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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
3
A continuing Civil War era tale follows Captain Treton and ally Tybee as they outwit a wary major Ferguson. They hide a crucial despatch, dodge a mad guard, and await reinforcements while the scene shifts between danger and faint hope of victory. The chapter ends with a looming rifle-men assault and Treton’s precarious position.
In early dawn the camp braces for a retreat to a stronger position and a coming clash with patriots. The narrator carries a burden as Major Ferguson seeks to leverage his experience, while the spy must navigate loyalties and risks amid the tense lead up to battle.
In a humorous exchange Uncle Ezra cautions Eben about indulgence as dangerous to men who stay up late playing quoits by lantern light. Puck chimes in with cautionary irony about eyesight failing from such late nights.
A collection of terse, humorous exchanges from old papers features Prosy old Judge Talkit arresting progress and testing patience Smythe. A senior partner teases Holdfast about misused funds while a vicar and sexton argue church cleanliness. The gag reel includes a tea brand boast from a shop assistant and Mr Ceylon’s omnipresent label.
A witty Cleveland Leader quote features a philosopher boasting he will marry a woman ten years his senior to “catch up” by age fifty. The remark plays on age gap humor and aspirations.
The Nelson monument in London stands about 1,500 tons and rises to a height of 177 feet, marking a notable landmark in the city.
Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee defeats Battling Nelson at Point Richmond California to claim the lightweight championship. The Dane was stopped in pitiable condition with one eye closed and face swollen, referee Smith halted the fight. Wolgast led in most rounds and would likely have won by decision if continued. Nelson had risen to fame in 1903 after beating George Memek in Milwaukee. Wolgast began his career in 1906 in Cadillac Michigan, born February 1888.
A massive Youngstown Ohio revival ends as Evangelist Dilly Sunday wraps a six week campaign in the city dubbed the most wicked in Ohio. Thousands attend with over 5,000 turned away while more than 10,000 dollars is collected for Sunday’s personal use during the final service.
The mystery of a $173,000 theft from the U S subtreasury in Chicago three years ago may be solved, but no criminal case remains due to the statute of limitations. Only a libel suit by former cashier George W Fitzgerald survives against William Boldenweek H P Young the detective agency manager and a morning newspaper.
Dr Frederick A Cook acknowledged his identity after meeting his former Belgian engineer comrade Rysselberghe in Santiago Chile. The two Antarctic expedition veterans recalled their 1897 98 voyage and Cook hinted at preparing a full account of his polar explorations claiming to have reached the north pole.
Carrie Montgomery, 17, watched from her Kansas City home as her father Joseph Montgomery was attacked and robbed of $60. She pursued the assailants after one struck her down, pressed on despite threats, and, with detectives following, helped authorities arrest the two highwaymen.
Stevehulne is found in the stomach of Prof. J T Vaughn educator and author in a Missouri analysis by Br Paul Schweitzer University of Missouri. Strychnine detected in the nearly one gram amount. Adair County grand jury to indictments soon expected. Mrs Vaughn links to wealthy North Missouri families.
A collection of old advertisements highlights the John A. Salter Seed Co offer promising a $500 prize for a new corn and a sample package for 8 cents, plus assorted notes on shoes, remedies, and tobacco. The page mentions Allen’s Foot Ease, Piles Ointment, Jerusalem water supply plans, Allen’s Lung Balsam, Lewis’ Single Binder cigars, and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething.
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