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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1917

Page

3

Redmond Hero in Trench 27 Saves Paris Front

Irish Captain Larry Redmond uncovers a German spy, relays critical orders, and helps turn a trench disaster into Allied retreat, Paris spared as French and British forces counterattack. A hospital scene closes with Redmond wounded, but alive, reunited with Ethel Willoughby as troops rally to the front.

Larry Ethel Willoughby Sir George ‘Wagstaff London Lee Redmond Irish Guards Special Service Drayton Ethel Paris Tournay le Cateau Pacis Montague France Christ Trench 27 Captain Redmond Hogtish Red Cross Doctor Charles Doctor Aubrey Second Corps Charles Aubrey von Kirck Red Cross Assistants “Captain Redmond Miss Willoughby Tourville Strassman Trench Bordeaux Churet Doctor Atbrey General French Hthel Darlin Tam Lawrence Redmond French Joffre Nand Marne Parle Tairry Atel Tipperary

The Sweetest Girl I Know Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIII titled The Sweetest Girl I Know recaps Larry Redmond lying in a small church for nearly ten days, savoring a period of quiet before events unfold.

Larry Redmond

Zoological Moment Misheard Exchange Rumor

A comic exchange features a nephew asking for a ratee tax day and an aunt named Mrs Biuoderby chiding Dietry. The dialogue plays on a misheard phrase zogogical moment, creating a humorous miscommunication scenario without further context or details.

Dan Noble dies after half million burglary legend

New York report notes Dan Noble, famed international burglar who once shared 500000 from a great robbery, dies pauper at eighty two. Once pursued across continents, he spent years in Auburn and London before fading into charitable memory of a community.

New York Dan Noble Auburn Continents England France Banks Menu Alrs Chemung County Jim” Hope Manhattan Nobie London Johnny Miller Joe Chapman Jack Phillips Paris Fourth National Bank West Side Court Ile Noble

Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Full, Soft Hair Growth

A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair cleanse that smooths and thickens hair, reduces dandruff, and rejuvenates the scalp. It claims new hair will grow in weeks, with a 25 cent bottle sold by stores.

Uae Knowlton

Fractured exchange over beaten foes and a hunchback remark

On record the prince of Orange, furious after defeats at Thurus Leuze Steinkerque Nerwinde, taunts the marshal of Luxembourg asking if he will never beat that hunchback. The French maest al insists he has never seen the back of the prince, only his own warning remark.

Prince of Orange Thurus Leuze Steinkerque Nerwinde Marshal of Luxembourg Maestal

Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal

A Cincinnati man patented freezone a small liquid that, when applied to a tender corn or callus, supposedly relieves soreness and loosens the growth so it can be lifted off with no pain. It dries instantly, does not eat away skin, and is sold by druggists or via wholesale houses on order.

Cincinnati

Much Pleasanter Here in a Political Quip

A fragment from a political note features Senator Sorghum remarking on flaws in the system and a jokey line about an unpopular congressman returning to face his constituents. The text also includes an ad style joke about secrets and a mention of a dubious medical claim offering a trial betas cure.

Sorghum

Cascarets promise cleansing for liver and bowels

An old fashioned advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels, removes sour fermenting food and foul gases, and eases constipation. It claims nine nights of sleep with no griping and costs 10 cents a box. A closing quip notes Colorado women voting.

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