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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1896
Page
2
Mrs. Burton Harrison analyzes Washington's life writing to reveal a concealed passion for several women before marriage. She argues that rival loves challenged his temperament, but letters show enduring affection for Martha Custis and harmony within the Hull family, concluding the episode ended with his marriage.
The item combines local notices for advertisements in Elgin with reports from the Mississippi River opening and political notes. It mentions Senator Kilburn’s bill on intoxicating liquor orders, a river navigation update to Dubuque and Eagle Point, and Harrison’s marriage news. It also covers the Town State Oratorical contest at Cedar Rapids with A. M. Cloud winning first place.
A 25 year old Fayette county man in Dubuque was approached by German speaking strangers offering cattle work to Colorado with several cars. They seized his $2.50 and promised cheaper travel, but failed to appear at the hotel as planned and police could not find the suspects.
Electors in district townships and rural independent districts will vote on county wide text book uniformity on March 6. Town and city independent districts are excluded. Ballots and instructions have been mailed to secretaries. Nearly nine-tenths of the county uses the current text book usage.
The county education board favors maintaining the present series and requires changes only in districts not yet using uniform texts. Forty-one counties in Town adopted countywide texts, praising the plan. The note lists readers, arithmetic, histories, geography, and dictionaries as included texts.
Advertises Tural Beautific or Karl a Glover Root Ten purifies the blood and gives a clear complexion. For sale by W. L. Finke, 8.
Clermont residents report a springlike mood despite a January snowstorm. Frank Hendershot known as Sheridan greets locals after years away. Myrtle Bryant of Rigin visits Mrs. Ellis Peingte. Diphtheria is mentioned as present in the community. Mart Dibble’s children face illness while others enjoy a gathering at EU Ingle Hall with an oyster supper. Local travel and visits by Dr Ainsworth of Risin accompany hallmarks of weekly business and lectures attended by teachers.
An assortment of items appears including eluting curtains and ant-harps offered at low figures, a Shanghai wage report by the United States consul detailing skilled labor pay, plus watchful notes on repairing arctics and rubbers. Also cited are tonic remedies like De Witt’s Little Early Risers and Karl’s Glover Root ten, advertised by Store’s Pharmacy for cough relief.
An antique ad notices Shiloh's Cure claimed to ease headaches and nervous disorders. The sale item lists W H Finke as the seller with references to a Mrs J B Martin from Truntsville, Ala. The fragmentary text mentions baby care and a product for infant ailments.
A quirky account describes kangaroos defending against dogs in Australian hunts, then shifts to a servant girl puzzled by the word solution and the term adult during a scarlet fever isolation. The tale blends odd natural history with a humorous miscommunication in a household setting.
A customer asks the waiter how to price wine by color at Ww restaurant. The dialogue hints at the old practice of using color and dye tests to distinguish red from white wine, mentioning chemistries and logwood in a cryptic, partially garbled exchange.
A historical overview argues China could field about one million in 19th century forces including 600000 militia known as the Green Plug army. It notes rapid expansion possible, with China’s troops drawn from Yunnan and neighboring regions and praised for discipline when fed and commanded, though described as physically weaker than some, yet ample endurance on basic rations. It cites French and Vietnamese campaigns as context.
A Victorian expert quotes measurements from 4,000 inmates to claim insane heads are larger in certain arches and foreheads than sane heads. He notes Frontal lobes are relatively greater in the insane, while the English, Scotch, Irish, and Scottish brains are discussed in weight terms and linked to eminentness.
A Montreal case questions whether a chained chameleon fits the cruel to domestic animals clause of the Canadian criminal code. The magistrate dismissed the charge, but an appeal to higher courts is anticipated, possibly reaching the queen.
A mural line from an Austin event features a brawl between a veteran reporter and a young participant. The elder vows to silence the journalist with a grim remark, prompting a tense exchange about punishment and danger. The scene captures local tensions and bravado in a crowded amateur performance.
A short, quirky exchange between Finenel and the Wolf. The Wolf questions why Finenel stares, and Finenel reflects aloud about sheep’s clothing and a stick that clings like warm mischief.
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