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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
8
A fragmentary quote from Success Magazine presents an eminent army officer who treats a trusted valet as a confidant. The officer explains that their close relationship is a privilege allowing revealing admissions about the officer himself that he would not want to face alone.
An 1890s style ad and scattered notes discuss kidney pills for women claiming cures for backache nervousness and other pains. The piece cites Mrs James of Marion Ohio praising Down's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co and mentions Roosevelt political influences and Saxony violin makers as odd inserts.
The California Fig Syrup Co announces Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna produced from pure plant principles by expert chemists. It notes only the genuine product uses the original manufacturing method and warns against imitations. Buyers are advised to check the front of the package for the full company name to ensure authenticity.
A German imperial yacht was sighted near Bjorke Island during a wartime patrol when a Russian torpedo boat engaged a stern of the Northbury steamer. Captain Robertson of the Northbury hailed the island and the incident sparked tense anxiety among crews watching for orders.
A Senate session features Bristow opposed sugar duties on Philippine imports while supporters argue free access aids Philippine producers. Postpone adjournment till Thursday follows revealing discussion on tax measures and a House resolution on foreign wages fails for lack of quorum. President Taft’s message on corporate taxes is read.
Post office inspectors and city detectives raided a Cincinnati office Thursday night, arresting twelve Italians. Two men Vicenzo Arrizo and Frank Spadero held on conspiracy warrants tied to an alleged Black Hand extortion plot against John Amicon of Columbus. Spadero was local president of the Society of the Banana until replaced by Salvatore Lima. Large literature seized may impact cases against suspects recently arrested in Marion, Columbus, and other Ohio locales.
Frisco train passengers report Purdy and Mo nott wrecked as a cyclone rips through the area west of Monstt. Two people killed include farmer Andrew McCormick, with his son Noel seriously injured and six other children hurt. Farmhouse and buildings demolished, stock killed, and lines down across the southern county.
The first coffee in Europe arrived via Venice toward the end of the 16th century. Morogini notes Turkish coffee called cavee with medicinal lore. By 1591 a Venetian doctor taught locals to brew it, leading to widespread coffee houses. Patrons settled bills yearly. a cup cost about five words or 2.44 cents.
A 1908 testimonial from G B Halsey of Wilton Virginia reports eye inflammation left by eye-balls and lids clearing after using Cuticura remedies. The notice credits home remedies but says a physician helped little before Cuticura offered dramatic improvement within two weeks. The ad mentions Potter Drug & Chem as soleprope. of Cuticura Remedies. The piece weaves into local anecdotes about Amos Dore and wife life, with neighbor Aunt Em and Lie, referencing their marriage and a tale of Amos’s health and footwear.
An appeal to County Attorney at Houten Ingen Kan seeks action against a religious group calling themselves the true followers of Christ. At their meeting women and children reportedly were bitten by venomous snakes during a test of grace. The sect has 33 members and two women and a child were bitten. the child is in critical condition. Officials say they are powerless until a death occurs.
The 12-year-old son of Warren Her bag of Tonkawa Oklahoma will lose sight in one eye after a firecracker placed in a bottle exploded. He held the bottle near his face to watch it burn, and the blast burned the bottle and flung fragments into his eyes.
A large snow slide in Aber cromble canyon on the Copper River in Alaska buries two men. James J. Hill in Seattle disputes claims that James A. Patten caused a corner in wheat, attributing the market surge to supply and demand as annual U S wheat consumption reaches 480 million bushels with only 20 million left for sport.
Mrs Phoeba Clayton of Freehold dies from a blood poisoning blamed on dye from a stocking after an injury to her leg. The leg was later amputated. In Teaneck New Jersey William Westervelt, a contractor, rushes into a neighbor’s home shouting I have just killed my wife. Mrs Westervelt is found dead with a gunshot wound to the neck and Westervelt says the shooting was accidental. In Annapolis Captain John M Bowyer resumes as naval academy superintendent, replacing Captain Charles J Badger who moves to command the battleship Kansas.
Special dispatches report a severe storm sweeping Central and Western Texas resulting in eleven fatalities and multiple injuries. Rescue teams work through affected towns as authorities assess damage and respond to the emergency.
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