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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
2
A fragmentary Elgin Iowa page advertises a Ben Stubt house with nine rooms and a good well, a jersey cattle listing, and sale notices for various farm items and tonics. It mentions J. Montes Cedar Rapids routes, excursion tickets, and Sulpohs Cure advertisements with mixed names and prices.
A farmer and pastor witnessed numerous garter snakes hanging from apple tree limbs after a single tree yielded thirty snakes, each with a small hole in the neck. Locals debate whether a human or natural cause placed the reptiles, while officials offer no firm explanation.
A report describes an electrician at a Western Union office in Guston who arranged a night plan to exterminate cockroaches using tin foil and wires. He stretched foil around a table and connected it to batteries, creating a makeshift electric trap that killed several cockroaches as workers watched. The scene unfolded with improvised apparatus and the cockroach corpses accumulating on the floor before midnight.
The fashion for silk sheets and related garments faded after a brief vogue. New York buyers found silk underwear less desirable, while more practical pieces like petticoats corsets and cloth gowns gained favor. Demand grows for silk and wool blend garments as sturdier options rise in popularity.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker asking about pain and mercy, citing editors and a vague reference to washing and being saved. Names and clear context are unreadable, leaving a damaged exchange with few concrete details.
JOAN WEDDERBURN & CO Plant Attorney Teva in Washington seeks action on alleged two hundred invention rights. The notice addresses a protest against price or policy changes affecting inventors and firms, detailing the firm’s stance and upcoming legal steps.
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