his love is linked to money. He admits fault, but she ends the engagement, while Roth’s wager on her fortune becomes moot as she accepts a noble suitor’s triumph over her fortune drama.
A detailed account of Mr Gladstone's cataract surgery at Lord Rendel’s London residence by Doctors Nettleship and Bamber, noting a successful procedure, the use of cocaine, and the expected recovery period. The piece explains eye anatomy, the lens removal, and the precision required, with historical context on cataract treatment and related medical observations.
A Pittsburg Dispatch reader recalls a near fatal buggy crossing a trestle twenty five feet above a creek in Mercer County. The horse navigated the gaps with skill while danger lurked in every jolt then praise is given to the driver’s calm judgment. Also offered is a skeptical view of moonshiners and a strange China monkey tale from the North China Tin.
The article describes lens removal by external manipulation through the eye structure, detailing how pressure and finger movement expel the cloudy lens and allow vitreous humor to fill the space. It asserts the eye regains shape and clarity, leaving the retina unobstructed and vision improved.
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