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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
3
A literary notice announces Satan by H Devere Stacpoole, published under Robart McBride and Co. The obscure catalog entry cites author and publisher, signaling a period piece in a historical newspaper listing.
Ratcliffe learns from Jude and Tyler aboard the Sarah Tyler about a stored wreck salvage near an island. The crew reveal four thousand dollars in the bank in Havana leftovers and a cache of cigars, food, and supplies from a wreck crewed by Pap and the Tyler family. Ratcliffe contemplates a future cruise and agrees to secrecy about the stash.
Ratcliffe and companions stage a cheeky caper aboard the yacht Sarah Tyler as Skelton, Norton, and Strangways observe Sunday prayers. Ratcliffe, in pajamas, clings to a misfired plan to board in color, while Pap’s suit appears in a salon scene provoking light confrontations and bemused reactions from Simmons and crew.
On the Bahama bank Bobby Ratcliffe, twenty two, travels with Bir Whitlam Skelton aboard the yacht Dryed. A small fishing boat draws Ratcliffe’s attention and he visits the vessel named Sarah Tyler, owned by Satan Tyler and his partner Jude, who wears a young manner and appearance. The scene hints at scandal or moral tension aboard the ship.
A man, absorbed in his task, endures the chill without distraction, illustrating quiet resilience amid cold conditions.
In Shenandoah Iowa Clifford Solon twenty four and four month bride fight to clear him after a tip warned of a ten year sentence. His wife quits a bank job in Omaha and secures backing from a former state senator and locals to obtain pardon. Governor Kendall grants unconditional mercy citing war record and conduct since parole. The couple thanks supporters while seeking to identify the tipster who triggered the inquiry.
In Columbia Missouri J R Sappe aged seventy and Mary Smith aged sixty nine, after a courtship of almost 50 years, wed in their hometown. Both had studied at a blind school in St Louis and had corresponded for 64 years since leaving school. Miss Smith traveled from Coffee Missouri for the ceremony.
City bank cashier Yors Pa Thomas Baird is under arrest on embezzlement charges. Detectives allege he funded three out of town love nests with gifts from a New York City widow, a Philadelphia mother, and a Baltimore woman, plus a York manicurist. Authorities say Baird maintained a wife and five daughters in New York as the scheme expanded across three cities. About $10,000 recovered by the state bank examiner was handed to Mrs. Baird before the shortage was found.
In Central Islip New York an engineer, George B. Cunningham, collapsed and died of a heart attack while the Long Island train continued rolling with over 100 passengers aboard. Conductor John J. McKesver applied the emergency brake to stop the car, saving passengers from a possible crash as fireman Matthew Carranza noticed the train halt and the engineer’s body remained at the throttle.
Lancaster reports a bride half an hour after her wedding entertained guests in her new home while her husband battled a roof fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze causing considerable damage as guests learned of it only after the department arrived.
An eight year old boy named Peter Martina helped move narcotics from home to his father's Akron saloon revealing the hiding place. Police say the raid led to 16 arrests amid the drug crackdown. In Grand Rapids two 13 year olds, Donald Crampton and Ralph Bosch, confessed to setting fires damaging four businesses for about 500000 dollars.
A seven year old girl, Katherine Taraglino, was seized by a horse that bit her hair along a curb. Police forced the horse to release its grip, and the child suffered scalp injuries. The incident drew police and bystanders to the scene in New York.
A fragment cites Lydia E.ams Vegetable Compound in a claim of merit. Mrs. Sy G.E. mentions concern over healing and benefit, discussing the remedy amid unclear context and nameless parties. The text remains garbled but centers on perceived medicinal value.
Popular antiseptic powder Allen's Foot-Ease is advertised to prevent blisters, soreness, and sweat while soothing corns and bunions. The ad urges using it to break in new shoes and claims many users have solved their foot troubles. Trial offers and free samples are advertised from Le Roy, New York.
A woman recalls a painful moment in a department store when she mistook a different bag for her own leather purse. She describes putting her bag on the counter, then realizing her purse was missing and fearing she had taken someone else’s bag.
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